Start with the city.
For guests who want the classic centre of Ho Chi Minh City: history, architecture, parks, markets and the main civic landmarks.
Bến Thành Market
Central market for local food, souvenirs, clothing and everyday city life.
Tao Đàn Park
Leafy central park with gardens, exercise areas and a distinctly local morning rhythm.
Independence Palace
One of the city's major historic landmarks, with preserved rooms, offices and modernist architecture.
War Remnants Museum
A major history museum focused on the Vietnam and Indochina wars through photographs, objects and exhibitions.
Saigon Central Post Office
Late-19th-century landmark known for its grand vaulted interior and French-colonial architecture.
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
Historic red-brick cathedral in the central civic quarter, next to the Central Post Office.
Saigon Opera House
Ornate 19th-century theatre and a key stop for architecture and performing arts.
Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street
Broad pedestrian boulevard for evening walks, city lights and major civic events.
Bitexco Financial Tower
Iconic modern skyline landmark with retail, dining and city views.
Saigon Square
Central shopping stop for fashion, accessories and local browsing.
Eat your way through the city.
Two KAS addresses that make it easy to move between Vietnamese food, street life, markets, shopping and the old centre.
Phạm Ngũ Lão
Backpacker quarter with budget dining, cafés, travel services and busy street life.
Bùi Viện Walking Street
Nightlife and street-food corridor known for its late hours and energetic atmosphere.
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
Historic building and art museum in the Nguyễn Thái Bình area.
Nguyễn Trãi Street
Long-running central shopping and local-life street right by KAS Ancient.
Saigon Centre / Takashimaya
Contemporary shopping, dining and a polished contrast to the surrounding street markets.
Saigon Eco Craft
Local craft and gift browsing around the Lê Lợi / Lê Thánh Tôn area.
Vietnamese Coffee Stops
Use the central streets around Nguyễn Trãi, Nguyễn Thái Bình and Bến Thành as a base for a phin-coffee crawl.
Saigon Street Food Walk
Turn the central grid into an informal food route: market → snack → coffee → late dinner.
Leave room for wandering.
A slower city guide built around the Lê Thánh Tôn / central District 1 cluster: architecture, museums, shopping, parks and small discoveries.
Gia Long Palace / City Museum
Historic civic building and museum stop within easy reach of the central hotel cluster.
Lê Thánh Tôn Walk
Walk the street itself: shops, cafés, Japanese-influenced dining and small local businesses.
Saigon Zoo & Botanical Gardens
A greener, slower detour when you want to step away from the central streets.
Stay out a little later.
The evening guide for the Bùi Thị Xuân cluster: dinner, walking streets, music, city lights and the places that keep the centre moving.
Bùi Thị Xuân
Start close to the hotels and let the evening unfold through cafés, restaurants and small local businesses.
September 23rd Park
A useful green pause between the market district and the livelier Phạm Ngũ Lão area.
A O Show / Lune Production
A Vietnamese bamboo-circus performance built around the contrast between village life and the modern city.
Late-night Vietnamese Food
Finish the night with something simple, local and close to the streets you have just walked.