Best Places to Visit Near Ho Chi Minh City Airport

13/02/2023 | 775

Best places for Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City to surrounding attractions or 2-5 days trip is the perfect amount of time to experience the best destinations next to Ho Chi Minh City and TSN airport

 PLACES TO VISIT NEAR HO CHI MINH CITY
 
Travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and you want to have one day tour to nearest destinations from Saigon or take a trip 2 to 3 days to visit places near Ho Chi Minh city is always a great idea for those who want to escape the hustle and bustle city. Contrary to the vibrant city, there are many peaceful tourist destinations around Ho Chi Minh city for you to admire. Here are some top picks of the interesting places to explore and sights to see near Saigon / Tan Son Nhat airport which are things you can do and see during your holiday in Ho Chi Minh city. 
 
Good Places For Day Trip Near Ho Chi Minh City/ Airport
 
Cu Chi Tunnels - HCMC
 
The Cu Chi Tunnels tourist area consists of 2 parts that are 13 km apart:
Ben Duoc Tunnels: the base of the military and military quarters of Saigon - Gia Dinh area
Ben Dinh Tunnels: the base of Cu Chi District Party Committee
 
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 57 km
Opening hours: 8:00 - 17:00
Entrance fee:
- Ben Dinh Tunnels: 110,000 VND per person
- Ben Duoc Tunnels: 90,000 VND per person
 
When talking about Ho Chi Minh City, people frequently think of it as Vietnam’s most contemporary and dynamic city, yet it’s also bearing its own historical marks. Not too far from Ho Chi Minh City centre which is only 57km away, there is a fascinating underground network called Cu Chi Tunnels. These tunnels spanned over 220km and played an important role in Vietnam”s extensive struggle for freedom during the Vietnam War. 
 

When you visit, you will get the opportunity to explore an underground village, including a school, hospital, and working offices. You can also see fighting bunkers and perilous booby traps, experience shooting with an AK47, M16, or machine gun, and sample local specialities like steamed tapioca and hot tea, which were the major foods during the conflict. 
 

Keep in mind that if you have even a mild case of claustrophobia, you should consider not going down to the tunnels as the space is very tight in some areas. 
 
Cu Chi Tunnels is one of the most popular places to visit near Ho Chi Minh City that you should not miss, so get ready to drive through the countryside and learn about Vietnam”s history and culture by joining our Cu Chi Tunnels Tours. 
 
Tan Lap Floating Village
 
Address: National Road N2, Tan Lap Commune, Moc Hoa District, Long An Province
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 100 km
Opening hours: 24 Hours
 
Entrance fee:
Adults: 55,000 VND per person
Children under 1.2 m: Free
 

Another place in the list of places near Ho Chi Minh City that we would recommend visiting is Tan Lap Floating Village, located about 100 km from the city. This is a suitable destination for those who love photography and want to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. All that this place brings you is a lush melaleuca forest with rich ecosystems.
 

You can also take a rowing boat to explore the beauty of Tan Lap Floating Village and admire the surrounding scenery. In addition to being immersed in nature, you can also enjoy the famous specialties of this region such as braised fish, fried eel or fish sour soup.
 

You can stay overnight at Làng Nổi Tân Lập in the Tan Lap Floating Village Eco-Tourism Area. This accommodation offers rooms with large windows and private balconies that open out to views of the forest.
 
Suoi Mo Park
 
Address: Tra Co Commune, Tan Phu District, Dong Nai Province
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 125 km
Opening hours: 07:30 - 17:00
Entrance fee: 60,000 - 100,000 VND
 

Suoi Mo Park is an amazing tourist attraction that many locals come explore. The park is located only 125 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. Suoi Mo Park is said to be the "sea in the forest" with the impressive natural landscape. Suoi Mo is made from dozens of small streams flowing from a cliff then converging to a rocky and sandy valley creating a poetic and impressive natural lake.
 

The water is clear and cool, combined with the lust trees growing around the lake, creating an extremely wonderful place for a day out. This is also an ideal place for swimming, boating on the lake, camping, BBQ parties and picnicking.
 
Monkey Island
 
Address: Long Hoa, Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 52 km
Opening hours: 7:00 – 17:00
 
Entrance fee: 70,000 VND per person
 

Monkey Island - Can Gio tourist area is an ideal destination for a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City to enjoy the fresh nature in the green lung of the city. If you come to Monkey Island in Can Gio, don”t expect to see a nice beach as it’s packed with mud.
 

Monkey Island is surrounded by mangrove forests, small canals with lovely bridges spanning for tourists to visit. Over 1,000 monkeys are living there so you can feed them and take photos with many monkeys surrounding and climbing on your shoulder.
 

You can join this exciting Can Gio Day Tour from Ho Chi Minh to visit mangrove forest and get a chance to see monkeys at Monkey Island as well as crocodiles at Hoa Ca Crocodile Farm.
 
Thanh An Island - Can Gio
 
Address: Thanh An, Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 70 km
Opening hours: 24 hours
 
Entrance fee: Free
 

Thanh An Island, a small island in Can Gio District, is not a very famous tourist destination but still a great place to run away from the bustling city. Thanh An Island still retains the pristine and peaceful features. On Thanh An Island, you will discover the peaceful life of local people. You can stroll on the salt fields, watch the beautiful sunrise on the beach or enjoy the flavors of the bowl of oysters and seafood freshly caught by local fishermen.
 

If you want to explore the island, you can go to the pier in Can Gio and take the local boat to the island. The journey by boat takes about 45 minutes and costs only 10,000 VND.
 
Amazing Bay - Bien Hoa Dong Nai
 
Address: National Highway 51, An Hoa Ward, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai
 

The Amazing Bay is a world-class super water park that has set 5 impressive records Vietnam”s largest water park, Vietnam”s largest artificial sea filled with white sand and magical waves 4 meters high, the longest Miracle River in Vietnam, the largest outdoor Samsung LED picture in Vietnam.
 

At The Amazing Bay - Wonders Bay offers a variety of large and small underwater games for all ages. Accompanied by entertainment services, quality services to bring customers the most enjoyable experience.
 

The Amazing Bay - Miraculous Bay promises to be an interesting destination for all domestic and foreign tourists. Not only that, according to the strategic vision, in phase 2 of the project, it will be a place to fully integrate all infrastructure under the unique "Smart Urban Area and Eco-Tourism" project. , scale, modern. Combination of: Travel, Leisure, Resort, Food, Culture.
 
Suoi Tien Cultural Amusement Park
 
Address: 120 Ha Noi Highway, Tan Phu Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 18 km
 
Opening hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:00 - 17:30
Saturday and Sunday: 8:00 - 18:00
 
Entrance fee:
Adults: 90,000 VND per person
Children: 45,000 VND
Tickets for games: 5,000 - 40,000 VND for 1 time
 

Suoi Tien Cultural Amusement Park is located at the gateway to the northeast of Saigon and is the paradise of entertainment for the whole family. Suoi Tien Cultural Amusement Park was built with the purpose of combining tourism with historical and cultural education and ethnic origin. With charming natural landscape and entertainment complex, this place attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.
 

Suoi Tien Park has both indoor and outdoor play areas suitable for all ages and interests. Some of the most famous attractions in Suoi Tien include Magic Castle, Rollercoaster, Aquarium, Tien Dong Beach, Treasure Cave, and Tien Ngu Palace.
 
Tre Viet Tourism Village (Viet Bamboo Village)
 
Address: 25 Phan Van Dang, Phu Huu, Nhon Trach, Dong Nai Province
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 15 km
Opening hours: 24 Hours
 
Entrance fee: 50,000 VND per person
 

Tre Viet Tourist Village is located only about 15 km from Ho Chi Minh City, so it’s absolutely an ideal place for a day trip. The area is covered with vast bamboo forest so you will feel the tranquility and typical cultural features of the Western River and Vietnamese countryside. The most interesting activities in Tre Viet are extremely fun river games such as kayaking, floating bike, wooden boat, swimming or taking bamboo cruise.
 

The price for each game is affordable as it costs about 50,000 VND per person, but you can also buy a combo ticket to save more. In addition, the cuisine here is also quite attractive and reasonably priced, especially the traditional seafood.
 
Ho May Park - Vung Tau
 
Address: 1A Tran Phu, Ward 1, Vung Tau City, Ba Ria Vung Tau Province
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 100km
Opening hours: 8:00 - 22:00 daily
 

Ho May Park in Vung Tau is a good place to visit on a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City. Ho May Park is located on Nui Lon’s Peak and surrounded by exotic jungle that provides exquisite natural and cityscape views.
 

When visiting Ho May Park, you will not only be immersed in the nature, you can also participate in many activities that are suitable for all ages such as 5D Cinema, Buddhist Statue, Animal Circus, Endurance Fitness fun Course, Night time Water Lightshow, Peddle Boats, Flower Garden, Animal Park, and Swimming Pool. For getting to Ho May Park, you will have to travel by the cable car and after about 15 minutes you will stop at a fairy-tale place.
 
Giang Dien Waterfall - Dong Nai
 
Address: 104/4 Ap Hoa Binh, Commune Giang Dien, Trang Bom, Dong Nai
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City center: 40 km
Opening hours: 24 Hours
 
Entrance fee: 35,000-40,000 VND per person
 

If you love waterfalls, Giang Dien Waterfall is the right place for you to visit on a day trip from Saigon. Giang Dien Waterfall in Dong Nai province is now considered as the new eco-tourism area and attracts a lot of tourists from Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces. Giang Dien Waterfall may not be as spectacular as the falls in the Central Highlands, but you will still feel really impressed by the beautiful scenery with lots of wild flowers and butterflies, and lust green trees.
 

The best time to visit Giang Dien Waterfall is the dry season because during that time the water is very clear and clean for you to have fun. On weekends and holidays, this place is often crowded as many people come here for swimming, camping, and picnicking.
 
My Tho and Ben Tre
 
Ben Tre, the Mekong Delta”s coconut capital, is a 20-minute boat journey from My Tho (and then a 10-minute xe om ride). Many Mekong Delta day tours from Ho Chi Minh City stop in Ben Tre, which offers a number of intriguing waterways and river islands to visit, as well as various coconut candy factories.
 

The town is famed for its coconut candy, and you can tour the companies that create it as well as the farms where the coconuts are collected. Furthermore, it is simple to schedule a sampan ride along with the Mekong”s lush river canopies, as seen in every vacation brochure about the Mekong.
 

Cai Be Tien Giang
Because the Mekong Delta produces two-thirds of the fruit consumed in Vietnam, tasting the fruits should be done when being here. Fruit orchards, which may be found across the region, are ideal for this.
 

Cai Be floating market
 
Cai Be Fruit Orchard in Tien river is the largest fruit orchard in the delta, and it serves a variety of tropical fruits. During your visit to the orchard, you can select ripe fruit directly off the trees and enjoy it.
 

 
Mui Ne - Phan Thiet
 
Mui Ne and Phan Thiet are located about 200 km North of Ho Chi Minh City. These traditional fishing communities, when combined, are quickly becoming popular leisure destinations.
 

Although resort-style complexes have been built along the coastline, the lives of the fishing towns have remained unaffected, and Mui Ne”s long beach is quiet and serene, ideal for walks, running, and watching the stunning sunsets. Not to mention, the beach here is also the premier destination in Southeast Asia for kitesurfing and a variety of water sports.
 

Coming to  Mui Ne, you absolutely can not miss the Sahara-alike-sand dune which is Red Sand Dune and White San Dune. Whether you jump, slide or simply run through the dunes, it is exceptionally difficult to not let their beauty overwhelm you.
 
Vung Tau
 
Vung Tau is an excellent choice for a weekend getaway because it is geographically close, only two hours away by bus or shuttle, offers a variety of activities, and has an abundance of good seafood.
 

Vung Tau, as a seaside city, is mainly known as a beach destination, but it also has a city core. Because the city is located on a peninsula, it has multiple beaches, the most accessible and popular of which are Font Beach and Back Beach.
 

With a long stretch of shoreline, the rear beach Back Beach is regarded as the best of the beaches here. Font Beach, on the other hand, is directly in the city centre, making it easier to get there, but anticipate it to be busier as a result.
 
Places For 2 Days Trip Near No Chi Minh City/ Airport
 
Da Lat
 
Similar to Vung Tau, Dalat is also a famous option for a weekend escape for Saigonese and a trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Dalat is very easy to do. The city has a lot of fascinating landmarks.
 

Its lakes and waterfalls have always been major tourist attractions, as have Emperor Bao Dai”s Summer Palace and Buddhist pagodas. The French Quarter, located not far from the city centre, has a considerable number of well-preserved French homes and chalets.
 

Not only a beautiful city, but Dalat also offers travellers some thrilling activities which you can only find here such as Dalat Canyoning, Dalat white water rafting,...
 
Cat Tien National Park - Dong Nai
 
Dong Nai is a place to visit near Ho Chi Minh City with beautiful waterfalls and streams that captivate visitors with a uniquely poetic and romantic panorama of Vietnam”s Southeast.
 

As a rich land with over 300 formed and developed by the Dong Nai river, it brings fertile alluvial soil, making it”s a perfect home to a diverse ecosystem, now preserved in Nam Cat Tien National Park.
 

Cat Tien National Park
 
Many ups and downs in history have developed a distinct national identity for this sub-cultural region. Dong Nai has a rich folklore legacy because it is home to several ethnic groups, the majority of which are Vietnamese. There are also Chinese, Xieng, Cho Ro, Cham... 
 
Tay Ninh
Tay Ninh is situated to the northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, 95 kilometres away from the city centre and home to one of Vietnam’s most intriguing indigenous religions, Cao Daism. 
 

Caodaism, which was founded in 1926, is a monotheistic religion in which Cao Dai is revered as the creator of the cosmos. The temple at My Tho is a smaller branch of the larger Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh (also known as the Holy See Temple) that was established in the early 1970s.
 

The brightly coloured tower, which is decked out in every colour of the rainbow and then some, features stunning wooden sculptures of deities, finely painted iron grillwork, and attractive tiles. Such a riot of colour and design needs to be seen to be believed.
 
Can Tho
 
Can Tho be 197km from Ho Chi Minh City, which is considered the capital of Vietnam”s Mekong Delta region, one of its largest cities, and the location of the Cai Rang Floating Market. Here, you”ll witness hundreds of boats loaded with more fruit kinds than you could ever imagine.
 

Cai Rang Floating Market is the largest floating market in the Mekong Delta. The market is held on Can Tho River near Cai Rang Bridge, which is around 6 km from city center. The most unique and attractive thing about Cai Rang Floating Market is the bustling view of the hundreds of boats gathering together. This is the best opportunity to get into real local experience, the market starts operating from early morning until around 9:00am, so it’s best to get out from Ho Chi Minh City the day before and stay overnight in Can Tho before visiting the floating market.
 

Despite being a huge, relatively industrialized city, Can Tho city also functions as a cultural hub for the neighbouring rural areas.The good thing about this city is that you may have the best of both worlds: excellent accommodations in the city centre, as well as convenient day, trips to explore the charming farming settlements. It takes about four hours to go to Can Tho from Ho Chi Minh by bus or car.
 
Destinations For 3 Days Trip Near No Chi Minh City/ Airport
 
Phu Quoc Island
 
Phu Quoc island is one of the most attractive places to visit near Ho Chi Minh City, especially for beach lovers. The island has picturesque beaches, romantic sunsets, evergreen woods, and a tranquil ambience, making it a perfect vacation location for anyone wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
 

The northern section of the island is relatively unspoiled due to its position as a UNESCO-listed national park, but there are plenty of opulent resorts, quirky bars, and quaint cafes along the southern coastline. It is located 45 kilometres west of Ha Tien in the far south of Vietnam.
 

Besides lounging at the beach, reclining in the sun and sipping delicious cocktails, and eating fresh fish, you can also want to keep yourself a little more active with such activities as snorkelling, scuba diving, kayaking, or spend the entire day at the Vinpearl Land amusement park in Phu Quoc.
 
Con Dao Island
 
Con Dao island is a peaceful paradise on Vietnam”s southern coast, featuring white sand beaches, rich flora, unusual wildlife, and some of the best scuba diving in the region.
 

Con Dao is a group of 16 archipelagos located on the mainland, 80 kilometres from the Mekong Delta region, and 230km from Ho Chi Minh City. Because of its isolation and history as a penal colony, the island has stayed unusually pure; as a result, 80% of the island is still forested.
 

Island hopping and diving are popular activities on the Con Dao Islands, where you may explore most of the uninhabited islets and see stingrays, barracudas, moray eels, and dugongs. Because it is a national park, you should make arrangements with the Con Dao National Park Headquarters, address is 29 Vo Thi Sau, Con Dao District, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province. Hon Bay Canh Island is well-known for its turtle breeding grounds, so if you visit between June and September, you might even get to see turtles laying eggs.
 

With the convenience of transportation by sleeper bus, train, taxi and private car, you can easily get to these places to travel near Ho Chi Minh City, whether a day trip or several days, it”s all worth to visit. Planning a short trip going to Vung Tau, Mui Ne beach or Mekong Delta will take you to the best surroundings area as well as the best experiences you can get.
 
Bac Lieu
 
A huge bird sanctuary, about 5 km (3 miles) from the township of Bac Lieu, is home to 46 kinds of birds, including the endangered painted stork and little king cormorant. Within a 951-acre mangrove habitat, an estimated 40,000 birds live.
 

The greatest time to visit is during the rainy season, which lasts from May through October. Visit around the morning or dusk hours, when thousands of birds take to the skies.
 

 

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