Ho Chi Minh City Tour 1 Day
Tour overview: Ho Chi Minh City, the industrial hub of Vietnam, has huge resources to draw your attention. This dynamic city being the cultural trendsetter constitutes the core of Vietnam. It is also the biggest city of the nation and considered as the economic capital of the country. The Ho Chi Minh City features French colonial architecture mingled with Chinese influences.
The city was once known as Saigon. Later the government of Ha Noi changed its name to Ho Chi Minh City. However its previous name, Saigon, is still more popular among people of Vietnam. The city with its bustling street markets, cafes, shops, pagodas and museums offers a microcosmic view of the entire nation.
Code: OSG – 0131
Routes : Around City
Duration : 1 Day tour
Tour Type: Private tour
Itinerary in Detail
Reunification Palace – Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral – War Remains Museum – Jade Emperor Temple – Chinese temples – Ben Thanh market
Origin Travel tour guide Sunny welcome you from your hotel at 8.30 Am. We will visit to the Re Unification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for official receptions. You can visit the private rooms of the president, the “War Room” from where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and, most poignantly, the room where the North Vietnamese army finally took control in 1975.
Nearby is the Post Office and the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Neo-Romanesque in form, Notre Dame is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam.
We continue to the War Remains Museum, where you can learn a lot about the Vietnam War. Lunch with Vietnamese delicacies. After lunch we will visit to Jade Emperor Temple, one of the oldest Chinese temples in Saigon. The last sight we will visit is Ben Thanh market, where all kind of goods are offered.
Price ($US) for private tour:
| Size of group | 2 | 3 – 6 | 7 – 10 |
| Cost | 49 | 38 | 32 |
Costs are $ US NET. Subject to 3% surcharge if paid by credit cards or 2% on travelers’ cheque.
Inclusion: See inclusive items listed after each day
Exclusion: Insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details, tips are welcome!
What to bring: Sun block, sunglasses & hat, insect repellent, swimming suite, swimming glass
Notes:
- Guide: English speaking guide
- Meals: Vietnam food.
- Best time to do: All year- round, best from September to April of next year.
- With other tour options: Sai Gon Cuchi, Mekong Delta day trip, Mekong Delta cycling tou2, 3 days or your tailor made tours, please contact us.
- This tour itinerary and tour prices are subject to change without notice
- Please travel responsibly: The small things you do will make a big difference!
Why book this tour with Origin Vietnam Travel?
- Attention to your personal needs before and after the tour
- Origin Vietnam Travel brings you SEE and KNOWS the Original of Vietnamese people’s culture, tradition, customs and habits…
- Origin Vietnam Travel team works to help local communities by sharing the benefits of Responsible Tourism.
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