Bitexco Financial Tower Skydeck

From the 49th level in Bitexco Financial Tower you can enjoy the panoramic view over the city and its surroundings. The design of the tallest building in the city is inspired by a Lotus bud, which makes it stand out against the city skyline.

• Web:

  www.bitexcofinancialtower.com

• Address:

  36 Ho Tung Mau Street, Ho Chi Minh City

• Phone:

  +84 28 3915 6156

• Opening hours:

  Sun - Sat 9:30 AM - 9:30 PM

Cao Dai Temple

Also known as Holy See, Cao Dai Temple is the center of Cao Dai faith, an indigenous Vietnamese religion that incorporates the teachings of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism as well as part of Islam and Christianity. The balcony on the 2nd floor is the best vantage point from which the religious ceremony can be viewed.

• Address:

  Long Thanh Bac Commune, Ho Chi Minh City

Central Post Office

The historic Saigon Central Post Office, which has long been one of the city's symbols, continues to offer postal services such as mailing and money exchange to-date. One interesting fact about the Post Office is that it was designed and constructed by the renowned French architect Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who is best known for the eponymous Eiffel Tower. Eiffel derived artistic inspiration from Western neoclassical architecture and Asian decor styles before harmoniously fusing them during the construction of the Central Post Office.

• Address:

  2 Paris Commune Street, Ho Chi Minh City

Cho Lon (Chinatown)

Cho Lon, also well-known as China Town, is an area of Ho Chi Minh where many Chinese immigrants reside and earn their living. Within Cho Lon, the biggest and most crowded trade hub is Tan Binh Market, where you can find a wide range of clothing and knick knacks at very low prices (although be warned the assortment is mostly made up of obscure dried edibles and Chinese ritual paraphernalia). An interesting time to visit Cho Lon is when locals celebrate the Chinese New Year Festival. During Tet, all shops and eateries are lavishly decorated with multi-coloured lanterns, and streets seem to become deluged with the lucky colour red.

• Address:

  Cho Lon, Ho Chi Minh City

• Opening hours:

  Sun 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Wed 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sat 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Cu Chi Tunnels

The tunnels of Cu Chi hide an entire world including classrooms, kitchens and medical facilities underground. Today you can see the tunnels from above and even try to go down one, so as to better understand the hardships that Vietnamese soldiers had been through during wartime. One is left utterly amazed by the determination and endurance of those who dug through solid soil, gravel and sand to construct this 200-kilometer (125 miles) long underground network.

• Address:

  TL15 Phu Hiep, Ho Chi Minh City

• Phone:

  +84 28 3794 8830

• Opening hours:

  Sun - Sat 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Dam Sen Water Park

To cool you off from the hot and bustling city, Dam Sen Water Park offers several swimming pools, water slides and rides that will keep you occupied and excited for a whole day. It is a very family-friendly destination where you can try different levels of water slides, from easy to challenging ones.

• Web:

  www.damsenwaterpark.com.vn/en

• Address:

  3 Hoa Binh Street, Ho Chi Minh City

• Phone:

  +84 28 3858 8418

• Opening hours:

  Wed - Mon 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM