-Hour Ultimate Travel Guide to Exploring Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 🇻🇳

Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam, with many historical buildings left from the French colonial period, giving it a strong artistic atmosphere. The pho here is delicious, and there are also baguettes filled with various meats 🥖; you must try them all!

[Preparation Before the Trip]
✔Documents:
– Visa: I applied for an e-visa myself, which usually takes 3 days to get (you can expedite after 3 days, see the previous Xiaohongshu guide for details)
– Entry with e-visa: Passport, one 2-inch white background photo, printed e-visa, need to be converted to a separate paper visa upon arrival

✔Lifestyle:
– Clothing: Girls should definitely wear long dresses, light long-sleeved shirts and pants, the local temperature is comfortable, but the UV rays are extremely strong to avoid sunburn
– Hotel: Strongly recommend booking Vietnamese hotels on Agoda, much cheaper than some domestic apps

– APPs: Grab, Google Maps
– SIM Card: Purchase online in advance
– Vietnamese Dong: I used a China Merchants Bank savings card, please use BIDV for withdrawals, the fee is 10 yuan, and also have a China Merchants Bank credit card as backup

📷 Check-in Spots:

1️⃣ Pink Church
📍 Tan Dinh Church
A very pink church, the coffee shop across the street is the best spot for taking photos

2️⃣ Saigon Central Post Office
📍 Saigon Central Post Office
A century-old post office, still quite distinctive, the ceiling inside is also beautiful, you can send postcards~

3️⃣ City Hall
📍 People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
Looks great both during the day and at night, this is a must-visit landmark building, and there is a statue of Ho Chi Minh~

4️⃣ Opera House
📍 Ho Chi Minh City Municipal Theatre
Exquisite French architecture, you can take photos at the entrance or go inside for a visit, if you have the money, I recommend watching an ao show~

5️⃣ Fine Arts Museum
📍 Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
Displays Vietnamese artworks from prehistoric times to the present, many people come here to take photos

6️⃣ Ben Thanh Market
📍 Ben Thanh Market
A large central market, selling everything, lots of good food~

7️⃣ Pham Ngu Lao Street
A pretty good bar street, very lively at night, after evaluation, I recommend going to 96 Bar for a drink, 20k VND for a bottle of beer, the key is that their music is super good!

8️⃣ The Observatory
The Vietnamese version of Abyss, strongly recommended for those who like electronic music! The techno atmosphere is great, the ticket is 70 RMB including one drink, I went twice with friends! Superb!