Location : 73 Mai Thi Luu Street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Built in 1909 by the Cantonese immigrants, Jade Emperor Pagoda or Chua Ngoc Hoang or Phuoc Hai Tu is one the most attractive destinations for tourist in Ho Chi Minh City. It is also known as the Tortoise pagoda.
Tan Son Nhat airport is one of three international airports in Vietnam beside Noi Bai airport in Hanoi and Da Nang airport in Da Nang. This airport plays an important role as a main gate to enter the economic regions of Vietnam.
Moreover, Tan Son Nhat is also one of the international airport centers in Southeast Asia. Therefore, this airport daily welcomes hundreds flights and thousands passengers coming to Vietnam from other capitals and large cities all over the world. A total of 22 international airlines operate regular flights to and from Tan Son Nhat Airport, including Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air France and Lufthansa.
Chinatown is one of the most attractive destinations for tourist when coming to Ho Chi Minh City due to its unique culture, architecture and cuisine.
Chinatown in Ho Chi Minh has a center area which is popularly known under the name Cho Lon. With a large site which covers entire District 5, parts of District 6, 8, 11, Chinatown becomes very famous because of its special character and its cultural heritage.
Located in a distance of three kilometers from downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Van Thanh Park becomes a wonderful place for visitors who are trying to escape the disturbing noise of the downtown and relax with their family.
When you come to Van Thanh Park, you will feel nothing excepting quietness and peacefulness. You can sit in one of the pavilions on the lakes, wander on the green lawn along the river or look at stone-carving, weaving and pottery-making village replicas.
Binh Quoi Tourist Village includes two main areas: Binh Quoi Tourist Area 1 and Binh Quoi Tourist Area 2, which are on the north for around ten kilometers from the downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Coming there, visitors can find themselves a beautiful view, lots of typical characteristics of the watery areas in South Vietnam, and enjoy some popular food of the local people.
On Christmas Eve 1959, The Caravelle Hotel was inaugurated in a festival with free silver trayed canapés, vintage Champagne, and affability. In fact, the hotel had opened in seven months before, at that time a local newspaper related to public the use of Italian marble and bullet-proof glass. Contemporary reporter also noted its installation of a “stated-of-the-art air-conditioning system and a Berliet private generator”.