Hey guys, check this out - Sandy Yeow's Ho Chi Minh City free & easy itinerary and photos when she made her trip there back in 2017! Here she introduces the local food you should eat & places to visit and have fun!

Objective for Sandy Travel Bag is to share you the backpacker experience & encourage friends to see the world with little 💰 💰

【4D3N Total spending (For 2 people)】

1 person is about RM501.13 = Total RM1,002.26

🍲Eat: RM394.53 【1,992,400 Dong (Lunch + Dinner + Supper + Street Food + Alcoholic drinks - including Go 2 Bar & Bitexco Financial Tower) 】;

🏩Hotel: RM381 【3 nights Meraki Boutique Hotel】;

🚌Transportation: RM80.20【Taxi 150,000 Dong (from airport to the hotel during peak hours so the price is steeper), Grab car 145,000 Dong (in the town area), Grab car 110,000 Dong (hotel to airport during peak hours) 】;

** Note: Due to New Year period, the air ticket was excluded from the total spending as it was too expensive, usually RM800 is enough for Ho Chi Minh City including Air ticket.

🎫Entrance Fee: RM114.85【Cu Chi Tunnels Half day Tour 240,000 Dong, Cu Chi Tunnels entrance fee 220,000 Dong, entrance fee for Museum of HCM 30,000 Dong, Independence Palace ticket 60,000 Dong, War Remnants Museum ticket 30,000 Dong】;

🛍Others: about RM31.68 【Local Sim Card 160,000 Dong】;

** Souvenirs and shopping were not included. For those who wish to tailor Ao Dai (Vietnam traditional costume), please give allowance of one day in advance for tailoring.

🏩【Accommodation】

Hotel: Meraki Boutique Hotel Booked at Agoda.com where 3 nights = RM381 which is equivalent to RM 127 / night

** She strongly recommend to stay at this hotel because their service is very good & the price is inclusive of breakfast. Location wise is the best choice‼️

** Gentle reminder: For those who are going to Ho Chi Minh City please pay close attention to your safety and watch out for your own belonging👀

👉🏻For booking of hotels: goo.gl/33H94d 🏷

【About Tickets】

As travel period falls in the New Year’s Eve period, Tiger Air had no ticket promotions for direct flight from SG to HCM ~ ~ Air ticket was SGD180 which is equivalent to RM540.

**Gentle Reminder: Usually the direct air ticket price from Singapore or Johor Bahru to HCM is within the range of RM270 - RM350.

💵 【Currency Exchange】 Exchange rate: SGD $ 1 = 16,000 Vietnam Dong / RM1 = 5,050 Vietnam Dong

☎️【About Communication】 She bought a local Sim card with the package of 4GB Internet Data + Local Call with 160,000 Dong which is equivalent to RM31. **Note: Surveyed around the airport and this is the best package.

⛱ 【Itinerary for 4 Days 3 Nights Ho Chi Minh Count down】

D1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival → Check in Meraki Boutique Hotel → Pham Ngu Lao (backpacker area) Enquiry & Booking for Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Tour → Ben Thanh Night Market (walk around and dinner) → Go 2 Bar Bui Vien Street (drinks) → BS mart (supper and essentials) ;

D2: Breakfast in Hotel → Binh Tay Market → Cholon (Ho Chi Minh's Chinatown) + Early Lunch @ Lai Ky Mi Gia → Mazu Temple → Chinatown Thien Hau Temple → Ho Chi Minh Museum → Saigon River → Bến Nghé (District 1, Nguyễn Huệ Street) → Ho Chi Minh City Hall → Museum of Ho Chi Minh City → Independence / Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh → War Remnants Museum → Mariamman Hindu temple → High Tea @ Une Journée À Paris → Satra Food mart → Ben Thanh Day Market → Saigon Square 1 (Shopping) → Dinner @ Pho 2000 → Ben Thanh Night Market (more shopping) → Pham Ngu Lao → Count down @ District 1(Nguyễn Huệ Street) ;

D3: Breakfast in Hotel → 0830 Departure to Cu Chi Tunnels → Drop by Handicapped Handicraft → Cu Chi Tunnels Arrival + Back to hotel → Tran Hung Dao (Take photo) → Dinner @ Black Cat Restaurant → Dong Khoi Street → Level 52th Eon Heli Bar @ Bitexco Financial Tower & Sky Deck → Bến Nghé (District 1 Night view) → Ho Chi Minh Opera House → Vincom Center → Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral (Night view) → Central Post Office → Central Park (Night view) → Supper @ CO GIANG STREET seafood → Bui Vien Street → Aeon Mart;

D4: Breakfast in hotel → Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral → Central Post Office → Dessert @ Pacey cupcakes Ho Chi Minh → Lucky Plaza (Satra Mart → bought snacks & souvenirs) → Lunch @ Bun Cha 145 Bui Vien → High tea @ Phuc Long Coffee & Tea → Dinner @ Saigon Airport → Changi Airport arrival;

** Additional Information:

1. For those who wish to tailor Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional costume), the price range is from RM130 ~ RM150 (remember to bargain!).

2. Guys should tailor formal Shirt in Ho Chi Minh City. The cheapest we asked around was about USD17 and it takes about 24-48 hours to complete not including Public Holiday.

3. Gentle reminder from local friend that Grab car service is around 30-50% cheaper than Taxi. Furthermore, you need not worry about the meter jumping continuously during traffic jam.

4. This trip itinerary has covered 90% of the MUST GO attractions.

5. Due to time constraint, she did not get to experience the desert attraction: Mui Ne.

For those who are going please be prepared that it takes about 10 hours by bus for round trip to the location.

📷 Camera used: Iphone 6s, DSLR Nikon D7200

📱Photo editing software: Adobe Photoshop, MeituPic, InstaMag

Ho Chi Minh Places To Go: goo.gl/DD9sdC

Vietnam Places To Go: goo.gl/9CkTo7

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

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**Pictures are not arranged according to order. 照片是没有跟顺序排列。