{"id":2454,"date":"2024-05-07T18:22:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T18:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saigonstudenttour.com\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2025-06-18T19:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:46:43","slug":"how-to-spend-3-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/how-to-spend-3-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spend 3 Days in Ho Chi Minh City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/how-to-spend-3-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city\/#Day_1_Streets_and_Eats\" >Day 1: Streets and Eats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/how-to-spend-3-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city\/#Day_2_Tunnels_and_Temples\" >Day 2: Tunnels and Temples<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/how-to-spend-3-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city\/#Day_3_Watery_Wonders\" >Day 3: Watery Wonders<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span style=\"color: #424040;\">You can check off the city\u2019s signature sights, feast on street food, take a cooking course, explore the Cu Chi Tunnels and the countryside around them, cruise the Mekong Delta, and discover a uniquely Vietnamese religion: Cao Dai. Here\u2019s how.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Day_1_Streets_and_Eats\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #424040;\"><strong>Day 1: Streets and Eats<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img5636-492.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2363\" src=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img5636-492-300x212.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img5636-492-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img5636-492-510x360.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img5636-492-768x542.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img5636-492.jpeg 862w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #424040;\">Spend your first day exploring Ho Chi Minh City and feasting on Vietnamese fare. Start with a cooking class that includes a market tour: Soak up the sights and scents of a traditional produce market, then prepare a multi course lunch. Replete, head out on a tour of the city\u2019s signature sights, including contemporary landmarks such as Reunification Palace and colonial-era gems such as the Central Post Office. As night falls, extend your Vietnamese food adventures with a <a href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/saigon-after-dark-by-scooter-with-female-rider\/\">street food tour<\/a> of the heart of the city, traveling by foot or scooter. Cap off the night with a freshly brewed bia hoi draft beer.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Day_2_Tunnels_and_Temples\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #424040;\"><strong>Day 2: Tunnels and Temples<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4499\" src=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cu-chi-tunnel-half-day-tour1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #424040;\">On your second day in Ho Chi Minh City, delve deep into the era of the Vietnam War\u2014or, as the Vietnamese call it, the American War. Start with a trip to the War Remnants Museum, where moving displays tell the tale of this tragic conflict. Then travel through the countryside to the <a href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/cu-chi-tunnels-by-car\">Cu Chi Tunnels<\/a>, a war-era underground maze of narrow, low tunnels where Vietnamese freedom fighters lived, fought, and died. Consider a speedboat tour that brings you into the unspoiled countryside around the tunnels, or make a stop at the Cao Dai Temple, Vietnam\u2019s homegrown Vatican. Wrap up the day with a dinner cruise along the Saigon River.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Day_3_Watery_Wonders\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #424040;\"><strong>Day 3: Watery Wonders<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5153\" src=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mekong-delta-authentic-tour-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #424040;\">Devote your third day in Ho Chi Minh City to discovering the Mekong Delta and its palm-fringed canals, slender waterways, and tropical orchards. Some cruises include a stop at one of the delta\u2019s photogenic floating markets; others offer visits to islands where you can cycle through the countryside. Alternatively, for a different perspective on the river, explore the mangrove swamps of the Can Gio Biosphere Reserve. Back in the city, catch an early dinner at a modern Vietnamese restaurant before discovering the nation\u2019s answer to Cirque du Soleil: the magical A O Show. Cocktails in a rooftop bar make the perfect farewell to the city.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #424040;\">Read more about our best sell tour<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/street-food-lover\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/saigonadventure.com\/food-and-sights\">HERE<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You can check off the city\u2019s signature sights, feast on street food, take a cooking course, explore the Cu Chi Tunnels and the countryside around them, cruise the Mekong Delta, and discover a uniquely Vietnamese religion: Cao Dai. Here\u2019s how. 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