Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is located in the prosperous southern region, adjacent to the south east of the southern and northern edges of the Southwest. As a large and populous city in Vietnam. It is a major transportation hub, linking to other provinces in the region and the international gateway of the region.
Even at first glance, Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City has left a deep impression of the largest urban, busiest and most dynamic in the country. The lamp lit streets, activities and fun entertainment lasts until midnight. The hustle of cars moving around the streets like endless. Shops abounded with a rich cargo of all colors, all kinds of contributing to the reputation “of Saigon – a shopper’s paradise.” Click the restaurants, shops, restaurants with varied menus make dining a fun become indispensable for travelers coming here.

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But behind the excitement was a liberal that lives in harmony with the ancient customs of a traditional culture has adapted to life on land reclaimed in a river delta, and interference with early cultures in the region and the West. Hundreds of temples, worship house hundreds of national heroes and the kind of money is still around in the open realm of incense smoke. The evidence of the liberation of the city and the country was respectfully preserved. Apart from official holidays, city people formally organized many festivals in the tradition of “drinking water source memory” as the festival, anniversary craft, Doctor’s Day, Teachers Day, signals, , Women’s Day …

The architecture of Saigon – Pearl of the Far East the past is preserved and embellished into the sights interesting. Besides the promotion of works of modern architecture inspired in traditional Vietnam. In the narrow ground this winter, visitors will be surprised with shady avenues ancient hundred years, the large park brilliant flowers, the peaceful villa. Besides the new buildings in the city center, guests will have the opportunity to visit Cholon of the U.S. with the bustling old quarter, trade and manufacturing bustles day and night.

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As a tourist center and gateway to tourism in the country, Ho Chi Minh system facilities and tourism is quite developed, from the point of entertainment to hotels, restaurants row. climate pleasant city, the sun is not too hot and rainy season does not last long so would be a tourist season. City dwellers, friendly and generous, always look forward to welcoming visitors from all directions heaven. Travel tips City has two distinct seasons are the dry season and rainy season, the rainy season starts in June and ends in November. But generally you can go to City any month of the year and do not travel in the city on the Lunar New Year day. Lunar New Year when people are in fact home to eat with the family.

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At the festive season shopping activities and play in incredibly vibrant city that takes place throughout the streets. Christmas season filled with the light path, crowded vehicles and recreational activities take place almost brutal night, you can reach the city on these days to enjoy the atmosphere will warm chilly but exist.
Do not worry the noise of the city you come here any day of the year have improved the eco-tourism, resort … for you to relax.

Where to go, what to play?

To travel to the Ho Chi Minh City full, there are places that you typically can not be ignored. With 11 museums system, Ho Chi Minh City is home to more museums than any of the provinces and cities nationwide . The contents of the museum display is quite rich, and not only on history and local culture, that of the South, countries and Southeast Asia, offers many interesting knowledge. Over 1,000 home temples, houses, temples and shrines are built over time as well as the precious assets of culture, architecture and art. You will find the Buddhist temples of typical South, the old house history associated with reclaiming land open. Besides the temple “innovation” the largest and most beautiful in the country, combining delicate interplay between modern style with traditional temple architecture. The city has half a million U.S. lives should focus most of Temple United also compared in the water, architecture and rich diversity, many temples have been recognized historic sites – the city’s culture and country. The French have left many beautiful and varied works. It can be said that urban rarity in South East Asia there are many types of architecture, various schools, the Western art style as Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City. Typically the People’s Committee office-style City Third French Republic, the State Bank influenced Art Nouveau movement, Children’s House style with neoclassical, Nha Rong Dong Duong style, Post Office with the eclectic school, Notre Dame Cathedral with Roman art, according to Tan Si church Gothic District … array of contemporary architecture, is booming, hundreds of color hundred looks, giving the city a fun look, which has some beautiful buildings, high aesthetic value. But the most unique attractions of the city remains the Cu Chi Tunnels, a unique project in world military history, the symbol of the will Intelligent iron will and cunning of the city’s military in the war against America. Equally illustrious Gio mangrove forest with the battle ship out the enemy on the Saigon river, now a tourist destination with great ecological mangroves endless blue. Museum ‘s museum system Ho Chi Minh City includes 11 museums and many memorial houses, traditional houses, traditional rooms in the district. Vietnam History Museum is the largest museum, and also the first museum of the city, dating from the early 20th century. By continuously collecting and preserving the artifacts through the period, should have History Museum has a collection of 30,000 objects rich in value. Ho Chi Minh Museum, where the introduction of the life and career of President Ho, attract more domestic tourists the most. Meanwhile, the War Remnants Museum exhibition on atrocities of the U.S. invasion for the people of Vietnam, is the indispensable address in the visit of foreign tourists. * Museum history of Vietnam – Vietnam 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem, District 1 * Museum of Ho Chi Minh City 65 Ly Tu Trong, District 1

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* War Remnants Museum
28 Vo Van Tan, District 3 Ho Chi Minh Museum * – HCMC 1 Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4 Ton Duc Thang Museum *

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* Museum of Ho Chi Minh Campaign
2 Le Duan, District 1 * Southern Women’s Museum 202 Vo Thi Sau Street, District 3

* Museum of Armed Forces of the South East
247 Hoang Van Thu, Tan Binh District Museum of Fine Arts – City 97a Pho Duc Chinh Street, District 1 the temples and pagodas There are the typical architectural style of Buddhist temple Traditional education scene in the South with Serenity, u tastefully furnished, and dozens of church statues, columns, how do sophisticated wood carvings. Then there is the temple built in modern style, but inspired by traditional architecture with large furniture and bright, decorated simple, dignified, reinforced concrete structure while retaining the traditional appearance. Besides the hundreds of worshiping house associated with the history of land colonization. Every year the quiet family ceremony in the spring period, with the liturgy and prayers to the solemn dance. Pantheon of national heroes such as King Hung Temple, Tran Hung Dao Temple, Mausoleum He … not just beautiful buildings but also a place crowded with nature to promote wellbeing blessings and fortune praying ceremony. Over 30 temples United , essentially a temple, associated with historic settlement of Saigon – Cho Lon past. United temple architecture with vibrant colors, many sculptures, painting vivid phoenix calligraphy dragon dance, a temple under a different aspect of the customary five groups of Cantonese language, Phuoc Kien, Teochew, Hainanese and Hakka. ancient Buddhist Temple: * Giac Lam Pagoda 118 Lac Long Quan, Tan Binh District

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* Giac Vien
161/85/20 Lac Long Quan Street, District 11 * Phung Son Pagoda Three in February 1408, district 11 new Buddhist Temple: * Vinh Nghiem Pagoda 339 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 3

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Xa Loi Pagoda *
89 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, District 3 * Nam Thien Nhat Tru Nguyen Van Bi 511, Thu Duc district

Family:

* Dinh Phong Phu
Hamlet Phong Phu, Tang Nhon Phu Ward, District 9 * Phu Nhuan Dinh Van Ngoc Mai 18, Phu Nhuan Temple: * Hung Vuong Temple 2B Nguyen Binh Khiem, District 1

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* Tran Hung Dao Temple
36 Vo Thi Sau Street, District 1 * Le Van Lang Browse 1bis Phan Dang Luu, Binh Thanh Hoa Pagoda: * Jade Emperor Pagoda 73 Mai Thi Luu, District 1 * Thien Hau Pagoda 710 Nguyen Trai, District 5 * Second Temple Phu Hai Thuong Lan Ong 264, District 5 Cathedral in Saigon churches built mainly in the second half of the 19th century. Overall, stylish French style architecture of this period style has combined Roman, Gothic familiar medieval Europe. There are buildings intended to emotional support for the French government, where the religious buildings meet the spiritual needs of indigenous believers. The church is the largest city is home Notre Dame Cathedral built in 1880, also known as the state church because the French colonial government spends money to build, is the place where the official ceremony, were later transferred to the diocese of Saigon Gon management. At that time, Notre Dame Cathedral is considered the largest in the French colonies. Brick church Marseille tiles, stained glass and steel frames from France brought with green stone Bien Hoa. The doorways along the supply roll Roman Gothic style reminiscent broken arch form large cathedral in Paris, Chartres, Reim. Tan Dinh Church is smaller, the Vietnamese people for their typical blend of different styles each of the French church architecture was built by and extended in several waves. District Church of the prototype Si small church in France. Cha Tam Church in Cholon, too, but on the inside decorative horizontal joint as the U.S. temples. style church built in the later period there have been many efforts to find more local style. Typically church Mango Garden reconcile modern character and ancient Vietnamese character, with the door of the gate, the large roof. * Notre Dame Cathedral Paris Commune, Dong Khoi, District 1

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* Tan Dinh Church
289 Hai Ba Trung Street, District 3 District Church of Si * 1 Ton That Tung District 1 * Cha Tam Church 25 School Lac, District 5 * Cho Quan Church 120 Tran Binh Trong, District 5

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* Church of Mango Garden
413 Le Van Sy, District 3 History Museum Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City
2 Nguyen Binh Khiem, District 1 The other architecture French architecture left many beautiful public buildings in harmony with the landscape, become a particular elegance of the city. The public buildings are diverse, ranging from the executive office of the city to museums, theaters, schools, … quite a lot of schools and different artistic styles. Many details of the art Vietnamese, Cham, Khmer has been put into decorating. Especially the combination works in harmony with Western architectural elements into a local style known as Indo-architecture, such as the Dragon House, History Museum or the Vietnam Le Hong Phong. Architecture Saigon before 1975 also left a number of values, which highlights the architectural movement “tropical” means paying attention to the tropical climate, the same tendency to express cultural efforts ethnic arts in contemporary architecture. The famous works are the Reunification Hall, General Science Library, Thuong Tin Commercial Bank, the French Cultural Exchange Institute IDECAF, some Buddhist temples, … The open architecture of Saigon boom. New works range from the buildings to villas, townhouses with new technologies and new ideas. Buildings built dozens of stories many of which, is the highest building, Saigon Trade Center, 33 stories high 128M. Some beautiful work, is estimated to have high art. French Architecture: * MPC Headquarters 86 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1

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* The Opera House
7 Lam Son Square, District 1 * Notre Dame Cathedral Paris Commune, Dong Khoi, District 1 Architecture before 1975: * Reunification Hall 106 Nguyen Du, District 1

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* Library General Science
67 Ly Tu Trong, District 1 new architecture: * The Metropolitan Building 61 Nguyen Du, District 1 * Saigon Trade Center 37 Le Duan, District 1 point traveling on a trip not only to watch the river, cool breezes, but also to get an overview of the development of this land: from the flap of coconut water on lands transferred to the beautiful buildings of the period of renovation from the agricultural product wharf boat laden west to Saigon Port, Vietnam’s largest ship worldwide welcome; from Nha Rong wharf is where President to seek ways to save the country from Bach Dang Wharf for cruise ships on the river … On the local the northwest of the city is the Cu Chi Tunnels, revolutionary base tunnel system in the ground like spider, known all over the world. Local populations and the Ben Duoc Temple on the Saigon River is now a historical – cultural landscape, tranquil rivers, lush gardens and immense green rice. Mangroves Need Now pearling down the Saigon River, a former special forces base of the vessel with fights a fearsome enemy, was barren because bombs and Agent Orange. This vast mangrove forests have been resurrected, becoming Zone World Biosphere Reserve, an eco-tourist attractions. You’ll be surprised how an ecological point not far from the city center is Duc garden, in a quiet rural river, peaceful, where “good land birds.” * Cu Chi Phu Hiep Hamlet, Phu My Hung Commune, Cu Chi

* Can Gio Mangroves
and Long Hoa Ly Nhon Commune, Can Gio

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* Cruise on Saigon River
From Bach Dang Duc * Park has 124/31, Go Cong town, Long Thanh My Ward, District 9

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To go back on?

Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is located international airport’s main terminal Vietnam is also going in the water (from city to the provinces and vice versa). From Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city center takes about 20 minutes by taxi. From the north down to south you can go by rail. The train constantly in the north-south passenger service, fares and you can refer http://vetau.com.vn bookings in the next logical choice is to coach from the provincial to city and back as passenger transport services Mai Linh Express presence throughout Vietnam and other transport companies. Finally, traveling by motorcycle. To the city there are many travel options for you such as taxi, bus, motorbike … in the City bus fares are very cheap, long lines around 5000 USD and short routes 3000 – 4000 USD. At the peak hours is a bit tight because of tourists are now idle, the comfortable, sit in the route …. Air Conditioning. taxi roamed around the streets all day carrying side is the phone number of taxi firms that operate the vehicle. The taxi in the City typically cost U.S. $ 12,000 as follows for the first 1km, 10,000 for the next km and 8000 USD for 10 km or more, large firms such as Mai Linh Taxi Group, 8181818 Taxi Future, Taxi Vinasun, Vina … Car hugs the present almost all the alleys in the City and the price is negotiated between client and get the car, usually 1 km and 10 km, the 5000 is about 30,000 VND. Purchase price is rich in Goods , all colors, all types, from the common, everyday objects to the famous specialty of the country, from a domestic to the international brand reputation in the world. Stores often beautifully decorated, especially the arts and crafts shops and fashion, each store as a small work of art. The Saigon is the concept of “Commercial Basically, you can ward”, should spontaneously into the same neighborhood business items, is easy for visitors to view and select. Adjacent to the store to keep customers, vendors do not talk much challenge. There are certain store prices. But you still have to be alert to issues of price and quality, especially when shopping at the market. city itself is an industrial center and trading hub in the country and abroad. Cholon was far from the life known to skilled handicrafts. So no wonder when the goods are abundant here. But perhaps you still surprised to find out the purchase of a local specialty in Saigon are even easier than in the place of origin; or discovered quite a lot of local products are now manufactured in Saigon with higher quality. Today, it is difficult to say what is the specialty of Ho Chi Minh. But surely the rich goods and variety here to please tourists everywhere. In the markets of most city not listed product price. City you wish to purchase in the City you need to have someone come along good with the purchase because of the small business market in the products, their prices very high. You can also choose to purchase at the mall, supermarket plaza systems around the city because it has the official price and certainly from her job. Market system HCMC * Ben Thanh Market, an expression the fall of Saigon, is considered the largest retail markets in the sense that you can find all sorts of items here, from economical to high levels, particularly of food products which are most selective. * An Dong Market building has six floors, equipped with quite modern, especially the rich fabric and imitation leather goods. * Binh Tay is the largest wholesale markets, not only that the city’s south, is the focal distribution handicraft products of Cholon, agricultural products of the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands with imports from China, Thailand … around the country. Wholesale and retail word here is very relative sense because the fact that large and small markets are both forms of this trade.

* Another feature is a city with many markets selling only one item: 1. Soai Kinh Lam fabric 2. Kim Bien Market chemicals 3. Tran Chanh Chieu rice market 4. Tobacco Market Studies Lac chicken market neighborhood with 5. Ho Thi KyCho Flower Market building materials Trinh Hoai Duc … Besides the market, specialize in Saigon City. * Want to buy common furniture, invites you to Ngo Gia Tu Street. But high-end furniture, fashion than it would be looking to shop on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Meanwhile, Republican street furniture is mainly sold in Tan Binh carved furniture, the type of the precious wood. * Decorate the house with decorative material city Ly Thuong Kiet and To Hien Thanh Street artificial flowers Tuesday in February; curtain screen sex city on Le Van Si and Ly Thai To – Dien Bien Phu city wedding decorations at the end of Nguyen Dinh Chieu … * Nguyen Thong Street selling food tins, but they must look to foreign wine Hai Trieu. Ta Uyen town that sells all kinds of roast pork. Fruit is also famous Le Thanh Ton Street, Tan Dinh and Kieu. * Street extended on the clothing and Cao Thang Nguyen Dinh Chieu street shoes while focusing a ramp along Tran Huy Lieu in District 3. * Antiques focuses on Le Cong Kieu, souvenir area Dong Khoi, Le Loi and Le Thanh Ton, Northern Region Drug Trieu Quang Phuc, votive sugar Luong Nhu Hoc, Nguyen Chi Thanh worship and Cach Mang Thang Tam … Supermarkets and shopping centers It just appeared in the next few years, supermarkets have proved very attractive by the food and daily consumer abundance, species diversity, each face goods can have tens of different brands helps the easy choice, quality assurance and affordable, especially selling price should definitely advantageous for those busy, no time to go See the market price. During hot weather, shopping in air-conditioned supermarkets also support the hard work. Most supermarkets have a dedicated play area for children. Trade Center is not available in stores, often selling high-end consumer goods, especially imported goods of famous brands world, expensive jewelry or exquisite souvenirs. Contrary to the markets and supermarkets are places filled with goods, the trade centers often choose commodities rather than by number, to display luxurious and attractive. Supermarket: 1. Mart Supermarkets COOP Systems 2. Citimart Supermarket 3. Supermarket Maximart 4. Metro System 5. Saigon Supermarket System 6. Supermarket Cora 7. Ha Noi Supermarket 8. Super Bowl Supermarket Trade Center Adult: 1. Diamond Plaza shopping center 2. Saigon Trade Center 3. Retail Savico – Kinh 4. Retail Tax 5. Hung Vuong Plaza commercial center 6. Citi Plaza shopping center table pricing information refer to Spring Water * 5,000 VND / bottle * Internet 4.000d / hour * 15 000 rice export – 40000vnd / disk * Taxi 12.000D/KM * Cafe 7000-60000 USD * Bus 3000-5000 USD / line * Instant noodles 7000-10000 USD / car * 3000vnd Eggs / egg price is for reference only can change Eat what, where? Is the center of the South rich, abundant produce, Saigon cuisine is so diverse. To add a venue of people from all over the country and the gateway in contact with the outside world, so the city has received more of the cuisine of the country and the world, an elite selection background food plentiful and attractive.

Today, it is easily found in numerous specialty Saigon North, Central, South or international, according to the original also, but still is more popular dishes are “Saigon of” to taste richer, more charming. Substances normally present in Saigon sweetness, rich in vegetables and fresh seafood. Such as tomato soup Saigon combines the sour-salty North, a spicy fresh chilli in the Central and the South’s fault sweet sticky rice. Hue beef noodle dish is “modified” to be less spicy, more sweet, more fat and more vegetables. Beef steak in the West it is thinner, more mature, more spicy and with vegetables, sour more …
keo fish hotpot, dishes characterized South

The tendency of the items recently found country folk place, the food of reclaiming orphaned. Even the menu of the restaurants has both mice roti dishes, fried grasshoppers, gourds steamed eel, fried frog rolls, braised tilapia, goby coconut hot pot with pepper … sophisticated enough to twenty local stuff vegetables such as dock, an oscar, crab, cotton than chopsticks, cork cotton … Barbecue is the charcoal grill, grill tactic, all baked, grilled lu, baked clay … And the Sai Gon keeps collectors to add to their menu of dishes that once neglected as well as new dishes from all quarters of the earth. Also in Saigon you can find enough snacks 3 regions, from Phnom Penh and Noodles, Bun Bo Hue to Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City currently has 641 hotels with 17,646 rooms.

The system includes hotels from the luxury hotels from the leading international corporations such as Accor, Furama, Mariot or Shareton management, the hotel has hundreds of active process in which the service is even the heads of state, business-class praise, is the international organization of tourism prizes awarded and the title of high quality budget hotel to meet the more flexible and demand diversity of customers.

Most hotels are occupied most beautiful places in the city center, near the commercial district, near the airport, railway stations, bus stations … The main feature is the hotel are highly professional, from facilities and equipment to service and room service. Each hotel usually choose a particular impression: Caravelle is the perfect hotel traders, Rex is “Vietnam House”, Majestic with classic elegance West, Bong Sen impresses with food “buffet burden “First known for wedding service … Even the small hotels like the style also serve other, as family friendly, or services to meet all customer requirements small. Sector Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City can be proud of when compared to other countries in the region. Note other when traveling in city visitors attention the following points:

* Do not walk around too late, you go too late because the police can “Corinthians” on the wards or “Wanderer” robbery or “health inquiry”
* Do not buy in the market “squat” and other objects of the “big brother” vendors.
* When leaving the airport you choose a reputable taxi such as Taxi Airport. Avoid selecting the logo taxi no control or no counter charges. Avoid litter.
* The City should limit hugging ride at night if you do not know where they come because there is where you will be deceived or more that you will be in danger.