Vietnam

Five days in Ho Chi Minh City

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Ho Chi Minh City with one day that is not about Ho Chi Minh City at all.

  • 4 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

5 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

    Saigon Opera House

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

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Quận 1 · Công trường Lam Sơn 7, 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

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Soo Kafe Bến Thành

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 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 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

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Phở Quỳnh

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    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

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

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  9. 20:3021:15

    Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica

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

    • 45m
    • Culture & museums

    cathedral located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Quận 1 · Công trường Công xã Paris 1, Ho Chi Minh City

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

Day 3

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Ben Thanh Market

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Southeastern Armed Forces Museum Military Zone 7

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    military museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    247, Hoàng Văn Thụ, Quận Tân Bình

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  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 it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

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

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 14:3017:00

    Southern Women's Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Vietnamese museum

    202 Võ Thị Sáu, District 3

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    Sources: Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  7. 17:0019:30

    Ton Duc Thang Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    5 Tôn Đức Thắng, Bến Nghé, District 1

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    Sources: Wikivoyage

  8. 19:3021:00

    Hủ Tiếu Hồng Phát

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    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    391 Võ Văn Tần, Phường 5, Quận 3

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  9. 21:0022:30

    Công viên Lê Thị Riêng

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Family activities

    875 Đường Cách Mạng Tháng 8, 72119 Quận Tân Bình

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

Day 4

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Trung Nguyen Legend

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Hoàng Văn Thụ

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Bảo tàng Phụ nữ Nam Bộ

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    200 - 202 Võ Thị Sáu, 7000000 Quận 3

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Nhà Hàng The Lunch Lady

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    23 Hoang Sa

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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

    FITO Museum of Traditional Vietnamese Medicine

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    41 Hoàng Dư Khương, District 10

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    Sources: Wikivoyage

  8. 19:3021:00

    QUÁN BỤI - Original

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Ngô Văn Năm 17/A

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–23:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  9. 21:0022:30

    Pasteur Street Brewing Co

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    26A Lê Thánh Tôn, 700000 Quận 1

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Bánh Mì Hồng Hoa

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    54 Nguyễn Văn Tráng

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  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 Zanzbar

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    41 Dong Du St, Q1

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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