Solo Backpacking Trip to Ho Chi Minh & Mui Ne 🇻🇳

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✈Air Asia Go - Air fare from Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh City (round trip) RM 344 + 5 days dorm room at The Luci’s House Hotel which located at distract one in Ho Chi Minh City RM 82.60


💸RM 181.5 = 1,000,000 VND (exchange rate)


📲Sim card package - Vinaphone 4G Limited Data 15GB for 15 days (105,000 VND)


⛺1 day dorm room at Ihome Mui Ne in Mui Ne (25,000 VND)


🏁Transportations (392,000 VND)

🚍Public transport – Bus 109 from airport station to Cho Ben Thanh Market (round way) (20,000 VND*2)

🚌Futa Busline – Bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne (round way) (135,000 VND*2)

🚴Grab Bike – Bike from hostel to Landmark 81 (round way) (32,000 VND + 30,000 VND)

🚴Grab Bike – Bike from hostel to Tan Dinh Catholic Church (one way) (20,000 VND)

🚶other than above, all by walking…….


🚩Necessaries – Mineral waters, soap and toothpaste (64,000 VND)


🍴🍷Foods and beverages (1,756,000 VND) :

👉Banh Mi Huynh Hoa – 法国面包 (40,000 VND)

👉Banh Canh Cua 14 – Crab Noodles (40,000 VND)

👉Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street – Rice Paper Tacos (20,000 VND)

👉Ca-Rem – Coconut Ice Cream (40,000 VND)

👉Cong Caphe – Smoothies (65,000 VND)

👉Café Terrace in Saigon Centre – Spaghetti & Fruit Juice (281,000 VND)

👉Chill Skybar in AB Tower – “Summer Time” Drink (104,000 VND)

👉Chanchamayo Coffee – “Healthy Bowl” & Fruit Juice (220,000 VND)

👉Pho 2000 - Chicken Noodles Soup L (85,000 VND)

👉Landmark @ Food Hall – Fish & Chips (99,000 VND)

👉Sindbad in Mui Ne – Chicken Doner Big & Bruschatte al Forno (90,000 VND)

👉Go2 Bar in Bui Vien Walking Street – Beer & BBQ (200,000 VND)

👉L’usine - Brioche French Toast + Juice (272,000 VND)

👉other small snacks(180,000 VND)


👼Tour guides in Saigon - Saigon Walking Free Tour (225,000 VND)

👬Light Up the Street (Motor surcharges 80,000 VND + donation 20,000 VND + Crab Noodles 40,000 VND)

👫Saigon City Tour (Donation 20,000 VND + Smoothies 65,000 VND)


🎫Entrance fees (95,000 VND) :

📌Independence Palace (40,000 VND)

📌War Remnants Museum (40,000 VND)

📌Fairy Stream in Mui Ne (15,000 VND)


🎁Souvenir (306,000 VND) :

📍Postcard (5,000 VND) & stamp (11,000 VND) & War Museum Book (20,000 VND)


🚙Jeep Tour in Mui Ne & ATV :

🌅Jeep tour (200,000 VND) – went to four destinations (White San Dunes, Red Sand Dunes, Fishing village and Fairy Stream) for 5 hours

🌄ATV (300,000 VND) - Two viewpoints in white sand dunes


👀Attraction places in Ho Chi Minh City:

👣The Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon Opera House)

👣Independence Palace

👣Thu Them Tunnel night view

👣Hotel Continental Saigon

👣Ho Chi Minh City Hall

👣The Café apartment

👣Saigon Central Post Office

👣Norte -Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

👣Biotexco Financial Tower

👣Saigon Book Street

👣Saigon Centre

👣Takashimaya

👣Vicom Centre

👣Cho Ben Thanh Market

👣Chill Skybar

👣15B Le Thanh Ton Residential

👣Tan Dinh Catholic Church

👣War Remnants Museum

👣Vinhome Central Park

👣Landmark 81

👣Bui Vien Walking Street

👣Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street

👣Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts


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Thanks to our travel expert, Michael Teoh Soon Hoe, for sharing their wonderful journey. If you love travelling, continue reading this and follow in our expert's footsteps!


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