Saigon Shore Excursion: Comprehensive Private Tour with Local Guide in Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City
Experience a comprehensive private tour of Ho Chi Minh City with a local guide. Explore the city's history, culture, and landmarks, and enjoy a flexible itinerary tailored to your interests. Don't miss the chance to visit the Saigon Skydeck for a stunning view of the city.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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The Independence Palace - The palace is like a time capsule frozen in 1975. You can see two of the original tanks used in the capture of the palace parked in the grounds. Independence Palace was the home and workplace of the French Governor of Cochin-China. It has lush gardens, secret rooms, antique furniture, and a command bunker. It’s still in use to host important occasions in Ho Chi Minh, including APEC summits.
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Central Post Office - A must see in Saigon: The building was designed by Alfred Foulhoux and features arched windows and wooden shutters, just as it would have in its heyday in the late 19th Century.
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Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral - A must see in Saigon: Located in Paris Square, the name Notre Dame was given after the installation of the statue
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Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater) - A must see in Saigon
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People’s Committee Building - A must see in Saigon: Originally constructed as a hotel in 1898 by French architect Gardes, it now serves as a city hall and one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
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Emperor Jade Pagoda - You will find this pagoda in District 1 one of the oldest pagoda in Saigon, which is roughly a ten minute drive from the city centre.
What's Included
- Full Entrance Fees Included
- Complimentary Mineral Water
- Professional English-Speaking Guide in Saigon
- Local Restaurant Lunch
- Cruise Port Pick-up and Drop-off
- Private Transportation with Experienced Driver
What's Not Included
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- Lunch and beverage/drinks
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- Personal expenses
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- Other expenses not clearly mentioned in the Inclusion part
Additional Information
- Our schedules are adjustable and adaptable, ensuring you get to enjoy excellent local experiences.
- Our personal tour guide will guide you through Ho Chi Minh City, modifying the tour to suit your tastes and preferences till its time to return to the cruise port.
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7:30-8:00Am Our chauffeur will greet you with a sign displaying your name at Phu My port gate (approximately 2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and commence the journey to Saigon which lasts around an hour and a half in a private mini-van.
• Our tour guide will receive you at Saigon Center from where you’ll start your tour of Saigon City. -
We’ll explore the culture and history of Saigon, visiting:
• Local Wet Market
• The Jade Emperor temple
• City Hall
• Opera House
• Central Post Office
• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral -
Lunch at local eatery serving Pho (noodles soup)
• Saigon Skydeck on the 50th floor - Enjoy a panoramic view of Saigon.
• War Museum or Reunification Palace - Our guide will bid farewell then the chauffeur will transport you back to the ship.
Location
Phú Mỹ
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(11 Ratings)
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Nicolenagrani
Feb 15, 2024
Amazing experience! Highly rexommended! - We had an amazing tour with Linh! She shared so much knowledge with us as she took us all around Saigon! Since I was traveling with my mother on a private tour, they were able to customize our tour to exactly what we wanted’ furthermore, we changed our minds last minute to go to Saigon instead of the Mekong Delta because the drive was far and we didn’t have the time, so Henry from the sales department was easy to get in touch with and helped to rearrange our trip for us right before! We really had an amazing experience and highly recommend this tour and this company!
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Mike_d
Jan 31, 2024
A Good Personal Tour and Car Service - A good tour with Khang , and the local meal was great, plus the driver was good too.
He got us back to port on time. If we went again would ask for Khang, very helpful ,full of info :)
A Very Good Service indeed !.
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Pierrefb2407sq
Jan 23, 2024
Great Tour in Vietnam! - If you go to Vietnam, request Khang! He was excellent and fun to be with. Great history knowledge and outstanding photographer, he took so many excellent pictures of my wife and I. I cannot say enough good things about Khang and how he took care of us …. He is 5 Star!
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Yvoone_c
Jan 20, 2024
Great day in Saigon - Great guide and driver. So glad we had both, they helped us get through the traffic and get the most out of the day and ensured we arrived back to the port on time. Loved every bit of the tour.
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Dawn_k
Nov 21, 2023
The best trip ever - Linh was amazing, she explained everything to us, we could not have had anyone better. The driver was amazing as well.
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Kelli
Jun 3, 2023
Lee is the BEST guide!! He is so knowledgeable about the area and very entertaining he made this tour so much fun! - Lee is an awesome tour guide he is so knowledgeable about Vietnam and it’s history, I highly recommend his services, he is also very entertaining!
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Paula
Mar 1, 2023
Five ***** - We knew we had picked the right guide when Lee greeted us with his warm smile! His father had been a Viet Cong soldier and he was passionate about the war. He was very knowledgeable, funny, interesting and above all refreshing in his approach. My husband had balance problems and Lee never left his side. We toured in a comfortable air conditioned car with a driver who efficiently negotiated the chaotic traffic. Five ***** for them both!
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Passport21109338751
Feb 19, 2023
Good experience with Lee, a knowledgeable, funny, tour guide - Lee has been our favorite guide so far.
He speaks good English and is very funny. He taught us so much about Viet Nam and Saigon and showed us his home "Mekong Delta". We really enjoyed our day and wished we had more time to explore Viet Nam with Lee as our guide.
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Cvdm44
Feb 28, 2020
Everything about the excursion, from the bus to various places we were shown, to the delicious coffee & lunch given us. - Tuyen was the best guide we have ever had in our numerous travels all over the world. Gracious, kind, patient and ever accommodating to everyones needs. We will highly recommend him and Lee to anybody planning to go to Vietnam
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Rickyhmiami
Feb 21, 2020
highly recommend - Henry wase great. he replied to all of my emails quickly and professionally. We will book with Vietnam Shore Excursion in the future, when we get a chance to visit Vietnam.Unfortunately we had to cancel our tour, because our cruise was not able to stop there due to Coronavirus fears. I regret not being able to meet them in person.
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