Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) in the South of Vietnam is a bustling city of close to 10 million people – packed with great restaurants, bars and mopeds wherever you look.
You’ll find amazing sights around each corner to capture your imagination, but we’ve rounded up 7 of the very best Instagrammable spots in the city for you…
1. Ben Thanh Market
In a city like Ho Chi Minh where the atmosphere is always lively, this market it is the perfect encapsulation of local life. Come to people watch, eat great food and get some amazing snaps.
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2. Bui Vien Street
By day this seems like a normal street, but at night it’s wedged full of 1000s of tourists spilling out of bars. Add in street hawkers, insanely loud music and you have one of the most intense streets you’ll ever come across.
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3. The Vintage Emporium
The perfect spot in the city to come and get Western-style brunch treats. Great food, perfect coffees and food so colourful that it would be a shame not to photograph it.
You’ll find them here.
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4. Notre Dame Cathedral
This cathedral located in the downtown area of Ho Chi Minh City is currently closed to the public, but is still one of the most popular spots for an iconic Instagram shot from the outside.
You’ll find more history about its background here.
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5. Independence Palace
This stunning building has been converted into a museum that perfectly captures the troubled recent history of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh city in particular. Visit the bunkers, the ornate state receptions rooms and see tanks and helicopters up close.
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6. Bitexo Tower
The perfect spot to come and get a bird’s eye view of the city. It’s hard to appreciate just how big and sprawling of a city this is until you see it from a unique vantage point such as this. You’ll find more info here.
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7. The Pink Church (Nha tho Tan Dinh)
A short drive from the city centre but a must-visit for any Instagram aficionado. It’s been here since the 1870s and is often repainted to maintain its vivid pink hue. You’ll find more info here.
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