Originally Posted by
Jarvy
For Vietnam it all depends on where you are going. Last year we went on a motorcycle tour and away from the tourist areas only the VND is accepted.
Changed some USD into local currency at the airport on arrival. We flew into Hanoi and there are a number of banks so we checked the rates and went with the best.
We also found when buying that our Vietnamese guide got a better deal than we could.
Don't think I used my credit card at all dollars and dong only.
Sounds like we are on a similar trip to finncapt, fly into Ho Chi Minh city for 3 nights, then a boat trip on the Mekong delta for around a week, then 3 nights in Siem Reap before departing. I ‘think’ most meals are covered and I would not imagine we would be going off the beaten track as it were. I just image the odd coffee/trinket stop and maybe some meals in the evening when not on board the vessel for the river trip.
The comments from everybody so far have been very useful, please keep them coming if applicable.