VIETNAM HO CHI MINH

HO CHI MINH CITY

Right at the first glance, Saigon –Ho Chi Minh has made a deep impression of a big and busy city. Coming to the city with only more than 300 years of age, you can, at any time, feel the dynamic and see how much it has been changing. Ho Chi Minh attracts more than 3 million international tourists every year, accounting for 60% -70% of the total international arrivals visiting Vietnam. With the advanced infrastructure and tourism service (more than 1600 hotels and 600 travel agencies). Ho Chi Minh City is the largest tourist hub of the whole country.

As the main gateway to the south and a convenient location for transport, Ho Chi Minh City is favoured with rich tourism resources, Saigon –formerly Far East Pearl, architecture is still preserved. You cannot skip the antique architectural works such as Reunification Hall, Opera House, Notre Dome Cathedral, City Hall…… and museums with thousands of records of the city heroes. Besides, tourists can either drop at skyscrapers in the centre or have a sense of China Town featured with ancient commercial towns busy days and nights. From Bach Dang Quay, you can join the Saigon cruise to indulge yourself to the immerse water, leading to traditional villages, bushy orchards, floating markets and Can  Gio  ecotourism farm with variety of flora and fauna.

Visiting Ho Chi Minh City full of sunlight, every tourist is welcomed with millions of smiles and friendly eyes of Saigonese.

WEATHER

December is the beginning of the dry season Ho Chi Minh City. The weather is beautiful. The average temperature is 25 degree Celsius .The humidity is 80%. There is no rain. If visitors take a trip to the Central Highlands (for example, Dalat) or to the north of Vietnam (for example, Hanoi or Halong Bay). It’s advisable to take warm clothes for the temperature there us about 18 degrees Celsius)

SECURITY

In big cities, do not carry valuables when going shopping or sightseeing in the street. It is not advisable to give money to beggars or to buy souvenirs from street vendors.

Foreign currencies should be exchanged at banks or authorized exchange bureaus. Do not exchange money in the street.

DRINGKING WATER

It is advisable to drink boiled water and not to drink ice and tap water. Bottled water and mineral water are obtainable at many shops in the city.