Ho Chi Minh, the Paris of the East, is full of coffee culture, low prices, and beautiful architecture

How to describe the city of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam? Just like the two coexisting city names "Saigon" and "Ho Chi Minh", it has a strong duality. The architecture is beautiful, the history is painful, the eyes are in heaven, and the ears are in hell. This sentence is not an exaggeration when applied to Ho Chi Minh.
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It is hard to believe that Saigon, known as the "Paris of the East", has become a motorcycle city, and the ears are filled with horns every day. But because it is full of coffee culture, low prices, beautiful buildings, and Citywalk is definitely the ceiling level in Southeast Asia. As a backpacker, how can you miss this place?
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📜Visa: Another paper visa can stay for 15 days
💷Currency: Vietnamese Dong
📞Phone card: 4GB
🚍Transportation:
Arrival: Direct flight from Seoul to Ho Chi Minh City VietJet Air
Departure: Fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Kuala Lumpur Air Asia
🛋️Recommended Youth Hostel: 9 𝖧𝗈𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖡𝖺𝗋
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📋Two-day itinerary:
𝖣𝖺𝗒1: Ho Chi Minh—Sao Dan Park—Pink Church—Red Church—Central Post Office—Coffee Apartment—Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts—Ben Thanh Square—Pham Ngu Lao Street
🚌: Bus or walking for the whole day
🎫: All tickets are free except for the Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts, which costs 30,000 VND
[Morning] After arriving at Ho Chi Minh Airport, take bus No. 109 directly to the youth hostel to store your luggage, and walk to 𝖳𝖺𝗇 𝖣𝗂𝗇𝗁 𝖢𝗁𝗎𝗋𝖼𝗁 "Pink Church" to check in 𝗉.𝗌. There are many roadside stalls along the way that are delicious and cheap
[Noon] You can take bus No. 3 or walk to the Red Church. Then walk to the Central Post Office next to it, where you can send a postcard.
[Afternoon] Walk to the Coffee Apartment, a building with coffee shops of various brands. I call it the "Super Wenheyou" coffee version of Ho Chi Minh City.
[Evening] Visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts and visit Ben Thanh Square (similar to the Yiwu Wholesale Market, there is no need to visit it, but the clock tower is very beautiful.
[Evening] You can visit the bars on Pham Ngu Lao Street or find a coffee shop on the street to sit on the side of the road and drink tea.
𝖣𝖺𝗒2: War Memorial Museum - Independence Palace - Cholon Chinatown - Ho Chi Minh Airport
🚌: The whole day is by bus or walking
🎫: The tickets for the War Memorial Museum and Independence Palace are both 40,000 Vietnamese Shield
[Morning] Visit the War Memorial Museum and Independence Palace to learn about the Vietnam War
[Noon] Take bus No. 56 to Chinatown in Cholon for food and shopping, and check in at the filming location of Tony Leung's movie "Lover"
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⚠️Some 𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙨:
❶The timeline is for reference only
❷In the guide, except for the bus from Independence Palace to Chinatown on the second day, I walked to the rest of the attractions. Although the distance is not far, you still have to do it according to your ability
❸It is still hot in Ho Chi Minh City during the day, so it is recommended to take sunscreen
❹The bus is basically 6,000 dong per time, and you must wear a mask to get on the bus
❺There are so many motorcycles in Ho Chi Minh City, be careful when crossing the road, it is best to follow the locals, and keep your belongings safe, and be careful of the motorcycle gangs