🏍️ By motorbike
The local way to see Saigon and Côn Đảo. Helmets on, breeze included.
12Thu Nov
Day One · Departure
Wheels Up
DepartSFOSan Francisco
9:10 PM
9:10 PM
✈ →
Arrive Nov 14SGNHo Chi Minh City
4:45 AM
4:45 AM
9:10 PM
Vietnam Airlines, nonstop
Dinner, a film, sleep — and land at dawn.
Pack
Light layers, walking shoes — and room in your bag for Ben Thanh.
14Sat Nov
Saigon · Arrival Day
First Taste of Saigon
4:45 AM
Land in Ho Chi Minh City
7:15 AM
Phở Hòa Pasteur
A Saigon phở institution since 1968.
8:30 AM
Coconut coffee at Cộng Cà Phê
Morning
District 1 walk
Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Opera House.
10:45 AM
Ben Thanh Market
Lacquerware, coffee, tea, spices. Bargaining expected.
Afternoon
Hotel Indigo Saigon — check in & nap
6:00 PM
Dinner at The Log
Rooftop above the Gem Center.
15Sun Nov
Saigon · Slow Sunday
Palaces & Pageantry
Morning
Sleep in
No alarm. Sunday is slow.
10:15 AM
Independence Palace
The tanks, the bunker, the rooftop.
12:00 PM
LOALOA lunch show
8-course menu + cultural performance, on the palace grounds.
Afternoon
Free time
Wander, rest, massage — your call.
9:00 PM
Summer Experiment (optional)
One cocktail. Early night — tomorrow starts at dawn.
16Mon Nov
Côn Đảo · Island Day
Island Time
8:10 AM
Flight to Côn Đảo
Landing 9:10 AM.
Morning
Six Senses Con Dao
Private pool villa on Dat Doc Beach.
Midday
Beach, pool, spa
Doing very little, very well.
3:30 PM
Dam Trau Beach by motorbike
Sunset around 5:20 PM.
6:30 PM
Seafood dinner in Côn Sơn town
9:00 PM
Hang Duong Cemetery by night
Flowers and incense at the grave of Võ Thị Sáu.
The moment
Dam Trau at golden hour, the cemetery after dark. That's Côn Đảo.
17Tue Nov
Côn Đảo → Saigon
History, Then the Night Crawl
9:00 AM
Con Dao Museum, Phu Hai Prison & the Tiger Cages
Museum first for context, prisons after.
11:30 AM
Town lunch & market
4:35 PM
Flight back to Saigon
Landing 5:40 PM.
7:30 PM
Dinner at Coco Dining
One of Saigon's most inventive tasting menus.
9:00 PM
Street-food crawl by motorbike
Bui Vien in full neon, then chè at Mrs Diep.
18Wed Nov
Cu Chi · Mekong · Saigon
The Big Adventure
How it works
Early start, back by early evening — shower, change, dinner at 8.
7:30 AM
Combined tour departs
Cu Chi first, then south to the Mekong.
Morning
Cu Chi Tunnels
Go underground if you're feeling brave.
Afternoon
Mekong Delta at Mỹ Tho
Sampan canals, coconut candy, lunch included.
8:00 PM
NÔM Dining
A north-to-south tasting journey. Our last big night.
19Thu Nov
Saigon · Onward to Hong Kong
The Farewell (For Now)
8:30 AM
Coffee at The Workshop
The best goodbye view in Saigon.
9:30 AM
L'Usine
Vietnamese design, gifts worth keeping.
11:00 AM
To the airport
Flight to Hong Kong at 1:40 PM — see you there in two days.
Not goodbye
Vietnam ends, Hong Kong is next. We meet again on Nov 21.
21Sat Nov
Hong Kong · Together Again
Hong Kong Interlude
11:00 AM
Land in Hong Kong
The reunion — a full day to explore.
Midday
Dim sum lunch
Order too much.
Afternoon
Star Ferry across the harbour
The best skyline view in Asia.
Golden hour
The Peak by tram
Up as the city lights come on.
Evening
Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade
A last harbour stroll, then home to SFO.