Exiting the Coop Mart, turn right and walk a couple blocks to the roundabout and turn right. The cafe should be a block down on your right. Recent Changes - Search :. View Edit History Print. Where You're Docked Phu My is a commercial port with nothing nearby. Be advised that the Vietnam tour guides require your passport details in advance to arrange port passes.
The permit to pick tourists up at the port is compulsory to the company if tourists want to be safe and legal. If not, you need to walk outside of the port. Local Transportation Taxis are inexpensive but make sure they use the meter.
The post office is famous for being designed and constructed by Gustav Eiffel. The interior has hardly been touched since it was built and is dominated by a huge portrait of Ho Chi Minh. In front of the cathedral in a small garden is a delicate statue of the Virgin Mary. The interior of the cathedral is rather plain, unlike most French cathedrals, with no stained glass but it is a cool escape from the heat outside. Reunification Palace - This is the former presidential palace where tanks crashed through the gate ending the Vietnam War.
The tanks are displayed outside. Be sure to visit the basement to see the war rooms. War Remnants Museum - This museum has artifacts from the Vietnam war. Try to have an open mind to see the war from the Vietnamese perspective. Most of Vietnam's ethnic Chinese live here and they are the largest single ethnic minority group in the country. Merchants began to settle in Cholon in the s, although many ethnic Chinese fled the country in You may not have time to visit if you only have a couple of hours in the city.
Water Puppet Show - Water puppetry is performed in a chest-deep pool of water, with the water's surface as a stage. The puppeteers stand behind a curtained backdrop. First performed a thousand years ago on the surface of ponds and paddy fields in Vietnam's Red River Delta, water puppetry roi nuoc in Vietnamese is the lively creation of farmers who spent their days in flooded rice fields.
Available at several locations but again, you may not have enough time. Cu Chi Tunnels - An immense network of connecting underground tunnels used during the war. They are part of a much larger network of tunnels of around Km long that is well known nationwide and worldwide. The underground network provided meeting rooms, sleeping quarters, commanding rooms, hospitals, and other social rooms.
There are two main sites located a fair distance from HCMC so you may need to visit on a return trip. If you were hoping to visit the old US Embassy, the building was demolished in and the site turned into a park for the US consulate. Vung Tau Though Vung Tau is a popular getaway for city dwellers from Ho Chi Minh city, the beaches are not considered great by western standards.
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