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  1.  Despite its notorious traffic, making your way around in Ho Chi Minh City is a fairly easy task when you’ve done a little bit of research before you make your path to the lively city. Ho Chi Minh City is made up of 24 districts, with District 1 to 5 hosting the number that is highest of attractions, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shopping venues when you look at the city.
  2.  Travelling via the iconic (and diminishing) cyclo is a tourists’ favourite way of getting around, but there’s also an network that is efficient of taxis, public buses, and private taxis connects you to the town centre and beyond. Travellers can also rent a bicycle or motorbike, though navigating through the city’s busy (and dangerous) traffic may be quite the challenge when it comes to inexperienced. For a hassle-free way of navigating through the city, check our guide out to Saigon public transportation.
  3.  Bus
  4.  Serving more than 100 routes around Ho Chi Minh City, buses are superb for examining the city on a tight budget. Easily distinguished by its white and green exterior, all buses are fitted with comfortable seats and air-conditioning, with tickets priced as little as VND300. Major bus terminals in the city include Ben Thanh Station (where you are able to get a free map for the Ho Chi Minh Bus Route), Cholon Station, and Mien Dong Station.
  5.  If you’re looking to make the bus from the airport to the city centre or vice versa, look out for the #147 (Cho Lon Bus Station – Tan Son Nhat) and #152 (Trung Son Resident – Tan Son Nhat) buses. Bus#147 takes one to Ho Chi Minh City’s Chinatown area while bus #152 will go to the Ben Thanh Market, which is not as much as five minutes out of the backpacker district of Pham Ngu Lao.
  6.  Taxi
  7.  Travelling by taxi is one of the easiest ways to have around Ho Chi Minh City as possible find vehicles that are several outside renowned hotels, landmarks, bars, and restaurants. The standard taxi fare is between VND 10,000 and VND 15,000, with every kilometre priced at VND 6,000.
  8.  In District 1, you ought to be able to get to many places for less than VND 80,000. Do note that taxi scams can be common in Saigon, so stick to legitimate taxi companies such as Mai Linh Taxi (+84 83 925 0250), or Vinasun (+84 83 272-727).
  9.  Xe Om (Motorcycle Taxi)
  10.  A common yet interesting mode of transportation in Vietnam is xe om or motorcycle taxis, where you is likely to be weaving through the bustling traffic with an driver that is experienced. It’s also fairly inexpensive as it’s priced between VND 10,000 and VND 15,000 depending on your destination (and haggling skills). You may want to go for an booking that is hourly of VND 25,000, which will be quite the steal since you’re able explore a whole district within a short amount of time.
  11.  You’re also provided with a helmet for safety; just be sure to maintain your knees in and a lot of drivers appreciate you shopping for traffic and hand-signalling a turn. The downside that is only xe om could be the language barrier, as most locals can’t converse in English.
  12.  Bicycle & Motorcycle Rentals
  13.  Motorcycle and bicycle rentals can be found all over Vietnam, though most travellers decide against renting one out of Saigon due to the city's chaotic traffic. Most hotels can really help arrange for bicycle and motorcycle rentals, however these come with very inflated prices, so that your bet that is best is maneuvering to the Pham Ngu Lao disrict, where a full-day bicycle with helmet costs from VND 20,000 while motorcycles are about VND 120,000.
  14.  Cyclo
  15.  The three-wheeled cyclo is a diminishing transportation in Saigon, mostly found nearby popular landmarks, temples, restaurants, and bars. With an hourly rental of VND 20,000, most travellers decide for cyclo to travel between your city sights or short trips within the Dong Khoi district. As a result of the rather bustling traffic in Ho Chi Minh City, we suggest against all-day cyclo tours. However, travelling via cyclo could be very the experience that is memorable thrill-seeking travellers.
  16.  https://indochinatourism.net/ho-chi-minh-city/
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