Independence Palace, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, the War Remnants Museum, Cholon and Ben Thanh Market — with a private car, no traffic or parking stress.
Saigon's historic sights are fairly close together but traffic is heavy, so a private car keeps the day easy and on time. The morning covers Independence Palace, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the French-built Central Post Office and the War Remnants Museum.
In the afternoon you explore Cholon, Saigon's Chinatown, with Thien Hau Temple, browse Ben Thanh Market and finish on Nguyen Hue walking street as the city lights up.
Hotel pickup
Independence Palace
Notre-Dame Cathedral & Central Post Office
War Remnants Museum
Lunch
Cholon – Thien Hau Temple
Ben Thanh Market
Nguyen Hue walking street
Crawl into a tunnel network hundreds of kilometres long, learn how people lived underground in wartime, see the traps and taste cassava with sesame salt.
Escape to Saigon's green lung: cross on the Binh Khanh ferry, visit Monkey Island, take a speedboat through the mangroves to the Rung Sac base and lunch on seafood at Hang Duong market.
Ride an open-top jeep to watch sunrise over the White Sand Dunes, then visit the Red Dunes, Mui Ne fishing village and Fairy Stream — Mui Ne's best sights in one morning.
