Travel Reference
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to taste: morning
pho
tours, lunchtime vegie, or evening seafood tours and prepare for
some fun surprises.
Back of the Bike Tours
( 0935 046 910;
www.backofthebiketours.com
)
Hop on the back of a motorbike and dine like a
local on the wildly popular four-hour Street Food tours, or lasso in the sights of Saigon.
Excellent guides.
TOURS
Vietnam Vespa Adventure
Vespa Adventure offers entertaining, guided city tours on vintage scooters. Embracing
food, drink and music, the Saigon after Dark tour is excellent.
TOURS
Festivals & Events
Saigon Cyclo Challenge
( mid-Mar)
Professional and amateur
cyclo
drivers find out who's fastest; money raised
is donated to local charities.
CHARITY RACE
Sleeping
Budget travellers often head straight to the Pham Ngu Lao area. Those seeking upscale
digs go to Dong Khoi, home to the city's best hotels, restaurants and bars.
Dong Khoi Area
The Dong Khoi area is home to most of HCMC's top-notch hotels but also some excellent
midrange options.
Spring Hotel
HOTEL
$$
( 08-3829 7362;
www.springhotelvietnam.com
; 44-46 Ð Le Thanh Ton; s US$35-45, d US$40-50, ste
US$75-100;
)
An old favourite, this welcoming hotel is handy for dozens of restaur-
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