Shore Excursion: Old and New Parts of Saigon from Cruise Port
Joined 2022
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion: Old and New Parts of Saigon for cruiser tourist will touch on some of the historical antecedents to modern Saigon as well as delving into some of the more everyday traditional lifestyle of the Saigonese.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Cruise Port
Meeting at the port
7:30-8:00am I will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Phu My port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van. Then we will do this tour by seeing with many special places in Saigon as follows:
Saigon 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.
Lunch time
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant with local specialty.
Saigon city (Ho Chi Minh)
After that we'll head to center and discover history and culture of Saigon with:
• Local Wet Market
• The Jade Emperor temple
• City Hall
• Opera House
• Central Post Office
• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral
• War Museum or Reunification Palace (formerly known as the Presidential Palace).
• The CIA building in Saigon: Saigon Helicopter Photo
End of the tour
Back at the port.
Ending Point
Cruise Port
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Private transportation with A/C
- Local English speaking tour guide; other languages are -available on request
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Bottled drinking water on the car/bus
- All entrance fee
- Beverage/drinks on meal (if any)
- Personal expenses
- Other expenses not clearly mentioned in the Inclusion part
Tour Important Information
****ALL TOURS ARE PRIVATE
THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT PORTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY/SAIGON WHERE YOU DOCK
+ FIRST - NHA RONG PORT (SAIGON/HCMC) - IS NEAR CITY CENTER
+ SECOND - HIEP PHUOC PORT - IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM CITY CENTER
+ THIRD - PHU MY PORT - IS 1. 15 HOUR FROM SAIGON/HCMC CITY CENTER & 2. 5 HOURS FROM MEKONG DELTA, CUCHI TUNNELS.
All private tours are approximately 9-10 hours or longer depending on your time. At the end of the private tour, we will ensure that you return on-time to board the cruise ship.
Important message from the supplier
You will definitely leave Vietnam with a fulfilled-sense of wonder and happiness. It will be unforgettable experience!
Looking forwards to meeting you in Vietnam,
Have a gorgeous day :)
Your Tour Guide in Vietnam!
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 2022
About Tour Guide Lee M.
Dear Clients!. My name is Lee. I was born in South of Vietnam.
- I graduated from National University in 2011 after 4 years learning for Bachelor degree in Tourism.
- I used to be a local tour guide and a tour leader for Indochina countries (Vietnam - Cambodia - Laos) more than 10 years already. I love my country so much and desire sharing many things to all my clients included cultures, customs, history, landmarks, daily life, cuisine, characteristic locals among regions, how Vietnam has changed a lot after 1990… I'm confident that when you choose me for your journey, you'll not only get the hours entertainment, shopping, sightseeing and fun but also to get the experience of learning about the culture, cuisine, people and the values from the daily life of our people from urban to rural areas. I also have experienced with the clients from all Cruise come to Hochiminh City such as: Celebrity Mellenium, Silversea, Seabourn, Seven seas, Diamond princess. . . .
- I also can arrange the Vietnam tour package 10-20 days depart from Saigon or Hanoi.
- I think I have enough experience to make your trip more perfectly.
- I would like to welcome and serve you and your friends to explore our beautiful country.
Do not hesitate to contact me should you need any assistance and support from me here in Vietnam.
Sincerely,
Lee
Reviews
W. charles N.
“Interesting and Educational Tour”
Lee is very knowledgeable, easy to understand and accommodating. The Cu Chi Tunnels tour itself is interesting and educational. Lee not only provides rich detail he also poses questions that bring you into the tour and makes the information more memorable. Would recommend the tour and Lee as your guide.
Maaike D.
“What a memorable experience ”
From the beginning to the end our days in Vietnam were made special. Great organization, punctuality, destinations and experiences. The 10 of us were very fortunate to be able to optimize our time in Vietnam with this organization. Thank you
Lee M.
Good Afternoon Ms. Maaike Dijkstra, Thank you very much for the review! That's a great compliment for me to work harder in the tourism to improve my tour services in Vietnam. Thank you for spending your time with my services in Hanoi, Ha Long, Da Nang, Hoi An and Saigon I appreciated it. I hope to serve you and your group again in the future! All the best to you! Lee @@
Shawn L.
“Private tour of Ho Chi Minh City”
Lee has under the weather, so MIA took his place as our tour guide with Nghia as our driver . We felt very safe with him and he got us back to thr ship in lots of time! Mia was excellent! She shared information about Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam on the way into the city. It took a bit under two hours to get from the cruise port to Ho Chi Minh City. Before going, we asked to make some changes in the itinerary and it was no problem at all to make the changes. Our first stop was at the Eco Village. Mia was very informative as we walked around and then we stopped and had some delicious Vietnamese milk coffee by the river. After that we went to a Chinese Pagoda followed by a trip to the wholesale market. It was interesting to walk around there and see all the spices and merchandise to purchase. The merchants weren’t pushy at all. We also went on a 20 minute rickshaw ride through Chinatown. This was an extra cost but well worth it. Definitely a highlight of the day! Mia took us to another pagoda. Then we made a quick change in the itinerary because I wanted to get some good Vietnamese coffee. Mia found an excellent place to purchase coffee. While there we had an opportunity to see The lacquer factory as well. After that, we went to lunch at a small Vietnamese restaurant. It was lovely. My husband has a shellfish allergy so Mia called ahead to make some changes in our meal. Our meal was served immediately upon arrival. The server was lovely. For dessert we had egg coffee, this was just as delicious as the milk coffee. After that, we headed back to the ship. It was a full day, but we were back in plenty of time, two hours before departure. I highly recommend Mia and Go With Guide tours! Mia had very good English and she had a lot of knowledge about Ho Chi Minh city. Just the fact that she was able to make a change in our itinerary was greatly appreciated.
Lee M.
Dear Mrs Shaw, Thank you for this awesome review!!! Our pleasure comes from your satisfaction with my tour services. Best wishes, Mia @ and Lee!
$198/ per group
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