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 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| E Chan |
26 January 2004 |
Stayed at New World Hotel Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Stayed at New World Hotel, good location, friendly staff, rooms spacious & clean.
Would recommend anyone visiting Ho Chi Minh to book hotel rooms & air tickets thru internet & join their local tours which is great value for money. Many travel cafes along De Tham, just across New World Hotel separated by the park.
Whole day daily tours start from US$4 to US$6 with free lunch for some tours according to distance. There are so many tours to choose to up north of Ho Chi Minh & prices are very cheap compared to joining from hotels or from your own country. No tipping to tour guides or drivers as none expect it but when you join tours organised in your country, agents make it compulsory for everyone to tip.
Must try their pastries & french loaves, excellent. Crossing the road is chaotic but after few tries, you will get used to squeezing through. Relatively cheap & very clean non-stinking public toilets which caught me by surpise. So far a safe place, hardly saw beggars in the city & they hardly hassle tourists. Enjoyed our 1st trip to Ho Chi Minh & will definitely be more adventurous to try Hanoi & provinces southwards in our next planning.
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| L Hodes |
25 January 2004 |
Stayed at Best Western Chancery Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Beware of the traffic. The best way to manuever is just to walk; the mopeds and cars will go around you. A sidetrip to the Mekong is nice way to get out of the city.
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| D King |
23 January 2004 |
Stayed at Rex Hotel Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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We visited Nha Trang and enjoyed our time there. Be very cautious if you are walking around the streets at night after the pubs close. My husband was acosted by two motorbikes carrying to ladies of the night who approached from behind and with sticky hands went for the wallet. Luckily he was able to push them off but we did hear stories of the same approach and wallets being taken. Shortys is a good spot to eat if you are hanging out for western food excellent hamburgers and breakfast. Also the Blue Star hotel which is right next door is friendly and clean family run hotel (sorry it's not on your web page).
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| W Zhang |
20 January 2004 |
Stayed at Novotel Garden Plaza Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Hanoi has much to offer than Saigon. We highly recommend Phan Thiet, 3 hours drive from Saigon, which has beautiful beaches and very good sea food.
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| W Miyashiro |
15 January 2004 |
Stayed at Que Huong - Liberty 6 - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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I took in all the sites and also some tours to the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta. I would recommend this tour called : Jason-Tours (jasontourssaigon.com).
It was awesome. He speaks in English, University Educated and schooled in the History of Vietnam and studied both sides of the Vietnam War to give a balanced perspective. Highy recommended. His tours are suited to you as your time is his time and If you want to stay one place longer it is okay with him.
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| M Smith |
13 January 2004 |
Stayed at Rex Hotel Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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We'll be returning! All should visit Cu Chi and Tay Ninh. And a stay in Mui Ne is highly recommended (Coco Beach resort). We couldn't believe how interesting and friendly the country and the people were. And crossing the road in Saigon is certainly an experience! We plan to visit Hanoi and the north next time.
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| D Baillie |
09 January 2004 |
Stayed at Empress Hotel Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Vietnam is a wonderful place but, if you do not have a host, read the travel mags before you get here.
The people are friendly and helpful if you can get around the language barrier. Be prepared to negotiate extensively and when you can have a local (i.e. hotel bellman) buy things you want. Foreigners are overcharged but once you have negotiated a price I have yet to have someone try to short change me or alter the deal later.
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| L Vevers |
05 January 2004 |
Stayed at New World Hotel Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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A visit to saigon is not complete without a visit down the mekong river, war history museum and down in the cu-chi tunnels. Saigon is a city full
of shops of every descriptions where there is certainly plenty of bargains to be had! There are plenty of bars and nice restaurants with varied dishes. Everyone is very friendly but be aware of the street sellers and don't get on a cyclo without agreeing a price and sticking to that price.
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| D Bulyalert |
03 January 2004 |
Stayed at Oscar Saigon Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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I would recommend "Quan An Ngon" for anyone who really likes Vietnamese food, the kind the locals eat. The food is delicious and the price is very reasonable.
For those who must drink bottled water, supermarkets have it less expensive than street shops. I bought Aquafina water from a supermarket at half the price offered by street vendors.
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| D Nguyen |
03 January 2004 |
Stayed at Amara Hotel Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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I loved HCMC! I went to visit the War Crimes and History museums, which were worth the effort. The Cu Chi tunnels were an absolute must, if not for the sweaty tunnel crawl, then the propagandist films, shooting range and random caged animals dotting the whole theme parkish place. Shopping is an experience in itself, with everything for sale at a fraction of the price. I bought a North Face backpack for six dollars, and several hand painted souvenir dishes for a quarter each. Do bargain, as they expect it. My friend got authentically labeled Diesel jeans for sixteen dollars!
Food was ridiculously cheap, obviously more so at the local restaurants. As for spas, I went to a pretty upscale one called Qi Saigon Shisheido. They have a nice package for 54 dollars for a five-six hour treatment. Afterwards, if you have the time, get your nails done for two dollars. They do a wonderful job and it may not be the dollar massage at some sketchy street corner, but it also is not what you would pay back at home. Do check it out if you have the time, and the men's section is reputable.
One more last thought. I swore to my mother I would not get on the back of a moped for a xe om, but now I wonder why I didn't as much as I should have! It was so fun, pretty safe (they do know what they are doing) and way cheap!
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