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Ho Chi Minh City

3 Days in Ho Chi Minh City

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Day 1Arrival DayMediumDistrict 1

Colonial Saigon

Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Post Office and the Opera House.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    30 min

    Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral

    Nhà thờ Đức Bà

  3. 15:30
    30 min

    Central Post Office

    Bưu điện Thành phố

  4. 16:15
    1.3 h

    Independence Palace

    Dinh Độc Lập

  5. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Saigon rooftop bar

    Bitexco Financial Tower

Day 2Day TripFullCủ Chi

Cu Chi Tunnels

The guerrilla tunnel network, 90 minutes northwest.

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Day 3City DayMediumDistrict 3

War Remnants Museum · Ben Thanh Market

The Vietnam War from the Vietnamese side; hard but essential. Stalls of everything, and lunch at the food counters.

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Day Trip

Mekong Delta

Sampans through coconut canals and floating markets.

Day Trip

Cao Dai Temple and Black Lady Mountain

The colourful Cao Dai Holy See at its noon ceremony.

Half Day

Cholon (Chinatown)

Binh Tay Market and the incense coils of Thien Hau Temple.

Half Day

Jade Emperor Pagoda and Tan Dinh

A Taoist pagoda thick with incense, and the pink church.