City: Ho Chi Minh City
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Vietnam's bustling largest city sets the cultural and economic pace for the country. The former Saigon boasts charming French colonial architecture and wide boulevards, usually thronged and choked with traffic. Taxis are an option for seeing the sprawling city. The War Remnants Museum shows the Vietnam War through Vietnamese eyes. Don't miss the impressive Jade Emperor Pagoda. Go to the frenetic Ben Thanh Market for food, flowers or frogs. Tour through the Mekong Delta, past rice paddies and houseboats.
Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City
1. Tao Dan Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 463 reviews
Reviewed By ashishdeora123 - Jodhpur, India
one of the city most attractive green space local people came here for jogging play badminton visit here in morning or evening for fresh air
2. A O Show - Lune Production
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,845 reviews
À Ố Show is one of Vietnamese Bamboo Circus performances. À Ố - derives from Làng Phố, which means ‘village and city’. À Ố Show tells a captivating story of the transition from the peaceful life of the countryside to the fast-paced metropolitan life of modern Southern Vietnam. The soul of village life and, in stark contrast, familiar scenes from the city, are beautifully brought to life -- with bamboo! The stunning simplicity of the bamboo props frames an awe-inspiring circus featuring acrobatics, contortion, juggling, and stunting. Throughout the show, both traditional and modern music harmonize richly, performed live with 17 musical instruments. À Ố Show has become a world-renowned circus, critically acclaimed in 11 countries.
Reviewed By 197gabes - Singapore, Singapore
If you only have the time to catch one show in Saigon, it has to be the A O Show. And if you do not have the time, do review your schedule and squeeze it into your travel itinerary as you will not regret it. It is truly an amazing production that is well choreographed, filled with energetic performers and makes creative use of simple everyday objects like bamboo poles and baskets to tell a beautiful story of how life evolves for the people in Vietnam from the village to a modern city. To really enjoyed the show, do go for the ‘Wow’ tickets. It may seem abit pricey, but it also offers the best unblock view from the opera house’s balcony seats. Despite deciding to catch the show just the day before, and having read all the other wonderful reviews of the show we decide to splurge to treat ourselves and were rewarded with great center seats. The returns for those ‘Wow’ tickets were priceless as the whole family were blown away by the breathtaking performance and could not stop taking it after the show. The bonus freebie thrown in has to be an informative 15-20 mins pre-show tour of the Opera House by the production crew. They will share with you the history of the place and it’s significance to the history of Saigon. So with the price of one ticket you get to watch a great show and also at the same time learn abit more about this beautiful and historical building. So do not wait or hesitate, do catch the A O Show when you are ever at Saigon or any city where they are performing.
3. Artinus 3D Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 517 reviews
Artinus 3D Art Gallery is the first 3D museum in Ho Chi Minh city. It is the newest place for tourist who want to discover this big city. Coming to Artinusm tourist will become an actor/ actress in the fantastic view like: ocean, forest, giant zone, vietnam zone or egypt adventure zone....
Reviewed By louwm903
What a pleasant surprise. We went there expecting art in the normal sense of the word. As is gallery. What we found was something out of a childhood fairy tale book. We a lot of pictures, the proposed poses was a big help ????. Our whatsapp profiles pics were updated ????. We really enjoyed the experience. I would really recommend a visit for a couple of hours of just fun, and take the kids.
4. Aeon Mall Binh Tan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
5. Central Post Office
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4.0 based on 17,101 reviews
This post office also houses a useful office center with phones and fax lines.
Reviewed By DrDaveMaui - Wailuku, United States
Great to see this working post office (the French Colonial architecture) as a piece of living history where people buy stamps, mail packages, etc. Got to meet and have a wonderful chat with an 88 retired employee who still comes to volunteer and offer stories of the past, another piece of living history. (He used to help service men translate love letters!)
6. Cong Vien Van Hoa Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 158 reviews
Lush greenery, affordable amenities and lots of happy sports enthusiasts make this park a pleasant place to visit.
Reviewed By apmscheng
Parks in Vietnam especially HCMC / Saigon are well maintained and worth a visit. plenty of park benches, picnic gazebos, Exercise equipment, Children's play area, Very clean toilets. Clear even walking paths etc. Walking is a pleasure here and people are very friendly.
7. Ho Chi Minh Squares
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 3,346 reviews
This historic area is bordered by City Hall, the beautiful Rex Hotel and numerous French and Vietnamese restaurants.
Reviewed By Candicetravel2020
Nice square with a lots of hotels, restaurant here. You can walk to Saigon river where there are a lots cruise restaurants. Please pay attention when you walk here with pickpocket or phone robber
8. Dam Sen Water Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 685 reviews
The water park's slides and rides make it a popular local attraction that gets busy on the weekends. Go on a weekday for a welcome break from the hustle and heat of the city. Dam Sen Water Park with 31 aquatic equipments and a wave pool of 3000m2 in width appropriate for all ages from calm games such as Wandering River, Wave pool, Massage pool, Aqua dance, Action pool to thrilled games such as Kamikaze, Boomerang, Multi slide, Twister space bowl, Love storm, Giant slide, Tornado, Twister etc…and a children paradise including water palace, elephant and hippopotamus families together with pretty and colorful slide for children.
Reviewed By 500chungl - London, United Kingdom
Family of 5, we only paid for 2 as our two young kids were free and our sixty plus grandma was also free! They provide foreigners with a sundeck with free of charge lockers and changing rooms. We spent four hours there trying out all the pools and the river where the young kids were allowed entry. There were many life guards watching closely what was going on and blowing whistle to keep us safe and in order. On a Saturday, all the food stalls and restaurants in the Water Park were open providing simple local and western food at inexpensive price. Our young kids loved the place so much that they did not want to leave! After a week, happy memory with young kids of mine and others remains... much fun, laughter, sun and water... colourful, adventurous place mingling with happy local families!
9. Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater
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4.0 based on 1,599 reviews
Generations ago, Vietnamese puppeteers performed for their rural communities in waist-deep water, bringing to life legends and stories about their region. Water puppetry theaters like Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater continue that tradition into the modern day and are a fun, family-friendly way to experience a hallmark of traditional Vietnamese culture.water puppet show, which is closely associated with the spiritual life of Vietnamese people, especially in the countryside. The show’s chosen stage is the surface of a water pool. The puppeteers present their clever skills in managing puppets by long bamboo rods and string mechanism under the surface. A traditional Vietnamese orchestra is an excellent music accompaniment. The puppets depict the story from the songs during the show, which reflects the peaceful life of the Vietnamese countryside, so it is not too difficult to understand it.
Reviewed By DGGmo - London, United Kingdom
Thoroughly enjoyed my trip to this theatre to see the traditional Water Puppets show. It is walking distance (10 mins) from the War Remnants museum and was a great pick-me-up after four hours learning about the terrible events and impact of the American War. There are a couple of showings each day - at 5 and 6pm when I visited but probably subject to change, and you can buy your ticket direct at the box office (cash only). The show lasted about 35 minutes and was in Vietnamese, with the singers playing the instruments too. An ancient art in Vietnam, the stories are easy to follow and very entertaining.
10. People's Committee Building
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 659 reviews
Though still called Hotel de Ville locally, this is no longer a hotel. This landmark building is actually The People's Committee, a government building with no public access.
Reviewed By HuaRenPekanbaru
Very good france design architecture Best spot for photograph Also surrounding by other beautiful building
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