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Explore the streets of Saigon and see some of the gorgeous old colonial architecture, the stunning Opera House, the former Hôtel de Ville town hall, Notre Dame Cathedral and the lovely Continental Hotel, made famous by Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American.

Take a museum tour of Saigon to The History Museum; The War Remnants Museum; and The Reunification Palace Museum.

Lunch at the bustling Quan An Ngon, an amalgam of the city’s best street vendors that the owner found and hired before the restaurant’s opening in 2001. Now 20 or more former vendors stand in the restaurant’s open-air dining area preparing specialties. Or at any one of a number of delicious Chinese eateries in the huge Chinese neighborhood named Cho Lon; we recommend My Huong, a bustling restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating that serves superb, authentic fare, including a noodle soup with duck.

Go shopping in the lively Ben Thanh Market, where you can buy some lovely handmade silk goods and other Vietnamese handicrafts.

Explore the district’s many religious sites, which include places to worship Chinese, Christian, Islamic and Buddhist deities, Giac Lam Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Saigon, Thien Hau Temple pays homage to a special psychic lady who was said to be able to predict the weather and protect sailors.

Visit a local family of musicians who are members of a famous theater in Saigon where homes to talents of performance art in Vietnam. Learn about traditional musical instruments through conversations with the artists and listen to the performances from each family member. You then have the chance to try the instruments with the musicians- a memorable if somewhat noisy experience.

Discover the famed Cu Chi tunnels, an interconnecting network of subterranean passageways under Saigon used during the Vietnam War as a means of evading the American military and staging campaigns such as the infamous Tet Offensive.

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Vietnam's weather varies greatly from North to South with each area marked by slightly different seasons and climates. Because of these regional variations, there are always pleasant and favorable areas to visit throughout the year. 

The North, overall, tends to be cooler than the rest of the country and it is cool and the weather often damp at the day time from Nov till Feb

Central Vietnam experiences warm weather from Jul to Oct and wet, colder weather from Nov to May. 

Although the temperature remains fairly steady throughout the year, Southern Vietnam has two seasons. The dry season lasts from Dec to May, while from Jun to Nov is the rainy season.