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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
“Lee is the perfect guide”
Lee was the perfect guide and was very accommodating with our requests from commencement time to where we did and did not want to go. Lee provided great insights on the sites and attractions we went to see as well as relevant historical information. Lee’s happy personality and humour made the tour even more enjoyable.
Lee M.
Dear Linc Family, Thank you very much for your great review! It was a delight to read your review. Have a nice trip in Vietnam! Best wishes! Lee
“3 Generations”
I took my parents back to Vietnam for the first time in over 30 years, along with my own 2 kids for the first time. Kids loved Lee and my parents loved talking to Lee about their old country. He spoke both Vietnamese and English for the kids. Lee was very accommodating, and waited over an hour and a half for us the first day as our plane was late. We ended up taking two tours with Lee over two days...
Lee M.
Hi Mr. An and Family, Thank you so much for your great review! Hope to welcome your family again soon! Have a nice trip to Mien Tay Vietnam!
Susan Z.
Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta Full Day from Ho Chi Minh
“Great Excursion, Great Guide”
The excursion to the tunnels and the Mekong was very well planned out. Lee did a great job in structuring the excursion ensuring that our group of 4 were well isolated from the many large tour buses also visiting the tunnels. Lee's historical knowledge is excellent. The retelling of his father's stories from when his father was involved fighting for his country were extremely interesting. Lunch in the Mekong was most enjoyable, as was the boat rides and the visit to the coconut candy factory. Thank-you Lee for making the day very memorable.
Lee M.
Dear Susan, Thank you very much for your great review! It was a delight to read your review. I'm glad that you really enjoyed our services. Once again, thanks for visiting Vietnam and we hope to welcome you again to this beautiful country in the future. Best wishes! Lee
$198/ per group
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