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Best places to Trek in Vietnam????? please help me!

  • 15-05-2008 9:14pm
    #1
    rachelryan29
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭


    hi..

    travelling to vietnam and thailand in july and was wondering where is the best place to trek? thailand or vietnam?? and where???? really want to do one but dont wanna waste it- want to do a good one!

    thanks


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  • #2
    Gaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭Gaz


    Sapa in northern Vietnam is beutiful and the locals are more ..eh "native" , traditional dress and the like.


  • #3
    rachelryan29
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭rachelryan29


    thanks that seems to be the only place to do it in..?? what do the treks entail? did u ever do one in thailan?

    sorry for all the questions!!!


  • #4
    Wallko
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Wallko


    Yeah in Changmai, famous for treks. Did a 2 day trek with elephant ride, overnight in a local village, white water rafting etc. Class. Very cheap too


  • #5
    rachelryan29
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭rachelryan29


    ooohhh sounds grt. i love elephants!!! thanks for that. we dont know whether to do it in vietnam or thailand- its so hard to decide!!


  • #6
    Jugs82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Jugs82


    we dont know whether to do it in vietnam or thailand- its so hard to decide!!

    Why not do both?? :D

    Chiang Mai trekking is amazing - the adventure co. have a great one where you can do some quad biking and white water rafting along with the trek - highly recommended..

    Sapa is beauftiful and a few days there is certainly a must IMO
    Also villages north of Chiang Mai may be worth checking out..

    Laos offers some grueling treks - around Laung Prabang, be careful picking a compeny though as this can affect the overall enjoyment of your trip :)


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  • #7
    Glowing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Glowing


    rachelryan29 wrote: »
    ooohhh sounds grt. i love elephants!!! thanks for that. we dont know whether to do it in vietnam or thailand- its so hard to decide!!

    Please please please don't do an elephant trek. Its an unbelieveably cruel, and money driven industry, and the stories I could tell you would bring a tear to your eye. Look at my signature- why would you want to sit on a park bench on an elephants back? Seriously? And watch the mahoot hit the elephant in the head with a hooked metal stick? Do you really want to see that? If you claim you LOVE elephants?

    I thoroughly recommend a stint in the elephant rescue in N. Thailand called www.elephantnaturepark.org. All the proceeds go towards rescuing ex-logging elephants, street elephants and 'trekking' elephants from a cruel and thankless lifestyle.

    You won't get to ride them, but you will get to walk WITH them, wash them in the river, feed them, watch them interact in family groups as free, intelligent animals. It was an amazing experience. We even got to see a baby! And I got chased by him! :pac: Here is the story and pictures of my experience there: http://www.ballofdirt.com/entries/9772/126921.html - you can also go trekking in the vicinity of their grounds.

    Please just think about what you're planning to do and why. If you're intested in trekking, there are plenty of treks you can do that don't involve paying these brutes.


  • #8
    rachelryan29
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭rachelryan29


    thanks for that glowing. i actually dont intend to ride on an elephant so the information u gave is VERY USEFUL. thanks so much! have u been to vietnam? i think at this stage we cant leave n. thailand out. seems to be full of things to do. lots of cultural experiences..


  • #9
    Glowing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Glowing


    rachelryan29 wrote: »
    thanks for that glowing. i actually dont intend to ride on an elephant so the information u gave is VERY USEFUL. thanks so much! have u been to vietnam? i think at this stage we cant leave n. thailand out. seems to be full of things to do. lots of cultural experiences..

    Hi! Yes I've been to vietnam, didn't find the people as genuine as in Thailand or Malaysia, but Sapa was great for trekking. Lovely scenery up there.

    If you're really interested in something different, south western china has a lot to offer in the way of treks - in particular Tiger Leaping Gorge is well worth the trip! Also loads of scenic mountains where you can get away from it all and stay in monastries on the sumit! I found the locals WAY friendlier than the vietnamese, and the food was EXCELLENT! Travelling is cheap too ......


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