Ho Chi Minh City Travel Forum

Guys is there any place u can recommend that we can go for a daytour and be back to hcmc at night? like hanoi,mekong, na trang, hue,dalat? or any place near hcmc? like and hour drive or max of 3 hours drive? its our first time in hcmc and will be staying there for 4 days and we would like to go visit other places besides hcmc.. thanks!!! hope to hear from u

by the way..im not sure if those places i've mentioned are near hcmc...hehehe... thanks again

The mekong is the only close one for a day trip
Jonny

You could visit the cu chi tunnels near Ho Chi Minh (about an hours drive) its where the Viet Cong had an underground city under an american airbase during the war. Its an amazing network of tunnels (which you can go down)and learn about the schools, hospitals andfactories they had undergrond for years ,and no one knew they were there.

or, near Tay Ninh you could visit the Cao Dai temple. This is home to a unique religious sect who worship at 12.30 every day. Its a very colourful temple and the religion has an interesting history. See my tips for more details.

The Mekong trip is good, but even better if you can get one where you can stay overnight in a village. Its less rushed and it gives you a chance to walk around the village and meet the locals.

ok by the way.. how many hours on the way to MEkong? or Tay ninh?

Tai Ninh is 90km north of Ho Chi Minh.So probably about 2 hours
Here is a link for you

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Ninh

The mekong delta would be another 2 or so hours

Hi Tour to Mekong Delta takes approx 2 hours to get there, same return. The tour we took had tour guide, good English, lunck, ferry ride etc etc. Good value at US $18 for the day. Pick up 7:30 am, back by 6pm.We went 6 weeks ago.

Good Luck,
Mike

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I will agree the Cu Chi Tunnels are a great choice! The Mekong is also nice for a day. Another option is the hydrofoil boat to Vung Tau beach.