Ho Chi Minh City 3 days 2 nights, budget 7,000 baht
We booked the tickets through Trip. We chose the +2 nights hotel option.
With 2 friends, it cost around 3,368 baht per person (we got really cheap tickets). We exchanged 3,000 baht from Thailand (I'm not a shopaholic, more of a photography and foodie).
We stayed at The Noble Swan Hotel Saigon. The accommodation was nice, easy to get to, and it was near Ben Thanh Market.
We walked 100% to get to different places because each place was very close to each other. We walked along and enjoyed ourselves. When we were about to call a taxi, we checked the map and saw that it was close, so we decided to walk instead. We got to see the city atmosphere as well.
When we arrived at the airport, we went outside, crossed the street to the middle, and took a bus there and got off at Ben Thanh. It cost 5,000 dong per person.
On the first day, we went to the Museums in Ho Chi Minh City (entrance fee 30,000 dong) and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. Next to it was the Ho Chi Minh statue. The architecture here is very beautiful. Then we walked back to Ben Thanh Market, had lunch (about 80-90 baht), checked in to the hotel, and slept. We had dinner at the same market, and that was the end of the day (because it was raining heavily).
On the second day, we ate sandwiches at Bánh Mì Huynh Hoa, the pieces were very big and the price was okay. Then we went to Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon, but it was closed for renovation, so we went to the post office, bought souvenirs, and had lunch at 4P Pizza (**must go**). Then we walked to the Opera House and the cafe apartment, we clicked on one of them, we thought it was delicious, the view was good, the shop was cute, every shop. Then we went back to our accommodation. Before going back to our accommodation, we bought souvenirs at Ben Thanh Market, the coffee was very fragrant.
On the last day before going back, we checked out and left our bags, and went to Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, which was very close to our accommodation, less than 5 minutes walk, the entrance fee was 30,000 dong. There were various art works from the war era, paintings, statues, and the building itself was very beautiful. Then we walked around the city. We went for a walk along the Saigon River, picked up the places we had been to the first two days, then went back to our accommodation, picked up our bags, called a Grab to the airport, only a little over a hundred baht, waited for the plane, and went back to Thailand.
P.S. Vietnam is a lovely city and the people seem to be very helpful. I haven't had any bad experiences like the reviews I've read. Let's just say that this was my first time in Vietnam.
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