Southern Vietnam

Southern part of Viet Nam is the richest and most urbanized of the three regions in the country, it’s dominated by Ho Chi Minh City, the giant metropolis home to more than ten million people where was the capital of South Viet Nam during Viet Nam war.

Historically in the Cambodian sphere of influence, the region was the last to be added to Vietnam, only being annexed in the 18th and 19th centuries by the Nugyen dynasty after the collapse of the Khmer Empire and the slow decline of the Cambodian Kingdom locked in a struggle with the Kingdom of Siam.

There are only two seasons; rainy between May and November (with June-August seeing the heaviest rain) and dry between December and April.

Like elsewhere in Vietnam, people are kind and friendly, easy going and always being quick to laugh. Because of its special history and nature, South Viet Nam is also a marvelous halt for travelers to discover this “melting pot” landscape.