Ho Chi Minh Travel Guide

COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the country forward with its pulsating energy. A chaotic whirl, the city breathes life and vitality into all who settle here, and visitors cannot help but be hauled along for the ride.

GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City is a popular tourist destination due to its fascinating culture, classic French architecture, and sleek skyscrapers as well as ornate temples and pagodas. The city is also filled with rooftop bars that overlook Saigon and beyond, while fantastic restaurants offer a combination of French, Chinese, and, of course, local Vietnamese cuisine.

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From the finest of hotels to the cheapest of guesthouses, the classiest of restaurants to the tastiest of street stalls, the choicest of boutiques to the scrum of the markets, HCMC is a city of energy and discovery.

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WHEN TO GO TO Ho Chi Minh

From Christmas until New Year, streets and hotels in city center are filled with colorful decorations. During Tet (around late-January and mid-February),at this time, most air tickets will be fully booked just before it, so plan your trip accordingly. If you lucky, you can see how Vietnamese enjoy their own “Tet” Festival.

HOW TO GET TO Ho Chi Minh

Admire timeless alleys to incense-infused temples before negotiating chic designer malls beneath sleek 21st-century skyscrapers. The ghosts of the past live on in buildings that one generation ago witnessed a city in turmoil, but now the real beauty of the former Saigon’s urban collage is the seamless blending of these two worlds into one exciting mass.

WHAT TO DO Ho Chi Minh

From the finest of hotels to the cheapest of guesthouses, the classiest of restaurants to the tastiest of street stalls, the choicest of boutiques to the scrum of the markets, Ho Chi Minh city is a city of energy and discovery. Everywhere you go, there's a surprise waiting for you.