Category: Ho chi Minh City Tours

Ho chi Minh City Tours / Vietnamese Food

June 30, 2014

Saigon Street Eats – On the Pho Trail

Special OFFER. Saigon Street Eats are now offering Ho Chi Minh City highlights readers a substantial discount on all their tours. You can find out more about this generous offer HERE. Not convinced? Read about my day out on their...

Attractions / Guides and Maps / Ho chi Minh City Tours

June 24, 2014

Municipal Theatre (Saigon Opera House)

The Municipal Theatre, otherwise known as the Saigon Opera House, sits in Lam Son Square at start of Le Loi Street. Le Loi is the popular shopping street that runs from the park across the road through to Ben Thanh...

Attractions / Ho chi Minh City Tours

June 23, 2014

Nha Tho Duc Ba Saigon – Notre Dame Basilica

It’s no wonder that Nha Tho Duc Ba Saigon still plays a major role in many of Ho Chi Minh City’s residents. Vietnam has almost 6 million Roman Catholics and is second only to the Philippines in the whole of...

Attractions / Ho chi Minh City Tours

June 19, 2014

Saigon Unseen

Special OFFER. Saigon Unseen is now offering Ho Chi Minh City highlights readers a substantial discount on all their tours. You can find out more about this generous offer HERE. Not convinced? Read about my day out on their Urban Chaos Tour below....

Attractions / Guides and Maps / Ho chi Minh City Tours

June 17, 2014

War Remnants Museum

Rated as the number 4 of 83 attractions in Ho Chi Minh City (by members of Tripadvisor), the War Remnants Museum remains as controversial as ever. Over the years it has had several names. How confrontational they have been is directly...

Attractions / Guides and Maps / Ho chi Minh City Tours

June 16, 2014

Saigon Central Post Office

The Saigon Central Post Office is a reminder of what post offices used to be like. The building was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same guy who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris. No wonder I have to remind myself...

Attractions / Ho chi Minh City Tours

June 13, 2014

Reunification Palace

Reunification Palace was formerly known as Independence Palace. The current building, completed in October, 1966 is a relatively new arrival to Ho Chi Minh City or, Saigon as it was known back then. It replaced Noordam Palace, which was severely damaged in...

Attractions / Cafes / Ho chi Minh City Tours / Restaurants

June 13, 2014

Vietnamese Tea Tasting Experience

Editors Note: Hatvala has moved. You can now find them at: 52 Le Thanh Ton [mapsmarker marker=”57″] I wasn’t looking to learn about Vietnamese tea, but now I’m so glad I did. One of my nicest experiences since being back...

Attractions / Getting Around / Ho chi Minh City Tours

June 12, 2014

Walking Around Ho Chi Minh City – Day 1

Here’s the first of a series of suggested routes for walking around Ho Chi Minh City. It will take you to some of the most popular sites, give you an excellent introduction to the city’s history and provide you with...