Ho Chi Minh City Sightseeing & Food Tour
Joined 2024
Get an overview of Ho Chi Minh City on a full-day sightseeing tour with an informative guide. Start with a cyclo ride along the laneways of Cho Lon and haggle for bargains at Binh Tay Market. Soak up the city's rich historical and cultural tapestry as you tour iconic landmarks such as Independence Palace, and learn about Vietnam’s tragic past at the War Remnants Museum. Finish with a stroll around the city's downtown to view Notre-Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office and Opera House.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Client's hotel
- At schedule, we will meet and greet at the agreed location. If you need airport pick up, please let me know.
Ho Thi Ky Flower Market
Our first stop is to explore small alleys and flower local market. Drive to Thien Hau pagoda in Chinatown where we you might admire to greatly domestic architecture. Then enjoy a 45 minute rickshaw ride around this old town.
Visit slum houses along canal
Drive along a canal in district 7 to see the huge contrast between the poor stilts houses and new high rise buildings. Take a sip of Vietnamese coffee. (30 minutes)
War Remnants Museum
Then drive back to downtown of Ho Chi Minh city (20 minutes) and visit one of the most popular museum called War Remnant.
Have Lunch
Around 12:00PM, have a delicious lunch with a hot bowl of Vietnamese Phở (40 minutes).
Stroll around Saigon downtown
Tour around Dong Khoi area which includes the General Post Office, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Rex Hotel, and the City Hall. The highlight is the former CIA headquarters where the last American helicopter landed on the top for evacuation in Fall of Saigon in 1975.
Ending Point
Finish at client's hotel
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guiding Services
Private Transportation (driver, toll, gas, parking)
Admission Tickets
Other: Food, Drinks, Snacks
Personal Expenses
Tour Important Information
- For 1 - 2 passengers, a car (Toyota Innova or Toyota Fortuner) is used.
- For 3 - 10 passengers, a minibus (Ford Transit or Hyundai Solati) is used.
All vehicles have A/C.
Important message from the supplier
I provide private and customizable tours
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2024
About Tour Guide Joseph T.
Goooooood morning, Vietnam!
I am Joseph, an experienced travel planner and licensed tourist guide in Ho Chi Minh City. I organize day and multi-day tours in and around popular destinations in Vietnam such as Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh city.
I'm dedicated full-time helping people enjoy their holidays in my beautiful country. Over the last ten years I have organized and led some hundred tour groups in Vietnam, making me one of the most experienced tour guides here. All my tours are customized according to your interest, needs and requests.
$260/ per group
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