Ho Chi Minh City in a Day. Let's go!

Here is the perfect itinerary to spend your day in HCMC, Vietnam. Let's go. We had our breakfast at the hotel before going out of the city to explore. 1. TAO DAN PARK Entrance: Free Distance from Bui Vien Walking Street: 15 mins walk What to do: Relax in a serene park and feast your eyes in a simple yet beautiful scenery of trees and flowers, along with some historic relics and temple 2.THE INDEPENDENCE PALACE Entrance: There is a lot of option such as a tour bus, audio tour guide and entrance with no guide at all. We paid for the entrance with no guide or tour, which costs 40,000 dong per person. Distance: 5-7 mins walk from Tao Dan Park What to do: Explore the different rooms of the Independence Palace and learn about the history of its establishment. You can also take a picture on the balcony in the 2nd floor with a full view of the entrance of the palace. 3. NOTRE DAME CHURCH Entrance: Free Distance: 3 to 5 mins from Independence Palace What to do: Unfortunately, the church is under construction/renovation when we went there so the only thing we can do is to admire the sides if the church and to take a pictures of the statue of Mary with an unfinished renovation of the church at the background. 4. BOOKSTREET Entrance: Free Location: Located at the side of Notre Dame Church What to do: If you arr a book lover, then this place is for you. But English books are not that much, most of the books are in Vietnamese. The place is perfect for capturing instagram worthy selfies and pictures. There's also cafes here. Try going here at night as well. 5. SAIGON CENTRAL POST OFFICE Entrance: Free Distance: 1 or 2 minute walk from Bookstreet What to do: You can buy a post cards and send it to anyone in the world. You can also purchase different souvenir items from this place. LUNCH BREAK - We had lunch at a restaurant called Pho 24 (near the post office). I'lk tell all about it on my next post 6. HCMC FINE ARTS MUSEUM Entrance: 30,000 dong Distance: 10 to 12 mins walk from post office What to do: Be mesmerized by different ancient - contemporary - modern art from different artists. 7. BEN NGHE STREET FOODS Entrance: Free but food prices vary from food stalls. Distance: 15 mins from Bui Vien Walking Street What to do: Have a taste of authentic Vietnamese foods while enjoying good music from live band. 8. Bui Vien Walking Street What to do: Enjoy alcohol drinks and party. Hope this helps. Enjoy! ❤ #vietnamtrip