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Saigon Hash House Harriers, Sunday afternoons.
do they still run during rainy season tho
Rainy season just means an earlier start and more beer stops, so turnout actually holds up.
yep, plus the on-on pub afterwards is where the actual socializing happens
Usually yes, just check their Facebook page.
monsoon downpours can cancel a trail but check the group chat an hour before, hares post updates
meet at 2pm at the turtle lake end i think
theyre a drinking club with a running problem, hares set trail from a different spot each week so check the on-on before u show up
the post-run circle at the hash is where u actually meet people, not the trail itself
yeah thats where the naming happens too, u get ur hash name there & thats how ppl remember u
Is District 1 safe to walk at night in Ho Chi Minh City 2026?
I've walked that area a few times, the stretch along De Tham stays lit and busy well past midnight. The sketchy bit is the park across from Ben Thanh, it goes dark and empty so I'd cut east instead.
good call on the park, the dark stretch is really the whole 23/9 roundabout side after 11, cut through Ham Nghi instead
The stretch by the Saigon Tax Trade Center end of the roundabout empties out fast after 11, so cutting east earlier is the move.
tbh the park side gets real dark but the streets just south of it stay lively so u prob fine either way
Le Loi side stays lit too, just fewer folks
Ton That Tung side stays lit, more foot traffic
Bui Vien itself stays packed past 2am so that stretch is fine. The quiet blocks toward Co Giang get empty and Grab drivers sometimes won't go down those alleys late. I'd Grab it after midnight, mostly for the heat and hassle.
yeah the heat is teh real argument honestly, walking 15 min at 1am and you're soaked. one thing though, the blocks right off Pham Ngu Lao toward Cong Quynh stay pretty alive till late, food stalls and all, so it's not all dead past the main strip.
Nguyen Trai side stays lit too, just fewer people
Ly Tu Trong, empty by 11:30.