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Over-pricing: Cyclo's charging too much. A...
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  • Written by Gillie123 on Aug 26, 2002
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    • Cyclo's charging too much. A common form of transport on Vietnam is the Cyclo. The generally charge about US$1 for every ride in Saigon no matter how far...as long as you are not going miles away.
    The street taxis - normal meter taxis - are extremely cheap and you can lock the doors and windows and will usually get decent AC.
    Personally I though the cyclos lost their appeal after the 2nd trip and the taxis are the same price or cheaper for most local rides....

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    marquis22 Mon Dec 18, 2006 21:37 UTC
     I was conned by a Cyclo. He quoted 15000 dong to take me for a 30min trip. He wanted to wait an hour then he took me to the War Museum waiting 30 mins. He charged me 600,000 dong for the 2.5 hours. I gave him 100,000 and walked off.

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