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Destination Profile
Ho Chi Minh City hurtles headlong at travelers in a haze of steamy noodle joints, street-side fish markets, sizzling Asian barbecues, and high-octane scooters (millions of them!). The hub of south Vietnam, it's a fascinating spot to start a journey through Indochina, with a dark past of war and conflict, but a buzzing energy that's difficult not to love. Cheap flights to Ho Chi Minh City from New Zealand usually take between 14 and 22 hours with stops. They'll drop you into SGN airport, which is perfect for urban adventures through HCMC itself, or for planning trips to paradisiacal Phu Quoc island and the floating water markets of the Mekong Delta.
Built back in 1880, the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is a curious touch of French architecture in the middle of Southeast Asia.
You'll drink beer on plastic stools and watch as streams of backpackers move between the bars on buzzing Bui Vien Street in downtown HCMC.
The Cu Chi Tunnels are a maze of underground passages that were used by the Viet Cong during the hard-fought years of the Vietnam War.
No airlines fly direct between New Zealand and Ho Chi Minh City.
The best airline to fly between New Zealand and Ho Chi Minh City is Singapore Airlines. The best low-cost airline is Jetstar.