Vietnam

Three days in Ho Chi Minh City

Three days in Ho Chi Minh City, paced so the middle one is the big one and the last is not a scramble for the airport.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Ho Chi Minh City trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

7 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    kichi-kichi

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    197 Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Quận Phú Nhuận

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  3. 14:3017:00

    Ho Chi Minh City Hall

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    city hall of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Quận 1 · Lê Thánh Tôn 86, 71006 Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Ănăn Saigon

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  6. 20:3022:00

    East West Brewing Company

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Lý Tự Trọng 181-185

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

Day 2

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Soo Kafe Bến Thành

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Phan Chu Trinh 35

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 06:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    War Remnants Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    military museum in Vietnam

    Võ Văn Tần 28, Ho Chi Minh City

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Ngoc tho

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    • 1h
    • Meal

    Đường Phạm Ngũ Lão 175/9

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 14:3017:00

    Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    history museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  7. 17:0019:30

    Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Vietnam

    Phó Ðức Chính 97A, 71010

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  8. 19:3021:00

    Phở Quỳnh

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Quận 1 · Phạm Ngũ Lão 323, Ho Chi Minh City

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  9. 21:0022:30

    The Rabbit Hole Irish Sports Bar

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

    111 Pham Viet Chanh, Ward 19, Binh Thanh

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Ben Thanh Market

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museum of Ho Chi Minh City

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Nhà Hàng Asian Kitchen

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Hẻm 40 Bùi Viện Next to "Yen Trang 2 Hotel"

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Ho Chi Minh City
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors