Two days in Ho Chi Minh City

Walk the palace block in the morning, before the streets fill. Bánh mì first, then the square.

• Bánh mì, then cà phê sữa đá at a cafe in the park outside the Reunification Palace.
• Reunification Palace. The page lists 40,000 đồng for the palace alone and 80,000 đồng for an adult.
• Notre-Dame Cathedral a few steps on. It is at its best early. The fee is Check on arrival.
• Saigon Central Post Office across the street. Free to walk in. Check on arrival if a gate is up.
• Đồng Khởi toward the Opera House. Show tickets are Check on arrival.
• Lunch: a rooftop plate at Võ Roof Garden, or sidewalk bún thịt nướng and cơm tấm.
• Nguyễn Huệ, then Apartment 42 for the cafes and shops in that old block. A cold coffee at L'Usine is the sit-down.
• Bến Thành if you still want the market on this side of town. How long to allow is Check on arrival.
• Evening: Ốc Oanh at 534 Vĩnh Khánh for shellfish, or Quán Bụi for a quieter Vietnamese table. A drink at Saigon Saigon in the Caravelle, or Pasteur Street Brewing.

Search centre hotels for the night.

Give the afternoon to one museum, not all three. Morning is the park and the market.

• Tao Đàn Park in District 3 at the start of the day.
• Tân Định Market on Hai Bà Trưng.
• Thiên Hậu Pagoda in District 5. The fee is Check on arrival.
• Bình Tây and the Jade Emperor are the other Chợ Lớn halls already on this page. How long each hall takes is Check on arrival.
• Lunch at Cục Gạch Quán.
• War Remnants Museum. The page lists 60,000 đồng for an adult from 1 October 2026, and 15,000 đồng is also listed.
• Fine Arts Museum if you want the mansion of paintings. The page lists 60,000 đồng a visit and 30,000 đồng for an adult.
• FITO Museum only if you want the traditional-medicine rooms. The fee is Check on arrival.
• Evening: Anan Saigon, inside a wet market in District 1, or Glow Sky Bar if you want the roof.