Unusually for a Southeast Asian country, the national capital of Vietnam is not its largest city. The former is Hanoi, the great northern city, while the latter is Ho Chi Minh City. Until North and South Vietnam were forcibly reunited with the northern (Communist) victory in the Vietnam War (1945-75), HCMC went by another name: Saigon. While Saigon saw great devastation during the war's final stages, and was subject to "re-education" for decades following, the great entrepot has once again emerged as one of the most important Asian cities. Thoroughly modernized, and with some of the tallest skyscrapers to be found in Southeast Asia, it cuts an impressive figure in this collection of drone videos from the former South Vietnamese capital city.
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Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam's #1 City
Ho Chi Minh City: Economic Center of Vietnam
- Dang Cine
- 3.5k VŪZ
23 - 20
- over 3 years ago
Take an aerial tour of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City in this excellent piece by AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Dang Cine. The former South Vietnamese capital lost its name (Saigon) following the Reunification in 1975, but retained its position as the country's commercial and financial capital. The center of a bustling metropolis of over 13 million, the city has gone "vertical" in the last decade: Ho Chi Minh City now boasts over two dozen skyscrapers over 150 meters (500 ft.), all of which have been built since 2010.
HCMC Dronelapse at Sunset
Saigon-Magical Night
- 10222498345472755
- 1.1k VŪZ
17 - 12
- over 3 years ago
Check out this magnificent dronelapse video from the great Vietnamese metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, a city once known as Saigon. The video opens with an epic sunset shot looking west over the Saigon River towards downtown, which is distinguished by the helicopter pad protruding from the Bitexco Financial Tower. Starting at :45, there's a great shot of the traffic semi-circle around the Tran Hung Dao Statue in the modern city core, followed by an incredible fly-by of the Landmark 81 Tower just upstream; it's Vietnam's tallest skyscraper.
The Saigon River at Sunrise
Sunrise In Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam
- Dang Cine
- 369 VŪZ
8 - 7
- over 1 year ago
Take in these magnificent drone views of Ho Chi Minh City, compliments of top AirVuz contributor Dang Cine. Shot at sunrise, the video was filmed along the Saigon River, which runs through the giant city and which is part of the great Mekong Delta. The river runs a course of around 140 mi. (around 225 km), emptying into the Soài Rạp River just south of the river, which in turn empties into the South China Sea. The Saigon River's meandering course through the city includes numerous bridges, many of which you'll see in the video.
Daytime and Nighttime in HCMC
Ho Chi Minh City from above

- hoancv@gmail.com
- 336 VŪZ
13 - 8
- almost 3 years ago
Once known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam. Built along the banks of the Saigon River, the erstwhile South Vietnamese capital has taken its place among the ranks of Asia's largest and most dynamic cities. In this excellent drone video by hoancv@gmail.com, you'll get an aerial view of the great entrepôt. The video features daytime, nighttime, and timelapse footage of some of the city's most recognizable landmarks, including extensive shots of the Vincom Landmark 81 (Vietnam's tallest building),
Ho Chi Minh City Dronelapse
Saigon From Above with 4k Hyperlapse
- pta
- 1.9k VŪZ
23 - 25
- over 3 years ago
Check out this excellent 4k dronelapse of Ho Chi Minh City, the great Vietnamese city formerly known as Saigon until the Reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1975. The video opens with a shot facing west over the Saigon River towards the Bitexco Tower with its distinctive helipad, the city's tallest building when it was completed in 2010. At about the 1:05 mark, there's a great shot of the 68 story Landmark 81 Tower, which lies a bit upstream on the river and has been the country's tallest since it was completed in 2018.
Bitexco Financial Center
Ho Chi Minh City is in the clouds - Vietnam
- Dang Cine
- 939 VŪZ
12 - 11
- over 3 years ago
Check out these fantastic drone views of Ho Chi Minh, City, Vietnam, compliments of top contributor and pilot Dang Cine. Most of the video was shot around the mist-enshrouded Bitexco Financial Tower, the second-tallest building in Vietnam's commercial and financial capital. Distinguished by its prominent heli-pad, the 68 story office tower has a roof height of just over 260 meters or around 860 ft. Completed in 2010, it's currently the second-tallest in HCMC after the Vietnam Landmark 81, which you'll see off in the distance.
Landmark 81: Vietnam's Tallest Skyscraper
The Tallest Building in Vietnam
- Dang Cine
- 1.6k VŪZ
17 - 13
- over 3 years ago
The Landmark 81 Tower is the most prominent sign of the resurgence of the great city once known as Saigon. Now Ho Chi Minh City, it's the largest in Vietnam as well as its commercial capital. Located just west of the Saigon River in the Bình Thạnh District, the 81 story mixed-use building stands 460 meters tall (just over 1.5k ft.). When it was completed in 2018, it was one of the world's 20 tallest skyscrapers. Seen here in this excellent drone video from Dang Cine, the tower is part of the Vinhomes Central Park development.
Booming "Saigon"
Saigon City Under Developing

- LeoDonVu
- 1.4k VŪZ
19 - 15
- over 4 years ago
In this excellent drone video by content creator and pilot LeoDonVu, you will be taken on a tour of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest urban area. The city was known as Saigon and was the capital of South Vietnam during the two decades when Vietnam was divided at the Seventeenth Parallel under the Geneva Accords of 1954. It lost its capital status and name following Reunification in 1975, but since the 1990's it's become one of the most dynamic and fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia.
Nighttime in HCMC
Night Flight Over Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam
- Drone Eye Perspect...
- 1.2k VŪZ
14 - 17
- almost 4 years ago
Take a nighttime aerial tour of the great metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in this drone video by DroneEyePerspective. The former capital of South Vietnam known as Saigon prior to reunification in 1975, it remains the country's commercial and financial capital. The video features some great close-up shots of some of the city's most well-known landmarks, such as the Bitexco Financial Tower with its helicopter pad. In the distance, you'll see the Landmark 81, the tallest building in Southeast Asia when it was completed in 2018.
FPV Diving Landmark 81
81 stores of dive awesomeness

- 2lcfpv
- 1.4k VŪZ
26 - 17
- about 5 years ago
In this epic first person view (FPV) video, AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot 2lcfpv takes us on a dive for the ages down the tallest skyscraper in Vietnam. It's called the Landmark 81, and it's located in the commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City (known as Saigon prior to Reunification). Named for its 81 stories, the mix-use tower was completed in 2018. It has an architectural height of 460 meters or about 1.5k ft. Its top three floors are an observatory, one of the world's tallest.
Bitexo Financial Tower by Drone
Ho Chi Minh City Sunset
- DANG MINH PHU
- 2.0k VŪZ
31 - 24
- almost 5 years ago
Contributor Dang Minh Phu created this beautiful aerial video of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Prior to the defeat of South Vietnam by North Vietnam in 1975, the city was named after the river on which it sits - Saigon. Much of the video is shot around one of the city's great modern landmarks: the Bitexo Financial Tower, which is distinguished by its protruding helipad. Opened in 2010, it was the city's tallest until 2018. The mixed-use tower has 64 floors and has a roof height of just over 260 meters (about 860 ft.).
Landmark 81 Through the Clouds
The Tallest Building in Vietnam - Landmark 81 is Sunk in the Clouds in the Morning Sun
- Dang Cine
- 437 VŪZ
8 - 9
- about 1 year ago
Check out this amazing drone video of one of the world's tallest skyscrapers peaking through the clouds, compliments of AirVuz contributor Dang Cine. Vietnam's Landmark 81 Tower is the most prominent sign of the resurgence of the great city once known as Saigon. Located just west of the Saigon River in the Bình Thạnh Distict, and part of the Vinhomes Central Park development, the 81 story mixed-use building stands 460 meters tall (just over 1.5k ft.). Completed in 2018, as of 2022 it's still by far Vietnam's tallest building.
More Drone Videos of Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh city at Night - Vietnam 🇻🇳| Drone 4k🎥
- Dang Cine
- 167 VŪZ
7 - 6
- over 3 years ago
Saigon from Above

- Pablo Mendez
- 187 VŪZ
2 - 0
- over 7 years ago
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- Dagropro
- 210 VŪZ
7 - 5
- over 6 years ago
The Landmark building, HCMC,VN

- 3Dcheckin.com
- 115 VŪZ
6 - 4
- over 5 years ago
BIG Wolrd water park & Nguyen Tri Phuong bridge - D5 - HCMC - VN
- mrbegiang
- 82 VŪZ
5 - 3
- about 6 years ago
Total madness on quite busy intersection in Saigon - Vietnam
- Drone Eye Perspect...
- 1.3k VŪZ
13 - 18
- about 4 years ago
Beautiful Sunset over Saigon Bridge in 4K - DJI Phantom 4
- H2KNGUYEN
- 226 VŪZ
13 - 8
- about 7 years ago
ĐÓN BÌNH MINH TẠI CĂN HỘ PALM HEIGHTS - Q.2, TP.HCM-VIETNAM - MAVIC PRO
- honghavideo@gmail....
- 196 VŪZ
12 - 8
- almost 3 years ago
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- louislee
- 294 VŪZ
5 - 9
- over 1 year ago
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- MOVFILM
- 1.1k VŪZ
11 - 8
- 6 months ago