We flew on a domestic flight from Da Nang to Saigon (Vietnam airlines are the only airline we use internally) and were delayed about an hour which is too bad for Vietnam. This time we also didn’t have a satanic child trying to climb me for the whole flight so that was nice. I arranged our transfer directly with the guy who brought us out here on WhatsApp (we paid 350k VND to come out here via booking . com) and the return was 250k VND.
Our hotel here in Ho Chi Minh City (which l refer to as Saigon as most locals do) is a very nice, very fancy place! It included a transfer from the airport. We are in District 1 this time so right near the river with a city view. I didn’t pick this hotel but am very impressed.
Our booking also includes a free mini high tea every day.
We are in Saigon to meet up with friends and celebrate a belated 40th. We started our short visit with a street food man walking food tour! We have done this tour before but it’s one of the best ones we have ever done – in any country – and is also one of the few walking vs scooter tours….important for me who can’t get on a scooter. You can book here: https://streetfoodman.com/our-tours/private-walking-tours
The street food tour was once again fantastic although now I don’t need to eat for a week.
The winners for me were:
- Bahn Khot (deep fried savoury small pancake)
2. Charcoal-grilled bò lá lốt (minced beef wrapped in betel leaves) from Co Lieng who have a Michelin guide mention
3. This one was a tie for me…the avocado and coconut icecream smoothie at the flower market was delicious but so was the sugar cane juice. Both equally refreshing.
I highly recommend https://streetfoodman.com/our-tours/private-walking-tours. As a side note it’s a bit more expensive than some of the other options but a very fair amount goes to the guides and it’s ethically as sound as it gets in HCMC.
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