There are plenty of joyful places in District 9 Ho Chi Minh City that you can spend time with your children there. District 9 is an ideal site if you want to give your family the most relaxing moments, and have wonderful memories during your time in Saigon, Vietnam.
The visiting attractions in District 9 Ho Chi Minh City
1. Buu Long Pagoda
On a hill west of the Dong Nai River, Buu Long Pagoda is at 81 Nguyen Xien street, Long Binh Ward, District 9, about 20 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. From a distance, visitors can identify the temple with the image of the splendid yellow stupa against the sky.
Many people in the area around the temple call this a Thai temple because at first glance the temple will make you feel it has a Thai style. The pagoda is very calm with the bell sounds on the top of the stupa, and the murmuring of water from the lake in front of the stupa. Also, the temple is impressed by the intricately carved architecture.
Tra That (Buddhist restaurant) inside the temple sells vegetarian food and soft drinks. All are delicious and cheap, you can try to enjoy vegetarian cuisine here.
Amidst the busy life, Buu Long Pagoda will help your soul peaceful and pure.
2. Tam Da lotus lake
This place is located more than 20km from the centre of Saigon to the east, and 12 km from Buu Long Pagoda. If you want to escape away from the crowded and noisy streets, you can find a simple, rustic and peaceful site in Tam Da lotus pond, District 9, Ho Chi Minh.
Tam Da lotus lake in District 9 HCM is being considered a hot sightseeing spot in Summer (May to August) in Saigon. The green colour combined with the lotus blooming in the middle of the lagoon is the ideal setting for you to get beautiful photos. A perfect destination for those who want to find a peaceful place and to take the pictures in Saigon.
One thing you will enjoy is the image of a thatched-roof hut in the lotus lagoon, and the wooden bridge leading to the middle of the lake, surrounded by blooming lotus flowers. A poetic setting makes anyone who comes here be surprised and eager.
You will see a completely different Saigon, a beautiful peaceful corner of the prosperous city. Tam Da lotus pond is also an ideal check-in place for you to immerse yourself in nature.
3. The BCR tourist place
The BCR tourist place has a beautiful location with fresh air and lots of trees. This site welcomes more than 200,000 visitors every year. The resort is a top address for organizing picnics, team building, birthday parties, weddings, conferences, … for families, agencies or collectives.
Coming to this area, you will be involved in many challenging games, such as shooting paint guns, fighting fake battles with the different battlefield area, which is designed according to various types of terrain from plains, urban areas to mountainous terrain. If you do not like adventure games, you can choose softer games like fruit shooting with attractive prizes.
Besides, you will learn to be a farmer at “The BCR Farm”. You will study about cultivation and animal husbandry, such as the process of creating rice grains: planting rice, caring, fertilizing, watering, harvesting; the process of tending and harvesting other crops; feeding cows, goats, sheep; or make traditional crafts. These activities are very interesting experiences that you can hardly find in today’s urbanized life.
4. Exploring Long Island castle
Long Island castle has a classic European style that attracts a lot of photographers. Despite being considered as a luxurious destination in Saigon, Long Island Castle still attracts many visitors to visit, take pictures every day.
This place has a large space nearly 5ha, so many directors choose it as the outdoor scenes for their films.
Located in Long Thuan Ward, District 9, about 30 minutes from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. The Stone House is the name that the local people gives to a magnificent Long Island.
Actually, Long Island includes many European-style villas designed by architect Vu Tien Don and managed the construction of the project. Long Island architectural complex is almost like a super-luxury resort with full of services and entertainment areas, such as a stone wall, hall, pool, indoor and outdoor bar, coffee shop, horse stable, channels, fish pond, garden, wine cellar, and indoor and outdoor gym.
Coming to Long Island, you will have the opportunity to explore the magnificent interior space, with high stairs, arches, beautiful chandeliers… especially a big piano located near the entrance, extremely nice conditions for fashion albums, or beautiful wedding photos.
If you are finding a new style of photos that are different old style at the areas of Notre Dame Cathedral, the Saigon Post Office or the Ho Chi Minh Museum, you can come straight to the stone island castle.
Besides the attractions above, District 9 HCMC has many other destinations, such as the Saigon Ao Dai Musueum, and Suoi Tien Theme Park.
Tasty dishes to try in District 9 HCMC
Although the District 9 is not rich in cuisine, it is enough for you to have a flavourful meal. Let’s see around to point popular dishes in this district.
1. Goat hot pot of Dai Nhan
This is considered an ideal place to gather friends or group parties. The restaurant specializes in goat dishes, especially the goat hot pot. 100% goat meat is skillfully processed into attractive delicacies, such as steamed goat meat, goat salad, fried goat rolls…
The shop owns a comfortable and spacious space. You will smell full of difficult food scents like the popular restaurants in Saigon. The price here is also quite reasonable from only 100,000-300,000 VND.
- Address: 52 Ngo Quyen Street, Hiep Phu Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City
- Opening hours: 09:00 to 23:00
2. Yen broken rice
Yen broken rice (Com tam Yen) is a delicious restaurant in District 9 that you should try. An ideal place to stop for lunch, the shop is on Le Van Viet Street, District 9.
The restaurant is famous for its fragrant broken rice. Many people like to order broken rice with meat pie, or chicken and mushroom.
Serving fast to meet the needs of customers. The shop is open all day and quite crowded at lunchtime. The price here is also very reasonable, ranging from 25,000-35,000 VND.
Rice seems heavy food, so it is suitable for people to need less energy and familiar with Asian food.
3. Snails at Assembly Hall 449 Oc Nguyen
This restaurant offers different kinds of snails. Assembly Hall 449 Oc Nguyen is an ideal place for people falling in love with the delicious snails.
When you come here, you can enjoy many kinds of snails from snails and plenty of delicious seafood such as clams, octopus, oysters, etc, which are very flavorful.
The price of dishes at the restaurant ranges from 50,000-150,000 VND. Remember tasting the snails with some cans of local beer 333.
- Address: alley 449 Le Van Kiet Street, Tang Nhon Phu A Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City
- Opening hours: 14h30 to 22h00
4. Wrap & Roll
Wrap & Roll in District 9 sounds like a Western name but it is a Vietnamese food restaurant. Coming to Wrap & Roll, customers will have the opportunity to experience traditional culinary, making you value cherish the moment with your family and friends.
Wrap & Roll has more than 40 different rolls with unique flavours of the three regions of the country: wet rice paper with grilled pork, pho rolls, spring rolls… Besides, there are many dishes of rice, hot pot, pho waiting for customers to taste.
Wrap & Roll can be considered as a small Vietnamese cuisine, typically with soy sauce, shrimp sauce, fish sauce, anchovy fish sauce from North to South. For Wrap & Roll, the dipping sauce is the foundation, distilling the essence of Vietnamese cuisine, bringing the most harmonious flavour.
- Address: 4th-floor Vincom Le Van Kiet, 50A Le Van Kiet, Hiep Phu Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City
- Opening hours: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Price range: 40,000 to 170,000 VND.
With the information of District 9 HCMC introduced above, Exotic Travel hopes you can find a good way to explore a different corner of Saigon.
Will you travel to District 9 when you visit Ho Chi Minh City?