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Ho Chi Minh City

Motorbike energy, French colonial cafés, and the best banh mi on earth.

Best time
December to March (dry, cooler).
Stay
4 nights
From US
17h from LAX (1 stop), 20h+ from East Coast
Lang / Cur
Vietnamese · Vietnamese Dong (VND)

Saigon (as locals still call it) blends French colonial architecture with a booming Vietnamese street food scene. Base here for Mekong Delta + Cu Chi Tunnels day trips.

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Highlights

  • 01Cu Chi Tunnels half-day
  • 02War Remnants Museum
  • 03Notre-Dame Cathedral + Central Post Office
  • 04Ben Thanh Market + street food night tour
  • 05Mekong Delta day trip
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Where to stay

District 1District 3Thao Dien (D2)
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4-day itinerary

  1. 01Center

    Notre-Dame, Post Office, Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh night market.

  2. 02History

    Cu Chi Tunnels morning, War Remnants Museum afternoon.

  3. 03Food

    Street food scooter tour, rooftop drinks.

  4. 04Mekong

    Full-day Mekong Delta boat + coconut village.

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Local intelligence

  • 01Cross streets slow + steady — motorbikes flow around you.
  • 02Grab is safer and cheaper than street taxis.
  • 03Bring toilet paper + hand sanitizer for tunnels and market bathrooms.
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