Ho Chi Minh City Day trips
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From rich bánh mì sandwiches to steaming bowls of pho, southern Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is one of the world’s greatest cities for street food.
Ho Chi Minh City is a vibrant food haven offering many of Vietnam’s most iconic dishes, from street food classics like pho to lesser-known local favorites such as broken rice and bun bo soup.
Whether you’re making your own summer rolls at a cooking class or embracing the unique flavors of the local sweet soup known as chè, discovering the city’s countless culinary delights is one of the most fun things to do in Ho Chi Minh City.
From aromatic noodle soups to crispy pancakes, keep reading to discover the best food in Ho Chi Minh City.

Getting around Ho Chi Minh City is an exciting and dynamic experience. Options range from motorbikes and cyclos to the newly launched metro and riverboats. While the city’s traffic can be overwhelming, understanding the available modes of transport makes exploring easier.
Public transportation in Ho Chi Minh City includes buses, a developing metro system, and the Saigon Waterbus, all offering affordable ways to navigate the sprawling metropolis. For a more flexible approach, ride-hailing services and taxis are widely used. Whether by road, rail, or water, there are plenty of ways to master how to get around in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City’s mix of 24/7 street life, rich history, and incredible food makes it exciting no matter when you visit. The best time to visit Ho Chi Minh City depends on your travel style and whether you prefer the cooler, dry months or the quieter rainy season. This month-by-month guide to Ho Chi Minh City covers the best times to explore its neighborhoods, eat, and party, from wandering through Ben Thanh Market to catching the Tet Lunar New Year festivities. Whatever the season, here’s what to do in Ho Chi Minh City each month for the perfect trip.
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We had an excellent day from the time we were picked up, driven to Chan Tho to see the floating market which was great. Seeing all the boats, goods, people. We had a lovely breakfast on the floating restaurant. Plenty to see with stopping for fresh juice, fresh fruit. The tunnels were great with a huge lunch and the opportunity to climb through as well as shooting a gun. Our guide Steven was awesome, gave us plenty of time and information about the area as well as Vietnam in general. His english is great and he is very knowledgeable. We had plenty of room in the van and bottles of water supplied. I would thoroughly recommend this trip if short on time like we were and you can't stay for a longer time.
This was a very fun tour. Our tour guide, Mikey, was very organised, always told us where to go, how much time we have and gave good instructions. His presentation of the tunnels, the traps, history and general area was very good - both understandable and just the right amount of information. He answered any questions we had, made a few jokes to make the tour more fun and helped with some photos and videos too. We needed to get off from the bus outside of the pick up / drop off area, but just by the route the bus was taking anyway. He stopped the bus for us and even informed us in advance. This saved us some money and a lot of time. Very much recommend!
We had a fantastic tour with Daniel at the Cu Chi tunnels. He made sure we were entertained and at the edge of our seats throughout with the activities. A lot of additional surprise activities were also included. Daniel made sure we saw things at our own pace and patiently answered our questions too. The transport was clean and comfortable too. Overall a highly recommended guide and tour.
Lucky was an amazing guide and shared lots of knowledge with us. The speedboat was a lot of fun, the tunnels very interesting and the lunch delicious. This was a great tour!
Little Trung He was an amazing guide did the whole trip ask him for your trip
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