Day Trip Tours From Ho Chi Minh City
Duration
Full day
Tour Type
Pre or Post Tour
About Tour
The “Day Trip Tours From Ho Chi Minh City” provides a range of half-day and full-day excursions departing from Ho Chi Minh City. These tours include visits to significant historical sites like the Cu Chi Tunnels, immersive city tours, and explorations of the scenic Mekong Delta. Each tour is designed to offer insightful glimpses into Vietnam’s rich culture, history, and local lifestyle, complete with transportation, guides, and detailed sightseeing.
Duration
Full day
Language
English
Service includes
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
- Beverage
- Other services not mentioned above
Packaged Price Includes
- All sightseeing tickets
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Tissues and water on coach
- Transportation by private or shuttle bus
- Experienced English speaking guide
Itinerary
08.30 Pick up at your hotel.
This personalised private tour is one of the best ways to explore and to discover what Saigon has to offer to visitors. Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is the largest and busiest city in Vietnam with a population of 7 million people. Much of the daily life takes place on the streets, which are lined with shops, stalls and vendors with their wares spread out on the footpath.
Don’t miss the bustling Ben Thanh Market – a fantastic place for bargains of every kind! There are several interesting sights in Saigon . The War Remnants Museum has a wealth of images from the wars, the most moving being a gallery entitled ‘Requiem’ which is dedicated to Vietnamese and foreign journalists and photographers who perished during the French and American conflicts.
The Reunification Palace was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until April 30, 1975 when the North Vietnamese tanks came crashing through the front gates, bringing the U.S.-Vietnam War to a dramatic end. Close to the Palace some of the best examples of French colonial architecture are represented in the forms of Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office. Notre Dame Cathedral was built between 1877 and 1883, and the stones used to create it were exported in its entirety from France. Next to the cathedral stands the Central Post Office, finished in 1891. It is another fine example of French architecture and is Vietnam’s largest post office. For all of its French colonial history, Ho Chi Minh City is by far Vietnam’s most modern city. It has numerous shopping malls, cinemas, discotheques and a bewildering number of bars.
Tour Category | Valid until 30 Sep 2024 Price in US dollar per person for the private party of | ||
Private tour | 2p | 3-4p | 5-6p |
59 | 45 | 29 | |
Join Group tour | US$ 25/pax |
08.30 pick up at your hotel.
After pick-up at your hotel, you enjoy a half day excursion to the famous Cu Chi tunnels. This network of tunnels, which stretched for over 200km, became legendary during the 1960s.
Cu Chi tunnels played a vital part in the U.S.-Vietnam War in that they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area only 30 to 40 km from former Saigon . At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border. The network, parts of which were several levels deep, included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens.
Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and feel of what underground life during the war must have been like. The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise we would not be able to enter them!) For those interested there’s even the opportunity to try an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range.
Tour Category | Valid until 30 Sep 2024 Price in US dollar per person for the private party of | ||
Private tour | 2p | 3-4p | 5-6p |
64 | 49 | 35 | |
Join Group tour | US$ 35/pax |
08.00 pick up at your hotel.
After pick-up at your hotel, you enjoy a half day excursion to the famous Cu Chi tunnels. This network of tunnels, which stretched for over 200km, became legendary during the 1960s.
Cu Chi tunnels played a vital part in the U.S.-Vietnam War in that they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area only 30 to 40 km from former Saigon . At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border. The network, parts of which were several levels deep, included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchens.
Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and feel of what underground life during the war must have been like. The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise we would not be able to enter them!)
In the afternoon, we visit Ho Chi Minh City including Reunification Palace, Ngoc Hoang Pagoda, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office built between 1877 and 1883 by renowned designer Gustav Eiffel. The cathedral still remains an active church with services each day and is favoured backdrop for Vietnamese wedding photographs.
Tour Category | Valid until 30 Sep 2024 Price in US dollar per person for the private party of | ||
Private tour | 2p | 3-4p | 5-6p |
108 | 89 | 68 | |
Join Group tour | US$ 60/pax |
Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop. Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time. In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Tour Category | Valid until 30 Sep 2024 Price in US dollar per person for the private party of | ||
Private tour | 2p | 3-4p | 5-6p |
114 | 86 | 59 | |
Join Group tour | US$45/pax |