Saigon Accommodation 
Saigon Mini 5
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Within the backpacker area; on the convenient way to get almost useful services, Ben Thanh Market, local market, super market, shopping mall, tourist attractions…
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Location more info
Hotel Address:
196 Bui Vien st Dist 1 HCMC
Distance to attraction points:
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Notre Dame Catheral: 1.5km
A wholly French style architectural work, long in existence and kept as it was until the present day. In 1962, it was promoted by the Vatican into a basilica.
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Central Post Office: 1.5 Km
This is an architectural work combining many characteristics of European and Asian styles. Its front has many rectangular boxes with figures of beautiful woman wearing laurels on their heads.
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Reunification Palace: 1km
The palace has 4 upper storeys including 100 rooms which are sophistically decorated. Tourist will gain much useful knowledge when visiting this historic works and relic.
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Ben Thanh Market: 0.8 Km
It is a special market with French style architectural styling. This market gathers thousands of business units, stand and counters.
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Indian Pagoda: null
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Founded by a group of Indians, its other name is Mariamman Lady Pagoda. It's dedicated to Buddha and goddesses in Hinduism. It's collection of statues includes black-skinned, green-ski
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The Museum of History: 3 Km
Exhibits artifacts and documents about Vietnamese history from Stone Age to today. Address: 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem, Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: 08/829-8146
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Ngoc Hoang Pagoda: null
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Buddha and gods in the Heavenly Kingdom are worshipped here in 7 chambers. Espeacially all the statues here are made from papers.
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Thien Hau Lady Pagoda: null
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It is one of the oldest pagodas of the Chinese in HCM City. This is decorated with pictures and images of Chinese traditions such as Kung Fu Contest, Princess Selecting Husb, etc. of color.
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Bon's Pagoda: 4 km
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Miếu Nhị Phủ (also known as Ông Bổn Pagoda) was built by Chinese immigrants from Fukkien Province during the mid-18th century. Although the exact construction date is unknown, an inscription on the pagoda's ancient bell dates the pagoda to ...
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Tay Ninh:
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Tay Ninh is located on the border with Cambodia, and being only 100km (60 miles) northwest of Saigon, it is not too far from the outermost suburbs of the city. The road to Tay Ninh is flanked by rice paddies, sesame fields, cashew plantations and ...
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Cu Chi Tunnels:
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The Cu Chi tunnels are a stark reminder of the Vietnam War. These are located near the village of Ben Suc, 75 kilometers northwest of Saigon. Though the construction of these tunnels began in 1948, so that the Viet Minh (the communist revolutionary ...
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The Gastronomic Tour:
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For those who love their food and drink, this city has a lot to offer, especially for those with a strong stomach. Try fresh local beer (bia hoi) at an outdoor stall with grilled squid or any one of many favorite beer snacks. Snacking is a favorite ...
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The Faith Tour:
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For those interested in religion, history or architecture, a tour of the city's many places of worship is a-must. Ornamental Cantonese and Fujian pagodas in Cho Lon, a Japanese-style pagoda, Vietnamese temples, South Indian mosques and Hindu temple ...
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The Shopping Tour:
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Whether you love the art of the hard bargain or just love to shop, Saigon is the place for you. There are shopping malls and department stores for easy, air-conditioned browsing where you can let bored children, spouses or travel companions entertain ...
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Consulates in Saigon:
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Australia Consulate General of Australia, 5B, Ton Duc Thang St. Dist 1. Tel: +84 (8) 829-6035 Fax: +84 (8) 829-6031 Belgium Consulate General of Belgium, 7th Floor, Sunwah Tower, 115 Nguyen Hue Blv. Tel: +84 (8) 821-9354 Fax: +84 (8) 827-8068 ...
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Embassy Locations in Ho Chi Minh City:
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Australia Consulate General of Australia, 5B, Ton Duc Thang St. Dist 1. Tel: +84 (8) 829-6035 Fax: +84 (8) 829-6031 Belgium Consulate General of Belgium, 7th Floor, Sunwah Tower, 115 Nguyen Hue Blv. Tel: +84 (8) 821-9354 Fax: +84 (8) ...
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The Zoo and Botanical Garden: null
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One of the earliest works built in Sai Gon, accompanying the city in its historic progress.The Zoo & Botanical garden of Sai Gon has become a cultural destination of the city. This is the home of o
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Ton Duc Thang Museum: null
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The place to store, do research on, display and introduce the life and career of president Ton Duc Thang, a prominent son of the nation with half a century striving for the revolution and his people, via ove
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The City Theatre: null
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One ò the most beutiful of French architecture in Ho Chi Minh city is existing until now, the City Theatre is now a cultural place where people enjoy musical shows of famous local and international teams.
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An Dong Market: null
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With 200 business untils trading on 4 floors, each with an area of over 5.000m2, including different sections for clothes, footwear and assorted chemical products and cosmetics.
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Cha Tam Church: null
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Church of the Sacred Heart is the only Catholic Church, built in the style of a pagoda for the Chinese community in this area.
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Floating Markets:
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The Mekong River splits into nine tributaries before it joins the sea to form the Mekong Delta. This region is called Cuu Long or "the Nine Dragons" by the Vietnamese. Life in the delta region depends on the river so what better way to understand ...
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Mekong Delta:
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The Mekong Delta region covers a large area of southeastern Vietnam, encompassing approximately 40000 square kilometers. This is the region where the mighty Mekong River advances and empties into the South China Sea via a network of distributaries. ...
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Dam Sen Park: null
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There are many games and interesting sight-seeing activities to enjoy such as the water park, roller coaster, aquarium, crocodile kingdom and butterfly garden.
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Giac Lam Pagoda: null
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believed to date from the end of the 17th Vietnamese century, it is probably the oldest pagoda in HCM Citym, proof of early Vietnamese incursions. Its furniturem statues and decorat
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Musical Instrument Street: null
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the place of many famous trademarks of musical instruments for your convenient choice. This is also the production place of such national musical instruments as bamboo flutes, two-chord-fiddle
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Oriental Herbal Street: null
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Arriving at Hai Thuong Lan Ong street. One will immediately notice the sweet smell of Chinese and Vietnamese medical herbs of Oriental Herbal Street
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Le Van Duyet's Temple: null
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This is the place to worship General Le Van Duyet, a founding official of the Nguyen Dynasty. This is one of the beautiful religious works in the South
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Antique Street: null
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For a long time, Le Cong Kieu has been the place to go for the antique shopping. It is the only street trading of antiques such as coins in the time of King Bao Dai, horse's bell, smoking sets, and fl
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Binh Tay Market: null
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Located in the China Town area, Binh Tay Market is a commercial centre between HCM City and neighbouring provinces, built in 1982. The architecture of the market and the old streets remains intact.
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Cho Lon Market: null
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Cho Lon is a big district and is predominantly the Chinese district of Saigon. It is often called Chinatown. The Chinese settled here in the early 1900s, never quite integrating with the rest of Saigon. Cho Lon today is a bustling commercial center ...
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Historical Museum (Bao Tang Lich Su): null
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This museum was built in 1929 and was called "Musee Blanchard de la Bosse" until 1956. The museum displays a wide range of artifacts from Vietnam's 4,000-year history illustrating the evolution of the cultures of Vietnam, from the Dong Son ...
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Getting there (local language)
Từ sân bay, bạn có thể đi bằng taxi đến số 196 đường Bùi Viện Q. 1. Giá tiền là khoản 120.000VND cho 1 taxi. Hoặc bạn có thể đi bằng xe buýt số 152 đến chợ Bến Thành và đi bộ khoản 5 phút đến địa chỉ 196 đường Bùi Viện Q.1. Giá vé la2 3000VND/lượt.
Getting there
From the airport, it takes 30 minutes by taxi to get to the hotel at 196 Bui Vien Street, District 1. The price is about 6$/taxi (120.000VND). Or you can get a public bus number 152 from the airport to Ben Thanh market of the city center. From there you walk about 5 minutes to Bui Vien st in backpacker area. The bus fee is 3000 VND/pax and for your big luggage you pay 3000VND more.
The war remnants Museum exhibits photographs of the Indochina wars, especially a French guillotine.
The oldest French building left standing. It was the office of a French shipping company. It was here that Nguyen Tat Thanh set out on his overseas quest for nation.
The high relief sculpture on the wall edges were animatedly laid out in a triangle model with the images of women, children and animals at the 3 angels.
