While Saigon does not have a large amount of historical landmarks, they are a bit spaced out. Therefore, we suggest using a driver and guide to take you to the most popular sights not only to put your touring in context but also to avoid long lines. Indagare members can contact our team to book.

South East Asia is home to some of the most interesting markets in the world and the floating markets of the Mekong Delta are no exception. There are a few spots where travelers can visit the Mekong Delta from their base in Saigon, with the most interesting being about 2 to 3+ hours away. Stops that are a bit closer to the city are ideal for Day Trips, which give visitors an insight into life on the delta and how daily activities center around the river. However, those that are considering a visit to the famous floating markets of Can Tho, should make time for an overnight trip. The market, which is only open in the early morning, must be visited from a nearby spot.  Indagare members can contact our team to book.

The Cu Chi tunnels, in the Cu Chi region north west of Ho Chi Minh city, attract visitors for the famous network of up to 155 miles of tunnels used as the hideout, weapon storage, hospital, supply route and headquarters of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. At the height of the war, the deep, narrow tunnels scored the entire country from South Vietnam to the Cambodian border, but the concentration around Cu Chi played a crucial role due to their proximity to Ho Chi Minh city- as close as 20 miles at certain points.

Visiting them is a humbling, surreal but somewhat depressing experience that can feel more like visiting an amusement park than historical memorial. The tunnels, that were three-floors deep at certain points, have been enlarged for western tourists and part of the experience is crawling through one of the short tunnels in a procession. Be warned, this is not for anyone with even the slightest tendencies of claustrophobia. Indagare members can contact our team to book.

Touring the former South Vietnamese presidential palace, recognizable to many from old photographs depicting the fall of Saigon in 1975, this four-floor building is best visited with a guide or historian. Don’t miss the eerie, double-story basement, whose claustrophobic rooms are stuffed with old military equipment, radios and faded maps. It may be Ho Chi Minh City’s most famous sight but there is not a ton left to see; it’s more about an emotional response to this sight in whose deserted halls the destiny of so many American and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians was decided.

Discover the best street food that Ho Chi Minh and Hoi An have to offer all from the back of a vintage Vespa scooter. Visitors will be met in the hotel lobby by their guide and Vespa driver for a short briefing on safety and logistics. Afterwards, you will head out to discover the cities’ best street food vendors, Vietnamese-style coffee shops and pubs. Each city has its own regional specialties, which must be tried, so make sure not to miss the Ban Xeo and snail dishes.

When touring in central Ho Chi Minh, stop in the Central Post Office, a striking Gothic-style building. If the pastel-pink façade and the soaring interiors remind you of Paris, there’s a good reason for it: the designer was Gustave Eiffel. It’s a working post office, so bring your postcards and get stamps here.