Griswald's 22 Day Grand Tour of Viet Nam

Please note:  Our 22 Day Grand Tour is definitely our most popular but the details of it are rarely quite the same for everyone.  Usually our guests make various changes that suit themselves, add more or less days, start from either end, sometimes finish in the middle & it's always fine with us.  Normally our "Grand Tour" is the itinerary that we send to you to give you some ideas of what's possible, then it goes back & forth between us until it becomes the tour YOU want to do ! Please Also note:  When we give you our price on a tour it will be basically a private tour for you & your partner, family or group. What's included in the price of the tour will be carefully laid out for you at the start & there'll be none of this dodgy, extra "in country" payments to make, no compulsory (& these days its every day) guide & driver tips to be dolled out & no other shonky excuses to raise the price of your tour once we've got your interest.  Straight talking is the least we can do for you, we reckon.

Day 1	Arrive in Ha Noi
We’ll meet your flight at Noi Bai international airport in Ha Noi - flight details to be advised.  Before heading into town, be sure to change some of your own currency into Vietnamese Dong at any one of several airport currency exchange bureaus.  Remember that using the local currency is better for  everyone concerned AND especially for you !  Afterwards, we’ll transfer you to your hotel.    You’ll have some free time for a little rest after your flight then make your way over to the famous Kangaroo Café (well we like to think it is anyway).  Your guide will be able to show you how to get there or you can get your hotel to call a taxi for you.  At the café, we can spend some time going through any questions you may have about your itinerary & please ask, don’t be shy !  You’ll have time to wander through the old quarter on your way back to your hotel too if you wish.  This will give you an opportunity to visit the historic Ngoc Son Temple which is just down the street from our café on Hoan Kiem Lake (the lake of the returned sword).  You’ll be our guests for dinner either before or after (depending on ticket availability) the ever popular Water Puppets show at Hoan Kiem Lake.  (O/night in Ha Noi)    The water puppets show will depend on what time your flight arrives.  We can then change the Kangaroo Cafe dinner and Water puppets to another day to suit your itinerary if you wish.

Day 2	Day tour of Ha Noi & the night Train to Lao Cai
You’ll need to have had brekkie & be ready to leave your hotel at approx 8.30 AM for your tour today.  You’ll see all the spots beginning with the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum (to see Uncle Ho), the former Governor of Indochina’s humble little cottage,  Uncle Ho’s former residence (which actually was a humble little cottage) the 1 pillar pagoda, the Ho Chi Minh museum, the Army museum & then the Temple of Literature.  We usually go for lunch to the famous Hoa Sua restaurant.  Hoa Sua is a Vietnamese NGO & provides training for underprivileged kids.  The patisserie is simply fabulous !  After lunch you’ll go to the Ha Noi Hilton, Women’s Museum, & finish up at the new “Opera Hilton” Hotel for a quiet drink to finish off the tour in style.  You’ll probably be a bit tired at the end of the day, but you’ll be able to sleep well on the train.  You’ll board the train at approx 8.30 PM in Ha Noi.  (O/night on the train)    Griswalds’ clients: For your trip to Sa Pa, please be ready to depart by 7.30 PM.  We’re can pick you up from your hotel or the Kangaroo Café.  Please discuss your preference with your guide.

Day 3	Lao Cai to Sa Pa
You’ll arrive at in the border town of Lao Cai at approx 5.00 AM & go to one our friends cafés (just next to the station) where the local bus will pick you up for your trip up the mountain to Sa Pa.  It’s a lovely trip so be sure to have plenty of film in your camera.  After arriving at the hotel (approx 7.00 AM), you’ll have a great brekkie while the staff arranges your room with a view for you & subject to availability, you’ll have an early check in too.  Afterwards you can go for a look around Sa Pa town.    In the afternoon (at approx. 1.00 PM), one of our H’mong friends (who’ll be your guide) will take you for a walk to Cat Cat falls which was once an old Franco Hydro-Electric installation.  By the way, you may want to take your swimsuit with you for this one.  The evening is free, but if you ask our staff at the hotel, they’ll fill you in on what to do and where to eat.  (O/night in Sa Pa)

Day 4	Sa Pa
You’ll have an early start (departure time from the hotel is approx 8.30 AM) with a good brekkie and then you’re off for a spectacular day in the countryside.  You’ll be on your own (well, just yourselves and your H’mong friend) and you’ll get to meet and visit the homes of some Black H’mong, Giay, Xa Pho and possibly some Red Dao.  You may have a picnic lunch or, depending on the season, have lunch in the home of an H’mong family along the way.  If you don’t wish to walk back to Sa Pa, take a motorcycle taxi (“xe om”) back up to Sa Pa.  You’ll only have to pay about $ 2- 3 USD for the motorcycle or we can arrange a car which is about $15 USD (all up).  In the evening you’ll get to see the famous Cho Tinh (love market – Sat nights only) where the hill tribe people come to meet and maybe find some romance if they’re lucky.   It’s really very charming and quite unforgettable.  (O/night in Sa Pa)

Day 5	Sa Pa to Bac Ha (or 1 of the other markets)
You’ll have another early start for the drive to the Sunday markets.  Please be aware that you won’t be returning to the hotel up in Sa Pa so you’ll need to have packed your bags, settled your bill (for any extra meals, drinks etc) had your brekkie & be ready to leave the hotel by no later than 7.00 AM.  The market is a bit wild & you’ll see people on horseback (?), strange things to eat, people meeting up with old friends & as well, there’s lots of interesting handicrafts to buy.  The famous Viet Cong black pyjamas are a great buy, as well as lots of hand-made products too.  You’ll see lots of tribal people including Lo Lo, Giay, Flower H’mong, Nung, Tay as well as the Black H’mong.  In Vietnam, there are over 54 minority groups, and the “minority” markets are a great example of their lives & their interaction with each other.  Our drivers always try to get people to Lao Cai during daylight hours for safety reasons.  You’ll have time in Lao Cai to have dinner before boarding your train.  (O/night on the train)  Please Note:  The Markets at Bac Ha are only on Sunday & you’ll only be able to visit them if you depart on your Sa Pa from Ha Noi on a Thursday & we can swap the days around to suit if necessary.  There are also other “Minority” markets that you can see & they’re on Sat, Sun & Tues & are just as interesting.

Day 6	Arrive in Ha Noi from Lao Cai
You’ll arrive in Ha Noi at (approx.) 5.00 AM & you'll be met by your guide who'll take you back to the hotel.  Today is a free day so you may just want to sleep in late and then go for a stroll around our beloved Ha Noi.  The Old Quarter of Ha Noi is very interesting & best known for its famous 36 Streets.  In previous times, each street sold the one kind of produce and/or product.  Streets such as Hang Ma (paper products used in the offerings on every home altar), Thuoc Bac (herbal medicines) and Hang Bac (silver) street, are still alive and well.  These days the Old Quarter of Ha Noi is one of the best places to shop for materials such as silks, lacquer ware and handicrafts.  We can recommend some nice places for dinner in Ha Noi too if you wish.  (O/night in Ha Noi)

Day 7	Ha Long Bay Tour (2 days)
Your guide will pick you up at your hotel at about 8.15 AM & you’ll go in one of our new Air/Con busses (& not some cramped little mini bus) to Ha Long City.  After arriving at the bay you’ll board our boat & head straight out into the bay.  Check into your room, unpack & freshen up while the staff prepare a great lunch for you to enjoy whilst you cruise through all the popular spots on the bay.  Afterwards our guide will check to see who wants to go kayaking (you can hire them for approx $5 per hour) & who wants to visit Ti Top island.  Usually it’s about 50/50 & we’ll drop off the island group before taking the kayakers to Luon cave.  Swimming is possible at both spots so remember to take your swimsuits.  On the island our guests like to enjoy a walk around the island or even a climb up to the summit (approx 420 steps !!!) where they always bring back fantastic pictures of the bay.  Our guide will arrange to pick both groups up again later on in the afternoon & you can shower & get ready for one of our famous Ha Long banquets.  After dinner our guests usually relax either in the beautiful living area or outside on the deck.  We’ve got beer, soft drinks, wine or tea & coffee for sale too if you wish.  Feel free to bring your favourite DVD’s or music CD’s as we’ve got a great entertainment system on the boat as well.     Our boats have always been amongst the best on the bay & our rooms are very well appointed & all (either twin share or double) have private en-suite bathrooms with Euro style toilets (not the dreaded starting blocks), cotton bedding & air conditioning.  (O/night in Ha Long Bay)

Day 8	Ha Long Bay to Ha Noi
If you want to have a swim on day 2, please let our guide know the night before.  You’ll have to wake up & have brekkie a bit earlier but we think it’ll be a nice way to finish off your tour with us.  Please make sure that you’ve checked out of your room by 10.00 AM so our staff have time to clean it properly before the next guests arrive.  After a good brekkie, we’ll head off across the bay & our guide will take you to Sung Sot (Amazing) cave.  Doing it at this time & on the 2nd day, you’ll find far less tourists there & it makes a big difference.  Afterwards, we’ll return to Ha Long City for great lunch & then back to Ha Noi for the night.  We’ll return you to your hotel at approx 4.30 – 5.00 PM.  (O/night in Ha Noi)

Day 9	Handi Craft Village tour & on to Hue
In the morning (at approx 9.00 AM) you’ll visit the Pottery & then the Silk villages.  With lunch along the way, you’ll go onto the Timber village.  It’s a great trip and you’ll be able to see some of Vietnam’s oldest traditional skills at work.  You’ll take the late afternoon flight to Hue & your guide will help you check in at the airport make sure everything goes smoothly.  You’ll go from the airport & check into your hotel in Hue.  Tonight is free but as always your guide is around to assist with ideas of where to eat & what to do. (O/night in Hue)  Please note:  If the afternoon flight to Hue isn’t available you’ll take the morning flight on Day 10 instead.  Your guide will discuss that with you before hand.

Day 10	Hue
After brekkie at the hotel you’ll have a free morning & then your guide will take you for lunch at a Hue style, vegetarian restaurant.  The food is really something else & is prepared in the style that the Buddhist monks enjoy & have passed down to their followers over the years.    After lunch, you’ll go for a boat cruise along the Perfume River & have dinner on the boat which is a lovely way to finish the day.  The Minh Mang tomb (resting place of Emperor Minh Mang) is accessible by river and you can visit it whilst on the boat cruise.   The entrance fees to some of the sites are about $4 USD & well worth it as all the monies are invested back into renovating the structures.  Before having dinner on the boat, you may be able to visit the Thien Mu Pagoda where, sadly, the first of many Buddhist monks self immolated to protest against the cruel regime installed by the allies to lord over Southern Vietnam.  (O/night in Hue)

Or - our 2 Day, Bach Ma National Park Option
Day 11	Hue to Bach ma National park
You’ll have an early brekkie before checking out of your hotel at approx 8.30 AM.  You’ll leave Hue & drive to Bach Ma National Park.  After lunch we’ll head up the mountain and for the last part the roads are a bit rough.  Back Ma National Park is approx 1,600 Mt’s above sea level.  In the summer months, you’ll be very happy with the cooler climate in Bach Ma.  You’ll have some free time to visit the water fall, have a swim or visit some of the abandoned French colonial buildings there.  You’ll be staying at the beautiful but basic mountain accommodation.  (O/night in Bach Ma)This trip is weather permitting !
Day 12	Bach Ma to Hoi An
After a nice brekkie, you’ll need to leave Bach Ma by about 8.30 AM and we’ll drive via Lang Co beach for lunch and a swim.  We’ll then go over the Hai Van Pass and onto Hoi An arriving in the late afternoon & take you to your hotel to check in.  (O/night in Hoi An)
Day 11	Hue
You’ll have an early brekkie before you’re off to visit the Old Capital, the Forbidden Purple City, the 9 Holy Cannons and the Royal Citadel in Hue.  We always have other options like a trip to the beach, which is approx 12 Km's from the centre of Hue.  On the way back, we can stop to see where Uncle Ho’s parents lived.  There’s also the old fort by the ocean that was used by General Le Si to spot the French when they first invaded Vietnam in 1885.   The mineral spring baths, which have that sulpha smell but you’ll get used to, is a beautiful spot set in the ancient Hue style houses surrounded by bonsai gardens.  The afternoon we’ll leave open or you may like to do a bit of shopping or café hopping.  Our guide will recommend a couple of good restaurants for dinner.  (O/night in Hue)

Day 12	Hue to Hoi An
After a nice brekkie, you’ll need to leave Hue by about 8.30 AM and we’ll head down to Lang Co beach for a swim (weather permitting) & lunch before heading to Da Nang & then to Hoi An.  You’ll arrive in Hoi An in the late afternoon.  Hoi An is often referred to as the honeymoon capital of Vietnam, as it’s very charming and located on the Cui river.  There are a number of old houses to visit in this historic little trading port.  The architecture is a mixture of Japanese, Chinese, French and Vietnamese.  A strange mix but beautiful none the less.  Don’t forget to pop into any one of the dozens of tailor shops to get them started on all your new outfits !  (O/night in Hoi An)  A small note about the Hoi An tailor shops.  Our guides have complained that they come under enormous pressure from many of the tailor shop owners to bring our customers to their shops.  They’re offered all kinds of rewards (which are of course, passed on, unbeknown to the customer) & we think it would be best & much cheaper for you if you visited any of the tailor shops alone.  It’ll certainly save our guides from the relentless hassling by the shop owners.  Also, don’t tell the shop owners where you’re staying either or you’ll be charged extra for the expected kickback most hotel staff expect.

Day 13	Hoi An
Today is a free day to enjoy the fabulous Hoi An town.  You can do some shopping, relax at the beach or visit some of the famous old houses and other picturesque sites that have loads of history attached to them.  Try the Tan Ky House, the Fu Kien Assembly Hall, the temples, the churches and the Japanese Covered Bridge.  A trip down the river at dusk is just lovely and … well there’s just not enough space here to tell you all about it, but our guides will give you all the details and we’re sure you’ll have a great time.   If you’ve ordered clothes to be made, you’ll have time for a final fitting in the afternoon and then in the evening you’ll be able to collect your new clothes from the tailors.  (O/night in Hoi An)
Day 14	Hoi An
You can have either a relaxing day in Hoi An or a trip by boat to Cua Dai Beach.  This will cost you about $7 USD per person.  It's about 3 hours by boat along the beautiful Thu Bon River to get to Cua Dai Beach.  You’ll love it.  In the evening you may like to try the Chicken rice for dinner followed by a drink at the Tam Tam restaurant.  (O/night in Hoi An)
Day 15	Hoi An to Nha Trang
You’ll leave Hoi An town & then drive along one of the prettiest stretches of road to Da Nang.  From Da Nang you’ll fly to Nha Trang where you’ll check into your hotel.  (Departure & arrival times depend on the seasons & your guide will let you know well in advance).  You’ll have time for swim either at the beach or at your hotel.  In the evening, you can try one of the many great restaurants before heading out for a drink in one of many great nightspots in Nha Trang.    Nha Trang is very popular for scuba diving so if that’s your thing then our good mate Jeremy Stein www.divevietnam.com will be able to arrange a great dive for you. (O/night in Nha Trang)
Day 16	Nha Trang
Your driver will pick you up in the morning and take you for a look around Nha Trang, visiting the very beautiful Cathedral, the Long Son Pagoda or the Oceanographic Institute and then onto the Thac Ba Hot Spring Centre.  We’re sure you’ll enjoy the hot mud baths & hot mineral spring baths & swimming pool.  The complex offers good massages and a great restaurant too.  The evening is free but your guide is always available to offer suggestions of where to try some of the local specialities.  (O/night in Nha Trang)
Or ...

Day 16 Nha Trang to Buon Me Thuot     From Nha Trang: You'll go by private car from Nha Trang up to the central highlands town of Buon Me Thuot.  Depending on how many times you stop for photos & whatever, the drive usually takes about 4 or 5 hours. The coffee growing capital of Vietnam, Buon Me Thuot,  is also the starting point for your elephant tour. After arriving you’ll go straight to your hotel to check in, have some lunch. You’ll head off to Ban Don village, the home of the kids song about elephants that all the Vietnamese kids learn at primary school. The village is lovely & a walk through the forest along the swinging bridge is really something to see.  You’ll leave for the elephant tour in the late afternoon and return just on dark (when it’s cooler). As you come back across the river, you’ll be able to have a swim with your elephant.  They love the water & to play while you & their owner wash them down. You’ll walk back with the elephant for the last 500 meters to the village where you can get a cool drink before heading back to Buon Me Thuot for the evening. There’s dinner at the hotel or at one of the local restaurants.  (O/night in Buon Me Thuot)      Day 17 Buon Me Thuot to Da Nang & onto Nha Trang   After an early brekkie, you’ll need to be ready for an early morning flight back to Da Nang & then a connecting flight onto Nha Trang. Flight times are seasonal and your guide will advise you.  Upon arrival in Nha Trang we’ll check in to your hotel and have dinner out at one of the great local seafood restaurants.  (O/night in Nha Trang) If you wish to spend an extra day in Buon Me Thuot just let us know at the time of planning your trip and we’ll be happy to make the arrangements.

Day 17	Nha Trang
Today can be either a free day or you may like to go for a short boat trip & visit a couple of the islands just off the coast of Nha Trang or visit the newly opened Vinpearl Land Island resort.  Boasting the longest cable car trip in the world it really is worth trying.  A full day trip including cable car there, lunch & motor launch back is about $20 USD P/person & that includes a visit to the water park as well.  The evening is free but your guide is always available to offer suggestions of where to try some of the local specialities.  (O/night in Nha Trang)  Please note that for either trip you’ll need to advise the guide the day before.

Day 18	Nha Trang to HCM City
In the morning/afternoon (flight times are seasonal) you’ll fly to HCM City.  Upon arrival, you’ll settle into your hotel which is located in District 1 of HCM City.  The night market has some great little “on the street” restaurants that are cheap & very good.  (O/night in HCM City)

Day 19	HCM City
After breakfast, and usually starting at around 9.00 AM, your guide will take you for a look around town.  You’ll be able to visit all the famous sites such as the War Crimes Museum, Re-Unification Palace and, after lunch, the original French colonial-style post office & the Notre Dame Cathedral.  For dinner, you may like to try one of the local Indian community restaurants, they’re particularly good.  HCM City is a big bustling city and with approx. 9 million people and there’s always lots to do.  (O/night in HCM City)

Day 20	Me Kong Delta Tour
For your tour today, you’ll need to have had brekkie & be ready to leave by about 8.00 AM.  You’ll start by driving to My Tho where you’ll be taken by boat to one of the islands in the Ben Tre province.  During the war years, Ben Tre was a stronghold for the Southern Vietnamese (Giai Phong Quan/NLF or Viet Cong as the Americans called them) in their fight against the allies for independence.  On one of the former V C island bases, they now have a coconut processing plant.  Confectionery, coconut milk, etc. is all made here and you’ll get to taste some too.  From there, you’re off to Thoi Son Island for lunch and afterwards you’ll get to cruise along the very small canals that interlace the Me Kong.  The Me Kong Delta is know for its farming of rice, coconuts, sugar cane, fruit and vegetables and is a truly magnificent river.  You’ll see plenty of activity from the Vietnamese people as they go about their day-to-day lives on the river.    You’ll return to HCM city and after a long day you may like to try the wonderful foot massage centre next to your hotel.  It might be just the trick.  (O/night in HCM City)

Day 21	Cu Chi Tunnels Day Tour
You’ll need to have had brekkie & be ready to leave at approx 8.00 AM for your tour today.  We'll drive out of the city and you'll see some of the beautiful countryside of Vietnam.  We'll have lunch and then you’ll go to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels - a tunnel network of over 200 Km’s built by the Vietnamese during the war.  Parts of it were even built under an American military base.  There’s a rifle range at Cu Chi & you can see how good a shot you are with either a Soviet AK 47 or an American M 16.   To finish off your tour we suggest that you have dinner on board one of the floating restaurants that sail along the Sai Gon River.  Great food, a cool breeze & a view of Sai Gon from the river by night are just great.  (O/night in HCM City)
Day 22	HCM City to Home

Your guide will take you to Tan Son Nhat Airport to meet your flight home.  Regardless of what time your flight departs you’ll need to check out of the hotel by 12.00 midday.  (Flight details to be advised)

Our Current 2012 Prices (or now for some good news) We've been able to keep the same prices as last year but hadn't updated our page so thanks so much to the very kind person that recently emailed us & mentioned it !

Our standard 22 day tour (as above) is a basically a private fully guided tour & not one of those so called small group tours sharing whatever with who knows how many other who evers !!!  The price is from $2,550.00 USD (we have to quote in USD as the Aussie & most other currencies are pegged to it) per person, twin share, in standard accommodation.  Our price includes bed & breakfast as well as a number of other meals as well. As mentioned, your tour will be a private tour just yourselves & your guide.  All the necessary details (what's included & what's not included) will be carefully detailed from the beginning & the full price will be just that. If it's at all possible we pass any savings we make onto our customers.  Our price for our 22 day tour with 2 more going goes down quite significantly.  The price for 4 people is from $2,050.00 USD per person, twin share, in standard accomm & $1,850.00 USD for a group of 6 people.   Also please note:  Our regular prices (listed above) are based on the costs and exchange rates which are current at the time of pricing. As is the case with all travel companies worldwide, we reserve the right to alter our prices at any time. For tours commencing between 1st January 2012 and 31st December 2012, the price of your trip is guaranteed when you have paid in full.

Tipping on a Griswalds Tour. Tipping is something that has become rather strange in Viet Nam & as far as Vietnamese people go, the don't usually tip.  Our guides & drivers are well paid & it's our responsibility to do it, not yours. The situation here in Viet Nam these days is quite out of hand.  Most of the tour companies put pressure on their customers to tip & tip again ..... over & over & we're of the opinion that it's quite unfair to all concerned.  We're really happy if you'd like to tip our staff & of course so are they, BUT, it's entirely up to you, as it should be.  Please feel free to speak to us about this before or during your trip. We know it's one of those things that can be a bit uncomfortable at times so please let us know & especially if you've felt pressured into it at any time.

Accommodation Standards on our tours

People, understandably, ask us how many stars are the hotels that we use in Viet Nam.  The truth is that the whole 1 - 5 star rave is very open to interpretation & in fact since that mob in the middle east claimed that their hotel is a 7 star hotel, it's unfortunately made the whole rating thing a bit of a joke.  So what is it that get's your property from 1 to 3 or 4 to 6 or 5 to 7 stars we'd like to know ???  Thanks to the logic from the middle eastern hotel groups we reckon the whole hotel rating thing has become a joke & have decided instead, to, as accurately as possible, describe in detail the hotels we use.  We've also included pictures of some of the hotels we use to assist our guests in choosing what's right for them. So here goes ...... Our Standard accommodation is usually in a smaller hotel.  It includes good sized, clean, comfortable rooms with twin share or double rooms, elevator, private bathrooms with European toilets, remote control, reverse cycle air conditioning, TV, Telephone access, laundry facilities & a good western or eastern style brekkie too. Our Superior accommodation is usually in newer, more modern, bigger hotel with elevators.  Again it includes clean, comfortable, larger, twin share or double rooms, en suite bathrooms, European toilets & bath, satellite flat screen TV, remote control reverse cycle air conditioning, IDD telephone, Wi Fi or in room cable internet facilities & in most cases a swimming pool.  Usually the superior accomm has a buffet style, Euro or Western breakfast as well. Our Deluxe accommodation is the best standard available in Viet Nam.  Hotel groups like the Hilton, Novatel, Sheraton & Intercontinental are in Viet Nam nowadays & our deluxe tour accommodation is of that international standard.  It includes big, clean, very comfortable, twin share or double rooms, en suite bathroom with European toilet & bath, satellite flat screen TV, remote control reverse cycle air conditioning, IDD telephone, Wi Fi or in room cable internet facilities, swimming & spa pools as well as 24 hour room service.  Full business centre facilities, spa, sauna & gymnasium are usually available. A buffet style breakfast is the norm & in the deluxe package the hotels have dry cleaning as well as the normal laundry service.

Hotels (click to see some of the lovely hotels we use)

As Vietnamese women say, "my husband is the boss, but I’m his supervisor".  Well this is certainly how we operate and I think most women worldwide would agree.  I always hear that line about “you only sleep in your hotel so it’s not that important”.  Well, Mado didn't agree & reckons that when she's on holidays it’s very important to have hotel accommodation that offers a decent nights sleep and (especially in hot, tropical climates) a pool is always an added bonus. We regularly go from Ha Noi down to HCM City to personally to check not just our current hotels but also to inspect new places for our customers to put their feet up in after a long day’s trekking & sight seeing. Depending on which tour you take, the accommodation standards along the coast of Vietnam will be similar to the standard or superior accommodation as described above.  The only exceptions can be on some of the tours which go to the more remote areas of Vietnam like, Sa Pa, Bac Ma National Park & Cat Ba Island, etc.  The rural areas can often have more basic facilities.  Any queries regarding this are most welcome.

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