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Cholon Market in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Street scene at Cholon Market in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (Tim Hall/Photodisc/Getty)

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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Overview

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is Vietnam's commercial headquarters—brash and busy—with a keen sense of its own importance as Vietnam emerges from years of austerity to claim a place in the "Asian Tiger" economic slugfest. Located on the Saigon River, Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam's major port and largest city, with an estimated population of over eight million people, most of whom cruise the town's clogged arteries on an estimated three million motorbikes. True to its reputation, the city is noisy, crowded, and dirty, but the central business district is rapidly developing in steel-and-glass precision to rival any city on the globe. The old Saigon still survives in wide downtown avenues flanked by pristine colonials. Hectic and eclectic, Ho Chi Minh City has an attitude all its own. Read More

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Hotels

Caravelle Hotel

19, Lam Son Square / District One
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Hotel Class: 5 class stars

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New World Hotel Saigon

76 Le Lai Street District 1
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Hotel Class: 2 class stars

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Novotel Ocean Dunes and Golf Resort

1 Ton Duc Thang Street
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions

Art Museum

District 1
97A Duc Chinh
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Distance: 0.7 mi. (from destination center)

Artex Orchid Farm

Thu Duc District
Bien Hoa
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Distance: 0.7 mi. (from destination center)

Ben Thanh Market

At the intersection of Le Loi, Ham Nghi, Tran Hung Dao, and Le Loi sts. District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Distance: 0.7 mi. (from destination center)

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    from $2845, 14 days
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    from $1235, 10 days
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    from $955, 15 days
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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vacation Rentals

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4 Bedroom VACATION HOME in VIETNAM

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4.5
Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Alarm Clock, Freezer, Full kitchen, Internet Access, Iron, Laundry, Microwave, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Phone, Refrigerator, Swimming Pool, TV, Toaster
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1 Bedroom VACATION HOME in VIETNAM

Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Sleeps: 3
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Alarm Clock, CD Player, Coffee Maker, DVD Player, Internet Access, Laundry, Linens, Lounge, No Pets, Oceanfront, Phone, Refrigerator, Smoking OK, Stereo, Swimming Pool, TV, Utensils
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Anphu Villa

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeps: 8
Amenities: CD Player, Cable/Satellite TV, Dishes, Dishwasher, Freezer, Laundry, Microwave, Oven, Refrigerator, Stereo, TV, Toaster, Towels, Utensils
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