 Saigon is the name of a fantastic river flowing through the city. This river gave birth to the Saigon - Cholon port and the most buoyant riverside city in Southeast Asia in the early eighteenth century. Today Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), with a population of about 6 million is the largest city in Vietnam and one of the three biggest municipalities in the country (the others being Hanoi and Hai Phong).
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This culturally rich city presents the visitor an ideal base from which to tour all of the country. Highlights within the city and close by are; History Museum located at the main entrance to the zoo and offers an excellent collection of artifacts illustrating the cultures of Vietnam.
Notre Dame Cathedral a splendid edifice set in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City and is a famous backdrop for many wedding photographs!
Giac Lam Pagoda dates from 1744 and is believed to be the oldest Pagoda in the city.
Reunification Palace, a modern looking building that was originally the site of the residence of the Governor Generals of Indochina, it then became the Palace for the Presidents of South Vietnam and in 1975 was renamed Reunification Palace. The palace covers over 2,000 sq.m with 100 rooms decorated and filled with the finest modern Vietnamese art and craft.
China Town was set up in the 18th century by displaced Chinese from the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty. Now there are almost half a million Chinese with shops, family factories, pagodas, markets and restaurants.
Cu Chi Tunnels, one and a half hour drive northwest of the city is the site of some of the more than 200km of tunnels built by the Communist guerrillas. Here you can see how people lived and survived in this extraordinary complex.
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Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City
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Day Excursions
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