Post DO Information January 21-23 Ho Chi Minh City
Monday, January 21
Fly to SGN. I would suggest taking the following flight to SGN on Monday 1/21: Jetstar Asia 557 Dep: 2:00PM Arr: 3:05PM
Dinner at 8:00 PM Cuc Gach Quan
10 Dang Tat, Ward Tan Dinh, Ho Chi Minh City District 1
Vietnamese, and this is one of the places I visited 3 years ago.
If anyone wants to meet at a central hotel to head over to this place PM me or others at your hotel.
Tuesday, January 22
Between 7:30 and 9:00am, exact time TBD we will head out for a Mekong Delta tour/cruise.
There are a number of options for tour length, but expect this to be 8 to 10 hours.
Pricing will very depending on the group size and tour company, but I'm expecting this to be about $80
Depending on the tour we do I expect we will be back in HCMC around 7 at the latest, so dinner will be planned for 8:30 but I'll let you know if it goes later.
Dinner at 8:30 PM: Quan An Vietnames Restaurant
71/5+6 Mac Thi Buoi St | Ho Chi Minh City, District 1
Wednesday, January 23
"Unseen Saigon" tour where they will take you through Ho Chi Minh on motorbikes.
This is about 5 hours.
After lunch, War Remnants Museum and Saigon Central Market. Possibly Reunification Palace if time permits.
Dinner at There will be a late lunch or dinner to follow depending on when everyone's flights leave.
For Visas you must go through a service to apply for a visa online and have a visa approval letter. PM me for suggestions if needed. There is a
$45 stamping fee when you land in Saigon, you need exact change in USD. This has increased from $15. This is for US citizens so verify what it is for your country and the processing time for the online applications is about 3 days.
Attendees
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Bschaff1 1/21 JQ557 Intercontinental
caspritz78 1/21 SQ172 Novotel Saigon
deirdre 1/20 SQ186 Park Hyatt
iridge 1/21 JQ557 Sheraton
Itsalongwaydown 1/21 SQ172 Sheraton
ksuckow +1
monitor +1 1/21 SQ172 Sheraton
ParanoiaTX 1/21 SQ186 Sheraton
PlusOne Peter 1/21 SQ172 Renaissance
SEA777Guy 1/21 JQ557 Sheraton
skye1
solanoma Park Hyatt
Sue OZ 1/21 SQ172 Sheraton
ThatAdamGuy
UncleJed 1/21 JQ557 Park Royal/Sheraton
upup&away 1/21 JQ557 Park Hyatt
where2next? 1/21 SQ172 Renaissance