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Shruti Arutla

Shruti Arutla

10 Jan 2024

Trip to Ho Chi Minh City

Day 1
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$13

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

19 - 23 min

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Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
Ornate 19th-century French colonial opera house that is now home to the city's ballet & symphony.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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$13
8 - 11 min

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Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon
1880s Catholic cathedral built with French bricks & featuring 58m-tall Romanesque bell towers.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
Day 2
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$25

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

14 - 17 min

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Xa Loi Buddhist Temple
This tall, prominent Buddhist pagoda built in 1956 was raided by government forces in 1963.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
10 - 12 min

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Saigon Skydeck
Glass-enclosed observation deck on the 49th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower with scenic views.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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$25
Day 3
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$8

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

14 - 17 min

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War Remnants Museum
Memorial museum exhibiting photographs, weapons & other objects from the Vietnam & Indochina wars.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$8
Day 4
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$5

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

19 - 23 min

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History Museum of Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese artifacts & artworks from prehistoric to modern times in a large Chinese-style complex.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$5
Day 5
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$35

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

18 - 22 min

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Independence Palace
Historical building of the Vietnam War era, with tours of government offices, war rooms & artifacts.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$10
5 - 6 min

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Bitexco Financial Tower
Iconic 68-floor skyscraper featuring an observation deck, retail shops, dining & a cineplex.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$25
Day 6
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$0

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

43 - 52 min

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Hoang Phap Buddhist Temple
This colorful pagoda has ornate architecture & religious statues, plus an open courtyard.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
Day 7
+

$0

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

49 - 59 min

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Buu Long Pagoda
Prominent Buddhist temple with ornate architecture, a tranquil ambiance & a vegetarian restaurant.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
29 - 35 min

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Ba Thien Hau Temple
This 18th-century pagoda honoring a sea goddess features colorful, ornate Chinese architecture.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Free
Day 8
+

$0

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

17 - 21 min

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Giac Lam Buddhist Temple
Venerable Buddhist temple established in 1744, with many statues, tombs & a 7-tiered stupa.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
42 - 51 min

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Khanh An Monastery
Japanese-style pagodas with stone staircases & intricate latticework, plus peaceful gardens.
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Free
Day 9
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$5

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

19 - 23 min

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Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
Classical to contemporary Vietnamese & foreign artworks on display in an elegant colonial building.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$5
Day 10
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$15

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$ 2

Tan Son Nhat Hotel Saigon

Depart from your stay 🏨

96 - 116 min

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Cu Chi Tunnel
Sprawling underground tunnel complex used by Viet Cong soldiers, plus exhibits & war memorials.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$15

Budget breakdown: $120 In total

Activities & Food:$105
Transport:$15