📍 Market📸 Tourist Attraction

Bến Thành Market

Bến Thành, Vietnam

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Overview

Market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It lies in southern Vietnam, driest and most comfortable between December and April.

Why visit: Covered city markets and dawn floating markets — the country's commerce at street level.

Things to do

›Bargain, expecting to land near half the opening price
›Eat at the food stalls inside — usually the cheapest good meal in town
›Go early; produce markets wind down by mid-morning
›Keep your bag closed and in front of you

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round; go at dawn for the food markets

Weather

Tropical and warm all year at 26–35°C with only two seasons: a dry season from December to April, and a wet season from May to November that brings short, heavy afternoon downpours rather than all-day rain.

Entry fee

Free to enter

Hours

Roughly 6 AM – 6 PM; floating markets 5 – 8 AM

Est. budget

₹300 – ₹2,500

Duration

1 – 3 hours

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