Ho Chi Minh City holidays

The Mekong Delta, meaning the “River of Nine Dragons” is an area in South West Vietnam, where numerous canals and rivers meet the mighty waterway of the Mekong River. We took an early morning day trip from Saigon and were driven south to towards Ben Tre where our Mekong Delta trip would start. Getting there was a long journey, over 3 hours but nevertheless interesting looking out the windows as the countryside gets more tropical and lush. We passed lots of rice fields which had graveyards...

After a short but lengthy delayed flight from Da Nang the final destination on our tour of Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh City. It was previously called Saigon by the French until the country was reunified with North Vietnam in 1975. But everyone from locals to tourists still seemed to call it Saigon, which is what we did. Exiting the airport feels like you are right in the middle of the city centre, and then it hit us, oh my goodness, more heat and humidity! it just kept getting hotter the further...

When visiting Vietnam you’ll no doubt work your way from north to south, or from the south up to the north. As such, Ho Chi Ming City (HCMC) will most likely be either you entry point or exit point from Vietnam. It’s a great place to get your Vietnamese adventures under way, or equally to go out on a high having explored this South East Asian gem....