Ho Chi Minh City
Formerly called Saigon, but renamed in 1976 Ho Chi Minh City, the economic capital of Vietnam is today a large metropolis bustling with life day and night.
Each of its districts offers discoveries of different facets of the city and gives you an insight into the culture of the country.
Thus, it is nice to get “lost” in Chinatown for a day to discover many pagodas and temples and browse the colorful alleys of the markets whose smells will awaken your senses.
In District 1, there is a lively nightlife, excellent gastronomy, and many architectural remains of the French colonial era: the cathedral, the old post office, the town hall, the opera and many others. And don’t forget to end the day and discover the city from a new point of view to go enjoy one of the many rooftops of the city.
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Questions & Answers
How much time should I spend visiting Ho Chi Minh?
Ho Chi Minh is a very big city full of animation. Nevertheless, if you don’t like big cities, you can just spend a night there before catching your flight back. Otherwise, two good days of visit allow to already have a good overview of the city center. By adding a day, you can explore the Cu Chi tunnels and the great Cao Dai temple and it is also the gateway to the Mekong Delta, to venture into the meanders of this majestic river of Southeast Asia.
For a getaway in nature, nothing beats a getaway of one or two nights in the incredible Nam Cat Tien National Park to discover the wild fauna and flora or a day of adventure in the mangroves of Nam Giao at the mouth of the Saigon River.
