Best Places to Visit Near Ho Chi Minh City Airport

 

The Cu Chi Tunnels tourist area consists of 2 parts that are 13 km apart:

Ben Duoc Tunnels: the base of the military and military quarters of Saigon - Gia Dinh area

Ben Dinh Tunnels: the base of Cu Chi District Party Committee

Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 57 km

Opening hours: 8:00 - 17:00

- Ben Dinh Tunnels: 110,000 VND per person

- Ben Duoc Tunnels: 90,000 VND per person

 

 

Another place in the list of places near Ho Chi Minh City that we would recommend visiting is Tan Lap Floating Village, located about 100 km from the city. This is a suitable destination for those who love photography and want to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. All that this place brings you is a lush melaleuca forest with rich ecosystems.

 

You can also take a rowing boat to explore the beauty of Tan Lap Floating Village and admire the surrounding scenery. In addition to being immersed in nature, you can also enjoy the famous specialties of this region such as braised fish, fried eel or fish sour soup.

 

You can stay overnight at Làng Nổi Tân Lập in the Tan Lap Floating Village Eco-Tourism Area. This accommodation offers rooms with large windows and private balconies that open out to views of the forest.

 

 

 

Suoi Mo Park is an amazing tourist attraction that many locals come explore. The park is located only 125 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. Suoi Mo Park is said to be the "sea in the forest" with the impressive natural landscape. Suoi Mo is made from dozens of small streams flowing from a cliff then converging to a rocky and sandy valley creating a poetic and impressive natural lake.

 

The water is clear and cool, combined with the lust trees growing around the lake, creating an extremely wonderful place for a day out. This is also an ideal place for swimming, boating on the lake, camping, BBQ parties and picnicking.

 

 

Monkey Island - Can Gio tourist area is an ideal destination for a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to enjoy the fresh nature in the green lung of the city. If you come to Monkey Island in Can Gio, don”t expect to see a nice beach as it’s packed with mud.

 

Monkey Island is surrounded by mangrove forests, small canals with lovely bridges spanning for tourists to visit. Over 1,000 monkeys are living there so you can feed them and take photos with many monkeys surrounding and climbing on your shoulder.

 

You can join this exciting Can Gio Day Tour from Ho Chi Minh to visit mangrove forest and get a chance to see monkeys at Monkey Island as well as crocodiles at Hoa Ca Crocodile Farm.

 

 

 

Thanh An Island, a small island in Can Gio District, is not a very famous tourist destination but still a great place to run away from the bustling city. Thanh An Island still retains the pristine and peaceful features. On Thanh An Island, you will discover the peaceful life of local people. You can stroll on the salt fields, watch the beautiful sunrise on the beach or enjoy the flavors of the bowl of oysters and seafood freshly caught by local fishermen.

 

If you want to explore the island, you can go to the pier in Can Gio and take the local boat to the island. The journey by boat takes about 45 minutes and costs only 10,000 VND.

 

 

 

 

Suoi Tien Cultural Amusement Park is located at the gateway to the northeast of Saigon and is the paradise of entertainment for the whole family. Suoi Tien Cultural Amusement Park was built with the purpose of combining tourism with historical and cultural education and ethnic origin. With charming natural landscape and entertainment complex, this place attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

 

Suoi Tien Park has both indoor and outdoor play areas suitable for all ages and interests. Some of the most famous attractions in Suoi Tien include Magic Castle, Rollercoaster, Aquarium, Tien Dong Beach, Treasure Cave, and Tien Ngu Palace.

 

 

 

Tre Viet Tourist Village is located only about 15 km from Ho Chi Minh City, so it’s absolutely an ideal place for a day trip. The area is covered with vast bamboo forest so you will feel the tranquility and typical cultural features of the Western River and Vietnamese countryside. The most interesting activities in Tre Viet are extremely fun river games such as kayaking, floating bike, wooden boat, swimming or taking bamboo cruise.

 

The price for each game is affordable as it costs about 50,000 VND per person, but you can also buy a combo ticket to save more. In addition, the cuisine here is also quite attractive and reasonably priced, especially the traditional seafood.

 

 

 

Ho May Park in Vung Tau is a good place to visit on a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City. Ho May Park is located on Nui Lon’s Peak and surrounded by exotic jungle that provides exquisite natural and cityscape views.

 

When visiting Ho May Park, you will not only be immersed in the nature, you can also participate in many activities that are suitable for all ages such as 5D Cinema, Buddhist Statue, Animal Circus, Endurance Fitness fun Course, Night time Water Lightshow, Peddle Boats, Flower Garden, Animal Park, and Swimming Pool. For getting to Ho May Park, you will have to travel by the cable car and after about 15 minutes you will stop at a fairy-tale place.

 

 

If you love waterfalls, Giang Dien Waterfall is the right place for you to visit on a day trip from Saigon. Giang Dien Waterfall in Dong Nai province is now considered as the new eco-tourism area and attracts a lot of tourists from Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces. Giang Dien Waterfall may not be as spectacular as the falls in the Central Highlands, but you will still feel really impressed by the beautiful scenery with lots of wild flowers and butterflies, and lust green trees.

 

The best time to visit Giang Dien Waterfall is the dry season because during that time the water is very clear and clean for you to have fun. On weekends and holidays, this place is often crowded as many people come here for swimming, camping, and picnicking.

 

 

 

Mui Ne and Phan Thiet are located about 200 km North of Ho Chi Minh City. These traditional fishing communities, when combined, are quickly becoming popular leisure destinations.

 

Although resort-style complexes have been built along the coastline, the lives of the fishing towns have remained unaffected, and Mui Ne”s long beach is quiet and serene, ideal for walks, running, and watching the stunning sunsets. Not to mention, the beach here is also the premier destination in Southeast Asia for kitesurfing and a variety of water sports.

 

Coming to  Mui Ne, you absolutely can not miss the Sahara-alike-sand dune which is Red Sand Dune and White San Dune. Whether you jump, slide or simply run through the dunes, it is exceptionally difficult to not let their beauty overwhelm you.

Tay Ninh is situated to the northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, 95 kilometres away from the city centre and home to one of Vietnam’s most intriguing indigenous religions, Cao Daism. 

 

Caodaism, which was founded in 1926, is a monotheistic religion in which Cao Dai is revered as the creator of the cosmos. The temple at My Tho is a smaller branch of the larger Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh (also known as the Holy See Temple) that was established in the early 1970s.

 

The brightly coloured tower, which is decked out in every colour of the rainbow and then some, features stunning wooden sculptures of deities, finely painted iron grillwork, and attractive tiles. Such a riot of colour and design needs to be seen to be believed.

Cai Rang Floating Market is the largest floating market in the Mekong Delta. The market is held on Can Tho River near Cai Rang Bridge, which is around 6 km from city center. The most unique and attractive thing about Cai Rang Floating Market is the bustling view of the hundreds of boats gathering together. This is the best opportunity to get into real local experience, the market starts operating from early morning until around 9:00am, so it’s best to get out from Ho Chi Minh City the day before and stay overnight in Can Tho before visiting the floating market.

 

 

A huge bird sanctuary, about 5 km (3 miles) from the township of Bac Lieu, is home to 46 kinds of birds, including the endangered painted stork and little king cormorant. Within a 951-acre mangrove habitat, an estimated 40,000 birds live.

 

The greatest time to visit is during the rainy season, which lasts from May through October. Visit around the morning or dusk hours, when thousands of birds take to the skies.