Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens Thảo Cầm Viên
The lake and gardens at Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm
City zoo and gardens at 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm: walk the lake and the lawns from 07:00, tickets until 17:30. A visitor 1.3 m and over pays 60,000 đồng. Closing is 18:30, and also 18:00. The history museum shares the street number.
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The lake, the fountain, and the lawns inside the gardens
Photo: Hoangvantoanajc · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thảo Cầm Viên is at 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Phường Sài Gòn. The History Museum uses the same street number with Phường Bến Nghé. The gate is open every day. Ticket sales run 07:00–17:30. Visiting runs until 18:30, and also until 18:00.
Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · CC BY-SA 3.0
A visitor 1.3 m and over pays 60,000 đồng. A child from 1 m to under 1.3 m pays 40,000 đồng. A child from 1.3 m is also listed at 40,000 đồng. A child under 1 m is free with a parent. The butterfly garden is 08:00–16:30. The flamingo garden lists Tuesday–Thursday and weekend hours, and also a Monday-to-Friday disinfection closure. Read the board at that garden. The photograph is the lake. The second frame is the lawn, the elephant statue, and the trees.
Getting there and around
The gate is at 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Phường Sài Gòn, beside the History Museum. From the cathedral square it is a ride.
If the night is in the centre, search centre hotels.
From the cathedral square
A ride to 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm.
With the History Museum
Same street number. The museum is closed on Monday and over lunch. The gardens are open every day.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Ticket sales 07:00–17:30 every day. Visiting until 18:30, and also 07:00–18:00.
- Closed
The gate is open every day. The butterfly garden is 08:00–16:30. The flamingo garden lists Tuesday–Thursday and weekend hours, and also a Monday-to-Friday disinfection closure.
- Admission
Visitor 1.3 m and over: 60,000 đồng. A child from 1 m to under 1.3 m: 40,000 đồng. A child from 1.3 m is also listed at 40,000 đồng. A child under 1 m is free with a parent. Buy at the gate or on saigonzoo.vn. An online ticket is valid for 30 days from issue. The sale is final. One QR code covers everyone in that purchase.
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Central Post Office Bưu điện Thành phố
Post hall opposite the cathedral: step in for the 1892 and 1936 maps on a short stop from the square.
Cho Lon Chợ Lớn
Chợ Lớn in District 5: walk the shophouse streets, for the Chinese quarter of the city.
History Museum Bảo tàng Lịch sử
History museum at 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm: walk the galleries Tuesday to Sunday, 8:00–11:30 and 13:00–17:00.
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