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6D5N RM1500 to Ho Chi Minh City and Mui Ne (Including flight ticket, accommodation and all expenses)
Day 1-Reach Tan Son Nhat International Airport in the afternoon> Check in hotel(Cheap and clean A-in Hotel) > Pho Le Restaurant beef noodles (recommended by the local that this is the best pho)> Have walk in the park (We saw a very nice French bread along the road side)> The Golden Water Puppet Theater (Water Puppet Theater is one of the culture in Vietnam) > Crescent Mall(shopping then go to Starbucks"Phuc Long Coffee" to try out their coffee) > Backpacker Street (Very happening at night, the whole street is bar. It’s suitable if you want to drink) > Bought local snacks and go back to the hotel to party
Day 2-Breakfast provided by hotel> Independence Palace (Formerly the presidential palace of the South Vietnamese government, after the reunification of the North and South in 1975, it became the reunification palace here) >Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon (Also known as the Red Church, a historic and iconic building) > Saigon Central Post Office (One of the landmarks of Ho Chi Minh, a building left behind during the French colonial period) > The Cafe Apartment(The whole apartment is cafes and some specialty shops, one of the must-see attractions in Vietnam) > Tan Dinh Church (Also known as the Pink Church, the entire church is in pink) > Ngon Restaurant (It has really high rating online but it was quite disappointing) > Miu Miu Spa(The place is clean and the environment is good too. It is also not so expensive)
Day 3-Breakfast provided by hotel > Diamond Plaza (The plaza before Ho Chi Minh City government, the plaza has the country’s father statue in it) > War Remnants Museum (A war museum that is worth visiting. You can also understand the history of Vietnam) > Suoi Tien Theme Park (Although the entrance fee is cheap but nothing much inside which is not worthy) > An Dong Plaza (A good place to buy souvenirs) > Ben Thanh Market (The traditional market in Vietnam. The things here are slightly expensive)
Day 4-Breakfast provided by hotel > Trung Nguyen Legend Cafe(Vietnamese chain cafe, one of the must-go cafes) > Depart to Mui Ne (Remember to choose the bus from Futa, trustable and cheap. It will bring you safely to the hotel in Mui Ne) > stay in Saigon Muine Resort (4 stars Resort, the breakfast is really nice. The rooms are clean and comfortable) > Dong Vui Square (The second choice instead of seafood, a variety of food choices)
Day 5-White Sand Dunes (We depart at 4.30am just to catch the sunrise but there’s too many cloud so we couldn’t see anything. However, the view there is still nice) > Muine Fishing Village (Fish market for the locals, there are many fishermen on the shore selling fresh seafood) > Fairy Stream (A destination that requires you to take off your shoes to go down to the water. Nothing special except of taking pictures) > Red Sand Dune (Interesting natural landscape, you can experience slipping sand and watch the sunset, but there’s a lot of rubbish here) > Bo Ke Hong Hao Restaurant (Cheap and nice seafood, service is also good)
Day 6-Free buffet in the hotel > Poshanu Tower (Remnants of the Champa) > Back to Ho Chi Minh (We take bus from Futa to go back too, about 5 hours journey) > Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Once we reach Ho Chi Minh, we take taxi to go to the airport. Choose Vinasun for taxi, trustable and cheap)
Transport-Uber
-Vinasun Taxi (Very organized taxi, cheap and there’s a lot of Vinasun Taxi. You can get this taxi whenever you want)
-Futa Bus (You will need to take bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne, trustable and cheap company)
-Motor (There’s only one straight road in Mui Ne so it will be convenient to rent a motor. Only RM30 per day)
Accommodation-A in Hotel (Cheap hotel in Backpacker Street, location and environment is good. Clean and cheap hotel, only RM75 per night)
Saigon Muine Resort-(4 stars resort, located beside the beach. It is very nice and clean. The free breakfast in the hotel is also very good, RM230 per night)
Food- Pho Le Restaurnat Beef Noodles (Highly recommended, must-try pho in Vietnam)
-Phuc Long Coffee (Vietnam chains coffee shop, except for the really nice coffee you can also try Peach Tea)
- Ngon Restaurant (price is expensive)
- Trung Nguyen Legend Café (Known to be the No. 1 chain coffee shop. Must try their Vietnamese drip coffee, really nice)
-Dong Vui Square (Must go restaurant in Mui Ne, variety choices of food and also a nice place to drink)
-Bo Ke Hong Hao Restaurant (Fresh, cheap and nice seafood)
-French bread (Local food, you will see people selling everywhere you go. Must try!)
-Fried corn (Local food, highly recommended. My favourite food in Vietnam)
-Vietnam Spring Rolls (Not really my thing)
Attractions- The Golden Water Puppet Theater (Water Puppet Theater is one of the culture in Vietnam)
-Backpacker Street (Can visit if you have time at night. You get to understand the culture on the local drinking alcohol)
- Independence Palace (You will need entrance ticket, can understand the history of Vietnam)
-Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon (Historic and iconic buildings, a must-see attraction.)
- Saigon Central Post Office (Good place to buy postcards)
-The Cafe Apartment (Highly recommended, must visit attraction)
-Tan Dinh Church (A church in pink, which girl won’t like it?)
-Diamond Plaza (Suggest to come at night, the view is really nice at night)
-War Remnants Museum (My favourite attraction, can understand Vietnam’s war better)
-Suoi Tien Theme Park (Just don’t go!!!)
-White Sand Dunes (Watch the sunrise, slip sand, a good place to take pictures)
-Muine Fishing Village (A normal fishing village, nothing special instead of taking pictures)
-Fairy Stream (A very nice place, one of the downside is that you have to take off your shoe to walk in the water)
-Red Sand Dune (There’s a lot of rubbish here. White Sand Dunes will be better)
-Thap Po Sah Inu (Remnants of Vietnam, only 3 towers. Nothing special there)
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