Saigon for kids

Saigon is teeming with interesting sights and exciting attractions; however, if you are travelling with kids in tow, it’s important to tailor your outings to interest all the family. Here are a few ideas for trips which should keep even the littlest sightseers happy.

Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens are just down the road from the Sofitel Hotel and provide the ideal terrain for an enjoyable family outing. (If there is any risk of avian flu at the time of travelling, this trip should be avoided.)

The Reunification Palace may not immediately spring to mind when planning a kid-friendly outing; however, the palace has lots of open space with no traffic, so it is a great place to let your kids run around. Such spaces in Saigon are few and far between. The tanks and fighter jets will also excite little troopers.

Ho Chi Minh City Museum is a great place to take kids who love vehicles. The museum has vintage cars, tanks, fighter jets and helicopters, which kids can sit in.

Le Van Tam Park is a dream playground – complete with ball pit, car course, jungle gym, monkey bars, swings and slides. There is a bakery near by providing the ideal refuelling station after a hard day’s play.

A number of large hotels and shopping centres also cater for younger travellers, providing safe and clean play areas, as well as specially adapted menus. Windsor Plaza Hotel has a fantastic play area and Parkson Department Store has a bowling alley and games arcade on the top floor.