Vietnam in cash.
Zeros everywhere: check your notes twice — the 20'000 and the 500'000 đồng look alike. Street food, taxis, markets: liquid dong makes the law.
Helvetica Exchange prepares your VND travel envelope at Rue Pierre-Fatio 19, 1204 Geneva (Rive district) — the posted rate, no separate commission, Monday–Friday 08:30–18:30 and Saturday 09:00–17:00. Reserve and your rate is held for 3 hours during opening hours; ID from the LBA thresholds.
The cities, chosen.
Hanoi
Misty lakes, the old quarter of 36 guilds and egg coffee on tiny stools.
Egg coffee by the lake — The dessert-coffee invented here — Giảng Café, the original.
Street phở at first light — The broth of kings for three francs.
Ha Long Bay
Two thousand sugarloaves set on a jade sea.
An overnight cruise — Kayak in the lagoons, sunset on deck.
Hoi An
The lantern town — prodigious tailors, Chinese houses and an illuminated river.
A tailored suit in 48 h — Choose the cloth in the morning, fitting by evening.
Lantern release — A candle on the Thu Bồn river at full moon.
Getting around.
The night train Hanoi → Hué/Da Nang has boundless charm; domestic flights cost little. In Hoi An and Hanoi everything is done on foot or by Grab (the local Uber, payable in cash).
Cash & banknotes.
We hand you wads sorted by value and labelled — the surest cure for the zeros. Budget ₫900'000 a day travelling simply, ₫1.7 million in comfort: bánh mì at ₫25'000, a street feast at ₫100'000.
| Rate reservation | held 3 hours, during opening hours |
| Counter hours | Mon–Fri 08:30–18:30 · Sat 09:00–17:00 |
| Commission | none — the margin lives in the posted rate |
Before you go.
How many dong per day?
₫900'000 travelling simply, ₫1.7 million in comfort — bánh mì ₫25'000, a street feast ₫100'000.
How to avoid mixing up the notes?
Sort by colour AND by zeros from day one — we hand you wads sorted by value, labelled.
Indicative amounts — rate reservable for 3 hours · Rue Pierre-Fatio 19, Geneva · Guide complet en français