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The districts were officially replaced by smaller wards in 2025, but everyone, from Grab drivers to hostels, still uses the old district names.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"District 1 | First-timers | The centre: sights, nightlife and Bui Vien. | 10.7769 | 106.7009 |  | \nDistrict 3 | Quieter | Local streets and caf\u00e9s, a short ride from the centre. | 10.7830 | 106.6870 |  | \nThao Dien | Expat area | Caf\u00e9s, bars and a slower pace across the river. | 10.8040 | 106.7380 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The War Remnants Museum is the city's most powerful sight, documenting the American War through photographs and the effects of Agent Orange; allow two hours, and be prepared for disturbing images. Independence Palace, where tanks broke through the gates on 30 April 1975 to end the war, is preserved as it was, with its war rooms in the basement.\r\n\r\nIn the French colonial centre, see the Central Post Office, designed in the 1880s, and the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which has been under long restoration. Ben Thanh Market is busy and touristy; the streets of Cholon, the old Chinese district, have temples and wholesale markets that feel much more local.\r\n\r\nThe Cu Chi tunnels, about an hour and a half away, are a network dug by the Viet Cong, where you can crawl through widened sections. A day or two in the Mekong Delta takes in floating markets, orchards and boat rides along the canals.\r\n\r\nThe first metro line, opened in December 2024, runs from Ben Thanh out to the eastern suburbs, a fast way to see the new city.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"War Remnants Museum | Powerful; allow two hours\r\nIndependence Palace | Where the war ended in 1975\r\nCholon | The old Chinese district\r\nMetro | Opened December 2024","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Walking the French colonial centre is free: the Central Post Office, the cathedral exterior, the Opera House and Nguyen Hue walking street, which fills with families in the evening.\r\n\r\nThe Chinese temples of Cholon, including Thien Hau Temple, are free, as are the city's markets. 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District 1 and Cholon have markets and stalls for every budget.\r\n\r\nA street meal is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Com tam | Broken rice with pork chop\r\nBanh mi | Everywhere\r\nVinh Khanh street | Seafood in District 4\r\nA street meal | \u20ac1.50\u20133","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Bui Vien walking street, in District 1, is the backpacker party street: loud, packed and full of bars and cheap beer, closed to traffic at night.\r\n\r\nFor something else, rooftop bars look out over the skyline, and craft beer bars and cocktail bars are spread across District 1 and Thao Dien.\r\n\r\nA beer on Bui Vien is \u20ac1 to \u20ac2; cocktails in rooftop bars are \u20ac6 to \u20ac12.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bui Vien | The backpacker party street\r\nRooftops | Skyline views\r\nThao Dien | Craft beer and cocktails\r\nA beer | \u20ac1\u20132 on Bui Vien","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Tan Son Nhat Airport is thirty minutes to an hour from District 1 by Grab or taxi, depending on traffic; bus 109 runs to the centre cheaply.\r\n\r\nGrab, for cars and motorbikes, is the easiest way to get around. The first metro line, opened in December 2024, runs from Ben Thanh to the eastern suburbs.\r\n\r\nSaigon station is the southern end of the main railway. Buses and sleeper buses reach the Mekong Delta, Mui Ne, Da Lat and Phnom Penh in Cambodia, and boats and ferries run to Vung Tau.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"From the airport | 30\u201360 minutes; bus 109\r\nAround | Grab\r\nMetro | Ben Thanh to the east\r\nOnward | Buses to the Delta and Cambodia","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Ho Chi Minh City costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Ho Chi Minh City is cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac5 and a careful day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30.\r\n\r\nThe War Remnants Museum and Independence Palace each charge a couple of euros. Cu Chi tunnel tours are \u20ac15 to \u20ac30 with transport, and Mekong Delta day trips from \u20ac20.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the Vietnamese dong (VND); prices here are euro equivalents, at roughly 30,000 VND to the euro. Cards work widely; ATMs are everywhere.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac5\r\nA day | \u20ac20\u201330\r\nCu Chi tour | \u20ac15\u201330\r\nMuseums | A couple of euros","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Ho Chi Minh City is generally safe, but bag and phone snatching is common: thieves on motorbikes grab phones and bags from people walking by the road or riding on the back of a Grab bike. Keep your phone away from the kerb, wear bags across your body on the side away from traffic, and hold on to your phone on motorbikes.\r\n\r\nTraffic is heavy: cross slowly and steadily.\r\n\r\nOn Bui Vien, watch your drink and your wallet late at night.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 113 police, 115 ambulance, 114 fire.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Phone snatching | Keep phones away from the road\r\nTraffic | Slow and steady\r\nBui Vien | Watch your drink\r\nEmergency | 113 police, 115 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The tunnels, the delta and a seaside town.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Cu Chi tunnels | About 1.5 hours | Tour | The tunnel network dug during the war, with sections to crawl through. |  | 1305178\nMekong Delta | A day or two | Tour | Floating markets, orchards and canals. |  | 1305179\nVung Tau | About 2 hours | Ferry or bus | A seaside town with beaches and a giant Christ statue. |  | 1305180","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Ho Chi Minh City","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"December to April is dry. 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Allow two hours.\r\nCu Chi or the Mekong Delta? | Both are full-day trips. Cu Chi for war history, the Delta for river life and markets; with time, do both.\r\nHow do I avoid phone snatching? | Keep your phone away from the road side, wear your bag across your body, and hold your phone firmly on the back of a motorbike.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Three: one for the centre and museums, one for Cu Chi, and one for the Delta or Cholon.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | December to April is dry. May to November brings short, heavy afternoon downpours.\r\nIs there a metro? | Yes, the first line opened in December 2024, from Ben Thanh to the eastern suburbs.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Ho Chi Minh City hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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