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Tips for safe and economical Tet travel

TB (summary) January 25, 2025 07:38

Not everyone has experience in traveling during Tet holiday to have fun and save money. Therefore, it is necessary to make a detailed plan and learn the necessary experiences.

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Instead of staying home to celebrate Tet, many people prefer to travel during the spring (illustrative photo)

During this year's Lunar New Year holiday, besides warm family reunions, some people prefer to travel here and there combined with relaxation to regain their spirit and start a new year.

However, not everyone has the experience of traveling during Tet holiday to be both fun, interesting and cost-effective. Therefore, it is necessary to make a detailed plan and learn the necessary experiences.

Book tour early

If you are too busy and do not have time to plan, traveling on a tour during Tet will be the option chosen by many people. Traveling on a tour will include all services from transportation, booking tickets, visa (if you choose a tour to go abroad), eating, resting, sightseeing; the cost is relatively affordable and the attractions are often famous places that have been selected.

But if you don't want to be constrained and move around a lot, you can also choose a combo tour that only includes airfare and accommodation, which is quite reasonable.

Besides, many people will also choose to travel independently. Near Tet, you can hardly buy bus, train or plane tickets, and if you can, you have to buy them at expensive prices. Therefore, after planning your travel early, you should quickly book bus tickets or other means of transport. According to the experience of tourists, it is best to book plane and bus tickets about 3-6 months before the trip.

If you choose to travel by bus, you should buy tickets at bus stations or at the bus company's service counter. Avoid taking buses along the way because there are often situations of overcrowding or overcharging.

Whether traveling by plane, train or bus, you should book a round-trip ticket to avoid sold-out tickets.

After successfully booking, you should save the electronic ticket to your phone or computer to give to the staff when getting on the bus, to avoid losing or forgetting the ticket.

Most importantly, you need to remember the departure time, try to arrange to be at the bus station at least 30 minutes before departure time.

Use personal vehicle

Cheap plane tickets, train tickets, and bus tickets are often terribly overpriced during peak seasons like Tet. If you intend to travel close to home, choose to travel by personal vehicle, which will help you save a significant amount of money.

In addition, if you travel by personal vehicle, you will not be passive when only depending on the shared vehicle with the group and will not have to pay extra for car rental at the destination.

Before traveling, whether by family car or rental car, you should check and maintain the car carefully to ensure absolute safety. Especially for rental cars, you should ask the rental owner carefully about car insurance, car registration, as well as compensation policy in case of damage.

You also need to carefully study the routes, especially dangerous mountain passes and slopes; understand the route to avoid possible risks.

Absolutely do not use alcohol, beer, or other alcoholic substances during Tet to ensure safety when participating in traffic.

Choose a less crowded Tet tourist destination

You should choose less popular tourist destinations for your holiday trips; avoid going to coastal areas when the weather is no longer attractive to beachgoers, or go to pristine islands or to places that are not yet well-known.

You can also go to a rural, midland area where you can stay in a homestay, stilt house and enjoy local dishes, participate in daily activities of the residents.

Find out tourist information at your destination

Before your trip, you should learn about tourist information at your destination such as customs, specialties, landmarks, weather during Tet, etc. Learning before your trip is especially important when you travel abroad for Tet because the place you go to may have a culture and way of life completely different from Vietnam.

Prepare all necessary documents

According to experience of traveling during Tet, you need to carefully check your documents and those of your companions to have the smoothest trip.

You will not be able to fly if you forget to bring your ID, children will not be able to check in without a birth certificate, and will not be able to leave the country if their passport is valid for less than 6 months.

Track weather information

Knowing the temperature of your travel destination will help you prepare suitable clothing, avoiding the situation of wearing clothes that are not suitable for the weather, which will affect your health, especially for the elderly and children on a trip lasting many days.

In addition, knowing the weather conditions also helps you proactively prepare necessary accessories such as umbrellas, raincoats, waterproof shoes, etc. However, you should not bring too much bulky luggage, it will be very difficult to move and easy to lose, especially during crowded times like Tet.

Prepare your luggage carefully before going.

When traveling during Tet, you should bring only necessary, compact items. You should not bring bulky luggage that is difficult to move, reducing the excitement of the first trip of the year.

Make a list of important items; put in your suitcase or bag in advance about 3-4 of the best clothes you want to wear for Tet, personal belongings, and identification documents.

Don't carry a lot of cash

During the crowded Lunar New Year, carrying a lot of cash can cause you many disadvantages such as being easily stolen, spending more than intended...

If you go abroad, in addition to the fixed expenses planned in advance, you should bring a small amount of pocket money and an international payment card such as Visa or Mastercard to use when necessary.

Besides, you should also refer to the regulations on bringing foreign currency when entering countries to avoid procedural problems.

Prepare some necessary medicines

Because of moving to a different land, with different food, drink, weather, and disrupted lifestyle, many people need conventional medicine.

You need to bring some necessary items and medicines such as thermometer, medicine for motion sickness, stomachache, headache, fever reducer, flu, digestive enzymes, anti-allergy, bandages, and other medical medicines.

In particular, because the spring weather is often humid and can easily cause respiratory diseases, you should bring a mask to use in crowded places and hand sanitizer when necessary.

Prepare sim, internet 4

In a strange place, you need an internet phone to search for information when necessary as well as keep in touch with relatives at home, especially when traveling abroad.

Food Reserve

During the holidays, restaurants are often quite expensive, not to mention that many shops are not open as usual. Therefore, you should prepare some ready-to-eat foods such as sausages, instant noodles, cakes, some types of bacon... so that you do not have to rely too much on food services at your destination.

If you travel by car or self-driving rental car, you can also bring a portable gas stove, pots and pans to prepare your own food or buy locally.

Reasonable shopping

When traveling during the holidays, you will be easily overwhelmed by the unique and new products of the places you visit. However, those small, cute items will quickly drain your wallet. Therefore, you should consider before deciding whether to buy something or not.

Bring cosmetics

Women should also bring necessary cosmetics to stay beautiful and radiant during Tet holiday. Essential cosmetics include makeup, makeup remover, skin lotion, perfume, and sunscreen.

Be sure to store these items in a separate bag to avoid breakage due to impact. You can also transfer cosmetics to small bottles; or use a mini cosmetic set for convenience when carrying.

In particular, if you travel abroad, be careful not to bring liquid cosmetics over 100ml to ensure customs regulations.

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