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THE TOUR

InsideAsia (insideasiatours.com) offers a “Gastronomic Trails of Vietnam” tour from £2 995 per person sharing for 13 nights, including all (internal) flights, accommodation, tours and transfers. GETTING THERE

There are no direct flights between SA and Vietnam so you will have to fly via one of the Gulf or Asian hubs. Emirates

(emirates.com) has return fares from

Joburg to Ho Chi Minh City from R9 372, Qatar (qatarairways.com) from R9 977 and Singapore Airlines (singaporeair.com) from R12 370.

STAYING THERE

InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 (ihg.com) has doubles from $94 per night.

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort (ihg.com), from $422 per night. MOTORBIKING THERE

Vespa Adventures (vespaadventures.com) runs a “Saigon After Dark” tour for $96 per person.

VISAS

South Africans need a visa for Vietnam. Fill out the application at vietnam.co.za, then make an appointment for an interview at the embassy. Allow at least five days for processing. You may also submit your documents by courier — but do allow for a longer turnaround time.