Ho Chi Minh City is all about dynamism, crowded streets, skyscrapers, and urbanization fusing well with culture side, including Oriental style pagodas, ancient temples, and traditional markets. With a sudden bout of the economic uprising, the city offers something for everyone and thus serving as a destination worth visiting. The largest city of Vietnam and former capital of the Republic of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh is a city buzzing with frantic energy all the time. Once tagged as the Pearl of the Orient by French, today it is an excellent blend of little chaos and peace, crowded streets and tiny hidden alleyways, sky touching office buildings and ancient structures. One can witness the success story of the city through its posh restaurants, luxury hotels, numerous bars and clubs and showrooms selling premium goods. The lifestyle of Ho Chi Minh is on open display all the time with most of the living rooms opening on to the street, people zooming around on motorcycles, and chatting and napping in the parks. The cosmopolitan city is vibrant, rich in food, fast-paced and with a dash of romance displayed in French architecture.

Best time to fly from Clark – Pampanga to Ho Chi Minh City

The busiest month for tourism in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in January, followed by May and July. Prices for hotels and flights will be most expensive during these months, though you can save if you purchase well in advance. Tourists are unlikely to visit Ho Chi Minh City in August. Those willing to visit at these times will likely find it the least expensive month. In Ho Chi Minh City, there is a festival that celebrated annually, and it called Tet Trung Thu. It conducted every 15th day of 8th lunar month. This beautiful festival features children all over buying, or even making lanterns for themselves. They can also be seen indulging in activities like lion dances or even setting up food booths selling fruits, sweets, etc. The idea behind this festival is to bring an animal or person down from the moon. Hence, the children lighting lanterns acts as an enlightened path for the animal or person coming down.

Main airports available in Clark – Pampanga and Ho Chi Minh City

Clark International Airport - Located in Pampanga, Clark International Airport is the main international airport that serves for the city of Angeles and Mabalacat. It has handled international and domestic flights including China Eastern Airlines, Jeju Air, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific. Besides that, this airport operates for cargo airlines like FedEx Express, UPS Airlines, and many more. This airport also serves as the location for Philippine Air Force. The distance between this airport and the city is only about 1.1 kilometres. By taking a taxi, the taxi fare is around PHP 232.41.

Tansonnhat International Airport (SGN) - Tansonnhat International Airport (SGN) is the largest airport in Vietnam and is based in Ho Chi Minh City. You can fly to 70 destinations with 50 airlines in scheduled passenger traffic. Flights are departing from one of its two terminals (Terminal 1 and 2). The route with the most departures is the route to Hanoi (HAN) with an average of 323 flights from Tansonnhat International every week which is 16% of all weekly departures. The top international destinations from here are Singapore (SIN) and Seoul (ICN). The two longest flights are Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to London (LHR) that takes around 13 hours and 50 minutes and Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Paris (CDG) with a flight time of 13 hours and 40 minutes. Vietnam Airlines is the largest airline here by counting the number of departures with around 778 scheduled take-offs every week. The second-largest operator from Tansonnhat International is VietJet Air. Boeing 747 is the largest aircraft operating here among other big planes such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A350.

Climate pattern in Clark – Pampanga and Ho Chi Minh City

Average temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City vary very little. The temperatures feel hot all the year with a fair chance of precipitation about half of the year. If you are looking for the very warmest time to visit Ho Chi Minh City, the hottest months are March, April, and then May. If dry weather is what you are after, the months with the lowest chance of significant precipitation in Ho Chi Minh City are December, January and then February. Ho Chi Minh City has some very humid months, with other comfortably humid months of the year. The least humid month is February and the most humid month in September. Wind in Ho Chi Minh City is usually calm. The windiest month is March, followed by April and August. The best times to visit Ho Chi Minh City for ideal weather are 3 December to 8 April.

Highlights attractions in Ho Chi Minh City

• Fine Arts Museum - Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City is one of the most popular art centres in the city, which aims at preserving, collecting and displaying contemporary as well as traditional artworks. The yellow-and-white building combines French and Chinese elements and houses a variety of paintings and sculptures. Oil, lacquer, silk and ceramic works are found next to ancient Champa relics.
• Notre Dame Cathedral - The Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is one of the city's most loved and famous landmarks. Officially known as the Cathedral Basilica of the Lady of the Immaculate Conception, it still retains the aura of grand bygone eras and holy sanctity. The most famous religious landmark in the city, the Notre Dame Cathedral was constructed by French colonists between 1863 and 1880. The cathedral features Romanesque architectural features, with a distinct red-brick aspect, stained glass windows and twin bell towers measuring 58 meters. A statue of Virgin Mary stands tall in front of the church.
• Jade Emperor Pagoda - Jade Emperor Pagoda is a spectacular Taoist shrine in Ho Chi Minh City. It was built in 1909 by a migrant Cantonese community, the primary deity here is the 'King of Heaven' Chua Ngoc Hoang who regulates the entry of souls in the afterlife. The grotesque fate that awaits sinners is intricately carved on the temple's walls, which is often remains shrouded behind incense smoke. This fantastically red temple complex has a spectacular atmosphere welcoming both locals and tourists alike to explore its wonders and seek the blessings of the Jade Emperor, the supreme Taoist god.