{"id":6362,"date":"2026-10-13T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/5-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city-and-the-mekong-delta\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T08:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:56:21","slug":"5-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city-and-the-mekong-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/5-days-in-ho-chi-minh-city-and-the-mekong-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30db\u30fc\u30c1\u30df\u30f3\u5e02\uff08Ho Chi Minh City\uff09\u3068\u30e1\u30b3\u30f3\u30c7\u30eb\u30bf\u306e5\u65e5\u9593"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southern Vietnam is hot, fast and delicious, and it packs a lot into a short trip. Ho Chi Minh City is a big, energetic city with an easy food scene, and the Mekong Delta is only a few hours away by road. This route has no flights and almost no packing and unpacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best time to go:<\/strong> December to April is dry and sunny. May to November is the rainy season, but rain usually comes in short afternoon downpours, so mornings are still good for sightseeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 1: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check in around District 1. Walk to Ben Thanh Market for an early dinner, then explore the pedestrian street at Nguyen Hue. Order a Vietnamese iced coffee and watch the motorbikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 2: City sights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit the War Remnants Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office. In the afternoon go to the Jade Emperor Pagoda or Cholon, the Chinese quarter. Finish with a street food tour by scooter, which is one of the best ways to see the city at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 3: Cu Chi Tunnels, then to the Delta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels in the morning (about 1.5 hours from the city). Head south to Ben Tre in the afternoon for a boat ride along small canals, coconut candy tasting and a night in a riverside homestay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 4: Can Tho floating market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave very early for the Cai Rang floating market, which is busiest around sunrise. Explore Can Tho by boat or bike and eat in a riverside restaurant at lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 5: Last day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spend the morning shopping in Ben Thanh or Saigon Square, or take a cooking class. Transfer to the airport with plenty of time, because traffic is heavy in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Book tunnel and Delta trips with a small-group operator, or hire a car and driver for flexibility.<\/li><li>The Delta is humid: wear light clothes and carry mosquito repellent.<\/li><li>Carry small bills for market stalls and boat rides.<\/li><li>Pair this with a flight to Phu Quoc if you want beach days at the end.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next step:<\/strong> Read the [Ho Chi Minh City] and [Can Tho] guides for hotels and things to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u30b9\u30c8\u30ea\u30fc\u30c8\u30d5\u30fc\u30c9\u3001\u5730\u4e0b\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb\u3001\u6c34\u4e0a\u30de\u30fc\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u3092\u5de1\u308b\u3001\u98db\u884c\u6a5f\u79fb\u52d5\u306a\u3057\u306e\u5357\u30d9\u30c8\u30ca\u30e0\u3092\u624b\u8efd\u306b\u6e80\u55ab\u3059\u308b\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30c8\u30c8\u30ea\u30c3\u30d7\u3002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,203,118],"tags":[],"article-type":[218],"region":[],"class_list":["post-6362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ben-tre","category-can-tho","category-ho-chi-minh-city","article-type-itinerary"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6730,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions\/6730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6362"},{"taxonomy":"article-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article-type?post=6362"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnamorigin.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=6362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}