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From your hotel, you look out of the window, and if you're lucky, you'll see Saigon River and small chugging boats going upstream and downstream. Sometimes you'll see small, floating families of green water hyacinths, moving downstream. Hm, sounds like a good idea to take a river cruise and see Vietnam at the same time right? Not!!!
You'll have to put up with the strong smell of rotting fish, ammonia, sight of clogged up rubbish on the riverbanks, etc. I was fortunate enough to skip this ordeal, all because I had an early flight to catch! Not so for my hubby's ....french colleague. Now if you're wondering why I keep mentioning him, I have to tell you that this french chappie had the worst case of traveller's luck. Every one or two things that he recommended out of his French Lonely Planet seemed to suck big time. And yes, if you have to know, yes, his french jaw dropped again, when he saw rats by the river bank, dead and floating merrily on the water...
It dropped even further later when the boatman extorted USD10 from him for the river cruise...
To read more on this unfortunate French chappie, click on b'packer's hcmc page to find out more
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At Least Do This: For goodness sake, you don't have to take a cruise from District one to Cholon, you can take a nice smelling cab.
Alternative: If you're really dying for a cruise, skip Saigon River and go for a paddle boat experience in Mekong Delta. Not only are the waters there cleaner, the atmosphere is very, very rustic.
Best of all, the whole day trip, with lunch, would cost only a paltry $12 or less.
Make your booking with Mekong Delta Adventures or Sinh Cafe.
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Tourist Trap: Fake Sinh Cafes
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Now if you've been around VT long enough, you'll know that Sinh Cafe is enormously popular with all of us and the rest of backpacker's world. Spurred by the success, a host of copy cats sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Yes, you can see lots of fake Sinh Cafes in the backpacker's street..
Hmm, guess the term " Intellectual Property Rights" is still new to VN?
To go to the real Sinh Cafe, go to the junction at Pham Ngu Lao Street and De Tham Street, walk downwards after you've by passed Kim's Cafe. Sinh is just a couple of shops away , on the very same row of shophouses. Their "official" website is @ http://www.sinhcafevn.com
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Alternative: Buy a baguette and make a quick exit if you're at the wrong place, haha.
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My friends and I are visiting Ho Chi Minh in June this year, and I'm so excited... reading your page got me even more psyched, this will definitely be one of the guides I'll be bringing with me on my Vietnam trip. Thanks for the info! | Dabs Wed Mar 19, 2008 18:07 UTC
Thinking about a trip here later this year, will be back to check out the rest if we decide to go :-) | londonbabe Sun Jan 6, 2008 14:07 UTC
Fantastic what to do tips - thank you! Am now going to allow more time in Saigon on our way round. | blue_sky04 Wed Oct 10, 2007 00:28 UTC
Great tips on HCMC! I especially enjoy reading your restaurant tips. I like vietnamese food so I am looking forward to tasting them when I visit the city. Thanks for sharing! |
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