Ho Ši Minh - Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Ši Minh (Vietnamščina: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh), splošno znano kot Saigon (Vietnamščina: Sai Gòn) ali s kraticami HCMC ali HCM, je največje mesto v Vietnam (prebivalstvo in območje) in nekdanje glavno mesto Republike Vietnam (Južni Vietnam).

Razumeti

Po padcu Saigona leta 1975 je Saigon je bil preimenovan Ho Ši Minh. Vendar staro ime Saigon še vedno uporabljajo tako Vietnamci kot tujci, zlasti kadar gre za najbolj osrednji del mesta, kamor se zgrinja večina turistov. Čeprav je glavno mesto združenega Vietnama Hanoj ​​na severu, Ho Chi Minh City ostaja glavno gospodarsko in finančno središče Vietnama. Čeprav nima dolge zgodovine, ki je všeč mestom Hanoj in Hue so, to je najsodobnejše in svetovljansko mesto v Vietnamu z vplivi francoskih nekdanjih kolonialnih vladarjev in etnične kitajske skupnosti v Cholonu, globoko vpeto v lokalno kulturo, morda najbolj vidno v njeni kuhinji.

Čeprav je Vietnam enoten od zaključka Vietnamska vojna, kulturne razlike, ki izhajajo iz delitve Vietnama, so vidne do danes. Do danes so domačini v mestu Ho Chi Minh običajno bolj poslovno usmerjeni in manj ideološki od tistih v Hanoju na severu. Poleg tega so Južnjaki navadno bolj gostoljubni do zahodnih obiskovalcev kot Severnjaki. Vietnamska vojna, ki jo v Vietnamu imenujejo "ameriška vojna", ostaja občutljiva tema, zato je priporočljivo, da je ne razpravljate v razpravah z domačini. Ne domnevajte, da vsi Vietnamci razmišljajo enako, saj je veliko Južnjakov še vedno zagrenjeno, ker so izgubili na severu.

Zgodovina

Prvi dokazi o poselitvi na tem območju segajo v Ljubljano Cesarstvo Funan (1. - 6. stoletje našega štetja). Po padcu cesarstva Funan je območje sčasoma prešlo pod nadzor Champa, med katerim je bila poimenovana Baigaur. Z vzponom Kmersko cesarstvo, Chami so bili sčasoma izseljeni in naselje je bilo vključeno v kmersko cesarstvo in preimenovano Plen Nokor. Zrasla je etnična kmerska večina, ki je ostala tudi po padcu kmerskega imperija, in šele v 17. stoletju so se etnični Vietnamci začeli ustanavljati na tem območju. Leta 1698, ko je takrat že imela etnično vietnamsko večino, je Nguyễn gospodarji poslal Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh na območje, da bi vzpostavil vietnamske upravne strukture in ga tako vključil v vietnamsko Lê dinastija. Sčasoma je mesto Prey Nokor postalo znano pod vietnamskim imenom Sai Gòn.

Saigon je bil pod Francijo odstopljen Franciji Sajgonska pogodba leta 1862 in postala prestolnica francoske kolonije Ljubljana Cochinchina, ki je pokrival večino današnjega južnega Vietnama. Kot rezultat ima mesto bogato francosko kolonialno dediščino, v središču mesta je veliko čudovitih francoskih kolonialnih zgradb, skupaj z močno kavarniško kulturo. Po osamosvojitvi leta 1955 je Saigon postal glavno mesto kapitalističnega Južnega Vietnama z Hanoj postaja glavno mesto komunističnega severnega Vietnama. Saigon so leta 1975 zajele komunistične severnovijetnamske sile in tako ponovno združile Vietnam pod komunistično oblastjo. Mesto se je preimenovalo Ho Ši Minh zmagovalni komunisti leta 1976, čeprav staro ime Saigon še vedno pogosto uporabljajo domačini. Čeprav je Hanoj ​​postal in ostaja glavno mesto enotnega Vietnama, je Ho Chi Minh še naprej največje vietnamsko mesto in glavno gospodarsko središče.

Prihodnost

Okrožje Thu Thiem na vzhodni strani reke Sai Gon je bilo okrog leta 2010 očiščeno zaradi visoke sanacije. Vlada namerava preseliti prebivalce okrožja 1 v nova stanovanja in nato zgraditi veliko več tega okrožja.

Podnebje

Mesto Ho Chi Minh ima tropsko podnebje z mokro in suho sezono. Sušna sezona, ki je od decembra do maja. Najbolj prijeten čas za obisk je od decembra do februarja, ko so temperature in vlaga nižje. Marec in april sta vroča s temperaturami, ki lahko dosežejo do 40 ° C (104 ° F). Vlažna sezona je dolga, običajno se začne v maju in konča v oktobru, za katero so značilne visoke temperature in vlaga. Oblačno vreme je pogostejše, čeprav se v mokri sezoni pojavljajo sončna obdobja.

Govori

Kot v večini drugih delov Vietnama je tudi tu glavni jezik Vietnamski. Lokalno narečje je južno, kar se nekoliko razlikuje od severnega narečja, v katerem se govori Hanoj, čeprav so govorci obeh narečij običajno sposobni razumeti drug drugega. Angleščino govori večina mlajših dobro izobraženih višjih slojev. Izobraženi starejši občani običajno govorijo Francosko, čeprav je na splošno angleščina danes veliko bolj uporabna.

V mestu Ho Chi Minh je tudi velika etnična kitajska skupnost, večinoma okrog kitajske četrti, mnogi pa so dvojezični v Kantonski in vietnamski. Mnogi od njih govorijo tudi mandarinščino.

Nekaj ​​koristnih stavkov:

• zdravo: Seen Chow (Xin chào)
• Oprostite, oprosti: Seen Loy (Xin lỗi)
• Kaj je to / to?: Dan La Kai Yee (Đây là cái gì)
• Hvala vam: Kam On (Cảm ơn)
• Zelo dobro: Rat Tot (Rất tốt)
• Adijo: Tam Bee-it (Tạm biệt)

Vstopi

Z letalom

• 10.818889106.6519441 Mednarodno letališče Tan Son Nhat (SGN ^IATA Tân Sơn Nhất) (Letališče je približno 8 km od središča mesta.). Največje mednarodno letališče v Vietnamu. Obstajata dva terminala: svetleč, prijeten mednarodni terminal in stari, a funkcionalni domači terminal, oddaljen 200 m. Po pristanku ni nakupa brez dajatev - take predmete kupite na letališču, s katerega odhajate na obisk v Vietnam. Na mednarodnem terminalu obstajajo različne možnosti prehrane in čeprav so cene višje kot v Ho Chi Minhu (kot je to velja za večino letališč), je zagotovo možno, da vsi, razen tistih z najnižjimi proračuni, jedo po dostopni ceni. cene.  

Priseljevanje in valuta

Protokoli priseljevanja na letališču so zelo poenostavljeni. Večini potnikov ni več treba izpolnjevati nobenih izkaznic za priseljevanje ali carinsko deklaracijo. (Slednje bo morda potrebno, če nameravate dlje časa ostati v Vietnamu ali če prevažate nenavadno blago; prvo je potrebno za vizum ob prihodu). Vrtiljaki za prtljago so na nivoju nižje od kabin za priseljevanje. Preden zapustite območje z omejitvami, morate imeti svojo rentgensko rentgensko prtljago.

Po carinjenju boste na levi in ​​desni strani našli kabine za menjavo valut. Valuta Vietnama je dong. Menjalni tečaji na letališču so konkurenčni, vendar najprej vprašajte, ali obstaja provizija, saj bo to povečalo stroške menjave denarja in izničilo morebitno ugodnost tečaja. Bolje je, da tu zamenjate nekaj denarja, kot pa na območju popotnikov v mestu, ki ima ponavadi manj ugodne cene. Najboljše cene v mestu najdete na menjalnici denarja Hà Tâm, takoj na trgu zahodno od trga Ben Thanh in menjalnici denarja Hung Long tik ob sprehajalni ulici Nguyễn Huệ. V bližini menjalnic sta dva bankomata Citibank. Odstopnina znaša 60.000 dongov. Največji umik je 6.000.000 dongov hkrati. Poleg Citibank obstaja tudi drugačen bankomat, ki pa poleg fiksne provizije zaračuna odstotek, kar se zdi dražje.

Prihod v središče mesta

Avtobus

Letališki avtobus št. 109 (rumeni) povezuje mednarodno letališče in središče mesta (ulica Pham Ngu Lao). Ta avtobus vozi od 5.30 do 1.30 naslednjega dne, s frekvenco 15–20 minut na potovanje, čas potovanja pa je približno 45 minut. Potniki, ki potujejo z mednarodnega letališča Tan Son Nhat, se lahko z avtobusom odpeljejo do stolpca 15 (mednarodni terminal) ali stolpca 18 (domači terminal). Cena potovanja znaša 20.000 dongov za potovanja nad 5 km in 12.000 dongov za mlajše od 5 km. Avtobus 109 ima različne prednosti, kot so nizka tla in široka vrata, ki pomagajo potnikom z zajetno prtljago, starejšim, invalidom in nosečnicam enostavno vstopiti in izstopiti iz avtobusa; veliki prtljažni prostori; informacije o prihajajočih postankih so prikazane in objavljene v angleščini in vietnamščini.

Če želite do letališča iz središča mesta, se odpravite do lokalne avtobusne postaje na ulici Pham Ngu Lao (glej Pojdite okoli> Z avtobusom)

Mestni avtobus št. 152 (zeleni) je najcenejša pot do letališča Pham Ngu Lao St. Vsaj nekateri od teh avtobusov so zdaj klimatizirani. (Prezrite taksiste, ki vam rečejo, da letaliških avtobusov ni več.) Za 6000 dongov na osebo plus 4000 dong pristojbin za vrečke vas bo avtobus odložil na vzhodnem koncu območja Pham Ngu Lao (na avtobusnem terminalu na jugozahodni strani krožišča Ben Thanh Market). Prostora za prtljago je malo, zato to morda ni primerno, če imate velike kovčke. Ko zapustite mednarodni letališki terminal, zavijte desno in videli boste avtobus, ki čaka na cesti nasproti Burger Kinga. Ni znaka, ki bi označeval, kje je avtobusno postajališče, če pa vprašate uniformiranega taksista, vas bo opozoril. Če ne, se sprehodite do domačega terminala, ki je približno tri minute hoje stran. Avtobus je na voljo le do 18:00.

Letališki avtobus št.119 vozi do avtobusne postaje Mien Tay. Od tam se lahko s hitrim avtobusom pripeljete do Can Tho.

Taksi

Če uporabljate aplikacijo Grab in v aplikacijo vnesete svoj cilj, vam in gonilniku ni treba izmenjati besed. To je ceneje kot pri običajnih taksiji.

Previdno: nekateri popotniki poročajo, da so prevare s taksiji na letališču polne. Da se izognete prevari, preberite informacije tukaj in vObiti"odsek.

Mednarodni terminal

Obstajajo tri možnosti, kako priti s taksijem od letališča do središča mesta (okrožje 1):

• Glavna vrsta taksijev. Glavna vrsta taksijev je na vaši levi, ko izstopite skozi glavna vrata v pritličju stavbe terminala. Nekateri popotniki svetujejo, da se odpravite v čakalno vrsto, pri čemer ne upoštevate ljudi, ki pristopijo k vam in ponujajo taksije, ali vam svetujejo, da kupite vozovnice na okencih na letališču. Mai Linh in Vinasun so najvarnejša taksi podjetja.
• Števec Mai Linh v zgradbi terminala. Taksi podjetje Mai Linh ima števec, ki je na vaši desni strani, ko očistite carino. Tam lahko naročite in plačate taksi. Nato vas bo odpeljal iz zgradbe terminala do čakalne vrste in vam uredil taksi Mai Linh. Stroški potovanja od letališča do središča mesta znašajo 10–15 ameriških dolarjev. Ta pristojbina krije vse cestnine, ki jih bo morda moral plačati taksist.
• Taksiji na domačem terminalu. Na domačem terminalskem parkirišču so taksiji. Ko zapustite stavbo mednarodnega terminala, zavijte desno in hodite približno 200 m.

Prevožena cena taksija od letališča do središča mesta znaša približno 140.000 dongov in plus 10.000 dongov. Ko je promet manjši (običajno le med 22: 00-06: 00 ali v vročem nedeljskem popoldnevu), vožnja do središča mesta traja že 15 minut. Običajneje pa se taksiji prikradejo v mirujočem prometu do ene ure.

Domači terminal

Na domačem terminalu je poklicalo podjetje Sasco Travel ima koncesijo za letališki taksi in je edino podjetje, ki sme pobirati potnike ob stavbi. Njihovi avtomobili so prvi, ki jih boste videli ob robniku, ko zapustite carino. Vendar pa lahko cenejše rivalske taksije običajno najdete v izobilju 100 m na parkirišču. Imajo uniformirane redarje taksijev, ki bodo poskušali zajeti vaše podjetje, ko se približate.

Taksi podjetja

Cene taksijev so v HCMC zelo sprejemljive, če uporabljate ugledno podjetje in uporabljate števec. Mai Linh (zelena) in Vinasun (bele z zelenimi in rdečimi črkami) imajo največje flote v mestu in so na splošno poštene in zanesljive, z števci, ki se samodejno zaženejo, ko se taksi premakne približno 5 m. Na letališču redarji taksijev Mai Linh nosijo zelene srajce z zelenimi kravatami, Vinasunovi redarji pa temno zelene srajce z maronskimi kravatami. Ti redarji lahko radi uporabljajo taksije za vas.

• Mai Linh, ☏ 84 8 3838 3838. 
• Vinasun, ☏ 84 8 3827 2727. 

Bodite previdni pri taksiji dvomljivih podjetij z imeni, ki spominjajo na omenjena ugledna podjetja. Nekateri med njimi vključujejo Mei Linh ali Mai Lin namesto Mai Linh in Vinasrečal, Vinason ali Vinasum namesto Vinasuna. Poročali so, da takšna podjetja zaračunajo nesramne vozovnice nič hudega slutečim potnikom, včasih z uporabo števcev, ki tečejo hitreje, ali z ročnim povečevanjem cene, ko potniki ne iščejo. Bilo je tudi primerov, ko so se taksisti takšnih podjetij odpeljali s stvarmi potnikov, ki so še vedno v prtljažniku.

Poskusite se držati zgoraj omenjenih dveh podjetij, saj je tveganje, da se vam odtrgajo, veliko večje pri drugih podjetjih.

Drugi nasveti za izogibanje prevaram

• Izogibajte se kupovanju taksi kuponov pri dvomljivih podjetjih. Nekatere taksi družbe, ki previsoko zaračunavajo, imajo kabine v letaliških terminalih. Taksi kupone kupujte samo pri omenjenih dveh podjetjih.
• Izogibajte se taksijem. Bodite pozorni na taksije, ki se v mestne hotele oblačijo v uniforme in mašijo laminirane kartice s "fiksno ceno" po 4.400.000 dongov na avto. Pripravljeni bodo znižati ceno na 2.600.000 dongov, vendar je še vedno zlom. Ignorirajte jih in se držite merjenih taksijev ali zanesljivih taksi podjetij.
• Ne prosite taksistov, naj predlagajo hotele. Taksisti zaslužijo provizije tako, da stranke odpeljejo v določene hotele, zato bodite natančni, v kateri točno hotel želite biti prepeljani. Znano je, da nekateri taksisti prevarajo obiskovalce, da bi bivali v hotelih, kar priporočajo tako, da jih obvestijo, da so hoteli, ki so jih obiskovalci prosili, da zaradi "velikega dogodka v mestu" nimajo prostih mest ali pa so "nedavno zgoreli".

Najem avtomobila in zasebne storitve šoferja

Budget Car Rental ponuja angleško govoreče voznike in nove modele vozil. Potovanje v mesto stane fiksno ceno 140.000 dongov.

Z avtobusom

Če se z avtobusom odpeljete v Ho Chi Minh City, boste končali na eni od naslednjih avtobusnih postaj:

• 10.770924106.6988112 Avtobusna postaja Cho Ben Thanh (Bến Thành Phạm Ngũ Lão). Ta postaja je v središču HCMC, v neposredni bližini nastanitvenih možnosti in turističnih znamenitosti. (posodobljeno avgust 2017)
• 10.814837106.7108913 Avtobusna postaja Mien Dong (Bến xe Miền Đông). Avtobusi proti severu prihajajo in odhajajo od tu. S te postaje se lahko odpeljete z mestnimi avtobusi št. 14 ali št. 45 (ali št. 19 ali št. 93 z ulice Dinh Bo Linh tik pred postajo), da se do središča mesta pripeljete iz mesta Ben Thanh. (posodobljeno avgust 2017)
• 10.741037106.618984 Avtobusna postaja Mien Tay (Bến Xe Miền Tây). Če želite iz središča mesta Ben Than vstopiti v središče mesta, se peljite z avtobusi št. 2, št. 10, št. 39 ali št. 139. (posodobljeno avgust 2017)
• 10.751265106.6511285 Avtobusna postaja Cholon (Bến xe Chợ Lớn). Do središča mesta iz mesta Ben Than se pripeljemo z avtobusi št. 1 ali št. 150. (posodobljeno avgust 2017)

Od teh postaj vas bodo javni avtobusi po mestu stali od 6.000 do 7.000 dongov na pot.

Večina zasebni turistični avtobusi potnike odložite na Pham Ngu Lao, zahodno od De Thama, in tako omogočite enostaven dostop do nastanitvenih možnosti na območju nahrbtnikov. Seveda to pomeni, da boste imeli vsaj 40 ljudi, ki kupujejo iste sobe, kar je lahko zastrašujoče, saj se bližnja mesta razgrabijo. Potrpežljivost bo nagradila tiste, ki se bodo poglobili v drobne uličice, ki imajo svoje življenje.

Ko skočite iz avtobusa, vas bodo taksisti obkrožili z vprašanji, kot je "Kam greš?" Morda ste zmedeni glede svoje lokacije v mestu, zato bodo nekateri taksisti poskušali to izkoristiti. Najverjetneje boste že v Pham Ngu Lao in ko boste taksistu rekli, naj se odpravi na isto mesto, bo samo cikcakkal nekaj blokov, da bo napihnil ceno.

Več podjetij ponuja avtobusna potovanja iz Phnom Penh, Kambodža, približno 12 ameriških dolarjev na osebo. Vizuma za Vietnam ni mogoče dobiti na meji, zato si ga pred prihodom priskrbite (glejte "Spopadite se"spodaj). Capital Tours vozi priljubljeno avtobusno progo od gostišča Capital v Phnom Penhu, ki potnike pelje do meje. Po zagotovitvi vizumov se potniki vkrcajo na partnerski vietnamski avtobus, da nadaljujejo pot do HCMC.

Z vlakom

Ga Sai GònŽelezniška postaja Saigon se nahaja na ulici Cach Mang Thang Tam (CMT8) severozahodno od središča mesta in je od glavnih hotelskih četrti oddaljen kratko vožnjo s taksijem ali javnim avtobusom. Pisarna na železniški postaji ima omejeno znanje angleščine. Priporočljiv nakup v uradni blagajni za vlake na naslovu 275C Pham Ngu Lao, oddelek Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1. Druge možnosti vključujejo potovalne agencije, tudi v Pham Ngu Lao.

Vsak odhod je pet na dan Hanoj vzdolž "črte združitve". Čeprav se več vlakov imenuje "ekspres", vsa potovanja trajajo približno 30 do 35 ur. Najhitrejši vlak je SE3 odhod iz Hanoja ob 23:00 in prihod ob 05:00 dva dni kasneje. Vendar SE5 z odhodom ob 15:45 in prihodom ob 04:40 imajo kakovostnejše turistične kočije, ki jih vodi zasebno podjetje Livitrans pritrjena nanjo. Cene vozovnic znašajo od 1.008.000–1.547.000 dongov za običajne vagone in dvakrat višje od cen turističnih kočij.

• 10.782326106.6772716 Železniška postaja Saigon (Ga Sai Gòn), 1 Nguyen Thong St.. (posodobljeno maj 2019)

Obiti

S taksijem in najetim avtomobilom

Taksiji so najbolj udoben način za prevoz in v primerjavi z drugimi večjimi mesti na svetu zelo skromni. Cene se sčasoma spreminjajo, odvisno od stroškov goriva. Pričakujte, da boste plačali približno 15.000-20.000 dongov na kilometer. Taksijev je veliko in običajno jih ni težko označiti kjer koli v središču mesta od zgodnjih jutranjih ur do približno 01:00, čeprav jih je težko najti v dežju ali med delovnimi konicami.

Mestna uprava ne ureja taksijev, zato vsako podjetje določi svojo strukturo prevoznin, ki se občasno spreminja. Ne morete naključno izbrati taksija in pričakovati standardno ceno; je opozorilo emptor trga z obrobjem oportunističnih voznikov, da bi tujce preveč zaračunali. Na srečo je trg dokaj konkurenčen in 80% taksijev upravljajo razmeroma poštena podjetja s podobnimi stopnjami. Trg teh podjetij je več kot 90% lokalni, zato so njihove politike oblikovane tako, da pridobijo zaupanje prebivalcev HCMC. Na splošno so edina taksi podjetja, ki bi jih morali uporabljati Mai Linh in Vinasun, saj je tveganje, da bi jih strgali, veliko večje pri drugih podjetjih.

Nepošteni taksisti lahko začnejo voziti, ne da bi si privozili števce, nato pa zahtevajo visoko ceno ali se poskušajo pogajati za določeno ceno na kraju, kjer vam je težko najeti drugo kabino. Zato se prepričajte, da se vaš taksist strinja z uporabo števca in ga vklopi, preden vstopite. Kot smo že omenili, imajo nekatera taksi podjetja, kot sta Mai Linh in Vinasun, v svojih taksiji merilnike, ki se samodejno zaženejo, ko se vozilo začne premikati. Pazite se tudi "fiksni" števci.

Vozniki praviloma govorijo in ne govorijo nobenega tujega jezika, zato je pametno napisati ime in naslov svojega cilja, po možnosti v vietnamskem jeziku, da se taksistu pokaže; osebje hotela vam lahko pomaga. Dobro kaže tudi usmerjanje cilja na aplikacijo za zemljevid v telefonu. Pomaga vam nositi eno od vizitk hotela, tako da se lahko v hotel vrnete brez preveč napora. S seboj imejte drobiž in bankovce za plačilo vozovnic, saj vozniki pogosto nimajo drobiža. Taksiji so večinoma limuzine Toyota Vios (do štirje potniki) in enoprostorci Toyota Innova (do šest potnikov), ki so sestavljeni v Vietnamu in poceni za nakup. Cene so skoraj vedno enake, ne glede na model avtomobila, čeprav vse, kar je večje od Innove, običajno stane več. Nekateri starejši avtomobili morda nimajo delujočih klimatskih naprav.

Taksisti bodo po možnosti verjetno vozili prehitro. Ho Chi Minh City ima edinstven prometni vzorec, v katerem avtomobili in avtobusi vozijo po sredinskih pasovih na dvosmernih ulicah ali levih po enosmernih ulicah, medtem ko sta zunanji ali desni pas rezervirana za motorna kolesa. Med prometnimi konicami med delavniki se pasovi avtomobilov pogosto komaj premikajo, medtem ko se motorni pasovi premikajo nekoliko hitreje. Taksisti se razlikujejo po nagnjenosti, da se stisnejo na vozni pas in skočijo pred druge avtomobile. V teoriji jih lahko za to kaznujejo z denarno kaznijo. Prometni promet v mestu je postal tako slab, da bi lahko pomislili, da samo načrtujete, da se ne boste odpravili nikamor med 07: 00-08: 30 in 16: 30-18: 00.

Uporaba aplikacije za rezervacijo taksija lahko povzroči manj težav in prepreči, da bi vas zaračunali preveč. Regionalni operater Grab Taxi ima brezplačno aplikacijo za prenos.

Za izlete zunaj mesta ali za udobje dnevnega zasebnega vozila je dobra izbira najem avtomobila z voznikom za en dan. Številne taksi družbe, kot sta Mai Linh in Vinasun, ponujajo te storitve.

Moj čoln

Z vodnim avtobusom

Saigon Waterbus upravlja storitev na Reka Saigon iz okrožja 1 v okrožje Tu Duc na severu mesta. Namenjen je bolj lokalnim potnikom kot turistom, a eno od njegovih postajališč se nahaja v bližini hotela Majestic, zaradi česar je lahko dostopen iz operne hiše in drugih znamenitosti v središču mesta.

Z gliserjem

Do Vung Tauja s hidrogliserjem je običajno dober način za ogled komercialnih morskih območij, ko se čoln spušča po reki Saigon do morja. Cena je 200.000 dongov za odrasle in 120.000 dongov za otroke. Trajanje: 80 min. Odhod s pomola Bach Dang v Saigonu, okrožje 1, nedaleč od hotela Majestic (100 m). Prispe v pristanišče Cầu Đá, Ben Cau Da, ulica Ha Long, Vung Tau.

Na tej progi vozijo 3 linije (Petro Express, Greenlines, Vina Express) z enako ceno vozovnice 10 USD v eno smer. Če nameravate obiskati Vung Tao, si oglejte vietnamski koledar. Vstopnice se pogosto prodajo med prazniki.

Z motorjem

Motoristični taksiji (xe ôm, dobesedno objemno vozilo) je v izobilju (navadite se povsod slišati »hočeš moto?«), poceni in so na splošno povsem varni. Vsi kolesarji morajo zdaj nositi čelade, pravilo, ki se močno uveljavlja. Poskrbite, da vam voznik priskrbi čelado. Če tega ne stori, poiščite drugega, saj boste prav vi pikali za globo.

Pred odhodom se dogovorite za ceno. Kratek hmelj po mestu ne sme biti večji od 20.000 dongov, če greste med okrožja, se to poveča in vse do letališča okoli 70.000 dongov. Vozniki so na splošno precej prijazni in bodo na zahtevo vozili počasneje. Prav tako niso škodljivi za medvedji objem, če se resnično trudite zadržati motor. Mnogi moto vozniki, zlasti v okrožju 1, govorijo angleško in se vam bodo, tako kot mnogi Vietnamci, v poplavi nasmehov povrnili in verjetno opozorili na vse znamenitosti, če se malo potrudite, da jih spoznate.

Svoje motorno kolo (imenovano Honda, ne glede na znamko) si lahko izposodite marsikje, zlasti okoli območja za popotnike (Pham Ngu Lao) v okrožju 1. 110.000 dongov bi vam prineslo spodobno kolo s 100-110 kubiki. Za najem sta na voljo dve glavni kategoriji motornih koles: skuterji (samodejni menjalnik); in štiristopenjski motorji, katere prestave spreminjate z levo nogo. Vseprisotna Honda Super Cub je običajno 4-stopenjsko kolo, ki ima polavtomatski menjalnik, torej brez sklopke, zato je razmeroma enostavno voziti. Drugi modeli so lahko popolnoma ročni, zato morate tudi s sklopko upravljati z levo roko. To zahteva veliko spretnosti in preveč enostavno je preveč vrtljati in vleči kolo ali zaustaviti motor. Če imate takšno kolo, vadite, da nežno sprostite sklopko, preden zapeljete na ceste. Najemniški agenti običajno usmerjajo tujce k skuterjem, če so na voljo, ob (verjetni) predpostavki, da ne znajo voziti motorjev z ročno prestavo. Motorna kolesa s prostornino 175 cm3 in več so dovoljena za vožnjo le, če vzpostavite povezavo z vietnamskim moto klubom.

Vožnja v Saigonu je najbolje prepustiti izkušenim voznikom. Promet je intenziven in ima svoje ritme in logiko. Če pa vas čaka avantura, je najbolje, da upoštevate nekaj stvari: vozniki z omejenimi izkušnjami bi morali razmisliti o najemu samodejnega kolesa (običajno nekoliko dražjega), saj na zasedenem križišču ni časa za skrb kako spremeniti prestavo. Pazite se tatov: motocikel imejte vedno na očeh ali parkiran pri spremstvu. Večina restavracij ima pred vami stražarje / strežnike, ki vam bodo izdali oštevilčeno oznako in poskrbeli za vaš motor. Neodvisna parkirišča so raztresena po pločnikih, ulicah in kleteh mesta. Poiščite vrste lepo parkiranih motorjev ali napise, ki pišejo giu xe.

Če ste tukaj v deževni sezoni, pred začetkom obvezno kupite pončo ali dežni plašč. Na voljo so že za 10.000 dongov. Med julijem in avgustom v Saigonu vsak dan dežuje približno 1-2 uri med 16: 00-20: 00. Vendar se promet ne ustavi, postane le bolj kaotičen. Če se obotavljate ali še niste vozili v takšnih razmerah, je morda smotrno parkirati in počakati.

Vožnja na dolge proge na podeželju je lahko tudi trpka, odvisno od poti, po kateri se peljete. Glavne ceste med mesti so navadno ozke, kljub večjim, polne turističnih avtobusov, ki se hitro vozijo, mimo počasnih tovornjakov tam, kjer morda ne bi smeli, in na robu ne puščajo veliko prostora za motorje.

V večini krajev, kjer bi se radi ustavili, imajo parkirišča, ki vam bodo izdali oštevilčeno oznako in bdeli nad vašim kolesom. Včasih te parkirne dejavnosti nadzira obrat, ki ga obiskujete, včasih pa so to samostojne operacije, ki so postavljene v krajih, kamor hodi veliko ljudi. Običajno boste videli parkirane vrste koles. Glede na okoliščine lahko kolo parkirate sami ali pa ga preprosto postavite v nevtralni položaj in pustite osebju, da ga postavi. V vseh razen redkih primerih obdržite ključ. V restavracijah in kavarnah je parkiranje včasih brezplačno (poiščite "giu xe mien phi"). Drugje se pristojbine gibljejo od 2.000 do 5.000 dong.

Prometna policija v mestih iz razlogov, ki jih je težko zaznati, pripelje do številnih domačinov, a običajna modrost pravi, da tujce zaradi jezikovne ovire redko motijo. Upoštevanje prometne zakonodaje je kljub temu priporočljivo, še posebej, če niste dobili mednarodnega vozniškega dovoljenja. Mesta, kot je Ho Chi Minh, imajo več enosmernih ulic in preveč enostavno je, če se nevede zanesete vanje, saj vas na to opozarjajo omejeni znaki. Če prekršite zakon, vas bo policija zagotovo pripeljala in oglobila. Grozili bodo tudi z odvzemom vašega kolesa. Navedena cena za globo je po dogovoru, opravičljivi in ​​prijazni pa vas lahko hitro vrnejo na pot z nekaj dolarji manj v žepih. Manj verjetno je, da vas bodo ustrahovali ali nadlegovali.

Z cyclo

Vožnja s ciklo skozi HCMC je odličen način, da si mesto ogledate tako, kot to počnejo domačini. Cyclos spominja na tricikel nazaj, potniki sedijo spredaj, voznik pa vozi zadaj. Znamenitosti, zvoki in vonji so velik del mestnega navdušenja in jih je najbolje izkusiti v sproščenem tempu ciklo. Opozorilo: med vožnjo s kolesom bodite previdni s kamerami, torbicami in urami, saj jih vozniki motornih tatov zlahka ukradejo.

Ta vrsta prevoza iz številnih razlogov, nenazadnje tudi zaradi vladnega vztrajanja pri omejevanju kolesarjenja na prometnih mestnih ulicah, umira. Toda s približno 50.000 dongi na uro (januar 2019) in glede na njihov lagoden tempo so dobra izbira za vožnjo po mestu. Prepričajte se, da ste se predhodno močno pogajali z gonilnikom ciklo. Znano je, da nekateri vozniki poskušajo na koncu potovanja spremeniti dogovorjeno ceno. Druga prevara je, da se na mestih, kjer voznik zasluži provizijo, ne ustavi. Da bi se izognili tem težavam, poskrbite, da bodo ob odhodu vsi jasno določeni glede cene in cilja.

Z avtobusom

• 10.767963106.68788947 Lokalni avtobusni terminal, Phạm Ngũ Lão, okrožje 1. Tu se začnejo lokalni avtobusi. Jasna navedba voznih redov na posodobljenem zaslonu. Plačajte vozovnico v avtobusu. Avtobus 109 do letališča odpelje tukaj. 

Svetlo zeleni javni avtobusi po mestu vozijo po 150 poteh. Zemljevide avtobusnega sistema lahko najdete na veliki avtobusni postaji Ben Thanh čez cesto od tržnice Ben Thanh v okrožju 1. Pojdite v čakalnico do mize na sredini. Avtobusi so poceni, varni in niso prenatrpani. Mnogi so sodobni in udobni, s klimatsko napravo, glasbo in celo televizijo. Iskanje prave črte je lahko izziv, če ne govorite vietnamsko, toda s pomočjo zemljevidov in hotelskega osebja lahko enostavno pridete, kamor želite. Če ne najdete poti, lepo prosite domačine, ki bodo po svojih najboljših močeh pomagali. Na največjih avtobusnih postajah lahko preberete avtobusne cilje na vseh postajah (koristno, na primer, če morate priti do Cholona).

Avtobusno pot lahko najdete tudi z Google Zemljevidi. Prikaže se številka avtobusne poti, pogostost in čas do cilja.

Avtobusi so učinkoviti in hitri. V večini zaposlenih sta dva zaposlena: voznik in kondukter. Voznik vodi avtobus, medtem ko zbiralec vozovnic komunicira s potniki. Če zbiratelju pokažete potovanje po telefonu, vam zaračunajo pravilno ceno in vas označijo, ko bo čas za izstop. Domačini verjetno trdijo, da so avtobusi celo hitrejši od taksijev. Razlog je v tem, da imajo avtobusi neformalno prednost na ulicah HCMC; ko drugo vozilo vidi avtobus, ki prihaja, se to vozilo umakne s poti. Taksiji vedo, da naj bi se umaknili pred spopadi z avtobusi. Avtobusi so tudi cenejši, od 4.000 do 8.000 dongov na vožnjo in varnejši od mnogih drugih možnosti. Največja težava je, da ko izstopite iz avtobusa, postanete pešec (glej spodaj).

Pri vstopu in izstopu iz javnega avtobusa v mestu Ho Chi Minh ne pričakujte, da se bo »ustavil« na avtobusni postaji. To pomeni dve stvari: najprej morate pogosto ustaviti avtobus, da se ustavi; za to pazite na pravilno številko avtobusa in ko je pravi avtobus oddaljen približno 20 metrov, z roko premikajte, kot da vozite taksi. Drugič, avtobusi pogosto ne pridejo do popolnih postankov, ampak upočasnijo ravno toliko, da potnikom omogočajo vklop in izstop; to velja predvsem dlje od središča mesta. Bolj verjetno je, da se avtobus popolnoma ustavi, če na avtobusni postaji čakajo starejše osebe, ki vstopajo ali izstopajo ali večja skupina. Če poskušate ujeti avtobus med prometno konico, morda ne bo vedno mogel odpeljati na stran ceste, kjer je postajališče, zato se lahko potnikom ustavi proti sredini ceste.

The Spletna stran avtobusne oblasti vključuje iskalnik smeri avtobusa in čas odhoda v realnem času. Poti in urniki so na voljo tudi v aplikacijah, vključno z Google Zemljevidi.

Peš

Promet je sestavljen iz neverjetnega števila motornih koles in, odkar se je uvozna dajatev znižala, ko se je Vietnam pridružil Svetovni trgovinski organizaciji, narašča tudi število zasebnih avtomobilov. Vendar je izjemno redko videti motor, večji od 150 ccm, v osrednjih območjih pa promet redko preseže 20–30 km / h.

Prečenje ceste v HCMC je lahko nočna mora in strašljivo. Če ste kdaj v dvomih, vam bodo uslužbenci "Turistične varnosti" HCMC (v zelenih uniformah) z veseljem pomagali. Hitrejši način prestopa je preprosto slediti vodiču lokalnega križarjenja.

Pri prečkanju cest bodite pozorni in hodite počasi in samozavestno. Motoristi so izjemno dobri in se preprosto premaknejo, da se vam izognejo, samo ne delajte nenadnih nerednih potez. Preprosto poiščite režo ali šiv v prometu in začnite počasi, a enakomerno se premikati. Če zaslišite pisk, ki vas pripelje na pot, je verjetno, da bo motorist vstopil v vaš osebni prostor. Bodite pozorni in pripravljeni, da nehate postavljati noge naprej, dokler ta ne preide.

Spoštovanje prometne signalizacije v HCMC je grozno. Vozniki običajno uporabljajo "najboljšo presojo". Samo ne pozabite, da lahko vozila kadar koli zavijejo desno (ne glede na luči). Motorji pogosto vozijo v napačno smer, da bi prišli do bližnjice, tudi proti prometnemu toku. Crossing roads therefore maybe a challenge for Westerners used to traffic laws and traffic lights.

The traffic police occupy themselves with random roadside checks and do not bother motorcyclists who are running red lights or driving on the pavements. Recently police have cracked down on pedestrians, and while this does not mean that they will hassle you it's possible you will be held responsible if you are involved in an accident.

Some motorcyclists will use the footpath to get ahead of the traffic, so don't assume that the footpath is a safe place to be. Keep an eye out for cycle traffic coming up from behind.

Z metrojem

A metro system is under construction. It had been scheduled to open in 2014, but has been plagued by massive delays, with the latest estimates putting the opening at the end of 2021 (as of Feb 2020).

Zemljevidi

You will receive a free VN Trip Map from Vietnamese women wearing the traditional ao dai dress as you are leaving Tan Son Nhat Airport. Most hotels will provide a free tourist map of District 1 although these tend to be advertising-centric. The Sheraton has one of the best of these and will provide one if you ask at reception. In District 1, 'Bookazine' at #28 Dong Khoi (between Ngo Duc Ke and Ho Huan Nghiep) have larger city maps if you plan to venture beyond District 1. The one published by Du Lich & Giao Thong has a street index on the back. Fahasa Books also carries a full range of maps. They have two large stores in District 1: 185 Dong Khoi, just down from Le Thanh Ton, and 40 Nguyen Hue, just down from Mac Thi Buoi. MySherpa Travel have also published tourist maps of central District 1 with all shops and points of interest marked. Outlets in Saigon include Gaya, Dolce Casa, Annam Fine Foods, T&V Tailor, Galley Deli and a number of hotels.

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Historical sites and museums

• 10.77688106.701191 People's Committee Hall, Nguyen Hue St. Built as the Hôtel de Ville, it's a striking cream and yellow French colonial building beautifully floodlit at night. No entry, but the statue of Uncle Ho in front is a very popular place for photos. 
• 10.776111106.6997222 Muzej Ho Chi Minh, Duong Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4. 07:30-12:00, 13:30-17:00, last admission 16:30. The museum, housed in a French colonial-era building, relates the life of the modern-day father of Vietnam. The exhibits include various personal possessions of Ho Chi Minh, but are mainly photographs. It's not overly informative, the interior is shabby and the staff are disinterested. While some may find the theme a little jingoistic, like most things it depends upon your point of view. The onsite shop stocks the usual souvenirs along with some books related to Ho Chi Minh. 30,000 dong.  
• 10.7875106.70513 Museum of Vietnamese History, 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Bến Nghé, Quận 1 (at the intersection of Le Duan St and Nguyen Binh Khiem, just inside the zoo gates). Daily 08:30-11:30, 13:30-17:00. The museum has a fine collection of Vietnamese antiquities. Read up on Vietnamese history first or you'll have no idea what you're looking at. Outside, the Botanical Gardens are very nice and a good place for a cheap lunch away from the crowds. Six times a day, you can see a 20-minute water puppet show (adult 50,000 dong, child 35,000 dong). It's quite amusing, even for adults. 30,000 dong. (posodobljeno februarja 2020)
• 10.7771106.695514 Reunification Palace (Also known as Independence Palace (the old name)), 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St, ☏ 84 8 969 3272. Daily 07:30-11:00, 13:00-16:00. This is a restored 4-floor time warp to the 1960s left largely untouched from the day Saigon fell to the North; construction started in 1962 and finished in 1966. It was South Vietnam's presidential palace. The war ended on 30 Apr 1975 when Tank 843 crashed through the gate. A replica of that tank is now parked on the lawn outside. Be sure to check out the impressively kitschy recreation room, featuring a circular sofa, and the eerie basement, full of vintage 1960s phones, radios and office equipment, supposedly left exactly as it was found when the North took over. There is also a photo gallery and a propaganda film recounting how the South Vietnamese supporters and American imperialists succumbed to Ho Chi Minh's indomitable revolutionary forces, at which point the South Vietnamese supporters were forgiven and everyone lived happily ever after. Tours are available and are free, but not necessary. There is a nice outdoor café on the grounds outside the palace. 40.000 dongov. (posodobljeno februarja 2020)
• 10.7795106.6925 War Remnants Museum, 28 Vo Van Tan St, ☏ 84 8 930 2112, 84 8 930 6325, 84 8 930 5587, ✉[email protected]. Open daily 07:30-12:00, 13:30-17:00, last admission 16:30. The museum was opened in a hurry, less than five months after the fall of the South Vietnamese regime. It has moved to new premises with 3 storeys of exhibits and various US military hardware (tanks, jets, helicopters, howitzers) on display outside the building. This disturbing display of man's cruelty during the Vietnam (American) War includes halls full of gruesome photographs, a simulated "tiger cage" prison and jars of deformed foetuses attributed to contamination by Agent Orange. An exhibit on the 3rd floor tells the story of the war journalists from all over the world who documented, and often disappeared or died in the war. Watch out for the amputees who will try and sell you their wares. It's a short walk from Reunification Palace — see the museum pamphlet for a map. Entry 40,000 dong. (posodobljeno februarja 2020)
• Southern Women’s Museum, 202 Võ Thị Sáu, District 3 (close to the War Remnants Museum). Daily 07:30-11:30 and 13:30-17:00 daily. Often overlooked by tourists, this museum celebrates the women’s role in the society, economy, and revolutionary history of the southern part of the country. It offers informative exhibits that include photographs, historical documents, and artifacts such as statues, combat equipment used by women, paintings and dioramas, tools used in the traditional production of textiles, and ao dai worn by famous women. As of a February 2018, the second floor had an exhibit on the history of the ao dai and another on textile production, the third floor detailed women’s revolutionary contributions, and the fourth floor was under renovation. free admission. 
• FITO Museum of Traditional Vietnamese Medicine, 41 Hoàng Dư Khương, District 10 (a bit far from the city center but is easily accessible by taxi or bus). Vsak dan 08: 30-17: 00. A small museum owned by the FITO company (they produce traditional pharmaceuticals) about the history of traditional medicine in Vietnam. The rooms are filled with items ranging from ingredients to tools used to produce and prepare Vietnamese medicine. Each ticket includes an informative tour of the museum and the opportunity to sample some products. The bottom floor also has a gift shop with competitively priced and high-quality traditional remedies. 120,000 dong. 
• 10.76944444106.76 Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, 97A Phó Đức Chính, Phường Nguyễn Thái Bìn, District 1 (south of Ben Thanh Market, just past the blue construction walls). Tu-Su 08:00-18:00. Museum displaying art mainly from the 20th century by Vietnamese artists. Two floors of permanent collections are in the main building and the first floor of the second building has a special exhibitions space. The architecture of the French colonial buildings that house the museum is another impressive feature. They were designed by a French architect for the Hua family. 30,000 dong. (posodobljeno februarja 2020)
• Ho Chi Minh City Museum, 65 Lý Tự Trọng, Bến Nghé (in the center of the city, a few blocks from Ben Thanh Market, the Reunification Palace, and Notre Dame Cathedral). Daily 07:30-18:00. The museum narrates the history of Ho Chi Minh City from pre-history to the present and also has exhibits on local culture and traditions. While the first floor contains exhibits on prehistory, colonial history, industry, and family traditions, the second floor mainly tells the city’s revolutionary history and has a small exhibit on currency through the ages. Outside, on the museum grounds, you will also find cars and military vehicles of historical significance. 30,000 dong. (posodobljeno februarja 2020)
• 10.776522106.7030947 Saigon Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, ☏ 84 1245 18 11 88. An opera house built by the French during the colonial period, and without a doubt one of the finest performance venues in Southeast Asia. In modern times it is home to the critically acclaimed AO show, an acrobatic show that fuses Vietnamese traditions with modern Cirque Nouveau performances. Occasionally hosts classical music performances when the AO show is not being performed. 
• Ton Duc Thang Museum, 5 Tôn Đức Thắng, Bến Nghé, District 1 (near the financial district along the Saigon River). Daily 08:00-11:30 and 13:30-16:30 daily. A museum detailing the life and achievements of politician Ton Duc Thang, known for his role as president. The first floor has a special exhibit (as of February 2018 about his time on the infamous prison island of Con Dao) and the second floor has a biographical display featuring artifacts, dioramas, and photographs telling the story of his life; there is also a painting gallery. free admission. 

Religious sites

• 10.79171106.697868 Emperor Jade (Tortoise) Pagoda (Chua Ngoc Hoang or Phuoc Hai Tu), 73 Mai Thi Luu St. Considered by many to be Saigon’s finest pagoda. Check out the room filled with unusual figurines, to the left of the main hall. There are many turtles in a concrete pond in the courtyard. A calm place to rest from the city noise. 
• Cao Dai Temple (Dao Cao Dai or Caodaism) (95 km NW of HCMC). The temple is near the Cu Chi Tunnels where Vietnamese soldiers held out during the Vietnamese/US war. Tours of the Cu Chi Tunnels can also be arranged. 
• 10.7762106.70439 Central Mosque, 66 Dong Du, ☏ 84 8 8242903. 08:00-20:00. One of 12 mosques in Ho Chi Minh City, the Central Mosque was built in 1935. It was constructed for worshipers from southern India then resident in Saigon, but now Muslims from as far as Pakistan and Indonesia come to pray. Friday has the biggest congregations. The shaded veranda and cool stone floors make it an ideal place to sit, read, or even nap in the heat of the day. As with most mosques, remember to take your shoes off before entering and dress conservatively if you wish to enter. 
• 10.77977106.6990410 Notre Dame Cathedral (Nhà thờ Đức Bà), Han Thuyen St (facing down Dong Khoi, it's next to the Post Office). It is closed for renovations as of Feb 2020. A French-built Catholic cathedral in the city center. prost. (posodobljeno februarja 2020)

There are several Chinese temples in Cholon, the Chinatown district of old Saigon. Only a few are listed here.

• 10.7662106.698311 Phung Son Tu Pagoda, 408 3 Thang 2 Blvd (on the outskirts of Cholon), ☏ 84 28 3829 6684. Dedicated to the god of happiness and virtue. The pagoda is dusty and dwarfed by high-rises under construction nearby, but the small, sculpted grounds are a good place for a rest from the hectic city. 
• 10.7541106.659612 Quan Am Pagoda, 12 Lao Tu, Cholon (just off Hung Vuong, close to Thien Hau Pagoda). 08:00-16:30. The oldest pagoda in town, home of a lot of incense and a cheerful puppy. prost.  
• 10.75418106.6646813 Thien Hau Pagoda, 710 Nguyen Trai St, Cholon. Dedicated to Lady Thien Hau, the sea goddess, who left two giant turtles to keep an eye on things in her absence. A festival is held in her honour on the 23rd day of the March lunar month. Don't miss the gorgeous sculptures in the walls of the courtyard outside the temple. prost. 

Drugo

• 10.7719106.705514 Bitexco Financial Tower, 36 Ho Tung Mau St, ☏ 84 8 39156156. Skydeck viewing platform (daily 09:30-21:30) with a 360° panorama of the city. Instead of paying admission, you can buy a drink at Alto Heli Bar or EON51 (coffee 100,000 dong, happy hour 13:00 to 19:00: 2-for-1 selected cocktails 290,000 dong, and 3-for-2 Tiger draught beer 135,000 dong). Adult 200,000 dong, child 4-12) or senior (65 ) 130,000 dong. (posodobljeno februarja 2020)
• 10.7301828106.703837515 IMAX cinema, Vivo shopping mall. Vietnam's IMAX cinema. (posodobljeno februarja 2017)
• 10.794931106.72208316 Landmark 81 (The Landmark 81 Central Park), 720A Dien Bien Phu, Ward 22, District. 09:00-22:00. The highest tower of Vietnam with 81 floors which is 461.3 m, it has a big mall inside which includes a CGV cinema. Landmark 81 are also surrounded in a complex of apartments as part of Vinhomes' Tan Cang, or Central Park. No entry fees but has parking fees for vehicles. (posodobljeno mar 2019)

Ethnic neighbourhoods

• Cholon - This is Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. While many of the ethnic Chinese fled Vietnam for Western countries such as Australia and the United States as a result of persecution following the Fall of Saigon, a large number of them continue to reside in the district. Many signs of the Chinese heritage can still be found in the form of Chinese clan temples, as well as stalls selling Chinese food. Many people are also bilingual in Cantonese and Vietnamese.

Ali

• Dai Nam Tourist Park, Hiệp An Ward, Thủ Dầu Một city, Binh Duong (about 40 km from HCMC; catch Bus 616 from the Ben Thanh bus station and take it all the way to the end (90 minutes, 25,000 dong as of Dec 2015), or talk to a travel agent), ☏ 84 650 3 891 389, 84 650 3 845 878. This is one of the largest tourist attractions in Vietnam. It features the Dai Nam Van Hien Temple, an entertainment site, open range zoo, shopping areas, hotels, local and Western cuisine, and the largest man-made mountain range in Vietnam. Costing over 50 billion dong to build, this park is the beginning of mass tourism in Vietnam, although it is aimed at tourists and locals, and comes highly recommended. Transport options to the park are quite convoluted. As the park is new, online information is scarce. According to the locals, it is very much worth a visit, purely just to view the temple. Adult/child between 1 m and 1.4 m: zoo 80,000/50,000; amusement park 100,000/50,000 dong; waterpark 100,000/60,000 dong; all three 200,000/120,000 dong. (posodobljeno april 2017)
• Dam Sen Water Park, 03 Hoa Binh, Ward 3, District 11 (take Bus 11 from Ben Thanh bus station), ☏ 84 8 858 8418, 84 8 865 3453, faks: 84 8 858 8419, ✉[email protected]. M-Sa 08:30-18:00, Su and holidays 08:00-19:00. Close to the city centre. This water park offers some unique water slide experiences, including the amazing "Space Bowl". Restaurant, health services and animatronic dinosaurs are on the premises. Admission is based on height and time of arrival; under 0.8 m free, others 40-110,000 dong (90,000 after 16:00). 
• Galaxy Cinema, 116 Nguyen Du, District 1. A favourite among locals. 
• Happy Ending Massage Yuan, 15B8 Le Thanh Ton St, District 1 Ben Nighe Ward (on Le Thanh Ton between Thai Van Lung and Ngo Van Nam. Across from Sky Garden), ☏ 84 8 3825 0795. Despite the name, legitimate foot and body massage, hostess will explain pricing to you at the beginning, usually offering 30% discount. 223,000 dong. 
• CGV Hùng Vương Plaza, 126 Hung Vuong St, District 5 and 60A Truong Son St, Tan Binh District, ☏ 84 1900 6017. 2 locations in HCMC and the first to offer 3D movies (at Hung Vuong Plaza only). 
• Les Rives, 98, Nguyen Hué Blvd, 3rd Floor, Room 301, District 1, ☏ 84 128 5920018. VIP speedboat tours to the Cu Chi Tunnels, the Mekong Delta and jungle canal tours around Saigon. A sunset tour around Saigon involves exploring narrow jungle canals with a village made of bamboo and thatch, as well as visiting a floating temple. 
• Twenty-Three September Park (across from Ben Thanh Market and running the length of Phan Ngu Lao St). Running along Phan Ngu Lao St are a number of parks which fill up with locals before sunset, after work. They play a variety of games which you can participate in: badminton, kicking a shuttlecock and womens group aerobics to music are all very popular, and are great to watch. If you sit down by yourself in the open area near the Ben Thanh market a number of young university age locals will come and ask to practice English with you, this is a great way to spend an evening and the best way to meet intelligent interesting youth, they will question you either individually or in groups and share with you a lot about their country. Beware of those men who want to introduce you to their "sister" who's working as a nurse and wants to move to your country. They will try to make you come into their home so you can reassure their parents, but will actually gamble and cheat at cards with you and/or ask you for money after telling a sad and fake story about some dying relative. 

• Nguyen Hue Flower Street. Beautiful assortment of flowers during Tet (Lunar New Year) along the popular boulevard in District 1. prost. (posodobljeno februarja 2019)

Oddaje

Ho Chi Minh City is a good place to experience traditional Vietnamese performances in a tourist-friendly way. The Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre is a popular place for tourists to watch traditional Vietnamese puppetry. For those who prefer more modern interpretations of Vietnamese culture, Lune Production stages several shows in the magnificent colonial-era Saigon Opera House, the most famous of which is the aforementioned AO Show.

Nauči se

• Vietnamese Language Garden, 135/10 Nguyen Cuu Van, Binh Thanh District. The school offers one-on-one study,focus on intensive classes to get fluent in Vietnamese in a short time, or 1-2 weeks classes for tourist & homes stay to experience the local lifestyle 
• Vietnamese Language Studies (on the edge of District 1 and 3 next to the HTV Broadcasting station). Private school with comprehensive courses from beginner to advanced composition. Students can take private courses or join group classes. 
• VNS University. In District 1, the University of Social Sciences has comprehensive university-style courses in Vietnamese, group classes typically 6-10 people. 

Nakup

Vietnamese arts and crafts, or mass-produced resin knock-offs thereof, are sold by dozens of shops around the central tourist district. The best, most expensive items can be mostly found on Dong Khoi or the immediate side streets. The goods tend to get progressively simpler and cheaper as you move west toward Ben Thanh Market (though the best wood-carving shop is a stall on the back side of Ben Thanh). A few shops have authentic woven silk textiles from Sapa and the north. Lacquered paintings, plates, bowls, etc., are quite striking and unique to Vietnam. Vietnamese propaganda posters can be very impressive and offer a taste of history. It is very useful to have local currency when buying. Banks and formal exchanges will provide you with a decent rate, especially when compared with agencies like Statravel on Vui Ban St which will offer much lower rates. Goldsmith shops will also change money at decent rates, though as always it is better to know the going rate than to trust to luck.

There are two good guide books for shoppers in Ho Chi Minh City: the Luxe City Guide in MySherpa Guide which also includes a map with shops cross-referenced.

Umetniška dela

• Galerie Quynh, 65 De Tham St, District 1 (between Co Bac and Co Giang), ☏ 84 8 3836801. Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00. A serious contemporary art gallery in District 1. Unlike the galleries that focus on more decorative works, this gallery represents innovative local and international artists including Tiffany Chung, Do Hoang Tuong, Hoang Duong Cam and Sandrine Llouquet. 
• Gallery Deli, Dong Khoi (just down from Mac Thi Buoi). 
• Oil-Paintings, Bui Vien St (near the backpackers area in De Tham and Pham Ngu Lao). There are several shops along this street selling oil paintings. If you want a portrait of a Vietnamese painting or even have your own photograph oil-painted, shop around here. You can get a portrait within a day or two. 450,000-5,000,000 dong. 
• Phuong Mai Art Gallery, 129B Le Thanh Ton St, District 1 and 213C Dong Khoi St, ☏ 84 8 38 233 181. Vsak dan od 9: 00-21: 00. Vietnamese contemporary original art works including oil paintings, lacquer paintings, water colours and sculpture. (posodobljeno april 2017)
• Saigon Craft, Dong Khoi (opposite Lucky Plaza). Lots of lacquerware. 

Books and newspapers

• Bookazine, 28 Dong Khoi. New and antique copies of international titles like Ekonomist. 
• Fahasa, Nguyen Hue Blvd (just down from Mac Thi Buoi). 
• SahaBook, 175/24 Pham Ngu Lao (near Le Pub). Lots of Lonely Planet titles here. 
• Tri Books, Dong Khoi (corner of Ly Tu Trong). Stocks a wide range of English language textbooks and reference books. 
• Book Street (next to the post office, one block long, between Notre Dame Cathedral and the Hard Rock Cafe). Book Street has a number of book shops, both run by individual vendors and some of Vietnam’s publishing houses. You can find books in both English and Vietnamese, as well as a few other languages. Prices vary from bargain used book racks to pricy illustrated volumes hot off the press. There are two cafes on the street that are a nice stop for coffee while exploring a newly-purchased book. The centre of the street often has art exhibits or special displays and there is a stage that is occasionally used to hold live talk shows and other events. (posodobljeno mar 2018)

Oblačila

Vietnamese silk is excellent quality. Buying a suit can be fun and relatively cheap, but do your research first, and remember that you get what you pay for. Labour costs are not what make suits expensive. Tailors frequently use fabrics whose quality is exaggerated, for example the common claim of wool being "Italian/English Super 180". Cheap local suits don't compare to just having an US$80 H & M suit altered by a tailor. Any suit should contain 0% polyester. Any tailor should have multiple fittings, preferably three (with the third just being a check-up that probably won't require further alteration).

• BoSua Local Street Wear, 55B1 Vincom Tower, Dong Khoi St, District 1, ☏ 84 9 04142182. 09:00-22:00. 145,000 dong. 
• Ginkgo T-shirts, 20 Le Loi and 56 Bui Vien, District 1, ☏ 84 9 05493148. 08:00-23:00. Souvenir T-shirts with creative designs inspired by Asian cultures. 210,000 dong. 
• Ipa-Nima, 8 Nguyen Trung Truc St, District 1. Lots of accessories. 
• Khai Silk and Creation, 107 Dong Khoi. Shirts at around USD30 and ties for USD10. Off-the-peg shirts can be tailored at no additional charge. Can make copies of clothes you supply out of silk, linen or Egyptian cotton. 2 days for shirt, 5 days for a suit. 
• Bắp House Shop, 35 Duong Dinh Hoi, Phuoc Long B, Quan 9. 09:00-21:00. 120,000 dong. (posodobljeno januar 2020)

Elektronika

Visiting the local electronics district on and around Huynh Thuc Khang is quite a sight, where anything and everything is repaired, and nothing wasted. It's about a 15-min ride on Bus 2 from District 1. Loudspeaker repairs and remakes, transformer and armature winding by hand. Think of any component and you may find it here, including 1968 helicopter parts. Some people bring older solid state and valve gear here to be repaired economically. Most electronics equipment in Vietnam originates here, so it's going to be a lot cheaper here than elsewhere.

While some of the country's cheapest electronics can be found here, most shops sell counterfeit items. Things such as dodgy iPods are easy to spot when compared to the genuine item, but things like camera batteries are more difficult to assess. If you are thinking about buying extra memory for your digital camera, e.g., most of the memory will be fake. These cards can be low quality and one has to ask if it is worth risking irreplaceable holiday snaps. Worse, knock-off batteries sold here have been known to explode. Nevertheless, if you know what you are doing, you can pick up some bargains.

• DVD buffs with no scruples should visit Ho Tung Mao.
• Kool Audiophiles, 16/1 Phan Ngu, F Dakao, District 1, ☏ 84 8 38201757. 09:00-20:00. Headphone and earphone shop selling genuine products. 

Trgi

• 10.77252106.698061 Ben Thanh Market (Chợ Bến Thành) (southwest end of Le Lai). Till 18:00. A den of thieves, but some great shopping. Ben Thanh is recognizable from its clock tower on the large roundabout. The largest old-style market in the central district, with several hundred small stalls stuffed with goods on almost impassably narrow aisles. Due to its popularity with tourists, the market is now divided between tourist goods (jeans, T-shirts, smaller souvenirs in abundance) and regular items (fruit and vegetables, rice, kitchen wares, flowers, meat, fast food and local-style pickled fruits). Most items are not price-marked, and vendors always quote a 50-100% higher price to tourists, so bargaining hard will save you money. The chief method of parting visitors from their money is ambiguity: for example, never making it quite clear how much you are being quoted or what the exact price is or what exchange rate is being used to calculate your change. Be ready for these ruses (often by a sweet, smiling young lady), or be prepared to part with more cash than you need to. At the north side (back) of Ben Thanh Market are some shops that are operated by Ben Thanh Group and they sell goods at fixed price and much cheaper than the stalls in the market. No bargaining needed. If the good selection of knock-offs here just won't do, there's plenty to be had in the surrounding side street shops or night market later. If retail warfare isn't your cup of tea, you could skip the touristy Ben Thanh altogether and go to Chợ Bình Tây. (posodobljeno mar 2018)
• Chợ Bình Tây (in Chinatown). The underrated twin of Ben Thanh, selling everything from spices, Chinese medicines, and silk to obscure varieties of fermented fish, dried seafood, and jerky. If you are searching for a variety of Vietnam silks and velvets, skip the tourist trap Ben Thanh Market and go to Bình Tây instead. Most of Chợ Bình Tây is wholesale goods. Much of Ben Thanh Market's goods are from here. 
• Night Market (Just outside of Ben Thanh Market). 18:00-late. Here you can enjoy many kinds of different foods and drink and do your shopping as well. But it is just a small street with traffic passing and pushy sellers, not the nicest place to hang around. (posodobljeno april 2017)
• 10.78139106.706762 Saigon Square (A stones throw from Ben Thanh Market). A good place for a visit. It is a twin of Ben Thanh but with air conditioning. Haggling your way through this place is the rule of thumb. Local middle-class Vietnamese shop here on the weekends too. Consider planning your shopping here during the day and go to Ben Thanh for the night market. The daytime Ben Thanh can be planned as a sightseeing trip instead of a shopping spree. 
• War Surplus Market, Yersin, District 1 (Intersection with Nguyen Cong Tru). Včasih se imenuje Ameriški trg or "Cho Cu" or "Khu Dan Sinh". Hidden behind rows of hardware and electric supplies shops, just brace yourself and enter. Dense warrens of stalls include those selling old American military gear of indeterminate authenticity (e.g., "nice collection of so-called authentic GI's Zippo lighter from the war era"), cheap T-shirts and military paraphernalia: just don't hope to find a genuine US wartime Zippo, they're all fakes now. Despite the name, most stalls now specialise in various industrial-type products such as hand tools and personal safety equipment. 

Supermarketi

• Co-op Mart Supermarkets (In District 1 can be found at the corner of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Nguyen Dinh Chieu, about 1 km from the centre or in Cong Quynh, walking distance from the end of backpacker street, Pham Ngu Lao.). 07:00-22:00. Co-op Mart can be found everywhere around HCMC. Prices are reasonably lower, though the selection leans more toward Vietnamese foods. 32 stores in Ho Chi Minh City. 
• Tax Department Store (On the corner of Le Loi and Nguyen Hue.). Now known as Saigon Square. Formerly the Russian Market, this is now a rather sterile department store of sorts filled with stalls selling touristy kitsch, although the selections get better as you ascend the levels. There's a good supermarket on level 2. If you are traveling here by taxi, the new name may be met by blank expressions from taxi drivers. The old name seems to work. 
• Giant Supermarket, 506 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Ward 4 District 3, ☏ 84 8-54121416. 09:00-21:00. Part of dairy farm Hong Kong which has supermarkets all over Asia. (posodobljeno februarja 2017)
• Big C Super Center, 138 a To Hien Thanh Cu Xa Bac Hai Phuong 15, ☏ 84-8-38632990. 07:30-22:30. (posodobljeno februarja 2017)
• Lotte Mart, Nguyen Thi Thap Tan Hung Quan 7. (posodobljeno februarja 2017)
• Aeon Citymart, 96 Cao Thang Phuong 4 Quan 3. 05:30-22:00. It has 22 supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City. (posodobljeno februarja 2017)

Malls and department stores

Malls and department stores selling luxury brands can be found throughout central Ho Chi Minh City. And indeed you can find most of the same goods at other malls and department stores throughout the world. Even if you are not planning on buying luxury brand items, there is a reason every visitor should know the locations of some malls and department stores: their free and meticulously clean public restrooms. Also, if you are travelling just before or during Tet, some of these establishments put up decorational impressive displays.

• Saigon Center. A mall near Ben Thanh Market, just across the street from Saigon Square. Look for the Takashimaya sign. 
• Diamond Plaza. A department store behind Notre Dame Cathedral, across the street diagonally. 
• Vincom Center. The basement and bottom few floors of the Vincom Center house a mall. It is the tall building with two rectangular towers, a block south of the Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral. 
• SC VivoCity. In District 7, a large shopping centre with a rooftop garden and a playground to keep children occupied. 

Jej

You're spoiled for choice in Saigon, which offers the country's largest variety of Vietnamese and international food. Bargains are getting harder to find, however, and restaurant prices have been rising at up to 30% per year due to a combination of higher food prices, rising wages, and soaring real estate costs. Land in the city centre now sells for around US$16,000/m², so even a modest-sized restaurant sits on real estate worth more than US$1 million. Authentic local food at bargain prices is one of the glories of Vietnam, but it's getting harder to find in Saigon as the city becomes ever more upscale and cosmopolitan.

The local food shows influences from French colonial times. Bakeries have fresh and excellent baguettes, which they will fill with cheese (typically of the "La Vache Qui Rit" or "Laughing Cow" brand), potted meat, ham, and onions, or any combination thereof, cheaply. Beef is used in various dishes - whether in any of the many variations of pho, or in a regional specialty such as "bun bo hue" or Hue beef soup. Be sure to try, aside from pho, dishes such as the above-mentioned Hue beef soup, or "banh xeo". Vietnamese savory crepes, consisting of a delicious filling of your choice (various options included bamboo shoots and enoki mushrooms, along with meat, prawns, or both) in a crispy outer crepe-like casing.

The Chinese community has also left their mark in Ho Chi Minh City, and the neighbourhood of Cholon continues to have a large number of ethnic Chinese residents, making it a natural place to go to for some Chinese food. That being said, Chinese food is fairly popular among many upper class Vietnamese, so there are also many upscale Chinese restaurants throughout the city.

Local food at bargain prices is very easy to find in Saigon. Banh mi thit (pork sandwiches) can cost as little as 10,000-15,000 dong. Com tam, a plate of rice with grilled pork (or with different meats) and a bit of vegetables for 18,000 dong.

Proračun

Food stalls are scattered all over the city, but there's a fair collection in the Ben Thanh market (see Nakup). For local fast food, try the ubiquitous Pho 24 chain (though it can be more the twice the price of local fare).

The setback of eating street food or food prepared in holes-in-the-wall in any town or city in Vietnam is dodgy hygiene. Street hawkers are not only cooks but they are also cashiers. They touch money and often flip over the notes with their fingers moistened with their saliva. If a bun or baguette is dropped in the pavement, it is picked up to be mixed with the rest. A hawker may cough or sneeze and while preparing food, cover their mouth with their bare hands then resume what they were just doing. Food may have unwanted items such as hairs. Utensils may be washed from the same portable ice-cream container washing basin, without detergent. Debris on spoons are just wiped off from the water on that small dish. Drinking glasses may just be dunked two or three times and ready for the next user.

At holes-in-the-wall, if there is shortage of counter space, contained food is placed on the floor. Floors are mostly wet and muddy. Utensils are washed on the floor itself. Waiters tossed used chopsticks and other dishes like bowls and if they don't get in the tub, they fall to the floor to be picked up later. Vegetables and meat parts are also cut in the floor and if they fell off, they are picked up again. Big quantities of vegetables are placed in plastic buckets and cleaned in the toilet tap. The plastic buckets may have been used as bathing or toilet flushing pail. And when they are not used, they may be stacked together and stored in the toilet.

However, street food and holes-in-the-wall food are flavourful, fascinating, exotic, ingeniously contrived, and cheap with all the elements of the nutrition pyramid and all the flavours: sweet; sour; salty & hot are well represented. Despite the vastly lower prices, street food is often tastier and more flavourful than the same dishes when served in the posh hotels or tourist restaurants.

• The Burger Corner, 43 Nguyen Hue St, District 1. Rice and hamburgers. The combo meals are good value. 
• Cafe India, 250 Bui Vien, District 1. 5-item menu available all day for 25,000 dong (vegetarian) or 50,000 dong with chicken. 
• Cafe Lam, 175 Bui Vien, District 1. Huge portions. USD1 for a big tiger, USD2 for a chicken curry with rice which is so large you won't finish. This is a very inconspicuous place, but most of the customers are regular expats. The food is nothing special but the prices, portions, and drink options make it a good bet. Good fruit salad, lovely smoothies and great tom yam soup. 
• Doner Kebab, 198 Bui Vien St, District 1 (Inside the backpacker area). 23,000 dong. 
• Dong Ba, 110A Nguyen Du, District 1. This is a shop that sells Hue food including Hue beef noodles and traditional banh beo riževe pogače. 
• Dream Cones, 16 Nguyen Thi Nghia St, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1. Ice cream in a quirky and cool neon atmosphere, with lots of white leather seating. Free unlimited (unsweetened) iced tea served with your ice cream. 16,000 dong a scoop. 
• The Khmer Viet Kitchen, 185/14 Pham Ngu Lau, ☏ 84 126 5492647. 07:00-23:00. Vietnamese and Western food with good selection of pasta, sandwiches, burgers and enchiladas. From 40,000 dong (vegetarian 35,000 dong), beer from 20,000 dong. 
• The Lunch Lady (Nguyen Thi Thanh), 23 Hoang Sa. 11:00-15:00. The famous Lunch Lady was featured on Anthony Bourdain's show. Different noodle dish every day. 30,000 dong. 
• Pao Restaurant & Cafe, 158 Bui Vien, District 1. Special decor with small musical instruments, traditional dress and hats from the many ethnic groups of northern Vietnam. Vietnamese food such as spring rolls, hot pot & pho. They have a live Vietnamese instrument show on every Friday and Sunday. 35,000-60,000 dong. 
• Pho Bo Vien Quoc Ky, 52 Ngo Duc Ke (near Nguyen Hué, District 1). A nice cheap place for soup. Poskusite nasiti version of the usual pho or my, a spicy delicacy. 
• Pho 19, 19 Nguyen Trai St, District 5. 06:00-11:00. A small space and very cheap place for pho and bo kho. 25,000-30,000 dong. 
• Pho Quynh, 323 Pham Ngu Lao St, District 1. 24 hours daily. Their specialty is pho. Locals come regularly and lucky backpackers stumble upon it. It is air-conditioned on the second and third floors. They also have decent banh mi bo kho, which is beef stew with carrots, served with French baguette. 40.000 dongov. 
• Pho 24. Clean modern chain found everywhere in Ho Chi Minh City. Excellent beef noodle soup, very cheap. Watch out for the fake Pho 24/24 on Pham Ngu Lao St, which does not belong to the chain and serves terrible and expensive food. 
• Pho 2000 (3 locations, one sharing space with I Love Burger; one right next to Ben Thanh Market; and one toward the end of Le Thanh Ton St). The restaurant was once visited by a former US president, Bill Clinton. Has pho, including a seafood version, along with the usual Vietnamese rice dishes, as well as a superb vegetarian curry. 
• Thiện Duyên Bễn Thành (vegetarian restaurant), 174 Calmette (Near the city bus station), ☏ 84 8 3914 7453. Well-presented vegetarian food. 
• Trang, 102/6A Cong Quynh, District 1 (Not far from Pham Ngo Lao). Local food including excellent crab served in a friendly atmosphere. 
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• 10.772066106.6976741 ^{[mrtva povezava]}Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, 15-17 Phan Chu Triuh (Opposite west entrance of Ben Thanh market, near the corner of Nguyen An Ninh). 08:00-22:30. From 40,000 dong, frozen yogurt 25,000 dong/100g. 

Srednji razred

• 10.789624106.6912732 Bánh Xèo 46A, 46A Đinh Công Tráng, Tân Định, Quận 1], ☏ 84 28 3824 1110. Famous restaurant specializing in Bánh Xèo, a Vietnamese savory pancake with shrimp, pork, Chinese sausage and beansprout fillings. 
• Barbecue Garden, 135A Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Quan 1 (100 m from Ben Thanh Market, behind the General Sciences Library), ☏ 84 8 823 3340. A barbecue restaurant offering both Vietnamese and international foods. USD5–7. 
• Bi Saigon, 185/26 Pham Ngu Lao St, District 1 (In an alley just off the main tourist street, Bui Vien). Extensive menu with a choice between Vietnamese, Italian, Mexican and other styles. Open plan kitchen so you can see your food being prepared. 
• Črna mačka, 13 Phan Van Dat, District 1. Fresh and juicy beef patty. Jumbo burger is USD15. 
• Hanoi Oi Bistro, 225/7 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Phường 5, District 3. Spread over 2 floors, serving modern and traditional Vietnamese cuisine. Dishes include northern Vietnamese recipes of the owner/chef Thuy Linh, who is also an accomplished singer in a famous band, 5DK. Local singers, actors, celebrities and foreigners flock to this bistro both for its unique take on modern and classic Vietnamese food, and its ambience. USD2–25. 
• 10.7638106.68963 Hoa Khai Vegetarian Restaurant, 124 126 Nguyen Cu Trinh St, Cu Trinh Ward, District 1 (About 500 m west of the backpacker area). Tasty Vietnamese vegetarian food although with surly service. Be careful of being charged for unexpected items, such as the disposable hand towels that are presented to you without asking as you sit down. 100,000 dong. 
• Hoa Mai Coffee, 43-45 Do Quang Dau St (Just off Phan Ngu Lao, between Phan Ngu Lao St and Bui Vien St), ☏ 84 8 836 8310. Restaurant downstairs, on the second floor is a comfortable bar with pool table. International food and local dishes. Fresh fruit shakes, spring rolls, Vietnamese noodles and pasta. USD2–5. 
• 10.770492106.684834 Hủ Tiếu Hồng Phát, 391 Võ Văn Tần, Phường 5, Quận 3, ☏ 84 28 3839 0187. Restaurant selling Hủ tiếu Nam Vang, a flat rice noodle dish that is a specialty of the city. The dish is often called "Cambodian noodles" in English, even though it cannot be found in Cambodia. 
• Huong Dong, 68 Huynh Tinh Cua. A modest, open-air restaurant serving mostly southern country-style food. The name literally means "scent of the fields". It's a place where families and groups of friends gather, drink a lot of beer, eat a lot of food, and make a bit of noise. You might need a few beers to get up the courage to try some of the more exotic offerings, including field mouse, whole frog, pigeon porridge and coconut worm. A whole char-grilled ga ta (local style free-range chicken) is 170,000 dong, head and feet included. A wide variety of other meats and seafood is available for 50,000-80,000 dong. Quirky English translations of the long menu add to the spirit of adventure. 
• Une Journée à Paris, 234 Le Thanh Ton St (Quan 1, 100 m from Ben Thanh Market.). Authentic French boulangerie, patisserie and salon de thé. French petit dejeuner at 50,000 dong, with egg/bacon 100,000 dong. 
• Limonska trava, 4 Nguyen Thiep St (V bližini operne hiše). Zelo turistična vietnamska restavracija. Dnevno poslovno kosilo 3 USD in tedenske posebne jedi. Dograjen do dvojne prodajalne v 14. nadstropju Palace Hotel Saigon, 10 minut oddaljen od prve prodajalne. Isti meni, enaka cena. 4–6 USD. 
• Kavarna in restavracija Lion City, 45 Le Anh Xuan, okrožje 1 (Nasproti hotela New World), ☏ 84 8 3823 8371. 07:00-15:00. Največja veriga singapurskih restavracij v Vietnamu, vse sestavine uvožene. 100% singapurska hrana z glavnim kuharjem in lastnikom iz Singapurja. 3–8 USD. 
• Marina Ngoc Suong, 19C Le Quy Don. Restavracija, specializirana za morske jedi. Riblja solata in školjke, kuhane v belem vinu. 
• Papaja Chi Nghia, 68 Pham Viet Chanh, okrožje Binh Thanh (V bližini živalskega vrta). Majhen kraj, specializiran za vietnamsko kuhinjo v severnem slogu. Vodi kuhar / lastnik, ki ima 25 let izkušenj s hoteli Sofitel. Kuhanje in predstavitev sta vrhunska. Čisto in lepo urejeno. Od 2–5 USD in več. 
• Quan An Ngon, 1. okrožje. Dve različni restavraciji delujeta z istim imenom v nekaj blokih drug od drugega, ena na ulici Pasteur 160, druga pa v ulici Nam Ky Khoi Nghia nasproti palače za združitev. Nahaja se v atmosferskih starih francoskih vilah s podobnimi jedilniki vietnamske hrane, vključno z regionalnimi specialitetami, pripravljenimi na številnih stojnicah s hrano po vsem obodu. Oba sta priljubljena in oba se običajno zatakneta ob konicah, kar zahteva čakanje na mizo. (Ime dobesedno pomeni "restavracija z okusno hrano".) V restavraciji na Pasterju ponoči gori ducat petrolejk, zato če imate težave z astmo ali pljučami ali če imate že dovolj onesnaženja, raje poskusite drugi. Omrežje od 45.000 dongov. 
• Quan Nuong, 29-31 ton tisti tat. Okusna restavracija z žarom na prostem po razumni ceni na strehi nad Fannyinim sladolednim salonom in Temple Clubom. Vsaka miza ima v središču žar, jedilnik pa vključuje različne vrste mesa in morskih sadežev, ki jih lahko pečete sami. Poskusite s slanino ovit losos in goveja zavita nabodala s sirom. Postrežejo tudi z različnimi solatami in jedmi z rezanci, ki so večinoma v južnem slogu. Je zelo priljubljen in se pogosto napolni do sredine večera. 
• Restavracija La Sen (Nha Hang La Sen), 30 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, Phuong 6, Quan 3 (V središču okrožja 3), ☏ 84 8 930 6682. 09:30-23:00. Čista restavracija s srednje visoko ceno, ki streže hrano iz regij Hue, Saigon in Hanoi. Prijazna postrežba, klima, 2 nadstropji in soba za približno 100 oseb. 
• Spice, 27c Le Quy Don v Quanu 3. Največja in najbolj obiskana tajska restavracija v HCMC. Večinoma lokalni vietnamski prebivalci in izseljenci, saj je zunaj turističnega območja. Pristna tajska hrana, ki sta jo pripravila tajska kuharja. Hrana je sveža in postrežena v nekaj minutah. Tom yam gung in papaja solata, pikantne kozice, fuzija tajske z drugimi kuhinjami. Sedež več kot 200 v blazinicah, na prostem ali v tajskem slogu na talnih preprogah. Dostava na voljo v vseh okrožjih. Žar v zgornjem nadstropju. 
• Suši bar (Štiri lokacije: vogal Le Thanh Ton in Ton Duc Thang v prvem četrtletju, približno šest blokov severovzhodno od operne hiše; na veliki ulici z restavracijami ob reki Ton Duc Thang ob reki in v bližini hotela Legend; v nadstropju prehrambene dvorane Zen Plaza na Nguyen Trai; in v stanovanjski hiši Saigon Court na Nguyen Dinh Chieu.). Verjetno najboljša suši vrednost v Saigonu. Postrežejo večjo in bolj zanimivo sorto kot tipična suši restavracija, in sicer za polovično ceno. Točeno pivo Tiger znaša 24.000 dongov. Zelo priljubljeno, zato lahko pričakujete, da boste počakali v srednjih urah. 
• Zavijte in zvijete, 62 Hai Ba Trung. Naraščajoča veriga. Zavita vietnamska fuzijska hrana v sodobnem minimalističnem okolju. Poskusite sladice. Pivo in obrok naj staneta manj kot 10 USD. 
• 10.7915969106.70310695 Restavracija Bloom Saigon, 3/5 Hoàng Sa, P. Đa Kao, Quận 1. 11:00-22:00. Neprofitna restavracija, ki jo vodi organizacija Aid to Children Without Parents (ACWP), in služi kot kulinarični objekt. Zelo lepo osebje, odlična hrana, terasa v 3. nadstropju. Nahaja se nekoliko na severu in v majhni mirni skupnosti. Vredno je iti peš, 20 min hoje od pagode Jade. (posodobljeno november 2017)

Splurge

• Au Lac do Brazilije, 238 Pasteur (Med Dien Bien Phu in Vo Thi Sau.). Da bi dokazali, da ima Saigon vse, je tu churrascaria v brazilskem slogu (restavracija z jedmi z žara), z latinsko glasbo v živo od torka do sobote. Imajo tudi novo prodajalno v Sky Garden II, Phu My Hung, okrožje 7. Je večja in manj gneča z običajno boljšo storitvijo. Od 30 USD na osebo. 
• Co Ngu (Na Pasteurja tik pred Dien Bien Phu, Quan 1). Prijetna vietnamska in azijsko-fuzijska hrana v okolici vile z notranjimi in vrtnimi sedeži. Priljubljeno za poslovne skupine. Cene višje od povprečja za Saigon, vendar boljše vrednosti, kot jo najdete v turističnem delu mesta. 
• Krovni Saigon, 38 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, An Phu, okrožje 2 (15 minut od središča Saigona), ☏ 84 8 3744 6632. Edina razkošna restavracija na reki. Sodobna fuzijska kuhinja z uporabo lokalnih sestavin. 
• La Habana, 6 Cao Ba Quat, Quan 1 (Dva bloka severovzhodno od Hyatt in operne hiše). Izjemna hrana v španskem in kubanskem slogu, vključno z velikim menijem tapas. Tudi eno redkih krajev v Vietnamu, ki pripravlja res dobre koktajle. 
• La Hosteria (Na Le Thanh Tonu nekaj ulic vzhodno od Hiltona). Italijanska restavracija z odličnimi domačimi testeninami v razponu od 125.000 dongov in glavnimi jedmi od 150.000 dongov. 
• Huy Long Vien, 99 Nguyen Du (Preko palače za združitev). Kitajska kuhinja, vključno s pekinško raco in dim sumom. Velik s starodavno kitajsko temo. 
• Pomodoro (Na ulici Hai Ba Trung, blok od hotela Hilton in za vogalom hotelov Sheraton in Caravelle). Dostojna majhna italijanska restavracija. Okusne lazanje so njihova posebnost; pice so nekoliko mastne. Večerja z dvema predjedoma, koktajli, 0,5 litra vrča vina, glavno pijačo in puščave za približno 50 USD, vendar s slabo storitvijo. 
• Tân Nam, 60-62 Dong Du, Quan 1 (Nekaj ​​vrat od Sheraton Saigon). Pritličje je na prostem, v zgornjem nadstropju je klima. Precej draga in povprečna hrana, približno 10 USD na osebo, vendar bodo med jedjo parkirali vaš motocikel in se potepali po rivi. 
• Temple Club, 29–31 ton tistega lopa, Q.1 (Prvo nadstropje, spodaj sladolednica). Vzdušje iz 1930-ih z ločenimi oddelki v baru, restavraciji in dnevnem prostoru. Hrana je poštena, vendar večina ljudi prihaja popivati ​​ozračje. 
• L'en Tete, 1. nadstropje, 139 Nguyen Thai Binh, Quan 1 (Na križišču s Calmette). 17:00-24:00. Odlična francoska restavracija na območju, ki običajno ni povezano z visoko jedilnico. Odlično za sproščeno jedilnico. 150.000-450.000 dong. 
• Restavracija in bar ZanZBar, 41 Dong Du St. (Diagonalno nasproti hotela Sheraton). Eklektična množica, sestavljena iz lokalnih vietnamskih prebivalcev, lokalnih izseljencev in gostujočih turistov. Vino po kozarcu in koktajli. Ponoči osvetljeni stebri ustvarjajo čudovit ambient. 
• 10.78103106.706476 Urban Kitchen Bar (mestna kuhinja bar restavracija ho chi minh city saigon), 18 Ngo Van Nam, okrožje 1 (Na začetku ulice Le Thanh Ton zavijete levo do ulice Ngo Van Nam. Ulica se razcepi na dva dela, restavracija pa je na levi strani.), ☏ 84 8 6250 6363. 11:00 - pozno. Dobrodošel dodatek kulinarični sceni HCMC, kjer strežejo okusne ameriške in mednarodne jedi. Dvostopenjska stavba ima sodoben element industrijskega oblikovanja, zaradi katerega se počutite, kot da niste v Vietnamu. Ponoči restavracija prevzame bar, kot je vzdušje, njihovi natakarji pa postrežejo z odličnimi koktajli iz jantarno osvetljenega rock bara. V petek in soboto zvečer imajo tudi DJ-jev predilni hip hop. Priljubljene malice strežejo v soboto in nedeljo od 10:00. (posodobljeno mar 2015)

Halal hrana

• Restavracija D'Nyonya Penang, 58 Dong Du St, 1. okrožje (Poleg mošeje in hotela Sheraton), ☏ 84 8 6678 6044. Malezijska verodostojna malezijska kuhinja in vietnamski meni. 
• Štirisezonska restavracija, St Thi Sach St, 1. okrožje, ☏ 84 8 825 7186. Vietnamska in malezijska kuhinja. 
• Halal @ Saigon, 31 Đông Du, okrožje 1 (Nasproti indijske mošeje Jamia, blizu hotela Sheraton), ☏ 84 8 3824 6823 (Vietnamski), 84 8 38274602 (Angleščina), faks: 84 8 38274603, ✉[email protected]. 10:00-22:00. Vietnamska, malezijska in vegetarijanska kuhinja, pripravljena po halal smernicah. Ima malezijskega lastnika in na jedilniku je več malezijskih sponk, vendar je v glavnem vietnamska, s široko paleto jedi iz vse države. 
• Kavarna in restavracija Lion City, 45 Le Anh Xuan, okrožje 1 (V bližini tržnice Ben Thanh nasproti hotela New World), ☏ 84 8 3823 8371. Vsak dan, 19: 00-03: 00. Certificiran halal, v 2. nadstropju streže halal hrano. 
• Pro Döner kebab, 169 De Tham, oddelek Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 2200 5959. Turško mesto z dobro postrežbo s pravimi doner kebabi, halal slog. 
• Vietnamski halal (Restavracija muslimanske hrane), 14 Pham Hong Thai, P. Ben Thanh, Quan 1 (V bližini tržnice Ben Thanh), ☏ 84 8 3822 0252. Malezijska kuhinja in vietnamska hrana. 

Pijte

Kava

Vietnam je po Braziliji drugi največji izvoznik kave na svetu, med Vietnamci pa je cà phê zelo priljubljen. To je raj za obiskovalce, ki ljubijo kavo. Lokalni slog je močan in sladek; ključne besede, ki si jih je treba zapomniti, so: sữa (sladkano kondenzirano mleko), đá (led) in nóng (vroče, izgovorjeno "nowm"). Cà phê đá je močna, sladka ledena kava; in cà phê sữa đá je enako s kondenziranim mlekom. Cà phê (sữa) nóng se na vaši mizi skuha sveže, skuha se v majhni kovinski napravi, nameščeni nad skodelico; samo dvignite ga, ko se ohladi, da se dotakne (in s tem pije). Cene se gibljejo od 10.000 do 20.000 dongov za kavo v lokalnem slogu.

Ker je led lahko narejen iz prečiščene vode ali pa tudi ne, se ga morajo izogibati strogo previdni obiskovalci, čeprav dolgoletni prebivalci ves čas uživajo led iz uglednih kavarn in restavracij.

V turistični četrti so zdaj na voljo tudi espresso, kapučino in filtrirna kava v ameriškem slogu, običajno po 2-8-kratni ceni od lokalnega. Boljša mesta boste lahko ločili, če bodo uporabljali UHT mleko v nasprotju s kondenziranim mlekom.

• Bobby Brewery Coffee, Bui Vien St. Lepo mesto z dobrimi pijačami. Uporablja se za predvajanje filmov v 2. in 3. nadstropju. Zdaj odprt kot La Cantina. 
• Kavarna 5 Sao, Pham Ngoc Thach (V bližini ribnika želve). Predvaja glasno tehno glasbo. Privlačna, a pretenciozna množica. 
• Cafe Napoly, Pham Ngoc Thach (V bližini ribnika želve). Oprema je rimska ruševina (pomenili so "Napoli"), meni pa je značilen za vrhunsko vietnamsko kavarno: kava, sadne pijače, sladoled in preprost meni, ki vključuje jajca in riževe jedi. Glasba v pipe je prijetna, podnevi ne preglasna (čeprav ponoči glasnejša), cene so spodobne. Zunanja terasa spredaj, klimatska naprava v pritličju in večerni salon v zgornjem nadstropju. Zraven glasnejše, bolj trendovske in morda pretenciozne kavarne Nam Nam Sao. 
• Cafe Saigon, 57 Nguyen Du St. (Nasproti bazilike katedrale brezmadežnega spočetja), ☏ 84 9378 66066. Italijanska kava, hrana, brezplačen brezžični internet, sproščujoča in moderna glasba. 
• Chao Ba Ca Phe (Granny's Coffee), TK49 / 5 Nguyen Canh Chan, Q1 (Sprehodite se po Nguyen Canh Chanu od križišča s Tran Hung Dao in zavijte levo po ulici, kjer je restavracija s sadno solato). Ta kraj ima resnično pristno in čudovito kavarno sua da, ki jo za približno 8.000 dongov streže slavna "babica". Malo zapleteno najti. 
• Kavarna Chot Nho, 189 Nguyen Van Troi, okrožje Phu Nhuan (10 minut s taksijem iz središča mesta). Primerne cene, dober meni. Brezplačen brezžični internet. 
• Fresco kava, 121 Le Loi St., ☏ 84 838 211 009. Brezplačen Wi-Fi, predvajajte glasbo s hribovskih pesmi. 
• Kavarna Givral, Dong Khoi (Nasproti hotela Continental). V francoski tradiciji s svežim pecivom, natakarji z ovratnikom in izpopolnjenimi porcijami sladoleda. Dobro umeščen, a več kot 20.000 dongov za najpreprostejšo skodelico. 
• Hideaway Café, 41/1 Pham Ngoc Thach, Q.3. Kot že ime pove, je ta kraj skrit in primeren za branje ali miren pogovor ali obrok. Dostojen zahodni meni, čeprav nekoliko drag. 
• Highlands kava. Highlands Coffee je vietnamska veriga, ki je povsod prisotna v mestu Ho Chi Minh. Ponujajo različne kavne napitke z razumno ceno (25.000–60.000 dongov, odvisno od vašega naročila) s stalno kakovostjo. 
• M-Strip, 99B Vo Thi Sau A. Kavarno je težko najti. Zgoraj je kot spalnica z nekaj posteljami. Prihodite zgodaj, če ga želite zasesti. Na izbiro ima velik izbor revij in stripov. Služi samo vietnamske pijače, osebje pa govori le malo angleško. Brezplačen brezžični internet. 11.000-30.000 dongov. 
• Old Saigon Coffee, 2. nadstropje, ulica Dong Du 63, okrožje 1 (Nasproti Sheratona). Spominja na HCMC v preteklosti. Ima čudovit pogled na ulico Dong Khoi St. Vse pijače in hrana so značilni za Saigon. Osebje je povsem spodobno. 
• Regina Coffee, 84 Nguyen Du St, okrožje 1. Vietnamska kava ali kapučini. Imajo usposobljenega japonskega mojstra espressa, ki zna kuhati kavo. Francosko mešano z azijskim dizajnom z opečnimi stenami. Tržijo ga za turiste, ves izkupiček pa gre v cerkev za vogalom. 
• Trung Nguyen (Dva priročna prodajalna sta na vzhodni strani Nguyen Hue tik pred dvorano ljudskega odbora in vogal Thu Khoa Huan in Ly Tu Trong). Vietnamska različica Starbucksa, vendar z veliko boljšo kavo. Imajo lokacije po vsem mestu, niso pa dobro zastopane v središču turistične četrti. Cene se za osnovno skodelico začnejo okoli 40.000 dongov, čeprav obstaja veliko različic, vključno z zloglasnim podlasica kava (cà phê chồn), iz kavnih zrn, zbranih iz iztrebkov cibet; vendar lahko hitro iskanje v Googlu o pogojih, v katerih se hranijo cibete, nekatere odvrne od vzorčenja. 

Alkohol

Saigon ima veliko krajev za pijačo, čeprav se v določeni meri Vietnamci in tujci družijo v različnih krajih. To se počasi spreminja, ko se zahodnjaki bolj seznanijo z vzhodnimi potmi (in obratno). Kraji z živo glasbo običajno nimajo kritja, vendar nalagajo nekoliko povišane cene pijač (običajno 55.000–85.000 dongov za pivo, žgane pijače in koktajle.) Mnogi kraji se zaprejo okoli polnoči ali ob 01:00. Nekateri kraji ostanejo odprti tudi pozneje: Go2 Bar v Pham Ngu Lao, priljubljen med nahrbtniki / množicami; Apocalypse Now na ulici Thi Sach, polna ljudi iz vseh družbenih slojev (na tem mestu lahko najdete karkoli, ne glede na vaše želje (prostitutke, naravnost / geji, mamila ali samo kraj za ples noč); ZanZBar na Dong Du St se bo pritožil na redno množico barov in čas zapiranja se vsak dan spreminja, odvisno od števila ljudi v lokalu). Obstajajo tudi drugi pozno nočni klubi, ki so namenjeni skoraj izključno mladi vietnamski množici. Kjer koli v mestu lahko najdete vietnamska mesta za ustekleničeno pivo, ki bodo odprta do 03: 00-04: 00. Več lokalov v Phu My Hung ostane odprtih do 02: 00-03: 00.

Ne gre spregledati pločniških palic, ki so zelo zaposlene z domačini in popotniki, približno na polovici Biu Viena. Prodajo steklenice piva Saigon za 10.000 dongov. Sedite na drobnih plastičnih stolih in uživajte v prijaznem vzdušju. To so morda najboljši kraji za pijačo kot nahrbtnik, saj so zelo poceni in tudi odlični kraji za spoznavanje ljudi in ne samo drugih turistov.

• Chill Sky Bar (Sky Bar). Strešni bar v stolpu AB v okrožju 1 vzdolž parka 23. septembra. To je kraj za videti in biti viden. Pijače so drage od 200.000 dongov in več. Če ste ponoči okoli parka 23. septembra, boste videli luči in slišali glasbo, ki piha z vrha stolpa AB. Poiščite žaromete, ki streljajo v nebo. (posodobljeno junij 2015)

Kje lahko pijete z domačini

• 10.7811646106.68974181 Akustična kavarna, 6E1 Ngô Thời Nhiệm. Čeprav je le 1 km od močno turističnega središča, je ta klub popolnoma izven turistične orbite in ponuja zanimiv pogled na lokalno življenje. Vsevietnamska hišna zasedba vsak večer nastopa, večinoma ameriška glasba, vedno pa jo zataknejo študentske skupine. Iz neznanega razloga množico med pesmimi nagovarjajo v angleščini, čeprav jih polovica množice ne razume. Vsaj ob vikendih morate prispeti do 19.30, da bi upali na sedež. Če je vaš hobi rock balada ali hard rock, pojdite v petek zvečer. 
• Banana Pub, Phu My Hung District. Pogled na park. Miza za biljard, pikado, prijazno osebje, lepi ljudje, veliko hrane. Ostane odprt pozno, odvisno od gneče. Vredno potovanja iz prvega četrtletja, da doživite sceno izseljencev. (posodobljeno mar 2018)
• Carmen, 8 Ly Tu Trong. Hišni bend je zamenjal nekaj osebja, vendar je še vedno dober, specializiran za flamenko, salso in latino pop ter z eklektično mešanico drugih priljubljenih pesmi. Koktajli 110.000 dongov, posnetki 80-85.000 dongov, vendar brez vstopnine. To je priljubljeno in se polni ob vikendih. 
• Ledeno modra, Dong Khoi. Angleški pub, ki se nahaja v središču mesta, ima pikado in toplo pivo. Prijazno, a zapre se ob polnoči. 
• Khong Ten (dobesedno "brez imena"), 147 Hai Ba Trung. Velik kabaret z nekaterimi največjimi vietnamskimi slavnimi pevci v Vietnamu. Domačini domačini pogosto znajo s televizije. Večini čezmorskih obiskovalcev glasbeni slog morda ni všeč, saj je večinoma mehko do melanholičen, mehko-džezovski, ljubezensko-baladni slog, ki ga podpirajo srednja in starejša generacija Vietnamcev. Ampak to je čisti Vietnam in je zelo priljubljen tako med prebivalci HCMC kot vietnamskimi izseljenci na potovanjih domov. Vstopnina 150.000 dong. 
• Lion's, 1-13 Lam Son Sq, okrožje 1. Pivovarna, restavracija z nemško hrano, z okusnimi pivi in ​​koktajli. Zunanja terasa je prijeten kraj za sprostitev, notranja restavracija pa je zelo prijetna s svojimi dvema rezervoarjema piva in prijetnim barom. 
• Bujno, Ly Tu Trong. Nočni klub v zahodnem slogu z glasno glasbo in minimalističnim prehladnim dekorjem. Cene pijač so enake večini nočnih klubov Saigon. Mešana množica (Vietnamci, turisti in izseljenci), precej dobra hrana, ima pa majhno plesišče. Ženski večer v torek ponuja brezplačne pijače za ženske do polnoči. Prepričajte se, da pridete zgodaj, saj je okoli 22.30 zelo zasedeno in v baru vas težko postrežejo. 
• Kovinski bar, 41 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, okrožje 3. House band vsako noč med 21:00 in polnočjo igra na platnicah Metallice, Guns 'n Roses in drugih priljubljenih rock skupin. 
• Breskve, Phu My Hung District. Odličen kraj za uživanje v nekaj pijačah s prijatelji. Prijazno osebje, azijska hrana. Precej nizek ključ v primerjavi z drugimi vrsticami PMH. 
• 10.73799106.729852 Polo, Ham Nghi St (Nad hotelom Liberty). Mešanica izseljencev in domačinov se začne precej zgodaj zaposliti. Glasba od osemdesetih let do danes. Hrupno in dimno. 
• Q Bar Saigon. Ustanovljen je bil leta 1992 pod operno hišo. Mešanica domačinov, turistov in izseljencev v grotto podobnem uber-šik okolju, ki bi bilo lahko tako enostavno v Sohu kot Saigon. Odprto do poznih noči. Odlični koktajli, čeprav po zelo visokih cenah, podobno kot na strehi hotela Caravelle čez cesto. To je kul kraj, ki ga lahko vidite, če imate v žepu veliko stric Hosov. Terasa in notranji prostori. DJ noči. 
• Rio Saigon, 131 Ton That Dam St, 1. okrožje, ☏ 84 8 8211827, 84 8 8211812. Do 24:00. Brazilski bar / pub s cvetličnimi dekorji s filipinsko hišo, ki igra pop / rock, kot sta Bon Jovi in ​​Skid Row. 
• Saigon Pho. Ta majhna luknja v steni je le streljaj od Alleza Booja, vendar veliko bolj usmerjena v tujino. Odprto do poznih ur. 
• Serenata in Soi Da, 6E Ngô Thời Nhiệm. Dve kavarni na prostem z živo glasbo v okolici vile, ki privabita le malo turistov, a tipično predstavljata tisto, kar večina Vietnamcev meni za prijeten večer. V obeh je mešanica klasične komorne glasbe, vietnamskih salonov, ameriških FM klasik in nenavadne francoske pesmi. 
• Gostilna, SB8-1 My Khanh 2 (H4-2) Nguyen Van Linh, okrožje Phu My Hung, ☏ 84 8 4120866. Odpre se za zajtrk, zapre se ob polnoči. Zahodnjaška hrana z ribami in čipsom ter burgerji. 
• 10.77471106.705453 Žamet, Ho Huan Nghiep (Kot Dong Khoi). Prijeten ambient in glasba. Najnovejši elegantni bar v mestu. Zelo zaposlen, ob vikendih pa boste potrebovali rezervacijo. 
• Xu Bar, Hai Ba Trung St. (V bližini operne hiše). Odlična vinska karta. Prijeten ambient in postrežba. 

Kje lahko pijete s turisti

• 10.775702106.7035754 Alibi, 11 Tajski Van Lung. Zelo prijetno vzdušje, s kavči, ki obdajajo stene, in čudovitim dekorjem. Dobra izbira hrane in pijače, prijetna glasba ter mešanica domačinov in izseljencev. Prijazno osebje in vodstvo je vedno na voljo, da se počutite dobrodošle in zagotovite, da dobite, kar zahtevate. 
• 10.768386106.693445 Allez Boo (Kotiček Pham Ngu Lao, De Tham). Za tiste, ki ste že bili tukaj, boste našli prvotni bar zdaj Highlands Coffee, na nasprotnem vogalu pa se je odprl povsem nov Allez Boo. Je sijoča ​​in povsem nova, vendar ohranja enak občutek kot original. V 2. nadstropju je bar s klimatsko napravo z glasbo DJ-ja in zračno teraso na strehi. Precej podoben svoji ustanovi Go2 Bar. 
• 10.7769106.70616 Apokalipsa zdaj, 2C Thi Sach. Legendarno in ob vikendih še vedno nabito polno, čeprav ob nekaj filmskih referencah ni vsega treba pogledati. Ostaja odprt pozno. Zdaj so odprli svoje 2. nadstropje za DJ-je, ples, pijače z manj gnečo. Pokritje znaša 150.000 dongov. 
• Modna pista (Poleg hotela New World). Vse v enem z masažnim salonom, diskoteko, KTV in mini igralnico. Cena je na dragi strani, vendar je pogled na to. 
• 10.76732106.6947 Go2 Bar (Corner, De Tham in Bui Vien). 24/7. Glavni bar za popotnike, medtem ko je bil Allez Boo zaprt, je bil še vedno odlično zbirališče. Nemogoče je zamuditi štiri nadstropja neonskih luči na zunanji strani. Velika terasa na pločniku na ravni ulice, prijetnejši bar v drugem nadstropju z občasno glasbo v živo ali športi na velikem zaslonu ter terasa na strehi (s snemljivo streho) s posamičnimi žarami po strmih stopnicah v 5. nadstropju. Plazenje s prostitutkami po temi do sončnega zahoda. 
• Pozaba (Bui Vien). Pozno zvečer prizorišče z veliko znakov, trdi, da je vodilna glasbena vrstica v Saigonu, in težko je trditi, če predpostavljamo, da imate okus po britanski kitari, ki ni na lestvici in nejasnih temnih ameriških / evropskih stvareh. Morate prositi za veselo pop, če pa boste porabili dovolj, bo včasih prišlo do izleta. Kot večina barov v Saigonu tudi ta pritegne svoj delež delujočih deklet. Če vas ne zanima, preprosto recite, da niste in boste ostali sami. 
• Pasteur Street Brewing Company, 144 Pasteur, Bến Nghé, okrožje 1, mesto Hồ Chí Minh (to je prvotna lokacija, druge pa je mogoče najti po vsem mestu). Prijeten bar, specializiran za obrtno pivo. Velika izbira lastnega piva, ki teče med 50.000-300.000 dongov na kozarec (čeprav jih je večina 105.000 za običajno velikost). Postrežejo tudi s hrano in prigrizki v baru. Večinoma izseljenci in turisti s sproščenim, a elegantnim vzdušjem. Prvotne pipe so po ulici po Pasteurjevi ulici, vendar so jasno označeni znaki, ki vas vodijo z ulice. 
• 10.78379106.706638 163 Cyclo Bar, 163 Pham Ngu Lao St.. Dve vrata od hotela Duna. Utripa glasba do 02:00 s prijaznim osebjem. Seksualni delavci tukaj skrbijo za zahodne moške. Če vas ne zanima, samo nežno sporočite. 
• 10.780704106.689979 Le Pub, 175/22 Pham Ngu Lao (Na majhni cesti, ki povezuje Pham Ngu Lao in Bui Vien). Vedno zaseden po 18:00, znan po močnih pijačah, dnevnih specialitetah za dolar (npr. V torek 1 USD za mešalnike vodke vso noč) in prijaznem osebju. Ima istega lastnika kot Le Pub v Hanoju. Pub kviz (skoraj vsak torek) je zelo priljubljen med izseljenci, zlasti učitelji angleščine. Pojdite tja zgodaj ali pa je prenatrpan, da bi našli prostor za sedenje. Na voljo so mize v zaprtih prostorih in na prostem. 
• 10.77551106.701110 Streha hotela Rex (Kotiček Nguyen Hue in Le Loi). Ob večerji postrežejo samopostrežno večerjo, ki se postopoma umakne pijači in glasbi. Akti se sčasoma spreminjajo, vendar so vključevali filipinsko skupino, ki je igrala FM klasike, in vietnamsko skupino, ki igra latino in flamenko. To je prijeten kraj, kjer se lahko povzpnete nad mestni hrup in uživate na svežem zraku. Koktajli okoli 140.000 dongov. 
• 10.8058427106.687781811 Saigon Saigon, 12-13 Lam Son Kv (Hotel Caravelle, 9F). Prijeten, svež bar s čudovitim razgledom na mesto. Vsak večer v notranjosti igra odlična kubanska skupina v živo. Kul, miren ambient na terasi. Zaradi cen privablja množico stroškovnih računov. Koktajli večinoma stanejo več kot 100.000 dongov. 
• 10.76975106.6961112 Sedemnajst salonov. Ameriški bar s tematiko Divjega zahoda, glasba v živo vsak večer in druga zabava. Pijača je draga. 
• Sheridanovo (Le Thanh Ton v bližini Thai Van Lung). Majhen, prijeten bar v irski tematiki z uvoženim točenim pivom in živo glasbo. Britanci bodo cenili odlično domačo okušanje hrane (ali najbližjo, ki jo boste dobili tukaj). 
• Vascova, 74 Hai Ba Trung St, 1. okrožje (nasproti hotela Park Hyatt Saigon; pojdite na ulico na naslovu 74 Hai Ba Trung in poiščite bar na vaši levi, 1. nadstropje). Glasba v živo ob nekaterih nočeh v tednu in značilno barsko vzdušje za turiste in izseljence. Pijača od 50.000 dongov, vključno s prometnim davkom, napitnina ni potrebna. 
• VIBE biljard in salon, 02 Sương Nguyệt Ánh, Phường Bến Thành, Quận 1. Profesionalne mize za biljard in prostoren bivalni prostor. Hrana in pijača, luči za biljard pa lahko prilagodite iz posebnega sistema razsvetljave. 
• 10.77594106.7046613 ZanZBar, 41 Dong Du St, Q1 (Drugi vhod skozi preddverje hotela Saigon). Stranke se ponavadi odločajo za veliko izbiro vin po kozarcu (ogromna vinska klet) ali za koktajle (vrhunske blagovne znamke) in dober izbor uvoženih piv. Odprto po polnoči, odvisno od števila strank. Ne za proračunsko množico. 

Spi

Večina hotelov ne dovoli, da bi pripeljali lokalno spremljevalko, da bi prenočila. Vendar je najbolje potrditi politiko gostov, saj veliko hotelov, ki niso mednarodne verige, gostom omogoča.

Proračun

Glavna klepetalnica za popotnike je Pham Ngu Lao v okrožju 1, le kratek sprehod (10-15 minut) od tržnice Ben Thanh. Pasovi in ​​ulice na območju med Pham Ngu Lao in Bui Vienom so zataknjeni s 5-10 sobnimi mini hoteli, ki ponujajo cene okoli 15 ameriških dolarjev na sobo (klimatska naprava z vročo prho in kabelsko televizijo). V ceni med enojno ali dvojno zasedenostjo ni razlike, zato, če potujete sami, boste morda želeli poiskati spalnico za približno 6 ameriških dolarjev (vendar jih ni naokoli veliko.) Nadaljujte proti jugozahodu stran od vrveža bližje Ng Thai Hoc, verjetno boste ugotovili, da ko so ulice manjše, so sobe tišje, lastniki pa prijaznejši. Območje se roji z očmi in drugimi nadlogami. Območje ni najbolj varno, zato bi bilo pametno, če ne bi tekli naokoli z dragim DSLR fotoaparatom in si tako postali tarča tatov.

• Phuong 2, 295 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1 (nasproti kamor avtobusi spuščajo turiste), ☏ 84 8 920 5509, 84 8 836 9248, ✉[email protected]. Prijazno družinsko gostišče, zelo čisto in domače. Brezplačen internet, poceni pralnica in vse sobe imajo dvojno zasteklitev. 15 USD. 
• Hotel Blue River, 283 / 2C Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 3837 6483, 84 903 679994 (mobilno), ✉[email protected]. Neverjeten majhen hotel v ulici ob ulici Pham Ngu Lao. Lahko se dogovorijo za letališki prevoz za 15 USD, čeprav bo uradni taksi na letališkem pultu stal 8 USD. Nekateri uslužbenci govorijo angleško in storitev je dobra. 25 USD za sobo brez razgleda. 30 USD za sobo z razgledom, ki ima balkon ali pa tudi ne. 
• Hotel Dai Huy Hoang, 283/22 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1 (v majhni mirni uličici, ki povezuje Pham Ngu Lao in Do Quang Dau. Ulica Pham Ngu Lao se nahaja poleg hotela Canadian), ☏ 84 8 3837 0677, ✉[email protected]. Udobne sobe s klimatsko napravo, ventilatorjem, brezplačnim internetom in zajtrkom. Prijazno osebje. 13–20 USD. 
• Diep Anh, 241/31 St Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 38 367920, ✉[email protected]. Zelo prijazni lastniki. Sobe vključujejo klimatsko napravo, hladilnik, kabelsko TV, lastno kopalnico in brezžični internet. Minibar po zelo ugodnih cenah. 10–30 USD. 
• Hotel Duna, 167 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 8373-699. Vse sobe imajo klimatsko napravo, satelitsko televizijo, hladilnik, dvigalo. Prijetno osebje. Vhodna vrata so zaklenjena okoli 23: 00-24: 00. Od 12 USD za enoposteljno sobo brez okna do 30 USD za troposteljno z oknom, ki gleda na ulico.. 
• Hotel Hanh Hoa, 237 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 38372361. Vietnamski slog, z notranjostjo iz bambusa, posteljami iz ratana in lesenimi tlemi. 
• Hotel Bi Saigon, 185/26 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1 (v uličici # 185), ☏ 84 8 836 0678. Čisto, udobno in čudovito osebje. Dostop do interneta v sobi za 3 USD na dan. V preddverju je restavracija La Table de Saigon. Dvojno 27 USD. 
• Ly, 84 / 24B Bui Vien, okrožje 1 (Majhna uličica ob ulici Pham Ngu Lao St.), ☏ 84 8 3836 4794, ✉[email protected]. Družinsko vodeno gostišče s prijaznim osebjem, ki govori angleško. Klima, topla voda, kabelska TV z mednarodnimi kanali, shramba za prtljago, pralnica, velike postelje. z balkoni. 10–15 USD. 
• Ly Posojilo, 241/11/2 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1 (z letališča grom se s taksijem odpeljite do ulice Pham Ngu Lao (7 km) in vstopite v ulico 241 (med hotelom Liberty 4 in pekarno ABC), 15 m v ulico, zavijte levo), ☏ 84 8 837 0067, ✉[email protected]. Družinsko vodeno gostišče v majhni, varni, mirni ulici. Govori se nekaj angleščine. Sobe so prostorne in lepo opremljene. Vključuje klimatsko napravo, toplo vodo, velike postelje in nekatere z balkoni. Brezplačen internet in Wi-Fi. 16 USD. 
• 10.767556106.6927781 Gostišče Mai, Hem 104 Bui Viên ali 241/41 Phạm Ngũ Lão, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 5559 3898. Prijazna družina. Umaknjen v stransko ulico od mesta Pham Ngu Lao ali Bui Viên ob gostišču My Home Guest Home. Majhen balkon. Čisti apartmaji s klimatsko napravo in brezžičnim internetom. 15.000 ali 30.000 dongov na kg za 24 ur ali ekspresno perilo. Dvojice 12 USD, dvojice z balkonom 15 USD. 
• Gostišče My Home, 241/43 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 5559 3898, ✉[email protected]. Prijazno osebje in čisto. Avtobusi s severa vas spustijo tik ob tem hostlu. Klima, topla voda, udobne postelje, brezplačen brezžični internet. Banane so ves čas brezplačne in perejo perilo. Turistični bari in klubi so oddaljeni nekaj sto metrov. Samski 12 USD, dvojice 18 USD, na voljo trojke. 
• Nam Chau, 171/2 Co Bac St. (V bližini Co Giant St), ☏ 84 8 3837 0294. Lepo in zelo čisto. 10–15 USD. 
• Butični hotel Galaxy, 269/19 ulica De Tham, oddelek Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 848 38386995. 
• Hotel Ngoc Minh, 283/9 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1. Čist hotel s prijaznim osebjem, brezplačnim internetom in brezžičnim internetom. Dvigalo. 5 nadstropij, vrt v zgornjem nadstropju in brezplačen zajtrk. Od 20 USD. 
• 10.767339106.691182 Hotel Nguyen Khang, 283/25 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1 (v majhni mirni uličici, ki povezuje Pham Ngu Lao in Do Quang Dau; prihaja iz ulice Pham Ngu Lao, ulica je poleg hotela Canadian), ☏ 84 8 837 3566, ✉[email protected]. Preveri: 12:00. Dobro osebje, brezplačen internet z računalnikom v preddverju in brezžični internet v sobah. Brezplačen zajtrk v pritličju od 7.00 do 10.00. Čiste, okusno preproste v dekoraciji, sobe so precej majhne, ​​vendar imajo klimatsko napravo, ventilator, televizijo, hladilnik, spredaj pa velika okna. Visa in Mastercard sprejemata. 10–20 USD. 
• PP Backpackers, 283/41 Pham Ngu Lao (v ulici ob PNL skupaj z različnimi drugimi gostišči in hoteli), ☏ 84 1262501823, ✉[email protected]. Vodi ga prijazen Anglež, ponuja čiste spalnice in sobe, lahko rezervira oglede in ponuja bogat zajtrk za 1 USD. Skupna spalnica 6 USD. 
• Hotel Rainbow, 283/5 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 836 0039. Velike, svetle, čeprav nekoliko obrabljene sobe in spredaj imajo lep razgled. Od 15 USD. 
• Gostišče Tam Anh, 241/21 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 3837 0756, ✉[email protected]. Čisto in varno družinsko gostišče. Dobra klima, brezplačen brezžični internet. 15 USD. 
• Tan Dat My Hotel, 81-83 Ong ich Khiem, okrožje 11 (približno 15-minutno vožnjo s taksijem do okrožja 1), ☏ 84 8 3963 4424. Velike sobe z razgledom, klimatsko napravo, brezžičnim internetom, hladilnikom, kabelsko televizijo in brezplačnim zajtrkom na strehi ob parku Dam Sen. Francoska pekarna 30 m stran. Supermarket v ameriškem slogu 10 min hoje po isti ulici. 17 USD. 
• Gostišče Thanh, 84/9 Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 9 318 8588, ✉[email protected]. Toplo in prijazno gostišče. Predverje V notranjosti hiše je udoben kavč, kabelska TV in internet. Brezplačen brezžični internet je na voljo povsod. Na recepciji lahko rezervirate izlete in oglede. 12–18 USD. 
• Hotel Thien Hong, 241/34 Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1 (v eni od majhnih uličic, ki tečeta med Pham Ngu Lao in Bui Vienom), ☏ 84 8 3920 6078. Ustrezni in prijazni lastniki, brezplačen brezžični internet, televizija v sobah s številnimi kanali, vključno z mednarodnimi. Klimatizirana soba brez okna, 15 USD. 
• Ty Mon, 693 Nguyen Thi Dinh St, dist. 2., ☏ 84 86 2870526. Prijazni lastniki, zelo dobre osnovne sobe s klimatsko napravo, televizijo, spodobnim pohištvom in hladilnikom. Zelo poceni cena, večinoma jo uporabljajo Vietnamci. Malo daleč od centra. 8–12 USD. 
• Hotel Xuan Spring, 185/34 St Pham Ngu Lao, okrožje 1, ☏ 84 8 837 2115, ✉[email protected]. Klima, hladilnik, kabelska TV in zasebna kopel z vročo prho in brezplačnim internetom. Spletne rezervacije. Dobra storitev. 14–17 USD. 
• Hotel Mi Linh, B38A oddelek ulice Bach Dang 02 okrožje Tan Binh. (5 min hoje od letališča HCM), ☏ 84-8-35474139. Prijava: kadarkoli, preveri: 12:00. a/c standard double room with own bathroom and cable tv. Brezplačen WiFi. a good clean place to stay near the HCM Airport. USD12. (posodobljeno december 2016)
• Lee Hostel Home For Backpackers, 40/5 Bui Vien Street (near Fine Arts Museum), ☏ 84-9--3880150. Prijava: From 07:00, preveri: 12:00. 20 bed dorm with air.con and hot water free wifi. free breakfast. Some complaints that they will insist on holding your passport hostage even after you've paid, various other scammy practices. Rrom USD3.50 per person. (posodobljeno februarja 2017)
• Bich Hong Guest House, 171/32 Co Bac District 1, ☏ 84 8 38374260. Fan and a/c double rooms with own bathroom. Fan USD10, a/c USD12. (posodobljeno mar 2017)
• Kim Loan Guest House, 171/1 Co Bac District 1, ☏ 84 8 38368351. Fan double with own bathroom. USD10. (posodobljeno mar 2017)
• 4 Guest House Thanh, 171/1E Co Bac District 1, ☏ 84 8 38368469. Soba Fan z zakonsko posteljo in lastno kopalnico. USD10. (posodobljeno mar 2017)

Srednji razred

• Christina's Saigon, 212/2B Nguyen Trai St., Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1 (5 mins ride from Ben Thanh Market), ✉[email protected]. A flashpacker guesthouse and bed & breakfast. The studios are beautifully designed with modern bathrooms. Booking is only available through Airbnb. USD35-60. (posodobljeno mar 2018)
• ^{[mrtva povezava]}Asian Hotel, 146-148-150 Dong Khoi St, Ben Nghe District, ☏ 84 8 3829 6979. Every room has air-con, cable TV, and Internet. 
• Platinum Boutique Residence and Hotel (formerly Bloom Hotel), 270 Le Thanh Ton St, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1 (Very near Ben Thanh Market), ☏ 84 2838271111, ✉[email protected]. Lovely modern, clean hotel. Rooms come with double-glazed windows, LCD flat screen TVs, and wall-mounted air conditioning controls. The suite has a spa bath. Free Wi-Fi and friendly staff. From 65,000 dong. 
• Dai Nam Hotel, 79 Tran Hung Dao St, District 1 (5 min walk from Ben Thanh Market and the backpacker area on Pham Ngu Lao St), ☏ 84 8 3824 2525, ✉[email protected]. Breakfast and free in-room Wi-Fi. Houses the Gossip Nightclub. USD35-55. 
• Asian Ruby Select Hotel, 122F-122F1 Bui Thi Xuan, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3925 8866. All rooms and suites have air-con, TV with satellite channels, IDD telephone, coffee/tea maker and minibar. Bar, cafe, spa and massage services, business centre, gym and high speed Internet access. Annoyingly, housekeeping have a tendency to knock on bedroom doors early in the morning, but then don't make up the rooms until early afternoon. Od 35 USD. 
• Ngoc Ha, 53 Le Anh Xuan (Close to Ben Thanh market and the New World Hotel). Clean, decent rooms, air-con, fridge, Wi-Fi in the lobby. USD25–35 including simple breakfast. 
• Nhat Ha Hotel, 252 BC Le Thanh Ton St, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3824 6368. 57 rooms decorated with traditional Vietnamese handicrafts. IDD telephone, satellite TV, mini-bar, and air-con. From USD33. 
• Sanouva Hotel, 175-177 Ly Tu Trong St, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1 (Central business district 15 min from Tan Son Nhat Airport), ☏ 84 8 382 75275. Air-con, 32" LCD TV with cable, Internet, and IDD telephone. Restaurant, bar, café, car rental, travel bookings, tour services and safes. From USD55. 
• Spring Hotel, 44-46 Le Thanh Ton St, District 1, ☏ 84 8 829 7362. Clean, boutique hotel that is walking distance to major attractions such as Ben Thanh Market and the cathedral. USD32–74. 
• Thuan Thien Hotel, 277 Le Thanh Ton St, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822 8122. Air-con rooms, cable TV, DVD, coffee/tea maker, minibar and a private toilet and shower with bath. Internet, dry cleaning, and laundry service and a travel agency for booking tours. From USD34. 
• Y Thien, 247 Ly Tu Trong (5 min from Ben Thanh Market), ☏ 84 8 824 8176. Full service hotel with a range of clean rooms with large baths. Sizes from tiny and windowless (yet functional), to full wall window overlooking the city and streets. The 4th floor room to the right of the elevator is USD20–25. Cable TV, air-con, fan, refrigerator, elevator, all night guard for bikes, hotel safe. A good option if you don't want to stay in the backpacker area and are willing to pay a little more. 
• 10.805417106.7517713 Somerset Vista Ho Chi Minh City, No. 628C Hanoi Highway, An Phu, District 2, ☏ 84 28 6255 9900, ✉[email protected]. The property has apartments ranging from two- to four-bedroom with kitchenette, washing machines and dryers. They have an on-site tennis court. (posodobljeno november 2017)

Območje okoli De Tham is close to the Ben Thanh market and is the backpacker area of the city.

• An An Hotel, 40 Bui Vien St, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3837 8087, ✉[email protected]. Clean, popular, and offers comfortable rooms with double glazing in the centre of the action on De Tham. Free Wi-Fi in room and lobby. USD40-50. 
• An An 2 Hotel, 216 De Tham St (on the corner of De Tham and Bui Vien, about 20 m down from the original An An Hotel), ☏ 84 8 3838 5665, ✉[email protected]. This is the (much newer) sister hotel to An An hotel. From USD22 (with window) for standard single, USD25 for double and USD36–50 for superior and luxury with balcony. The prices can be lowered if you stay for 4 or more days (e.g., USD20 for double for 6 days). 

Many of Saigon's historical hotels are in the hands of Saigontourist, the former state monopoly. Thanks to competition, service and facilities are adequate, although not quite up to modern standards; but if you want to experience a little colonial atmosphere, these are far and away the best choice.

• Hotel Continental, 132-134 Dong Khoi St. An old-school colonial hotel dating back to 1880 and the setting of Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American. Garden, huge rooms, nice balcony views. On the minus side, there is no pool and traffic noise can be irritating. USD60 plus (breakfast included). 
• Hotel Đông Đô, 331 Nguyễn Thái Bình (12. okrožje). New hotel with clean and comfortable rooms. USD20–35. 
• The First Hotel, 18 Hoang Viet St, Ward 4, Tan Binh District, ☏ 84 8 3844 1199. Luxury hotel, 104 air-con rooms, cable TV, mini-bar, shower with bath, and Wi-Fi. Casino and ballroom, fitness room, tennis court, swimming pool, airport transfer, and car rental. From USD75. 
• Ho Sen Hotel, 4A-4B Thi Sach St, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, ☏ 84 90 636 72 49. Clean and comfortable rooms with air-con and bar fridge. Right around the corner is the Apocalypse Now Club. Breakfast included, free Wi-Fi in the lobby, while connections are a little patchy in the rooms. From USD30–55. 
• Mekong Lodge, 196/1/20 Cong Hoa St, Tan Binh District, ☏ 84 9 3344 9391, ✉[email protected]. A good hotel for those who love nature. USD60. 
• Rex Hotel, 141 Nguyen Hue Blvd (in the heart of HCMC, next door to the People's Committee Hall). Another old standby, former haunt of the press corps and site of the daily news briefing during the Vietnam War. The 5th floor rooftop beer garden is famous and its symbol, the golden crown, is rotating again. The rooms are very pleasant and there is a swimming pool on the roof. Buffet breakfast. From USD70. 
• Thien Thao Hotel, 89 Cao Thang, Ward 3, District 3. A small hotel with thin walls but also clean and comfortable with air-con rooms, bathtubs, local and cable channels on a large plasma TV, and minibar fridge. About 20 min walk away from the heart of District 1. Bakery and several restaurants less than 5 min away, free Wi-Fi in the rooms and three computers in the lobby. USD30, breakfast included. 
• Xuan Loc Hotel, 47-49-51 Le Anh Xuan, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3827 4641, 84 8 3827 4642, 84 8 3827 5507, 84 8 3827 5508, ✉[email protected]. Clean and comfortable rooms. Na voljo zajtrk. Internet and computers are provided. From USD60. 

Splurge

• Caravelle Hotel, 19 Lam Son Square @ Dong Khoi (Across from the Opera House in District 1.). In-house restaurants and spas. 7 km from the airport. During the war it was home to many war correspondents and the rooftop bar served as their watering hole. From USD188. 
• 10.772928106.7060644 Hotel Majestic (District 1, at the waterfront at the end of Dong Khoi Street), ☏ 84 8 3829 5517. Luxury hotel that got its start in 1925, and though it has undergone a number of renovations since, it maintains the same basic look outside. Rooftop bar serves mediocre ice cream and drinks. Has a non-smoking wing. From USD122. (posodobljeno mar 2016)
• Hotel Nikko Saigon, 235 Nguyen Van Cu, District 1 (Beside Nowzone Shopping Mall), ☏ 84 8 3925 7777, faks: 84 8 3925 7766, ✉[email protected]. Prijava: 14:00, preveri: 12:00. From USD160. 
• InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel (corner of Le Van Huu St, Le Duan Boulevard and Hai Ba Trung St, District 1. At Asiana Kumho Plaza). Dinner buffet from USD40. Can walk to city center. 
• 10.796081106.6729035 Mövenpick Hotel Saigon, 253 Nguyen Van Troi St, Phu Nhuan District, ☏ 84 8 3844 9222, faks: 84 8 3844 9200, ✉[email protected]. Prijava: 14:00, preveri: 12:00. Luxury hotel in Phu Nhuan, 10 min away from the exhibition centre and international airport and 20 min from HCMC centre. 251 rooms and suites. All rooms are equipped with individually controlled air-con, TV, minibar, safe, hairdryer. Broadband Internet in all rooms. From USD120. 
• New World Saigon Hotel, 76 Le Lai St, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822 8888, faks: 84 8 3823 0710, ✉[email protected]. 
• Park Hyatt Saigon, 2 Lam Son Square, District 1 (adjacent to Opera House), ☏ 84 8 3824 1234, ✉[email protected]. Prijava: 15:00, preveri: 12:00. Luxury hotel which features a collection of contemporary Vietnamese art, a variety of non-smoking dining options including an al fresco setting, an Italian restaurant, Opera, the signature Vietnamese/Western restaurant, Square One, Park Lounge that serves afternoon tea, and a martini bar, 2 Lam Son. The hotel has a 20 m pool, fitness centre, and the Xuan Spa. USD220-520. 
• Renaissance Riverside Hotel, 8-15 Ton Duc Thang St, District 1. On the river and near the main tourist-shopping district, a block off of Dong Khoi. 
• 10.7739106.704826 The Reverie Saigon, 22-36 Nguyen Hue Boulevard (Corner of Dong Khoi), ☏ 84 8 3823 6688, ✉[email protected]. 286 rooms and suites furnished with Italian designs, five high-end restaurants, a spa, swimming pool, fitness centre and an executive lounge. 
• Saigon Domaine Luxury Residences, 1057 Binh Quoi Street, Ward 28, Binh Thanh District, ☏ 81 8 483556 6163. Luxury serviced apartments. Cable TV, radio, air-con, safe, hair dryer, Internet, phone, mini–bar and coffee/tea maker. Swimming pool, fitness room, sauna, business facilities and currency exchange. Car rental and airport and city transfers. From USD169. 
• Sheraton Saigon (on Dong Khoi, in the heart of the tourist shopping district). It has a Prada shop in the arcade. Restaurants are around USD40 for an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner, wine included. 
• Sherwood Residence, 127 Pasteur St, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3823 2288, faks: 84 8 3823 2299, ✉[email protected]. Sherwood Residence is a luxury serviced apartment in HCMC. The property offers two and three bedroom apartments for short- and long-term. A private restaurant serves Western and Asian cuisine. On Pasteur Street, Sherwood Residence is within walking distance to the War Remnants' Museum and guests can take the free hourly shuttle to the business district. 
• Sofitel Plaza Saigon, 17 Le Duan Blvd, District 1, ☏ 84 8 824 1555, faks: 84 8 824 1666, ✉[email protected]. 290-room hotel in the city center. Airy, if slightly small rooms, comfy beds, free wired Internet. Several restaurants, including a buffet and a breakfast spread. USD160-300. 
• Somerset Chancellor Court Ho Chi Minh City, 21-23 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822-9197, faks: 84 8 3822-1755, ✉[email protected]. The serviced residence is in the heart of the business district. It offers 172 apartments ranging from studios to three-bedroom. Each apartment is fully furnished with an open kitchen concept, contemporary Western style decor and balcony. Daily from 2,521,000 dong. 
• Thao Dien Village (Villa Thao Dien Hotel and Spa Resort), 195 Nguyen Van Huong St, Thao Dien Ward, District 2 (15 min by taxi from District 1), ☏ 84 8 3744 6457, faks: 84 8 3744 6458, ✉[email protected]. A colonial-style boutique hotel in tropical gardens on the banks of the river. 22 rooms, spa and health club. 4 restaurants; Ngon (Vietnamese), Villa Romaine (Italian), Chaba (Thai), and Tama-Gawa (sushi bar). Every Saturday at 19:30 there is a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show on the riverside outdoor terrace of Ngon Restaurant. 
• Windsor Plaza Hotel, 18 An Duong Vuong, District 5 (Kitajska četrt), ☏ 84 8 3833 6688, faks: 84 8 38336888, ✉[email protected]. Prijava: 14:00, preveri: 12:00. A high-end hotel with 386 rooms in Cholon (Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown). Several restaurants including an extensive Western and Asian buffet on 4th floor; a Chinese restaurant serving live seafood, southern Chinese cuisine and dim sum; and a rooftop international restaurant that has panoramic views of Cholon. Guests can take the free hourly shuttle to the business district. Free Wi-Fi in public areas. 

Ostani varen

In general, Ho Chi Minh City is a safe city, with violent crimes such as armed robbery being relatively rare. The most common crimes faced by tourists are pickpocketing and snatch theft from motorbikes.

Scam artists operate on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. A person will strike up a friendly conversation claiming they've either seen you at the airport or some other tourist place where they work. Usually they'll be with other family members who will join the conversation very naturally and once they find out where you're from they'll mention that another family member is moving to a city in your country. You will be invited over for food at their house to help console a worried grandmother or to give advise to their family member. Once you arrive at the house however the family member is not there, or the grandmother has suddenly fallen ill and had to go to the hospital. You'll be presented with various business opportunities, legal or not, or asked for financial support for the suddenly sick grandmother.

Hotel scams are very common, even in the mid-range price level US$20-70. The hotel will remind you that you should place your valuables in the room safe or the hotel safe. Lock up everything that is more or less valuable.

Don't hold up expensive things near the street or leave them out on the table while you're having a meal, especially in District 1, especially around the backpacker area. Petty theft is a big problem, and a lot of times it's done by people on motorbikes. It's easy to prevent by not giving thieves the opportunity.

Don't buy SIM card before the immigration at the airport, they will charge you US$10 for a SIM card. After immigration and baggage area, you can find sim card booth. They sell SIM card for $6 only.Don't buy coconut more than ~USD2, real-price is ~USD0.5. If you are forced, call police: ☏ 84 8 3829 7643, 84 8 38299835. A favorite trick is for the vendors to strike up a conversation with you, let you hold the carrying-stick, take a picture, and while you're distracted open a coconut for you that you really didn't ask for.

Also, the prostitutes on Bui Vien and Ton That Tung will try to rob you. Usually, they'll approach men acting like they're up to normal prostitute business, but they are to pickpocket.

Povežite se

The telephone code of Ho Chi Minh City is 028. Many (but not all) land line phone numbers in Vietnam have the prefix 3.

Free Wi-Fi access is provided at nearly all hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and cafés. You can find open access points that don't require a password throughout the area around Pham Ngu Lao/Vu Bien and Ben Thanh Market.

It is also possible to buy a SIM card with unlimited internet access for a month directly at the airport for about 300,000 dong. If you can wait until you reach the city, shops with a turquoise Viettel sign will sell you a SIM-Card (Nano-SIM available) for anywhere upwards of 50,000 dong. That includes a sufficient amount of free calling, SMS and 2GB of data for one month.

Spopadite se

Zdravstvene storitve

Javne bolnišnice so na splošno slabo opremljene in prenatrpane, osebje pa navadno govori malo angleščine. Kot takim tujcem toplo svetujemo, da se raje zanesejo na zasebne bolnišnice. The French-run FV Hospital is Vietnam's best-regarded private hospital with treatment standards that are on par with the West, and also staffed by doctors and nurses who are able to speak French and English. Another expatriate-oriented private hospital with international accreditation and English-speaking staff is Phòng khám đa khoa Hồng Phúc ,

Urad za priseljevanje

• Immigration Department, 161 Nguyen Du, District 1 (~ 15-20 min walk from Reunification Palace, ~10 min from Ben Thanh Market following Le Lai St), ☏ 84 8 299398. To get a visa or modify one, you may be able to get it done, or may have to ask a travel agent. Typical cost for a visa extension of one month is USD10, 5 working days delay (they keep the passport). You need to fill form N14/M with your details and the one of your sponsor, either a hotel or private house and get a stamp from the police station corresponding to its location. This point could be tricky as it implies that you have register at the police station before. If not, expect extra delay (5 or more days, for example) or cost. Quick processing (2 days) is possible, but you need to justify it. Going through travel agents costs about USD30, but they manage the police stamp whatever your situation is (extra fee of USD20 for quick processing). Other prices: single entry visa USD25, multiple-entry USD50-100, change single-entry visa to multiple-entry for 6 months USD25-75, modification/extension of visa USD10. This office will tell you that you must use an agent if you wish to extend a tourist visa. 

Police stations

If you need to lodge a complaint, for example, about a stolen object, go to a police station. For a stolen item, you need to report to a station near the theft. It can be tricky as small stations will probably not have an officer with very good English language skills. If possible, go with a Vietnamese speaker.

• Police station District 2, 989 Dong Van Cong, W.Thanh My Loi, D.2, ☏ 84 8 37451325. 07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00. 
• Police station District 3, 01 Nguyen Thuong Hien, Ward 4 , District 3, ☏ 84 8 38392764. 07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00. 
• Police station District 4, 14 Doan Nhu Hai, Ward 12, District 1, ☏ 84 8 39400188. 07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00. 
• Police station District 5, 359 Tran Hung Dao, Ward 10, District 5, ☏ 84 8 38550878. 07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00. 
• Police station Binh Thanh, 18 Phan Dang Luu, ward 6, Binh Thanh, ☏ 84 8 38414882. 07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00. 
• Police station Phu Nhuan, 181 Hoang Van Thu, Phu Nhuan. 07:30-11:30, 13:00-17:00. 

Consulates and representative offices

• Avstralija, 20F, Vincom Bldg, 47 Ly Tu Trong St, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3521-8100, faks: 84 8 3521-8101. 
• Belgija, Tầng 7, Tòa tháp Sunwah, 115 Nguyễn Huệ, ☏ 84 8 3821-9354, faks: 84 8 3827-8068. 
• Kambodža, 41, Phùng Khắc Khoan, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-2751, faks: 84 8 3829-2751. 
• Kanada, 10F, Metropolitan Bldg, 235 Đồng Khởi, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3827-9899, faks: 84 8 3827-9935. 
• Čile, 79/1/1 Phan Kế Bính, Quận 1, ☏ 84 8 3910-2903, faks: 84 8 3910-2904. 
• Kitajska, 175 Hai Bà Trưng, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3829-2463, faks: 84 8 3827-5845, ✉[email protected]. 
• Kuba, 5B, 45 Phùng Khắc Khoan, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-7350, faks: 84 8 3829-5293. 
• Češka, 28 Mạc Đĩnh Chi, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-0585, faks: 84 8 3822-6043. 
• Danska, 1801 Tòa tháp Sunwah, 115 Nguyễn Huệ, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3821-9373, faks: 84 8 3921-9371. 
• Francija, 27 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3829-7231, faks: 84 8 3829-1675. 
• Nemčija, 126 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3829-2455, faks: 84 8 3823-1919. 
• Madžarska, 22 Phùng Khắc Khoan, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-0130, faks: 84 8 3827-9622. 
• Indija, 55, Nguyen Dinh Chieu St, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3823-7050, faks: 84 8 3823-7047. 
• Indonezija, 18 Phùng Khắc Khoan, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3825-1888, faks: 84 8 3829-9493, ✉[email protected]. Office: 08:00-12:00,13:30-17:00 Visa: 09:00-12:00,14:00-16:00. 
• Italija, 91 Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, Bình Thạnh District, ☏ 84 8 6258-6473. 
• Japonska, 261 Điện Biên Phủ, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3822-5314, faks: 84 8 3822-5316. 
• Laos, 93, Pasteur, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-7667, faks: 84 8 3829-9272. 
• Malezija, 2 Ngô Đức Kế, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-9023, faks: 84 8 3829-9027. 
• Mehika, 215 A-B Hoàng Văn Thụ, Phú Nhuận District, ☏ 84 8 3844-5520, faks: 84 8 3842-3960. 
• Mongolia, 18K30 Phổ Quang, Tân Bình District, ☏ 84 8 3997-0691, faks: 84 8 3997-0537. 
• Mjanmar, 50 Sầm Sơn, Phường 4, Tân Bình District, ☏ 84 8 5449-0805, faks: 84 8 3842-8789. 
• Nizozemska, 29 Lê Duẩn, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3823-5932, faks: 84 8 3823-5934. 
• Nova Zelandija, P 909/Tầng 9 Tòa nhà Metropole 235 Đồng Khởi, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822-6907, faks: 84 8 3822-6905. 
• Norveška, 21-23 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822-1696, faks: 84 8 3827-2696. 
• Panama, 7A Lê Thánh Tôn, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3825-9334, faks: 84 8 3823-6447. 
• Filipini, Số 8, Tầng 11, Nguyễn Huệ, Phường Bến Nghé, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-4738, faks: 84 8 3911-0287. 
• Poljska, 5 Le Loi St, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3914-2883, faks: 84 8 3914-2884. 
• Romunija, 33/6 Đặng Văn Ngữ, Phú Nhuận District, ☏ 84 8 3991-1204, faks: 84 8 3845-0587. 
• Singapur, Tầng 8, Saigon Centre, 65 Lê Lợi, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822-0173, faks: 84 8 3914-2938. 
• Slovaška, 64-68 Hai Bà Trưng, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-8888, faks: 84 8 3827-7999. 
• Južna Koreja, 107 Nguyễn Du, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822-5757, faks: 84 8 3822-5750. 
• Spain economic and commercial office, 25 Phùng Khắc Khoan, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3825-0173, faks: 84 8 3825-0174. 
• Južna Afrika, 25 Phùng Khắc Khoan, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3823-8556, faks: 84 8 3823-8557. 
• Švedska, 8A/11 Thái Văn Lung, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3823-6800, faks: 84 8 3824-4856. 
• Švica, Bitexco Financial Tower, 37th Floor, 2 Hai Trieu, District 1, ☏ 84 8 6299 1200, faks: 84 8 6299 1222, ✉[email protected]. 
• Tajska, 77 Trần Quốc Thảo, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3932-7637, faks: 84 8 3932-6002. M-F 08:30-12:00 & 13:30-17:00 (Consular section: 08:30-11:30 & 13:30=15:00). 
• Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, 336 Nguyễn Tri Phương, District 10, ☏ 84 8 3834-6264, 84 8 3834-6267. 
• Združeno kraljestvo, 25 Lê Duẩn, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3829-8433, faks: 84 8 3822-1971. 
• Ukrajina, 22-24 Nguyễn Văn Thủ, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3910-4054, faks: 84 8 3910-4053. 
• ZDA, 4 Lê Duẩn, District 1, ☏ 84 8 3822-9433, faks: 84 8 3822-9434. 
• Rusija, 40 Bà Huyện Thanh Quan, District 3, ☏ 84 8 3930-3936, faks: 84 8 3930-3937. 

Pojdi naprej

When going to the airport, specify clearly which terminal you want to go to. International flights leave from the newer international terminal (go straight). Domestic flights (to Da Nang, Hanoi, Nha Trang, and so on) are from the domestic terminal (turn left). If you get dropped off at the wrong terminal, you'll have to dash to the correct terminal prek a pedestrian walkway link 600 m away. This is not recommended, especially if you're already late for boarding.

When entering the airport, taxi drivers will add an airport entry fee of 5,000 dong to your total metered fare. This is not to be confused with the airport departure tax, which should have been included in the price of your airline ticket.

If you're booking a bus around the Pham Ngu Lao area, you probably want to consider buying the tickets right at the bus company instead of one of the booking agencies. The FUTA bus line has an office at the corner Pham Ngu Lao / De Tham (orange-green building) and you get the tickets for around two-thirds the price compared to booking in an agency.

Avoid booking trips through your hotel as you'll pay a significant surcharge to join the same trips which can be booked at the plethora of travel agents throughout the city.

• Can Gio - the virgin mangrove forest 30 km south of the city. Entrance to the park is near Ca Cam Bridge.
• Can Tho is the biggest city of the Mekong Delta and famous for its floating market, delicious food, and fresh fruits. The name comes from "cầm thi giang", river of poems. The city is also referred to as "Tay Do" meaning "Western capital". Can Tho is 169 km (3 hr) from Ho Chi Minh City. You can get tickets at Le Hong Phong in district 3 and take a free shuttle bus to Ben Xe Mien Tay, where the air conditioned buses leave. Tickets to Can Tho cost around 100,000 dong. Free shuttle buses in Can Tho will take you directly to your hotel.
• Cu Chi Tunnel - day-trips are tirelessly flogged by travel agencies around Pham Ngu Lao, and can be done as a half-day trip, or as a full-day with a stop at Tay Ninh to see the Holy See of the Cao Dai religija. Tours, including admission, should cost 70,000-110,000 dong, and are available every day of the week. Cu Chi tunnels are about a 1.5-hr drive out of HCMC centre. It's worth taking the trips to see these amazing structures so cleverly carved underground and used for survival during wartime. One way to get to the tunnels is by speedboat.
• Dalat - popular temperate mountainside "European" escape. Consider going via Cat Tien National Park to see wildlife (including primates, rare birds, and crocodiles) and spectacular jungle scenery.
• Delta Mekong - boat tours are available with an almost infinite mix of itineraries. They can be short overnight trips, leisurely meanders over several nights. A two- or three-day Mekong tour is worthwhile; expect to be shuffled between tour companies along the way. 2-day, 1-night organized trips to the Mekong Delta can cost as little as $US25, including transportation, tour guides, lodging and several meals.
• Mui Ne - popular beach resort about 4-6 hr away by bus
• Nha Trang - beach destination reachable by overnight train
• Tay Ninh - Cao Dai Holy See and Ba Den mountain.
• Vung Tau - city with good beaches, about 2 hr away by bus, or less by boat along the Saigon River. The boat journey costs 250,000 dong.
• Phnom Penh - a 6-hr bus journey to the capital of Cambodia ranges from US$10–12 (210,000-252,000 dong). When you pass into Cambodia and the bus stops for 15 min. Do not buy anything from the roadside cafe. Instead, cross the road to purchase drinks or food from the roadside shops, because prices can be up to 50% cheaper than the bus stop cafe. Alternatively you could book a tour with boat and bus, which will have you spending a night in a cheap hotel in Chau Doc before making the trip over the border (cross-border package prices may include visa support, which should cost 360,000-530,000 dong).