What Should You Buy To Have A Meaningful Gift In Saigon? Saigon is a busy and modern city that has more than ten million people. It is also known as “unsleeping city” by foreign visitors. When you go through this place once, surely everyone will be impressed by the very unique beauty. Therefore, Vietnamese souvenirs help foreign touristskeep memories in this bustling city.
Image: District 1 in Ho Chi Minh city
There are a lot of souvenirs that are sold throughout the Saigon with many different designs and features. Which kind of souvenirs are international foreign given the most loved? Let see the content below to pay off these questions.
Coffee – The “addictive” drink of Vietnam
Saigon has hundreds of different famous brands in which there are foreign brands such as Starbucks Coffee, The coffee bean and tea leaf, The Coffee Benne, The Coffee House, … Phuc Long coffee and The tea house are Vietnam’s coffee and tea brand that has a certain foothold in the hearts of Saigon people in general as well as tourists in particular.
Image: Phuc Long Coffee.
Phuc Long coffee has a lot of kind and diverse drinks including coffee and tea that will be a true flavor of Saigon gift. Especially, Phuc Long currently has only many shops in Ho Chi Minh City so this gift of Phuc Long will surely make you satisfy. Phuc Long has tea products such as peach tea, green tea, jasmine tea, black tea,… are prepackaged, which help tourists can conveniently buy without worrying about damage during transportation.
Pottery – The unique souvenir of Vietnam
If you want to give a “unique – strange” gift from Saigon trip, you should try going to the ceramic village in Thu Duc district to experience making a ceramic product by yourself. This will be a gift that makes your relatives and friends respect. In addition, buyers can create the shape and the color of the gift as well as how to decorate product that they want to give.
Image: Vietnamese Ceramic
There are some famous ceramics brands like Authentique Home brand (113 – Le Thanh Ton, District 1), Japanese Sei Chi ceramics (63 Bis Mac Dinh Chi, District 1) and Yen Lam ceramics (112 Tran Nao district 2), Minh Long ceramics (42 Bui Thi Xuan, Tan Binh district),… in Ho Chi Minh City Saigon is a vibrant city having rich items that vary in colors and types. We are confident with the suggestions above that help visitors absolutely do not worry about gifts for your relatives and friends when you have a tour around Saigon. You will surely have a wonderful trip in Saigon in this summer.
Silk – The most high-grade material in all types of fabrics in Vietnam Let wear a silk shirt that makes you will feel the charm and value of silk. Silk is often used to make the Ao Dai – a traditional custom in Viet Nam. Moreover, it is also made noble silk shawls for mothers and trendy ties for gentlemen currently.
Image: Shawls made from Vietnamese silk at Nhasilk.
There are a lot of silk scarves in the market, but it is difficult to really get the right quality. When you come to Saigon, you can visit Nhasilk store to refer to silk products here. Nhasilk store’s address: 149 De Tham street, Co Giang ward, District 1. Nhasilk products include both exclusive designed shawls of Vietnamese ethnic culture for women and elegant silk ties for gentlemen. This will be the ideal store to buy gifts for your parents, relatives or friends.
Image: Russian visitors buy silk scarves with the traditional pattern of VietNam in Nhasilk Store.
You should choose a suitable gift that keeps your beautiful and meaningful memories in Vietnam when you return your home. We hope you will own your loved souvenirs in Saigon.