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Ho Chi Minh City, day by day

Ho Chi Minh City, still Saigon to everyone who lives in it, is nine million motorbikes, French colonial boulevards, the palace where the war ended, a museum that does not look away, a Chinatown of temples and a market of everything, with the Cu Chi tunnels an hour out and a skyscraper skyline rising over the river. Start with three days that walk District 1, go to the tunnels and Cholon, and end at the top of the tallest tower in Vietnam, with the 2026 prices and hours the sites publish.

Updated 12 September 2026 · 2 official sources checked · report an error

Ho Chi Minh City
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3 days in Ho Chi Minh City

3 Days in Ho Chi Minh City
3 days3 Days in Ho Chi Minh CityThe War Remnants Museum, the Independence Palace, the cathedral and Post Office, Ben Thanh and Nguyen Hue, the Cu Chi tunnels, Cholon and Bui Vien, then the Jade Emperor Pagoda, the History Museum, Landmark 81 and the Opera House.

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Good to know in Ho Chi Minh City

Tickets and opening days

  • The Independence Palace (135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street) is open daily 7:00–18:00, including holidays and Tet unless specially announced, with the ticket office open the same hours; admission is 80,000 dong for adults, 40,000 for students and seniors and 20,000 for children aged 6–17, and tickets can be bought online.Source: Independence Palace, official site · checked Sep 2026

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Places and coordinates: Wikidata and Tripwoa's open-data place catalog (Overture Maps Foundation, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each image. Practical rules: the official sources linked in each note, checked in September 2026.

How this plan was made: Tripwoa's planner drafted the day order from real coordinates and typical visit times. Each stop was then reviewed, reordered where needed and rewritten with AI assistance. Walking distances are straight-line estimates, so allow a little extra time on real streets.