Xin chao, chao mung ban den voi Saigon.

Let’s begin your journey by crossing the road in this vibrant and everchanging city… Look left, pick a gap, take a deep breath, step off the kerb, walk at a constant pace and the traffic will weave it’s way around you. Relief overtakes as you successfully make it… to the middle of the road. Time to look right take another deep breath and do it all again. There, you have made it, and you realise you don’t know what all the fuss was about !

Hello and welcome to Saigon, Vietnam.

Officially, Ho Chi Minh City, however the locals prefer to call their home town Saigon – Saigon it is then !

Glenn along with the assistance of our team in Vietnam will create your experience to enable you to see the best Saigon has to offer – let’s begin with your accommodation…

There are hundreds of hotels to choose from for your Saigon stay, usually your first stop in Vietnam. We have selected our three favourites to showcase for you, plus new hotel from one of our preferred hotel companies La Siesta.

Location – Located next to the Ho Chi Minh Opera House, it the delightful Caravelle Hotel. Positioned in between the Opera House and Ben Thanh market is Liberty Central – City Point. Luxury – M Gallery Des Arts, elegant, attentive, unobtrusive service awaits you as you luxuriate during your stay in this vibrant city. Boutique Resort – Stay close to downtown Saigon in the new district two, relaxing in your river view room, away from the hustle and bustle at Mia Resort. New to our portfolio is the La Siesta Premium Saigon near the Reunification Palace and BenThanh Market.

M Gallery – Hotel Des Arts Saigon

“Every time I walk into the lobby of Des Arts I hear the music from the clip in my head – Smirk.”

Caravelle Hotel – Saigon

Centrally located next to the Saigon Opera House

Mia Boutique Resort – Saigon

“Taken during my recent stay at Mia Saigon.” Boutique luxurious resort in district two on the banks of the Saigon River.

Liberty Central – City Point Saigon

4 star hotel – Centrally located between Saigon Opera House and Ben Thanh Market – Alternatively you could stay at the sister hotel – Liberty Central Riverside next to the Saigon River.

La Siesta Premium Saigon

New hotel – La Siesta Premium Saigon- located near Ben Thanh Market.

Glenn, Hoang, Sonya and Lyn will be staying at La Siesta Premium Saigon, M Gallery Des Arts and Mia Saigon during their mid May break in Saigon. Expect to hear more on their return !

EXPERIENCES

After the tough choice of selecting your hotel we will then begin to plan your Saigon experiences to have you fully immersed in the city and savouring the superb cuisine.

Get out from behind the glass windows of the mini van tours and see, hear and smell the best of Saigon as you are chauffeured in open top 2cv vehicles around the city.

For a little more in depth experience take a Vespa Adventures tour around the city as our Temples Cities Voyages group experienced during our Saigon stay in October 2022.

Take an excursion out of the city by speed boat to visit Cu Chi Tunnels. Visit a local market with your chef, help purchase the ingredients, head back to the restaurant for your hands on cooking class as your prepare your very own Vietnamese lunch.

From left field… Glenn will arrange a high tea with cucumber sandwiches and delicious slices and cakes in a villa surrounded by exquisite antiques… Who knew you can do this in Saigon…

We can also have you experience the best of Saigon in the evening. Take a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Opera House for an evening of amazement and wonder full of Vietnamese tradition and acrobatics featuring bamboo props at the Ahh Ohh Show.

Enjoy an explosion of the senses as you enter total darkness, not even able to see your hand in front of your face and enjoy fine dining in complete darkness. Smell, taste and texture alone will have you trying to identify each tasting course at Noir dining in the dark.

Speed boat tour to Cu Chi Tunnels – A lovely way to see the Saigon river and experience Cu Chi tunnels.

Saigon is waiting for you, to delight and amaze as you explore, most likely your first experience of Vietnam. Glenn will prepare your stay for you, enabling you to enjoy the best Saigon has to offer.

But wait there is more… Enjoy a unique, evening dinner in Saigon’s only private club. Inspired from nature, the décor is ornately elegant and romantic, while the ambient lighting soft and inviting, we can’t tell you too much as Travellers Hut is one of only a select number of Travel agencies that has access to this venue. You will have to trust us to enjoy the ambiance of this special evening meal.

Imagine “Dorothy” has clicked her heals and taken you to a surreal world of whimsey…

ELEGANT ESCAPISM FOR THE ETERNALLY CURIOUS

Call Sonya, Lyn or Glenn at THE TRAVELLERS HUT for details – 43 63 1699