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SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Saigon Past and Present Tour
Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
$258.00
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Overview
Saigon Shore Private Tour offers an enriching insight into the culture and history of Ho Chi Minh City. This full-day tour highlights lesser-known attractions while ensuring you enjoy authentic Vietnamese hospitality.
- 🚌 Shuttle bus ride takes just 2 to 5 minutes from the port gate to your first destination.
- 🌾 At Saigon Eco Village, learn about traditional rice cultivation and fishing techniques while savoring a cup of coffee or local beer.
- 🍽️ Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant featuring regional specialties, showcasing the best of Vietnamese cuisine.
- 🏛️ Visit iconic historical sites including the Local Wet Market, Jade Emperor Temple, City Hall, Opera House, Central Post Office, and Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral.
- ⏰ Private tours last approximately 9-10 hours, with a focus on timely return to your cruise ship.
- 🏰 Explore the Independence Palace, a significant historical landmark known for its role in the Vietnam War, featuring original tanks from its capture.
- 🕌 Discover the Emperor Jade Pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas in Saigon, located just a ten-minute drive from the city center.
- 🏙️ Marvel at the People's Committee Building, a stunning example of French colonial architecture surrounded by lush gardens.
- 🛍️ Experience Ben Thanh Market, a vibrant hub for local handicrafts, Vietnamese art, and delicious street food.
- 🚍 Wheelchair accessible transportation ensures a comfortable journey for all guests.
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Saigon Shore Private Tour
Duration: 8 hours
Lunch
Private Car, Van
Pickup included
Duration: 8 hours
Lunch
Private Car, Van
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Private bus with air-conditioned
- All Fees and Taxes
- Mineral water
- English speaking guide
- Personal expenses which do not mention as specified
- Other private expenditures such as phone, laundry, shopping, etc.
Meeting point
8:00AM Our local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at
Cruise port gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take short shuttle bus riding from the ship)
8:00AM Our local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at
Cruise port gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take short shuttle bus riding from the ship)
8:00AM Our local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at
Cruise port gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take short shuttle bus riding from the ship)
Return details
8:00AM Our local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at
Cruise port gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take short shuttle bus riding from the ship)
8:00AM Our local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at
Cruise port gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take short shuttle bus riding from the ship)
8:00AM Our local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at
Cruise port gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take short shuttle bus riding from the ship)
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Ho Chi Minh CityAs a local guide, We will listen carefully and re-arrange your itinerary and suggestion to fit your timetable to explore the city as you wish: + The historical sites: Reunification Palace, War Museum, History Museum… + The architectural buildings: City Hall, Opera House, Central Post Offfice… + The religious sites: The Pink church, Jade Emperor Pagoda… + The local areas: Local village, Dist 7, Binh Thanh Dist…
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Binh Quoi VillageSaigon Eco Village: This place is very famous with local people for picnic and fishing at weekend. I will introduce to you how they grow the rice, how they catch a fish but in Saigon city (This is an unseen part of Saigon). We will enjoy a cup of coffee or local beer with Vietnamese style here.
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The Independence PalaceIndependence Palace was the base of Vietnamese General Ngo Dinh Diem until his death in 1963. It made its name in global history in 1975. A tank belonging to the North Vietnamese Army crashed through its main gate, ending the Vietnam War. Today, it's a must-visit for tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. The palace is like a time capsule frozen in 1975. You can see two of the original tanks used in the capture of the palace parked in the grounds. Independence Palace was the home and workplace of the French Governor of Cochin-China.
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Emperor Jade PagodaYou will find this pagoda in District 1 one of the oldest pagoda in Saigon, which is roughly a ten minute drive from the city centre.
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People's Committee BuildingThe People’s Committee Building Saigon in central Ho Chi Minh City features well-preserved French colonial architecture in a spacious garden landscape. Originally constructed as a hotel in 1898 by French architect Gardes, it now serves as a city hall and one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. Occupying the end of Nguyen Hue walking promenade, it has three buildings with embossed statues of animals and people, intricate bas-reliefs on the walls, as well as a statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of the main building.
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Ben Thanh MarketBen Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 is a great place to buy local handicrafts, branded goods, Vietnamese art and other souvenirs. Here, you’ll find eating stalls inside the market where you can get a taste of hawker-style Vietnamese cuisine or simply cool off with a cold drink when the bargaining becomes too much. The market is big, difficult to navigate at times and certainly best avoided during the hottest part of the day but all the same its well worth a look.
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Notre Dame Cathedral of SaigonSaigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the late 1880s by French colonists, is one of the few remaining strongholds of Catholicism in the largely Buddhist Vietnam. Located in Paris Square, the name Notre Dame was given after the installation of the statue ‘Peaceful Notre Dame’ in 1959. In 1962, the Vatican conferred the Cathedral status as a basilica and gave it the official name of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. Measuring almost 60 metres in height, the cathedral’s distinctive neo-Romanesque features include the all-red brick façade (which were imported from Marseille), stained glass windows, two bell towers containing six bronze bells that still ring to this day, and a peaceful garden setting in the middle of downtown Ho Chi Minh City District 1.
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Saigon Central Post OfficeThe Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh is a beautifully preserved remnant of French colonial times and perhaps the grandest post office in all of Southeast Asia. Located next door to Notre Dame Cathedral, the two cultural sites can be visited together and offers visitors a chance to imagine life in Vietnam during the times of the Indochinese Empire. The building was designed by Alfred Foulhoux and features arched windows and wooden shutters, just as it would have in its heyday in the late 19th Century.
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Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater)The Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh is an elegant colonial building at the intersection of Le Loi and Dong Khoi Street in District 1, very close to the famous Notre Dame Cathedral and the classic Central Post Office. The restored three-storey 800-seat Opera House was built in 1897 and is used for staging not only opera but also a wide range of performing arts including ballet, musical concerts, Vietnamese traditional dance and plays. Performances are advertised around the building and information can be found in the state-operated tourist information centre close by.
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Ho Chi Minh City's Book StreetHo Chi Minh City Book Street is a pedestrian-only street next to the Saigon Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon. These three places are in a very central and popular area of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City. The street is closed off to cars and scooters and is lined with dozens of cafes, bookstores, and souvenir shops. Large trees hang over much of the street, which provides good shade and an overall pleasant atmosphere. It’s also a no-smoking zone.
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SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Saigon Past and Present Tour
Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
$258.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!