Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City

Things to do

1. The Cu Chi tunnels

   Two hundred and fifty kilometers of tunnels on three levels, a few meters of which you crawl through. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument6 hr≈ €25best in the morning

2. The War Remnants Museum

   A blunt, difficult museum, and the one place in the country where the war is told without euphemism. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMuseum2 hr 30 min≈ €2best in the morning

3. Bến Thành Market

   Saigon’s belly since 1914, and the night market that takes over the surrounding streets. On Wikipedia (in French)

   ShoppingMarket2 hrFreebest in the morning

4. The Central Post Office and Notre-Dame

   A railway-station nave from Eiffel’s workshop, opposite a cathedral of bricks from Toulouse. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument1 hr 30 minFreebest in the afternoon

5. A day in the Mekong Delta

   Floating markets, river channels by rowing boat, and orchards you cross on foot. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryNature10 hr≈ €45takes the whole day

6. Saigon by scooter at night

   Five stops, five neighborhoods, and the city seen from the back of a motorbike — the only right scale. On Wikipedia (in French)

   FoodMarket4 hr≈ €40best in the evening

When to go

The most pleasant months in Ho Chi Minh City: from December to April, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in April, where to go in December.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€20

Mid-range

€35

Comfort

€65

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

3.6 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• KKday Activities and tours, especially in Asia
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Vietnam

Plugs

Type A, C, D, 220 V

Emergencies

113 (police), 115 (ambulance), 114 (fire)

Driving

On the right

Near Ho Chi Minh City

• Da Lat Vietnam, 230 km
• Phu Quoc Vietnam, 300 km
• Nha Trang Vietnam, 320 km
• Siem Reap and Angkor Cambodia, 410 km
• Hoi An and Da Nang Vietnam, 590 km
• Hue Vietnam, 640 km

Elsewhere in Vietnam

• Da Lat
• Ha Long Bay
• Hanoi
• Hoi An and Da Nang
• Hue
• Nha Trang
• Phu Quoc