The Independence Palace

The Jeep will take you to The Reunification Palace, also known as Independence Palace, is listed as a historical monument by witnessing great changes of Ho Chi Minh City’s history (formerly known Saigon) and having in itself the essence of Eastern culture. Throughout the heroic battles, this amazing work of architecture had witnessed almost every high and low of the Vietnamese war.

10 minutes

Central Post Office

Saigon Central Post Office was also built in the 1880s based on the design of Gustave Eiffel – a famous French architect.

10 minutes

Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established by French colonists who initially named it Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saïgon, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).

3 minutes

Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater)

The Saigon Opera House was custom built in 1897 by the French architect Eugene Ferret. It is one of the top venues in Vietnam to listen to opera and classical music.

3 minutes

Duờng Dồng Khởi (Pass By)

Dong Khoi is known as a million-dollar street or where land is more expensive than gold. There are houses for sale up to VND 1.5 billion per sqm, setting a new record high in Vietnam.

Nguyen Hue Street (Pass By)

Being the biggest road of Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Hue Walking Street spans 670 meters from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee edifice to Bach Dang Wharf, respectively, and measures 64 meters in width. What’s different about this compared to any streets in the area is that it is installed with automatically-operated mist-emitting systems and lined with over 200 trees and 122 large tubs of flowering creepers. That creates a greenish landscape for the whole street and eases your mind whenever you come there.

AIR Saigon

AIR Saigon, formerly known as Air 360 Sky Lounge, is unquestionably one of the best spots in the central of Ho Chi Minh City for open air drinking, lounging, dining and organizing events. The sky bar is the combination of top-notches, from vibrant music, cooling atmosphere, fancy designs to the cutting-edge service lies in every corner. Air 360 is the unique place that offers you the 360-degree views of Saigon skyline, where is located on the 22nd floor of Ben Thanh Tower.

45 minutes

Bui Vien Street (Pass By)

Bui Vien Walking Street, a nightlife tourist attraction in Saigon, is an ideal venue for Western guests and young Saigonese to come to eat and hang out every time they go down the street. Bui Vien street is so-called “Western Street” (Pho Tay) referring to its Western culture-orientated features. Before becoming a walking city, Bui Vien street was crowded with backpackers coming here to have fun, try unfamiliar cuisines and explore a new place during their trip to Saigon.

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District 2 in Ho Chi Minh City is one of the biggest urban development areas in Southeast Asia. The show case redevelopment project is the Thu Thiem New Urban Area, which is touted to become the new central business district of Ho Chi Minh City. New cities are usually built far from the city centre. In the case of District 2 it’s opposite the historic old city, on the other side of the Saigon River. Ho Chi Minh City has an opportunity that is unparalleled for a city this size. Thu Thiem is located on a peninsula of land where the Saigon River meanders into an almost full circle. It’s planned to be the new financial district of HCMC, taking the pressure off the buildings and roads of old Saigon.

15 minutes