Explore Cholon
For who has been to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) for the first time, when talking about the center, what people think of right in their mind will be District 1 with Ben Thanh Market, Notre Dame Cathedral, War Museum, Independence Palace, Bitexco Tower or streets with sparkling lights at night. But for those who […]
What to eat when travelling to Tay Ninh
Tay Ninh is a dry and hot region, located in southwestern Vietnam. It’s famous for being the home of the Cao Dai religion and many unique specialties that you should try at least 1 time when coming here. What is the specialties of Tay Ninh? 1. Salt shrimp Tay Ninh is not a coastal province […]
Dau Tieng Reservoir
As the “largest” artificial lake in Vietnam, Dau Tieng Reservoir not only has an important role in irrigation as water regulation for the Saigon River but also is a tourist sport attracting many tourists to Tay Ninh. Overview of Dau Tieng reservoir The lake is located 25km from Tay Ninh, 70km north of Hochiminh, on […]
Golden Scorpion Ecotourism
Dong Nai has recently emerged as an ideal weekend getaway, an eco-tourism resort with many outside activities. This is the place chosen by many people when looking for a place to immerse themselves in the vast space of nature. And it’s Golden Scorpion Ecotourism. General information about Golden Scorpion Ecotourism area The Golden Scorpion Ecotourism area (Vietnamese: […]
Ba Den Mountain
Ba Den Mountain (Vietnamese: núi Bà Đen, núi means mountain), also know as Black Virgin Mountain or Black lady Mountain, is considered as the roof of the Southeast and an attractive destination in the Mekong Delta river tours. This place not only attracts tourists by the wild and majestic scenery but also by the surrounding […]
Giac Lam Pagoda
Many tourists feel about Giac Lam Pagoda that this is a tourist destination in Saigon that cannot be missed. In addition, this ancient pagoda also carries many marks associated with the nation’s heroic history. For those who love spiritual tourism, Giac Lam Pagoda is the first destination in the magnificent Saigon travel itinerary. Coming here, […]
Hung King Temple
Located next to the main gate in the area of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden is an ancient architecture resembling the Hue mausoleum temple. The temple was built between 1927 – 1929 under the name Temple du Souvenir Annamite to honor the Vietnamese soldiers who fought and died for France in World War I (1914 […]
Tan Xa Palace – The Saigon’s Oldest House
Located on the campus of the Archbishop’s Palace (180 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City), there is an old house hidden in many adjacent high-rise zones – that’s Tan Xa Palace. “Souvenirs” of Emperor Gia Long The house was built by Emperor Nguyen Anh for Pierre Joseph Georges Pigneau, a French […]
Saigon Opera House – Part 2: RESTORED TO ORIGIN
As our page shared in part 1 of the series about Saigon Opera House, the original Theater was decorated with a lot of reliefs and vivid statues like the Saigon City Hall but the 40s of the last century were removed to “improve, refresh style “to suit new artistic tastes. It was a great loss, […]
Saigon Opera House – Part 1: The Beauty buried through time
The Saigon Opera House as it is, we still see, is a hard work for the purpose of use as well as the decoration, subject to many fluctuations by the time, not peace with the original purpose. The theater was built by the French throughout Indochina, so it is true when we call it “the […]
