Saigon Excursion & Daily Tours (#1600)

 

 

In this, the largest of Vietnam’s cities, you will see the hustle and bustle of Vietnamese life everywhere, and there is something invigorating about it all. Constrasting images of the exotic and mundane abound. There are the street markets, where bargains are struck and deals are done; the pavement cafes, where stereo speakers fill the surrounding streets with a melodious thumping beat; and the sleek new cafes and pubs, where tourists chat over beer, pretzels, coffee and croissants. A young office worker manoeuvres her Honda Dream through rush-hour traffic, long hair flowing, high heel working the break pedal. The sweating Chinese businessman chats on his cellular phone, cursing his necktie in the tropical heat.

 

Hi Bustling Saigon – 1 day (Trip code 1601)

Although it is a big and chaotic metropolis, but this make your discovering the city are unique. Nice colonial center, with broad promenades and squares, and some French influence buildings that should not be missed. There are also many nice temples and pagodas. Another of the things visitors should not miss are its popular markets – a great place to taste the local food specialties. Our stops in this city tour inclusive Reunification Palace, War Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Notre Dame Cathedral, Binh Tay Market, Thien Hau Pagoda, on the way back we visit bustling China Town, and Ben Thanh Market.

 

Inclusive

• Transportation
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Private English speaking guide
• Entrance fees

 

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Cu Chi tunnels – Cao Dai religion – 1 day (Trip code 1602)

Cao Daism is an mixture of Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism and Confucianism. In this religious, Buddha and the Christian God are believed to both exist as deities, but Cao Dai is the third, highest deity. First found by Ngo Van Chieu in 1923, by 1930 there were half a million followers and over 2 million now.
In the morning, we are drive forward Tay Ninh, to see the ornate temple of Cao Dai and attend the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. After lunch, we drive back, with stopover Cu Chi Tunnels. The trip ends after arrival in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Inclusive

• Transportation
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Private English speaking guide
• Entrance fees
• Lunch at local restaurant

 

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Good Morning Saigon – early morning (Trip code 1603)

Your guide and driver will pick you up early in the morning at 0700 to catch the first rays of the sun and a chance to see Saigon waking up. The traffic is light at this hour and your local form of transport will allow you to be fully immersed in the atmosphere of the city.

The first stop is ‘Tao Dan Park’ where locals practice their morning exercises – Tai Chi, aerobics and badminton. Stroll around the park to a small pagoda where you are likely to see locals performing daily prayers. Buddhism in Vietnam has had a symbiotic relationship with Taoism, Chinese spirituality as well as aspects of indigenous Vietnamese religion.

Continue to a local wet market where shoppers haggle over the fresh produce on offer. Wander through the stalls where vendors are selling everything from live seafood to dried meats, fresh seasonal vegetables and home-ware products

Take a break for breakfast. Alongside the locals at Pho 24 Restaurant you will sample of bowl ofVietnam’s national dish – pho noodle soup.

Finish up the morning with a café in one of the city’s busiest coffee houses. A legacy of the French, coffee houses are a poplar meeting spot for local students, the business set, artists and the trend setters of the city – a great place to people watch!

Around 09.45 or 10.00, transfer back to your hotel.

 

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Halfday Cu Chi tunnels, Halfday Saigon – 1 day (Trip code 1604)

Drive from your hotel to Hoc Mon District to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, which is 70 kilometers North West of down town Ho Chi Minh City. The Cu Chi Tunnel system had been created long time back, from 1948 to assist Viet Minh in the combat with French.

And it was continuing built over 25 years later. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers. In places, it was housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years…. getting married, giving birth. During the American War the entire area of Cu Chi was designated a free fire zone and was heavily bombarded. From 1988, two sections of tunnels have been open for visitors. Be back at your hotel after 4 hours travel & visit
Continue to visit Thien Hau pagoda, Notre Dame Cathedral, Former Presidential Palace, War Museum and Ben Thanh market
Drop off at your hotel

 

Inclusive

• Transportation
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Private English speaking guide
• Entrance fees

 

One Day Saigon Tour & Cu Chi Tunnel – Joint Group (#1600.1)

Joint small group: 4-12 people
Pick up at hotel in HCMC center: 07.15 – 07.30am
Drop off at hotel in HCM city center: 17.00 (05.00pm)
Itinerary: Saigon – City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels (with basic lunch)

 

The guide and driver pick you up at the hotel in the city center or at the meeting point. This morning, we explore Ho Chi Minh City which including 4 places Independence Palace, also known as the Reunification Palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom Palace, widely known as a landmark of Ho Chi Minh City, and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the historic Central Post Office. Finally, we visit the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum; the museum has a vast display of both the Indochina wars.
Break for a basic local lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, we depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours of bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have a short introduction followed by an introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of wartime. Then, spend your time exploring the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the specially constructed living areas with kitchens, and bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purposes during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.
Break time for relaxation or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun (bullets ticket not included). The trip ends!

Note: Drop off time is subject to traffic, weather…so the finished time could be later than expected.’

Inclusion:

 

A/C bus pick up (centrally located hotel), transfer & sightseeing as per program. English-speaking guide, all entrance fees, basic local lunch

Exclusion: Drink/beverages, travel insurance, vat tax, tips for tour guide, and personal expenses, shot bullets, others that are not mentioned in the inclusions

 

Price in USD per person valid for 2023 – 2024

(except for public holidays or festivals)

	2 people	3-4 people	5-6 people
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One Day Saigon Tour & Cu Chi Tunnel – Joint Group (#1600.1)	54
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Halfday Cu Chi tunnels – 1/2 day (Trip code 1605a)

Drive from your hotel in Saigon to Hoc Mon District to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, which is 70 kilometers North West of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The Cu Chi Tunnel system had been created a long time back, in 1948 to assist Viet Minh in the combat with French.

And it was continued built over 25 years later. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers. In places, it housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years…. getting married and giving birth. During the American War, the entire area of Cu Chi has designated a free-fire zone and was heavily bombarded. Since 1988, two sections of tunnels have been open for visitors.
Be back at your hotel after 4 hours of travel & visit

Optional extra visit if you have a wish and time permits: Located close to the Cu Chi Tunnels is the Wildlife at Risk(WAR) rescue center. The center is the first multi-species wildlife hospital and holding facility in southern Vietnam and its main purpose is to help stop the endangered wildlife trade in Vietnam. You’ll be taken on a guided tour through the center where educational displays and information about the country’s biodiversity can be seen as well as some of the animals themselves (though no contact with the animals will be made).

 

Inclusive

• Transportation by private car with air-conditioned
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Private English-speaking guide
• Entrance fees

 

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Saigon – Vam Sat – Can Gio – full day with lunch! (Trip code 1606)

Vam Sat is located in the Can Gio mangrove forest, accounting for about over 2,000 hectares in Ly Nhon commune, surrounded by rivers of Lo Ren, Goc Tre, Vam Sat and Dinh Ba. The World Tourism Organisation has recognised it as one of the most sustainable eco-tourism site. The Vam Sat – Can Gio area is a UNESCO-recognised world biosphere reserve.

Depart at 08.00am from your hotel, our guide and driver will transfer you to Can Gio. Upon on arrival at Vam Sat, stop at crocodiles farm, do the most fearless activitive, walking along the mangrove forest stop at the centre. See immense panorama of Vam Sat mangrove forest from the “Tang Bong” tower. After lunch, walking through mangrove forest for seeing the home of klying foxes, visiting crab pond and trying crab angling, visiting bird sanctuary for sightseeing nets of storks, herons, cranes, birds … transfer back to Sai Gon. Trip ends at your hotel in the late evening.

 

Inclusive

• Private transfers in a saloon car or minivan
• Private boat fee
• Entrance fees
• Service of a private English speaking guide
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Mineral water and wet wipe

 

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Saigon – Nam Cat Tien National Park – 2 days 1 night trip (Trip code 1607)

 

Day 1: Saigon – The primate rehabilitation center – Nam Cat Tien (no meals)
Our car will pick up at your hotel in early morning & take National Highway to a mountainous area full of roadside plantations of rubber and green coffee. A short, smooth 150km car ride takes you to an extinct volcanic crater, known as Lava Tubes. Cross the Dong Nai River to enter the Cat Tien National Park and begin your wildlife experience. The Reserved Core Area where you will see many trees of different species that are hundreds years old and visit the primate rehabilitation center and see the monkeys. Free at leisure in the evening.
Overnight in guest house of Nam Cat Tien National Park www.cattiennationalpark.vn

 

Day 2: Nam Cat Tien National Park – Crocodile Lake- Saigon (breakfast)
Rising early to the sounds of the forest, you will have breakfast before meeting your driver at 7:30. You will leave for a trip to Bau Sau or Crocodile Lake. The jeep takes you 20 minutes (10km) from the lodge to the trekking point, where you will start a 1 hour trek for about 5 km.
Bau Sau is a beautiful lake surrounded by the jungle and home to many crocodiles. You’ll have the chance to see birds, crocodiles, wild lotus before heading back to lodge for lunch. At 2 pm you will commence your return journey to Ho Chi Minh City where you will arrive at 6 pm.
Ends of trip.

 

Inclusive

• Private transfers in a saloon car or minivan with A/C
• 1 night accommodation at guest house of the National Park with breakfast, standard double/twin sharing room
• Entrance fees to national park, to Crocodile Swamp (Bau Sau)
• Entrance fee to visit the primate rehabilitation center (Dao Tien)
• Service of a private English speaking guide
• Mineral water and wet wipe during trip

 

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Cu Chi tunnels – Secret Cellar B & War Remnants Museum (Trip code 1608)

Drive from your hotel in Saigon to Hoc Mon District to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, which is 70 kilometers North West of down town Ho Chi Minh City. The Cu Chi Tunnel system had been created long time back, from 1948 to assist Viet Minh in the combat with French. And it was continuing built over 25 years later. It was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers. In places, it was housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years…. getting married, giving birth. During the American War the entire area of Cu Chi was designated a free fire zone and was heavily bombarded. From 1988, two sections of tunnels have been open for visitors.

In the afternoon, be back to War Remnants Museum where saving the heroic remnants of Vietnamese people in the struggle against the invading forces.
Tour finishes at the secret cellar B in Dist 10. Secret Cellar “B” the so called “Printing Office of the Patriotic Support Association” was dug under cover of darkness between February and May 1952 by a team of operatives led by Hà Minh Lân, who set up a shrine-making business as daytime cover for the operation. Highly sophisticated in both design and construction, the cellar housed a covert printing press that functioned for over five years, publishing in leaflet form the latest news transcribed from northern radio broadcasts.

The cellar was abandoned in December 1957 for security reasons and decommissioned in 1959 by stuffing it with soil-filled containers that preserved the structure intact until after Reunification.

 

Inclusive

• Transportation by private car with air-conditioned
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Private English speaking guide
• Entrance fees

 

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Half day visit Secret Cellar B  (Trip code 1609)

Our tour guide will pick up at hotel in Dist 1 & Dist 3 then depart to Secret Cellar “B” the so called “Printing Office of the Patriotic Support Association”. The cellar was dug under cover of darkness between February and May 1952 by a team of operatives led by Hà Minh Lân, who set up a shrine-making business as daytime cover for the operation. Highly sophisticated in both design and construction, the cellar housed a covert printing press that functioned for over five years, publishing in leaflet form the latest news transcribed from northern radio broadcasts.

The cellar was abandoned in December 1957 for security reasons and decommissioned in 1959 by stuffing it with soil-filled containers that preserved the structure intact until after Reunification.

 

Inclusive

• Transportation by private car with air-conditioned
• Mineral water and wet wipe
• Private English speaking guide
• Entrance fees

 

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