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Ho chi minh local guide
1. HO CHI MINH LOCAL GUIDE Ho Chi Minh Essential information
Getting to Ho Chi Minh cruise between Angkor Wat and either
By Planes Can Tho or My Tho in the Mekong Delta
Getting to Ho Chi Minh City by air is easy aboard one of the luxury, shallow-draft
and convenient way as Tan Son Nhat Pandaw Cruise Boats
international airport, located 7 km away (www.pandaw.com).
from the heart of the city is the main
gateway for flights arriving from the rest of Getting Around Ho Chi Minh
the world. By Taxi
Vietnam Airlines office: 116 Nguyen Hue, Taxis are clustered around the bigger
District 1 (tel. 08/3824-4482) hotels and restaurants. They cost 10,000
Ho Chi Minh Airport Transfer: 20 USD VND to 15,000 VND at flag fall and 6,000
( B o o k o n l i n e a t VND or so for every kilometer thereafter.
www.yourlocalbooking.com) Call Mai Linh Taxi (tel. 08/3925-0250),
Vina Taxi (tel. 08/3815-5145), or
By Bus/Minivan Vinasun (tel. 08/3272-727).
Saigon is the terminus of the "Open Tour"
Ticket for budget bus tours. Most of the By Car
buses usually drop passengers at Pham You can simplify your sightseeing efforts
Ngu Lao. From there you have to take taxi if you hire a car and driver for the day.
or another transport option for reaching the Contact www.yourlocalbooking.com.
city. Expect to pay about $45 for a day's rental
From Cambodia to Saigon, contact the with driver.
likes of Capitol Tours in Phnom Penh (or Hochiminh to Vung Tau: 85 uSD
any other budget tour office). Hochiminh to Mui Ne: 95 USD
Local buses are, as anywhere in Vietnam. Hochiminh to Cu Chi: 60 USD
Mien Dong Bus Station (292 Dinh Bo Linh Hochiminh to Can Tho: 95 USD
Rd., Binh Thanh District;
www.vexe24h.com) has services to the By Cyclo
north of Vietnam, including to the Central Cyclos are available for an hourly rental
Highlands and Phan Thiet. Mien Tay Bus of about 20,000 VND, a short jaunt
Station (395 Kinh Duong Vuong Rd., Binh around the Dong Khoi area or for hops
Tan District; tel. 08/3877-6594) serves the between some of the city sights is
Ho Chi Minh Overview Mekong Delta to the south. Cholon Bus memorable.
Ho Chi Minh City, situated in the southern part of Vietnam, is still called Saigon by most of Station (84 Trang Tu Rd., District 5)
connects with nearby towns in the Mekong By Bicycle & Motorbike
the natives. This modern city used to be considered as the Pearl of the Orient by the Delta, as well as west toward Cambodia Any hotel front desk can arrange rental at
French. Unlike Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City may lack charm and and the town of Tay Ninh. an inflated fee, or try the many little
elegance, but the city with its essential French colonial character has enough to draw your storefronts on Pham Ngu Lao, just west
By Car of the intersection with De Tham, where a
attention. The city's colonial villas, wide avenues and a lively cafe society remind you the For safety reasons alone, if you're renting a full-day bike rental starts at $1 and a
days of French dominance. The city with its teeming metropolis mingled with the elegance car, I suggest that you book a minivan with motorbike is from $5. Wear a helmet and
of ancient culture, gives you a microcosmic view of the entire nation. a tour or arrange a car with driver. Book drive slowly, staying in the middle of the
online at www.yourlocalbooking.com herd.
or call + 84 979 58 77 44
Saigon's Districts
In this Guide... By Train Most of the hotels, bars, shops, and
Saigon Railway station: 1 Nguyen Thong restaurants are in District 1, parts of
St, District 3. which are easily covered on foot. District
Saigon Railway Tourist Service Co: 1 is home to the central Ben Thanh
1.Hue Essential information 2. Ho Chi Minh Street Food 275C Pham Ngu Lao St. (tel. 08/3931- Market, Dong Khoi, as well as the
? to Ho Chi Minh by air, train, bus
How to get 3. What to Buy in Ho Chi Minh 2828). (Opening hour 7:30am to 8pm) backpacker district of Pham Ngu Lao.
?around Ho Chi Minh
Getting 4. Ho Chi Minh after Dark Most popular from Saigon is Nha Trang District 3 is just north and west of the
Useful phrase in Vietnamese language
? (about 6 1/2 hr.), Danang (13 hr), Hue (14 central Dong Khoi area and is home to
5. Things do not miss 1/2 hr), or all the way to Hanoi (31 hr). many foreign business offices and
?Ho Chi Minh
ATM in
6. Things to do in Ho Chi Minh Vietnamese trains are quite efficient and a embassies. District 5 is a fair ride west of
? Contact
Embassies good way to meet locals.
7. About YourLocalBooking.com the town center and supports the city's
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Essential large ethnic Chinese population, a
Travel agent in Ho Chi Minh City
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By Boat
Check out the unique options to connect by number of older temples, and a market
boat from Phnom Penh or Chau Doc in the area.
Mekong Delta. One option is the weeklong
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The Notre Dame Cathedral is an Can Gio Island problems arise while travelling. This is
imposing red brick building built between The Can Gio island is popular with tourists where we felt existing global online
1877 and 1883. The two towers that front and Ho Chi Minh locals as a way to escape
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