5D4N Ho Chi Minh City Itinerary in Vietnam (Feb 2024)

Here is a 5D4N Ho Chi Minh City Itinerary from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City was previously known as Saigon.
Ho Chi Minh City is located in the southern part of Vietnam while Hanoi is located in the northern part of Vietnam.

A tank during the Vietnam war

What is the best time to go to Ho Chi Minh City?
We came to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in February 2024.
It is best to come here during the dry season, December-April.

Ho Chi Minh weather?
The weather here is very hot and dry, similar to Singapore.

What is the currency used in Vietnam?
Vietnam uses Vietnamese Dong and cash is preferred.
You can use USD at the airport.
SGD to Vietnamese Dong is SGD divided by 18. E.g. 60,000 VND is SGD 3.33

Do you need to tip?
It would be nice to tip.
We gave tips since we came here during their Lunar New Year holiday.

Visa requirement?
There is no visa required for Singaporeans. Other nationalities might need visas.

Data and wifi?
You can purchase an e-sim.

Flight taken
TR302 and TR303 Scoot Airlines, a subsidiary airline under Singapore Airlines
The flight took 2 hours and it cost $536 for 2 person round-trip, $268/pax.

Basic language
Hello - Xin Chao
Thank you - Gan en

Accommodation
There were a lot of cheap backpacker hotels and hostels around 23/9 Park.
I would recommend booking a hotel around here as it would be easier for the tour bus to pick you up.

As the IPeace hotel was overbooked, we last minute booked H Best Hostel Cafe Saigon.
It costs $86 for 4 nights, $21.5/night. The stay was alright. The hostel uses a 2-pin electric plug.
The tour guide said the richer citizens stay at District 1 here while poorer citizens stay at the other districts.

Day 1
6pm Arrival at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh airport)
Take bus 109 to 23/9 Park (45 min)

bus 109

It costs 15,000 VND for a full journey + 15,000 VND for a piece of luggage.

7pm We had dinner at Hello Saigon Restaurant.

Day 2:
We had some Banh Mi and Pho at Pho Quynh for breakfast before the tour.
We booked a half-day Klook tour to Cu Chi Tunnels. Click here to find out more at Klook.

the tunnel was small

tapioca

After the tour, the tour bus dropped us at the Cafe apartment along with other tourists.

Address: 42 Đ. Nguyễn Huệ, Street, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
I heard the elevator cost a fee, just take the stairs!

We got the egg coffee at Madam Quyen. The egg coffee tasted like tiramisu!

Bun cha was really good.

4pm We went to Saigon Zoo.

1 adult only 60,000 VND, SGD $3.33

many cute animals and a fun amusement park to play

Day 3:
We booked a day tour on Klook to the Mekong River. Click here to find out more at Klook.

Vinh Trang Pagoda

Riding a small boat along the Mekong River

complimentary lunch

At around 6pm, the tour bus dropped us at Ben Thanh Market.

Ben Thanh Market has a lot of bags, shoes, clothes, and souvenirs if you are interested in shopping.

We stopped by a Michelin Pho restaurant, it was underwhelming. Roadside pho tasted better.

Phở Việt Nam (District 1)

Day 4:

Brunch at The Workshop Coffee (Highly recommend)

the Egg's benedict was good and only cost SGD 8 (3 times cheaper than in SG)
the Carbonara was good too

We did some shopping at the supermarket in the Vincom Mega Mall.

Coffee shopping at the supermarket

Lunch at Coastal Saigon for a Valentine's date

Stylish designs at Rechic

Day 5:

We ate breakfast and went for last day shopping. We went to Takashimaya at Saigon Centre and Van hanh mall.

Thank you for reading.

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