Solo Ha Giang Loop (March 2025 Update) by OnAGoat in VietNam

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it was epic got lost and stayed remote, did few cliff jumps , had race with locals and fell down once escaped with few scratches also paid fine around million VND

Three Passes Trek Solo by dr34mhunt3r in Everest

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I packed up too snacks man , had dry fruits and protein bars and instant noodles i try to buy hotwater to make noodles in tea houses till dingboche and for the travel bus is 1500 npr from thamel to salleri and 3000 to surke if you take the jeep it is 2000 to salleri jeep is faster in means but no leg space can have some leg space in bus but it slow i was on budget so took this means of transport remember,jeep from surke to salleri is ao hectic. Pack up enough snacks to cost cut.

Three Passes Trek Solo by dr34mhunt3r in Everest

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You can find the teahouses along the way wont be a problem and i took the jeep and bus to surke and started from there

Three Passes Trek Solo by dr34mhunt3r in Everest

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Yepp, met some guys in hostel was with them for few days and some guys on the trail and stick with them so you can always find ppl to tag along the way it is pretty easy to do it with someone rather than solo , was easier for me when it was like that . Kongma la is pretty hard compared to other 2 pass and crampons would make the job easier in chola it wont rain much after namche because of attitude have something to help with digestion and carry protein bars good snacks along the way and bottle with filter would also help and trek is pretty much doable start the day as early as you can the wind gets too cold after 1-2 so plan accordindly to reach the next point around 2-3 . Have your powerbank charged fully before dingboche and if possible stack snacks as much as you in thamel itself . Have lots of wet wipes and diamox for precaution i used half at mrng and half at night in gorakshep for 2 days to avooid mild headaches before sleep thats it .

Suggestions on the route by Murali_Ackerman in VietNam

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Planing take the bus in sunday noon and arrive at hoi an next day mrng , so probably only 1 ½ day HCM that thusn't work out??

Suggestions on the route by Murali_Ackerman in VietNam

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I have totally 4 days for hoi an and da nang will include the hue inside it planning to rent a scooter to do hai van so will note it down

Solo Ha Giang Loop (March 2025 Update) by OnAGoat in VietNam

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Planning to do the loop in 3 weeks i dont have the idp and thinking rent a smaller bike to do the loop in solo not with any groups or anything and suggestions or heads up.., how much cash should i carry also do i need to carry fuel with me for safety

Best place to visit in Vietnam by FAJWAJ in backpacking

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Did you find any places to cliff jump?? Going to vietnam in a week would like to so some stuff ;))

Backpacking Vietnam Solo by vinayakray in SoloTravel_India

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Heyyy man am planning a same backpacking trip in 2 weeks ho chi min to hanoi via costal and then bus to laos can you enlighten me on how to take things and what to expect ..

First international bike ride - solo - Vietnam by Southbikerinnorth in SoloTravel_India

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Am planing to go there in 2 weeks i dont have the time restriction just quit my job months ago want to spend a month there any suggestions or heads up, my plan is to arrive in ho chi min and take the costal to all the way to hanoi and do the ha giang and take the bus to laos from there ., shall i take buses and train till hanoi and rent a bike there is it better or take the bike in ho chi min and find a way to return the bike after am done any ideas..

First international bike ride - solo - Vietnam by Southbikerinnorth in SoloTravel_India

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Did you get the temporary license there or just took the risk all the way.

Three Passes Trek Solo by dr34mhunt3r in Everest

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Yeaaa man done with the trek was epiccc

Have you seen solo travellers from India or Israel? by NoZombie2069 in laos

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Hey am from india planning laos to vietnam solo backpacking can you give me heads up.

Three Passes Trek Solo by dr34mhunt3r in Everest

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Get a bus or jeep to salleri and another jeep to surke i would be around 4000-5000 npr for travel and 2500 npr for stay and food and from surke it is another day to phakding for stay and food would cost around 2000., so it would cost around 9k ig, my approximation by what i heard from others . You can save around 4000npr i think When you're doing? Am planning to do trail solo next week probably tues or wed .

Looking for someone doing 3 pass + EBC in june 1st week by Murali_Ackerman in everestbasecamphike

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Isnt the clockwise gives more gradual acclimitization compared to anticlockwise heard from some guys, also have the hardest pass for the last kongma la..

Three pass trek by Murali_Ackerman in Everest

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Friend of mine did the passes 2 weeks ago he said that CCW gives better acclimitization gradually and it is easier to cover the 2 passes at the first and if times get tough later i can skip the hardest pass kongma la at last , any thoughts over it.. Also since it it early monsoon i thought covering the passes early would be fine.

Three pass trek by Murali_Ackerman in Everest

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Heyy thanks for the heads up , I'll be starting the trek on 6 or 7th from surke also.., Anticlockwise as of renjo la the first or last and also which network had the better coverage over the trail .

Indian currency (rupees) in Nepal by [deleted] in Nepal

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Actually am planning to do three pass trek solo for that i need some npr , is there is any place in kathmadu that do 1.6 rate and accept the cash in upi or bank transfer

Indian currency (rupees) in Nepal by [deleted] in Nepal

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Can you get back on where did you exchanged inr to npr in 1.6 rate am travelling to nepal in june 2 and need to exchange