Day Trips From Saigon

If you feel the need to get out of Ho Chi Minh City for a day or two, here are a few attractions and locations that are well within easy reach of Ho Chi Minh City.

Some of them you can visit within a day no problem, some others you might want to take a bit more time and really go exploring and see what the surrounding area has to offer.

Saigon Day Trips: A trip to Saigon is not a complete without a trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels.

At the Tunnels you can crawl through the pitch black tunnels on your hand and knees, examine the display of lethal booby traps, or if you have always wondered what it would be like to fire a military style machine gun, you can fire a range of weapons at the gun range.

Saigon Day Trips: With its vibrant colors and distinctive divine eye motif, the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh Province is as interesting as its beliefs.

Cao Dai followers believe that all man's different faiths are pathways to the one single, primordial truth, and that each and every one of them leads to God.

Saigon Day Trips: Located near the entrance of the Saigon River, Vung Tau makes for a easy day's excursion to the sea.

With a regular hydrofoil river running between Saigon and Vung Tau (that only takes an hour and half), you can easily escape the heat of the city and relax in the cool sea breeze on Vung Tau's beaches in no time.

Saigon Day Trips: Mui Ne is one of my most favorite places to visit in Vietnam; this is because with its beautiful peaceful beaches, lack of traffic and beautiful sand dunes, Mui Ne provides the wary traveler with peace and quiet, and a place where you can get away from the hustle and bustle of crowded inner city life.

Saigon Day Trips: Used as an island prison for over one-hundred years, Con Dao is home to over seven historical prison sites. But Con Dao is also home to some beautiful scenery and beaches, not to mention some unique and rare aquatic sea life.

This makes Con Dao a terrific destination for those seeking a beach destination with a twist.