Optional Tours in Ho Chi Minh City

Tours in HCMC

HCMC half-day motorbike tour

Half-day Ho Chi Minh City tour

Full day Vestiges of War

Dinner Cruise Saigon River

1- Ho chi minh city half day motorbike tour (OPHc1)

It’s time to step out of your comfort zone and hit the road on two wheels with Saigonese to explore the hidden charms of Saigon. We offer a totally different aspect of the city which no other package tour offers, safely behind your professional driver; you'll experience morning Saigon just like a local, and enjoy the culture, local life and more from a completely new perspective. Riding through the small allies and busy bustle streets, stopping for the hidden yet beautiful landmarks of Saigon such as the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Central Post Office. We’ll take you to a local yet colorful flower market, and another interesting market where local people buying and selling bike parts for miles long. Also visit traditional medicine museum with antiquity up to 3000 years old and a war relic site even local never know about. Seat back and enjoy your ride.

Services includes: Pick up and drop off at your hotel, motorbike with professional rider; English speaking guide; 1 bottle of mineral water and Vietnamese coffee; Admission fees for all sightseeing places; VAT and Government tax.

Services excludes: Other drinks; Personal expense; Tips and gratuities; pick up and drop off at airport/port/bus station.

Quotation: US$50/person

2- Ho chi minh city half day tour (OPHc2)

Depart from your hotel to visit most of the main attractions in the city within only 4 hours. Our first stops are Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon Post Office, two of the oldest buildings which were constructed by French colonist. Continue with the visit of the famous historic Reunification Palace where displays many pictures and weapons, especially with a basement right inside the palace. The next stop will be War Remnants Museum which shows the horrors and consequences of the war to people from the past to the present. Then we have sometimes to visit Jade Emperor Temple (Ngoc Hoang Temple) before enjoy shopping at the famous Ben Thanh market. Tour ends with drop off at your hotel; say good bye to your friendly guide.

Services includes: Private transfer; English speaking guide; 1 bottle of mineral water; Admission fees for all sightseeing places; VAT and Government tax.

Services excludes: Drinks; Personal expense; Tips and gratuities.

Note: Group tour program maybe different from private tour.

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3- vestiges of war (OPHc3)

This full day tour will bring you to visit some monuments and sites that associate with Vietnam War in the twentieth century. Tour starts with pick up at your hotel to depart for Cu Chi tunnels, about 60km away from Ho Chi Minh city centre. The Tunnels were used by Viet Cong as their hiding base for several military campaigns during the Vietnam War; functioned as an underground city with numerous trap doors, storage facilities, weapon factories, field hospitals, living quarters, command center and kitchens. Before entering the tunnels for a real experience, you will view a short video film and presentation about the construction of the tunnels and how it was built. After that travelers can try to taste manioc which was the main food in Cu Chi during the war. For those who interest, there is an opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range.
Lunch will be served at local restaurant then we head back to the city centre. Continue your trip to visit Reunification Palace, the Home and Workplace of South Vietnam’s President during the War and also the site of the end of the Vietnam War during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975 when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gate. The last destination of the day is War Remnants Museum where exposes the war crimes. This museum comprises series of themed rooms in several buildings, with period military equipment placed within a walled yard. Many photos, artworks and artifacts are displayed to show the horror of the wars and their consequences to the people.

Services includes: Private transfer; English speaking guide; 1 bottle of mineral water; Admission fees for all sightseeing places; VAT and Government tax.

Services excludes: Drinks; Personal expense; Tips and gratuities.

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4- dinner cruise saigon river (OPHc4)

Dining while gliding along Saigon River with the historic Lady Hau cruise would be an unforgettable memory to anyone. Restored from a rice barge that was used to ferry goods to and from floating markets on Mekong River, today Lady Hau cruise offers a unique dining experience. You will have about 2.5 hours on board to relax on the open air decks and taste delicious authentic Vietnamese dishes prepared by one of the Saigon’s most famous chefs while cruising along the length of Saigon River with amazing views from its two banks.
The cruise route is approximately 24km: setting off from Bach Dang pier in district 4, passing the colonial architecture of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transportation, followed by the Ba Son Shipyard, continuing in a north easterly direction to pass picturesque Thao Dien area with its waterfront villas, restaurants and bars that well decorated in fairy lights, contemplating the view of Thanh Da island and its green patches of farmland along the portside before making the return trip to the pier; disembark the Lady Hau and end the river dining trip.
Boarding time: 19.45 – 20.15
Disembarking time: 22.15
Location: 5 Nguyen Tat Thanh St., Dist.4, TP.HCM.

Services includes: Dinner and cruising on Saigon River; VAT and Government tax.

Services excludes: Drinks; Personal expense; Tips and gratuities; pick up and drop off at hotel.

Quotation: US$38/person

Tours around HCMC

Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels tour

Mekong Delta 1 day tour

1- cao dai temple and cu chi tunnels tour (OPHc5)

Our car and English speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel to depart for Cao Dai Temple. Upon arrival, you will attend the midday ceremony’s extravaganza to witness the daily mass held by the Cao Dai followers which is a fantastic experience. After lunch at local restaurant, proceed to Cu Chi. Before entering the tunnels for a real experience, you will view a short video film and presentation about the construction of the tunnels and how it was built. After that travelers can try delicious manioc which is the main food in Cu Chi during the war. For those interested there is an opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range. Back to Ho Chi Minh city, end the tour with drop off at your hotels.

Services includes: Private transfer; English speaking guide; 1 bottle of mineral water; Lunch; Admission fees for all sightseeing places; VAT and Government tax.

Services excludes: Drinks; Personal expense; Tips and gratuities.

Note: Group tour program maybe different from private tour.

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2- mekong delta 1 day tour (OPHc6)

On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit& honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals.
Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy& observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Meet your car and return to HCMC. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories.

Services includes: Private transfer; English speaking guide; 1 bottle of mineral water; Admission fees for all sightseeing places; VAT and Government tax.

Services excludes: Drinks; Personal expense; Tips and gratuities.

Note: Group tour program maybe different from private tour.

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