Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon - Vietnam): travel guide book from A to Z: places to visit
Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City with 300 years of history has many attractions both in terms of historical value and nature beauty. If you travel to Saigon, take time to read this guide book before drafting a detailed itinerary for yourself!
1. Thong Nhat Hall (Independence Palace)
The buildings are designed in accordance with Feng Shui and Oriental architecture but are very modern. Visiting Independence Palace, visitors can admire many items from the old regime as well as the evidence marking the independence day 30.4.1975.Opening hours: 7:30 am - 11:00 am, from 13h00 to 16h00 (daily);
Address: 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1;
Ticket price: Adults: 2.4 USD / person. Group from 20 people will get a discount of 30%;
Independence Palace. Picture: yatlat
2. Notre Dame Cathedral
Located on the main street in the center of the city, nowadays, Notre Dame Cathedral becomes the symbol of Saigon. It features European architecture combining beautiful Roman and Gothic style, together with the largest bell in Vietnam. Notre Dame Cathedral is the most beautiful and most important church of Saigon diocese, the pride of the people of the city. The area around Notre Dame Cathedral has the best view in Saigon.Opening hours: Visiting: Morning 8h30 - 10h00, 14h30 - 15h30 (Monday - Friday);
The time of the Mass: 5:30 am, 5:00 pm (T2 - T7), 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm (for foreigners), 16h00, 17h00, 18h30;
Address: No. 1 Paris Commune, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1.
3. Ben Thanh market
The Ben Thanh market is located in the heart of the city, with four entrances to Quach Thi Trang Square and other major streets of Phan Boi Chau, Phan Chu Trinh and Le Thanh Ton. Inside the market is selling all kinds of traditional and modern items that can be used as gifts for family and friends. At night, the surrounding become more bustling with the clothes shop, crowded restaurant visitors.Opening hours: 7am - 7pm daily;
Address: Between Phan Boi Chau - Phan Chu Trinh - Le Thanh Ton - Quach Thi Trang, Ben Thanh - District 1.
4. Binh Tay Market (Cho Lon)
Located in the Chinatown, Cho Lon is the wholesale market providing goods to many provinces in the South and the country. Grains, dried seafood to clothing, footwear, children's toys. In the area where many Chinese people live, there are so many activities.Opening hours: 7am - 6pm daily; Address: 57A Thap Muoi, Ward 12, District 6
5. Can Gio
About 50 km from Ho Chi Minh City center, Can Gio has forests and sea, so fresh seafood is available. There are also many interesting attractions such as Vam Sa mangrove forest, Monkey Island, tourist resort and beach. 30 th of April, Nam Hai Water Throne Tomb .. Every year on 16/8 lunar calendar, Nghinh Ong festival is celebrated and it is a very important event here with hundreds of boats to attend.How to travel there?
- By bus: From Ben Thanh Market you can take the bus to Nha Be, the bus will stop at this side of the Binh Khanh ferry. You buy a ferry ticket, after passing the ferry (to Can Gio) you start another bus to go to the sea. On the way if you want to visit any point please go down because the bus in Can Gio has no station to pick up or drop off;
- By motorbike: From Nguyen Van Linh Avenue, District 7 turn right to Huynh Tan Phat Street, straight to the end of the road is Binh Khanh ferry. The ferry runs straight to Can Thanh Town, where Can Gio Beach and many other attractions along this road.
Fishermen in Can Gio beach. Picture: ST
6. Suoi Tien tourist area
Located at the gateway North East Saigon, 19km from the city center, Suoi Tien is an entertainment destination attracting many tourists when coming to Ho Chi Minh City. Suoi Tien is also a place where cultural and historical education through sightseeing sites builds on the ideas of the myths, the myths of the nation and the oriental thought.Opening hours: 8h00 - 17h30 (Mon - Fri), 8h00 - 18h00 (Sat & Sun), 6h30 - 22h00 (Tet holidays).
Entrance fee: 3 USD / adult, 1.5 USD / child;
Tickets for games: 25 cents to 2 USD / person/game;
Address: 120 Xa Lo Ha Noi, Tan Phu Ward, District 9;
Transfer from Ben Thanh Market: Take bus 19 or take a motorbike through Thu Thiem Tunnel, straight to Hanoi Highway.
An amusement park in Suoi Tien tourist area. Picture: angididau
7. Vietnam History Museum
Vietnam History Museum was built in 1929, formerly the Musée Blanchard de la Brosse. Visiting this monument, you will admire, learn about the tens of thousands of valuable artifacts. In addition, the museum also has over 25,000 books and materials for archaeological study, ethnography, history, museum study ...Opening hours: Morning 8h00 - 11h30; Afternoon 13h30 - 16h30 (Tue-Sun);
Entrance fee: 80 cents/ person (foreign guests);
Address: No. 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1 (next to Botanical Garden).
Vietnam History Museum. Picture: ST
8. War Remnants Museum
Travelers come here will feel the most true of a fierce war era, to further appreciate what is in the present. Exhibits such as airplanes, cannons, tanks, guillotines and two tiger cages were built right in Con Dao prison. There is also a gallery on the Southwest Frontier War, the war on the northern border, the issue of the Spratly Islands, the conspiracy of hostile forces.Opening hours: 7:30 am - 12:00 am, 13:30 - 17:00 (daily);
Entrance fee: 80 cents / person / visit (foreigner);
Address: 28 Vo Van Tan, District 3
War Remnants Museum. Photo: sotaydulich
9. Cu Chi Tunnels
Cu Chi tunnels are about 70 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. This is where the miniature battles of Cu Chi and its people have been reduced in the fierce resistance of 30 years. The Cu Chi tunnels today are admired by works deep in the ground, with many layers, many niches such as spider webs, accommodation, meeting and fighting with a total length of more than 200 km.
Foreign visitors are visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels. Photo: dulichsaigon
Cu Chi tunnels have two points:
Ben Duoc tunnel: The Grounds of the Saigon - Gia Dinh Military Region Committee are preserved in Phu Hiep Hamlet, Phu My Hung Commune, Cu Chi District.How to get there? Bus no. 13 and 79: take bus 13 from Ben Thanh to Cu Chi bus station, then take bus 79 from Cu Chi bus station to Ben Duoc.
Ben Dinh Tunnels: Cu Chi District Party Committee base is preserved in Ben Dinh Village, Nhuan Duc Commune, Cu Chi District.
Getting there: Take bus number 4 from Ben Thanh to Ben An Suong. Then continue the bus 122 from An Suong Bus Station to An Nhon West, get off.
General notes:
• Total time to visit and transfer: Half day
• Ticket price: 4.8 USD / foreigner,
In the tunnels visitors can eat tapioca and drinking tea for free.
• Other transportation: If you travel by motorbike, you can follow the bus route. If you rent a taxi from the city center to the tunnels, it is about 600,000 - 700,000 VND / way.
• Sports shoes should be worn to facilitate movement in the tunnel.
10. Cruise along the Saigon River
The winding wind of the Sai Gon river through the city of 37km is a beautiful landscape. Try a river cruise experience, you will be exploring the very features of Saigon with beautiful scenery. There are many types of sightseeing including: boat trips along the river to Nha Be, Can Gio; Boat to Lai Thieu; sightseeing with dinner on the boat restaurant... Depending on the quality of service, the cost for a trip along the Saigon River starts from 80,000VND per person and up.Address: Many cruises on the Saigon River start from Bach Dang wharf on Ton Duc Thang street (District 1, HCMC) or Sai Gon port at 3 Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City.
You can contact directly the cruise ship Saigon: 083 8230 393, cruise ship Ben Nghe: 08 8231 475, cruise 168: 083 8296 820, cruise My Canh: 083 8223 299.
Sail to the Saigon River in the evening. Picture: tapchiduthuyen
11. Thu Thiem Tunnel
The largest river crossing in Southeast Asia and the entire East-West Highway. HCM inaugurated on 20/11.
Thu Thiem Tunnel. Photo: citinews
12. Thu Thiem Bridge
With an ideal location lying across the Saigon River winding around the beautiful downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Thu Thiem Bridge has gradually become the favorite destination of young Saigon now.After a hard working day, Thu Thiem Bridge is a great place to meet among countless luxury cafes. Standing on the bridge, just watching the city at night glittering lights that just enjoy the cool breeze, it is very pleasant. It is an experience that visitors should not miss.
A corner of Thu Thiem bridge. Photo: digiphotoclub
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