Swimming in Ho Chi Minh City

Swimming in Ho Chi Minh City

The sport of swimming any where in world plays an important role regarding recreational activities. In Ho Chi Minh City you will find ample venues which promote swimming as an activity and majority hotels have great swimming pools allowing you to take a relaxing bath or to take swimming lessons in your leisure.

Lam Son Swimming Pool: the splendid 50meter pool in District 5 can be availed for a cost of US dollar 0.50 per hour. The expenses are surprisingly low for a swimming pool to charge. The life guards are well trained and the pool is mostly kept clean and safe. This pool is divided into 5 lanes while one of them is reserved to be used by the women. But no such zone is secluded for children and thus they are free to invade any zone of the pool as they please. The association provides you with a highly functional changing room with the basic amenities.

You can avail of the pool facilities by visiting Lam Son Swimming Pool at:
Tran Binh Trang, District 5,
Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: +84 8 835 8028

Another prominent agency serving to fulfill the requirements of the swimmers in the city is Saigon Water Park. This theme park is mostly constructed on Western guidelines. You can go for a cool summer outing as you join the crowds on adventures like those of a raft slide, or the 'twister' which involves 2 completely enclosed slide tubes twisting around each other while those having a calmer approach can simply float swiftly down the 'lazy river' or can go swimming in the large pool. For younger siblings there is a pool which is comparatively shallower. To go the park one can avail of the regular buses serving this park from Ben Thanh market. You will get a number of food stalls, bars and shops on the location. Admission to this park costs US dollar 4 for those who are taller than 1.4 meters; while you are charged with US dollar 2 if your height is between 0.8 meters and 1.4 meters; and entry is free for those below 0.8 meters.

To enjoy in the Saigon Water Park visit:
Kha Van Can, 10km from city, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: +84 8 897 0456
Fax: +84 8 896 5300

Other than these two water parks if you are a tourist staying in any of the hotels in Ho Chi Minh then you can naturally enough avail of the swimming pool facility while your stay in the hotels.

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