Toi la Lan Nguyen, song o Quan 7, TP. Ho Chi Minh va da bay tu Tan Son Nhat (SGN) sang Philippines bay lan trong ba nam qua -- tu Boracay, Cebu, Palawan den Siargao. Moi lan chuan bi, toi khong viet lai tu dau ma mo mot file checklist cu va danh dau tung o. Cach do giup toi khong quen dang ky eTravel, khong dat nham chuyen noi dia qua ngan va khong mang thieu tien mat PHP cho phi cang. Bai viet nay khong phai huong dan lich trinh theo ngay; day la checklist hanh dong ban co the in ra hoac luu tren dien thoai, chia ro ba phan: visa va nhap canh, dong goi hanh ly, va dat phong -- dat ve. Tat ca gia va uoc tinh deu quy doi tu kinh nghiem nguoi di tu SGN, bang VND khi co the.
Neu ban lan dau di Philippines, hay doc het phan visa truoc, roi lam theo timeline o cuoi bai (8 tuan -- 1 ngay truoc bay). Moi muc checklist dung the HTML checkbox de ban tu danh dau tren trinh duyet hoac copy vao Google Docs. Toi cap nhat noi dung nay theo quy dinh 2026 va thoi quen thuc te tai san bay Tan Son Nhat.
Phan 1: Checklist visa va giay to nhap canh
Cong dan Viet Nam du lich Philippines thuong duoc mien visa 30 ngay. Dieu kien co ban: ho chieu con han it nhat 6 thang, ve khuc hoi hoac chuyen tiep, chung minh noi luu tru va du tai chinh hop ly. Du khong can xin visa truoc, ban van can hoan tat nhieu buoc -- bo sot mot muc co the bi cham o quan nhap canh hoac mat thoi gian xep hang.
Truoc khi dat ve (8--10 tuan)
- Kiem tra ho chieu: con han toi thieu 6 thang ke tu ngay roi Philippines
- Xac nhan ho chieu cu khong bi rach, mo, trang thieu
- Neu can cap ho chieu moi, dat lich tai Cuc Quan ly xuat nhap canh (thuong 7--14 ngay lam viec o TP. Ho Chi Minh)
- Kiem tra quy dinh moi tai trang kiem tra visa PANA.PH -- quy dinh co the thay doi theo nam
- Chup ban sao ho chieu luu tren Google Drive va gui vao nhom Zalo gia dinh
Sau khi da co ve may bay (4--6 tuan)
- In hoac luu PDF ve khuc hoi / ve tiep tuc (Manila, Cebu hoac diem cuoi cung)
- Dat xac nhan khach san it nhat cho 2--3 dem dau (ten khach trung khop ho chieu)
- Chuan bi so du the hoac sao ke ngan hang: toi thuong de 15--25 trieu VND tuong duong tren app, phong khi hoi o quan nhap canh
- Mua bao hiem du lich quoc te (khuyen nghi, khong bat buoc): khoang 300.000--800.000 VND cho 7--10 ngay
- Neu di cung tre em: mang giay khai sinh ban sao co cong chung hoac so ho khau
Trong 72 gio truoc khi bay -- eTravel (bat buoc)
Phillippines yeu cau dang ky mien phi eTravel truoc khi den. Toi lam viec nay tren dien thoai luc 22h sau khi con lai dung 72 gio -- khong nen de sat gio ra san bay Tan Son Nhat.
- Truy cap cong eTravel chinh thuc, dien thong tin ho chieu va chuyen bay den
- Nhap dung ma chuyen bay SGN--MNL hoac SGN--CEB va ngay ha canh theo gio dia phuong Philippines
- Luu ma QR eTravel: screenshot, file PDF va gui email cho chinh minh
- Kiem tra lai ten tren eTravel trung khop 100% voi ho chieu (khong dau, khong sai chu)
- Neu co chuyen noi dia trong Philippines, chuan bi them ve noi dia de trinh khi can
Tai quan nhap canh Philippines
- Ho chieu goc + ma QR eTravel mo san tren man hinh dien thoai
- Ve khuc hoi hoac tiep tuc (may bay, pha, tau -- tuy tuyen)
- Xac nhan khach san (booking.com, email resort hoac in giay)
- Tra loi ngan gon muc dich: du lich (tourism), so ngay du kien
- Neu muon o qua 30 ngay: tim hieu gia han tai Bureau of Immigration truoc khi het han
Meo tu toi: Terminal quoc te Tan Son Nhat luc 4h--6h sang rat dong. Ho chieu va eTravel de trong tui deo truoc nguc, khong cho vao tui xach can phai check-in. Mot lan toi de eTravel trong email chua tai -- mang mang 10 phut o WiFi san bay.
Phan 2: Checklist dong goi hanh ly tu SGN
Thoi tiet Philippines am ap quanh nam; tu TP. Ho Chi Minh bay sang chi 3--4 gio nen ban khong can hanh ly qua lon. Toi bay hang low-cost (Cebu Pacific, AirAsia) khoang 60% so chuyen -- hanh ly xach tay 7 kg la chuyen thuong gap. Checklist duoi day chia hanh ly xach tay va ky gui.
Hanh ly xach tay -- bat buoc
- Ho chieu goc (khong bo trong tui ky gui)
- Dien thoai day pin + cap sac + cuc sac nho (o Philippines dung o cam type A, 220V)
- Ma QR eTravel da luu offline
- Ve may bay in hoac PDF offline
- The tin dung / the ngan hang da bat thanh toan quoc te
- Tien mat: 2--3 trieu VND cho an uong san bay SGN; them 100--200 USD hoac doi 5.000--8.000 PHP tai Manila (toi thuong rut PHP o ATM Terminal 3)
- Thuoc ca nhan: thuoc cam, thuoc dau bung, thuoc di ung (ten tieng Anh tren nhan)
- Kem chong nang SPF 50+ (reef-safe neu di lan bien Palawan/Bohol)
- Ao di bien + khan nhan + dep lao
- Ao khoac mong: may lanh san bay va chuyen bay 3--4 gio rat lanh
Hanh ly ky gui -- nen mang
- Trang phuc nhe: 3--5 bo quan ao nhanh kho, 1 bo di nha hang
- Do lot va tat du phong 2--3 bo
- Giay di bo thoai mai + dep crocs cho tau pha
- Tui chong nuoc cho dien thoai khi di tour nhay dao
- Ong thong tai + khan tam nhan (mot so resort eco khong cung khan lon)
- Pin du phong 10.000 mAh tro len (tour ca ngay thuong het pin truoc khi ve khach san)
- Bo loc nuoc nho hoac mua nuoc chai tai sien Philippines -- nuoc may khong nen uong truc tiep
- Repellent chong muoi (dengue co o vung nhiet doi, dac biet mua mua)
Do dung lan bien va tour bien (neu co trong lich trinh)
- Kinh lan + ong thong (mang rieng ve sinh hon thue tai cho)
- Giay bo bien hoac dep co quai cho san da song
- Ao rash guard dai tay -- giam suot nang va khong can boi thuoc ton nhieu
- Thuoc say song neu di pha tu Cebu sang Bohol hoac tau den Boracay
- Tui zip cho passport va tien khi di thuyen
Khong nen mang hoac de o nha
- Trang suc dat tien -- phong trom o bai tam dong nguoi
- Nhieu cash VND -- doi ty gia san bay Tan Son Nhat kem; mang USD hoac rut PHP tai Philippines
- Drone neu chua tim hieu quy dinh dia phuong (nhieu khu bao ton cam bay)
- Thuc pham tuoi, thit, trai cay -- co the bi kiem tra hai quan
Xem them goi do offline tai bo kit offline PANA.PH neu ban di vung song Internet yeu nhu mot so dao o Palawan hoac Siargao.
Phan 3: Checklist dat phong va dat ve tu SGN
Day la phan toi hay mat tien nhat neu khong checklist. Ve may bay quoc te, ve noi dia, khach san va tour la bon lop dat cho rieng -- dat sai thu tu co the thanh ve re nhung noi chuyen vo cung hoac khach san het phong dip Tet.
Dat ve may bay quoc te SGN -- Manila / Cebu
- So sanh gia SGN--MNL va SGN--CEB tren trang chuyen bay (chenh 500.000--1.500.000 VND la binh thuong)
- Uu tien bay Thu 3, Thu 4 hoac Thu 7 de tiet kiem 15--25% so voi cuoi tuan
- Dat truoc 6--10 tuan: khuc hoi SGN--MNL thuong 4.200.000--7.800.000 VND; dip Tet co the 9--12 trieu VND
- Chon gio ha canh: toi thich den Manila trua--chieu de noi chuyen noi dia cung ngay
- Kiem tra hanh ly: Cebu Pacific / AirAsia thuong chi 7 kg xach tay; mua them 20 kg neu di 7--10 ngay
- Ghi nho terminal ha canh MNL (T1 Philippine Airlines, T3 Cebu Pacific/AirAsia) de tinh thoi gian noi chuyen
Dat ve noi dia va pha (sau khi chot quoc te)
- De thoi gian noi chuyen it nhat 3 gio tai Manila khi dat ve noi dia rieng
- Dat chang noi dia 4--8 tuan truoc: Manila--Caticlan, Manila--Puerto Princesa, Cebu--Siargao v.v.
- So sanh bay vs pha tai trang pha so voi bay neu di Boracay, Bohol hoac Camiguin
- Luu ma dat cho (PNR) va check-in online noi dia 24--48 gio truoc
- Tinh phi cang / environmental fee bang PHP -- mang tien mat nho
Dat khach san va homestay
- Chot lich trinh dao truoc, roi dat phong theo tung khu (tranh dat xong doi lich mat phi huy)
- Uu tien cho huy mien phi hoac linh hoat 24h
- Xem vi tri tren ban do: gan ben tau / bai bien hay phai di xe ba gac moi dem
- So sanh gia tren khach san va homestay -- dem trung binh PHP 800--2.500 (~360.000--1,1 trieu VND) la pho bien muc trung binh
- Gui email xac nhan ten khach trung ho chieu (quan trong khi nhap canh)
- Dat it nhat 1 dem dau o Manila hoac Cebu neu chuyen bay den toi -- dung co ap luc noi chuyen dem
Dat tour va hoat dong
- Tour nhay dao / lagoon: dat truoc 3--7 ngay, cuoi tuan Boracay va El Nido hay het cho
- Duyet trang hoat dong de so sanh gia island hopping, diving, food tour
- Hoi ro bao gom gi: lunch, snorkel gear, environmental fee, pickup khach san
- Giu tour nhe vao ngay dau neu bay dem -- tranh mat ngay dau vi say gio hoac thieu ngu
- Luu so dien thoai guide va dia chi khach san bang tieng Anh cho tai xe
Sim, tien va tien ich
- Mua eSIM hoac SIM Philippines (Airalo, Globe, Smart) -- kich hoat khi ha canh
- Rut PHP tai ATM trong T3 Manila hoac trung tam thanh pho; phi rut khoang 200--250 PHP/lan
- Ty gia tham khao: 1 PHP ~ 450--470 VND; 1 USD ~ 24.500--25.500 VND (kiem tra truoc ngay di)
- Tai app Grab Philippines cho xe o Manila, Cebu, Davao
- Xem lich gia de tranh dat nham tuan cao diem thang 12--2 va Tet Nguyen Dan
Timeline hanh dong: 8 tuan den ngay bay
Checklist tren vo dung neu ban khong biet khi nao lam. Day la lich toi dung cho chuyen 7--10 ngay tu SGN, co the rut ngan neu di cuoi tuan ngan.
8--6 tuan truoc
- Chon dao dich (Boracay / Palawan / Cebu+ Bohol / Siargao)
- Kiem tra ho chieu va lich nghi phep
- Dat ve quoc te khi thay gia tot (email alert tren trang hang bay)
- Len ngan sach tong: toi hay de 18--28 trieu VND cho 7 ngay muc trung binh (gom ve may bay)
4--3 tuan truoc
- Dat ve noi dia va pha
- Dat khach san 70% so dem chuyen di
- Dat tour chinh (island hopping, Underground River v.v.)
- Mua bao hiem du lich
1 tuan truoc
- Check-in online chuyen bay quoc te
- In / luu tat ca xac nhan dat cho
- Dong goi theo checklist Phan 2
- Thong bao ngan hang lich di nuoc ngoai de khong bi khoa the
- Doi 100--200 USD o ngan hang neu chua co PHP
72 gio -- ngay bay
- Hoan tat eTravel va luu QR offline
- Sac day dien thoai, pin du phong, tai nghe
- Ra san bay Tan Son Nhat quoc te truoc 2,5--3 gio (3,5 gio neu dip Tet)
- Mang the snack nhe -- do an tren low-cost thuong tinh phi
Bang uoc tinh ngan sach nhanh (VND, tu SGN)
De ban checklist ngan sach song song voi checklist hanh ly:
| Hang muc | 7 ngay tiet kiem | 7 ngay trung binh |
|---|---|---|
| Ve SGN--MNL khuc hoi + noi dia | 5,5--8 trieu VND | 8--11 trieu VND |
| Luu tru | 3--6 trieu VND (~PHP 7.000--14.000) | 7--14 trieu VND (~PHP 16.000--32.000) |
| An uong | 2--4 trieu VND | 4--7 trieu VND |
| Tour + di chuyen dia phuong | 2--4 trieu VND | 5--9 trieu VND |
| Tong tham khao | 12,5--22 trieu VND | 24--41 trieu VND |
So tien tren chua gom mua sam va tip. Voi nhieu nguoi Viet o TP. Ho Chi Minh, tong 18--26 trieu VND cho 5--7 ngay la muc toi hay gap khi di Boracay hoac Cebu -- re hon kha nhieu tour dao trong nuoc vao thang 7--8 hoac dip le.
Checklist ngay ve va sau chuyen di
- De thoi gian noi chuyen ve Manila it nhat 3 gio (noi dia tre la chuyen thuong xuyen)
- Giu boarding pass va xac nhan khach san 6 thang (thoi han luu tru ho so mot so quoc gia)
- Kiem tra ho chieu co tem nhap canh Philippines truoc khi qua an ninh SGN
- Cap nhat checklist ca nhan: muc nao hay quen, muc nao thua -- chuan bi cho lan sau
Ket luan: in checklist va danh dau tung buoc
Di Philippines tu Tan Son Nhat khong kho, nhung de bi lo neu lam theo cam tinh. Visa va eTravel la lop bat buoc; hanh ly dung la lop giam rui ro; dat ve va dat phong dung thu tu la lop tiet kiem tien. Toi hy vong ba checklist tren -- visa, dong goi, dat phong -- giup ban giam bot lo lang truoc moi chuyen di. Luu trang nay, danh dau tung o khi hoan thanh, va ket hop voi tim chuyen bay, kiem tra visa va chon tour tren PANA.PH de hoan thien ke hoach 2026. Neu ban can checklist rieng cho dao cu the (Boracay, Palawan hay Siargao), ghi chu lai muc nao quan trong nhat voi ban -- va lan toi di, ban se co phien ban checklist ca nhan nhu toi da co sau bay lan bay tu SGN.