During this April 30 - May 1 holiday, if your family does not travel far, places like Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Area, Dam Sen Cultural Park, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cu Chi Tunnels, Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces Museum, Bach Dang Wharf... will be interesting destinations.
During the April 30 and May 1 holidays, Ho Chi Minh City has many "familiar yet strange" destinations that attract tourists.
Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Area
Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Area is located at 120 Hanoi Highway (Tan Phu Ward, Thu Duc City). This is an entertainment complex, with architectural style and entertainment genres embedded with historical images and Vietnamese legends, especially the underwater amusement park of Tien Dong - Ngoc Nu beach.
This tourist area is open every day of the week (from 8am to 5pm), except for major holidays when it opens from 7am until the end of the tour. The combo ticket price is about 210,000 VND/adult and 110,000 VND/child, including entrance ticket, train, Suoi Tien Farm, Crocodile Kingdom/Animal Kingdom and strange artifacts...
On the occasion of April 30 and May 1, Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Area will launch 3 new projects to enhance the experience for visitors when having fun and entertainment here, including: Phong Linh Dieu Canh project - Colorful bird kingdom gathering many rare and unique species; Tinh Tu Thien Ha project - Planet of light for exploring the mysterious universe with a series of adventurous virtual reality games; Mysterious Universe Discovery project - Modern VR virtual reality game world.
Dam Sen Cultural Park
This amusement park is located at 3 Hoa Binh (Ward 3, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City), open from Monday to Friday (from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm). On Saturday, Sunday and major holidays, it will open from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm. During the holidays of April 30 and May 1 every year, people in Ho Chi Minh City and tourists from everywhere often gather here to visit and have fun.
During the April 30 and May 1 holidays this year, in addition to the fireworks display, Dam Sen Cultural Park also has a number of other special entertainment programs for visitors such as: Colorful art program combined with laser water music show; "Colors of the Five Continents" parade; funny show by clown Sido; "Lovely little friends" show at Dam Sen circus... Especially, on the occasion of April 30 and May 1, Dam Sen Cultural Park does not increase the entrance fee.
Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces Museum
The Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces Museum is located at 145 Tran Quang Khai (Tan Dinh Ward, District 1). This is the only museum in Vietnam about the Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces. Inside the museum is quite quiet, the air conditioner is on continuously, creating a cool, comfortable feeling on hot days in Ho Chi Minh City.
The museum currently owns 7 collections of valuable artifacts associated with the Saigon Special Forces, including: Secret bunkers containing weapons and hiding places; vehicles used by Special Forces soldiers for travel and activities; weapons; household items associated with the activities of the Saigon Special Forces; production tools and equipment of Hero of the People's Armed Forces Tran Van Lai (Mai Hong Que) in the guise of a contractor for the Independence Palace; communication equipment...
Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden
On the occasion of April 30 and May 1 this year, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens has many unique programs: Organizing a tug of war with a tiger for visitors; checking the teeth, feet, and mouth of an elephant; holding a first birthday ceremony for baby giraffe "Thảo em"...; a tour of the Quan Nhan Huong historical relic site from 9am to 4pm from April 26 to May 1; "Zoo and Botanical Gardens - Full of Love" photo exhibition from April 27 to May 1...
In particular, on the occasion of April 30 - May 1 this year, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden organizes a 3-region culinary festival with the theme "Unified Country" with a scale of more than 50 booths and 149 traditional cakes. This culinary festival takes place from April 26 to May 1. People will be given free entrance tickets from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. during the days of this culinary event.
Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden was built in 1864 (to date it is 160 years old) and is one of the 8 oldest zoos in the world. It is currently raising more than 2,000 animals of 135 species, including many rare species such as crested pheasants, douc langurs, golden-cheeked gibbons, golden deer, leopards, clouded leopards...
There are also more than 2,500 trees with more than 900 species of preserved plants. In recent years, Saigon Zoo has also welcomed good news when rare wild animals were born in captivity such as tigers, hippos...
Explore Saigon River by double-decker river bus
On the occasion of April 30 and May 1, tourists and residents can experience the double-decker river bus tour appearing for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City. This is a newly launched tourism product, serving residents and tourists to enjoy and explore the panoramic view of the Saigon River.
The double-decker river bus named Saigon WaterGo, belongs to the new waterway tourism product "Saigon River Sightseeing" to admire the beauty of Ho Chi Minh City with a new perspective. The difference of the double-decker river bus compared to the previously launched river bus is the open space on the 2nd floor. This helps people on the boat to easily admire the Saigon River, as well as check-in with the places the boat passes through without being limited by space through the window.
Mr. Nguyen Kim Toan, Director of Thuong Nhat Company (the owner of river buses and double-decker river buses) said that the inspiration for the creation of the double-decker river bus came from the desire for people and tourists to "touch" the beautiful Saigon River. The Saigon River has its own beauty, and both banks are being renovated day by day, so the double-decker river bus is promoted to connect the beauty to people and tourists, helping them love the Saigon River more, love Ho Chi Minh City more.
Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Site
The Cu Chi Tunnels historical relic site includes: Ben Duoc Tunnels (Saigon - Gia Dinh Military Region Base (Area A), Saigon - Gia Dinh Regional Party Committee Base (Area B) and Ben Dinh Tunnels (Cu Chi District Party Committee Base). Basically, the tunnel system in the relic runs zigzag underground, from the "backbone" (main road) spreading out countless branches, connecting with each other or independent, depending on the terrain. There are many branches extending to the Saigon River, so that in case of a critical situation, one can cross the river to the Ben Cat base area (Binh Duong).
Cu Chi Tunnels are a unique military art wonder of Vietnam, demonstrating the indomitable will of the people of the "steel land", one of the symbols of revolutionary heroism. The tunnel architecture has inheritance and value in many aspects, especially in terms of military art, people's war, with outstanding creations, developed to its peak during the resistance war against America, which the whole world must acknowledge.
Currently, the Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Relic Site is a place to educate revolutionary traditions, patriotism, demonstrate the morality of drinking water and remembering its source, and show gratitude to the great contributions of heroes and martyrs who fought and sacrificed in the land of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh in the two wars of national liberation. With the above typical values, the Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Relic Site has been ranked by the Prime Minister as a Special National Relic (in Decision No. 2367/QD-TTg dated December 23, 2015).
On the occasion of April 30, Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Site offers a 30% discount on tickets for Vietnamese groups of 10 or more from departments, organizations, students (with a letter of introduction).
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