Ho Chi Minh City in 5 Days: Coffee Apartment, Churches, Cholon and Cu Chi Tunnels

A 5-day itinerary for Vietnam with 27 stops, from Arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and call a Grab to the city center to Grab to the airport.

A slow five days in Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 walk around The Cafe Apartment and Nguyen Hue Walking Street, watch the sunset over the Saigon River; Day 2 join a tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels, then in the afternoon browse Ben Thanh Market; Day 3 walk to the Red Church, Central Post Office, Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum; Day 4 visit Cholon Chinatown and the Pink Church; Day 5 is for shopping and the trip home. Most sights are walkable in the city center or reachable by Grab. From November the rainy season is nearly over, and December to March is drier; Lunar New Year falls around early February 2027, when many shops close, so it's best to avoid those dates. Information verified in October 2026; please reconfirm opening hours before you leave.

Day 1

  1. Arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and call a Grab to the city center
  2. 15:00 · The Cafe Apartment (咖啡公寓) · The Cafe Apartment · 42 Nguyễn Huệ, Street, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
  3. 16:30 · Nguyen Hue Walking Street (Nguyen Hue Walking Street) · Nguyen Hue Walking Street · QPF3+JF9, Sai Gon, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
  4. 17:15 · Bach Dang Quay Park (Bach Dang Quay Park) watching the sunset over the Saigon River · Bach Dang Quay Park · 10B Tôn Đức Thắng, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
  5. 19:00 · Quán Nem Vietnamese spring rolls and Northern Vietnamese food · Quan Nem Restaurant · 15E Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Day 2

  1. Join a tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels (half-day tour)
  2. 09:30 · Cu Chi Tunnels (Cu Chi Tunnels, Ben Dinh)
  3. Return to the city center and rest for lunch
  4. 14:30 · Ben Thanh Market (Ben Thanh Market) · Ben Thanh Market · Ben Thanh, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
  5. 16:15 · Bánh Mì Huynh Hoa (Vietnamese French bread) · Bánh Mì Huynh Hoa - Lê Thị Riêng · 26 Lê Thị Riêng, Bến Thành, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
  6. 18:30 · Phở Việt Nam (beef pho) · Phở Việt Nam · 14 Phạm Hồng Thái, Bến Thành, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Day 3

  1. 08:30 · Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon (Red Church) · Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon · 01 Công trường Công xã Paris, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh 70000, Vietnam
  2. 09:15 · Saigon Central Post Office · 02 Công trường Công xã Paris, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh 70000, Vietnam
  3. 10:30 · Reunification Palace (Independence Palace) · Independence Palace · Ben Thanh, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
  4. Lunch and rest
  5. 13:30 · War Remnants Museum (War Remnants Museum) · War Remnants Museum · Phường 6, Quận 3, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
  6. 15:45 · Tonkin Egg Coffee & Herbal Tea (egg coffee) · Tonkin Egg Coffee & Herbal Tea · Lầu 1, Chung cư, 27 Ngô Đức Kế, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh 71006, Vietnam
  7. 18:30 · Pizza 4P's Le Thanh Ton (pizza) · Pizza 4P’s Le Thanh Ton · Hẻm 8/15 Lê Thánh Tôn, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam

Day 4

  1. 09:00 · Binh Tay Market (Binh Tay Market) · Binh Tay Market · 57A Tháp Mười, Bình Tây, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
  2. 10:45 · Tan Hung Vien Pagoda... Quan Cong Temple (Thien Hau Temple) · Ha Chuong Assembly Hall · 802 Nguyễn Trãi, Chợ Lớn, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
  3. Call a Grab to Cholon (Chinatown)
  4. Lunch and rest before returning
  5. 14:30 · Tan Dinh Church (Pink Church) · Nhà Thờ Giáo Xứ Tân Định · 289 Hai Bà Trưng, Xuân Hòa, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
  6. 16:00 · Vietnamese hair wash or massage
  7. Dinner on your own

Day 5

  1. Breakfast and last-minute shopping
  2. Grab to the airport

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