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Activities to do in HCMC/Saigon Vietnam 🇻🇳
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items These are some recommendations of you're looking for some inspiration on what to do here. I tried to include rainy day activities (since we do have a 6 month rainy season), as well as good weather activities or short trips.
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Culture Experiences
Street Food Tastings
Creative Activities
Self Care / Spa Day
Animal Encounters
Culture Experiences
Especially when we are visiting a new country we want to experience some of the culture there. Here are some shows I have been to which really represent the vietnamese culture at its best and are a lot of fun.
A super funny and amazing show that I watched eith my friend together. The acrobatics are crazy and you can see how much fun the acrobats/actors have with this piece as well. I really liked the background music as well and once it ended I wanted to s...
Ho Chi Minh: A O Show Bamboo Circus at Saigon Opera House
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A classic of vietnamese culture: the water puppet show. Though the best is in Ha Noi, the one in Ho Chi Minh City is definitely worth the experience, due to it being very different from anything I had ever seen before.
Ho Chi Minh: Water Puppet Show Ticket
A really fun cooking class I did with my friend. The teacher is really nice and spoke excellent English. When booking we were asked about any allergies or food we do not like and the menu (3 dishes + 1 dessert) was changed to the preferences using al...
Vietnamese Cooking Class in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Klook
Street Food Tastings
Vietnamese street food is legendary. Whether you want to go out to hunt down the best bahn mi or have an organized tour with a guide, you should definitely check out some of the recommendations.
If you want to experience local street food culture this is for you. I did this recently.with my friend who came visiting me and we had so much fun with our guides. Despite me living here for almost three years, even I got to try new tastes and it is...
Ho Chi Minh City: Food Tour by Scooter with Eleven Tastings
Super close to the pink church, this food place is a not so well kept secret among the locals. They are my favorite place not only for the banh xeo but also for their fried spring rolls, which are simply fantastic.
Bánh Xèo 46A Đinh Công Tráng ở TP. HCM
One of the best specialty bahn mi places in HCMC. Their caramelized shredded chicken Banh Mi is phenomenal but I also like the smokiness of their pork Banh Mi. Since there is no seating at their different locations I would recommend ordering via gr...
Bánh Mì Chim Chạy
If you are looking for vegan or vegetarian banh mi I can recommend this chain. They have multiple locations and I love their special banh mi though the one with tomato is also really really good.
Bánh Mì XANH - Vegan Banh Mi
Creative Activities
If you want to get active creatively with your hands and potentially it's a rainy day, these are the spots I go to.
I have spent a lot of weekends here. What I love about this place (besides the amazing European waffles) is that you can just pick any piece of pottery you like and get the freedom to paint it however you want. They have so many utensils that support...
Ceramic4You - Pottery Painting Café
Super cute pottery studio where you can do one day classes. You can either choose a design from their instagram or shelf and they show you how to do it or come up with something on your own. I already did multiple workshops here, alone and together w...
Meow Pottery Workshop
Self Care / Spa Day
I love this spa. First discovered it when my family gave me a voucher for their spa package (hair wash, facial and body massage) and have been going back ever since. The girls are really good and always find the right spots. I'm a big fan of their 90...
Glow Spa
God knows how much I love this nail salon. I go get my manicure and pedicure (including foot scrub) done around every 3 weeks here. The girls are AMAZING! So skilled and talented when it comes to gel and acrylic nail design. They also have a spa area...
Lisa Nail & Spa
I have been a longterm customer of muse clinic already back in Korea. I'm a big fan of their aqua peel treatment together with LDM. I also did their laser hair removal for armpit and lower legs and was very satisfied with their service. They recently...
Book a facial care appointment | MUSE CLINIC
Animal Encounters
Animals are the better humans. There is nothing nicer than relaxing with the wonderful companionship of animals. These are some recommendations of animal cafes, where the animals are very well taken care of and you can have wonderful time with them.
If you love cats, then this is the place for you. The coffee is nothing special but you are all surrounded by cats ❤️ the owners take care of over 30 stray cats (all vaccinated) and are happy to tell you different stories about them. The cats are sup...
RoomB Cat Cafe · Ho Chi Minh City, District 1