Ho Chi Minh City Bus & Walking Day Tour

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Highlights

Ho Chi Minh

cultural, historical, sightseeing

Group Tour

1 Day

Easy

English, Vietnamese

Description

Take a tour around Saigon. Major attractions include the Presidential Palace, War Remnants Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon. Also travel in a bus to China Town in District 5 for views of Chinese pagodas and local markets. Passing through many monuments inside Saigon, one will see the from land-breaking changes that happened with time and continues today; such as Khmer time, feudal time, French colonial and South Vietnam government house. Besides architecture, one will also witness the mix of culture, people, races, etc. which makes Saigon different from other parts of Vietnam, which acts as a "melting pot" of the country.

Itinerary

Discover Saigon
- Walk up to the two existing colonial architectures in Saigon: Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office. The structures take us back to the old time of Saigon and some of the interesting stories alongside these two constructions.
- Visit The Presidential Palace (or Independence Palace or Reunification Palace), It is a relic of the Fall of Saigon 1975. You will have a big general view of the Vietnam War which was the bloodiest civil war in Vietnam history and has its after-effects until now.
- Take a small stroll to the War Remnants Museum which showcases the devastation of war. Know how the war took place and how it ended. I will be next to you if you need any information about the war.
- Board on a short bus journey to the home of an admirable family that dug a secret bunker in their house to hide ammunition for suicide attacks on the Presidential Palace during the Tet Offensive in 1968.
- Proceed on bus journey to China Town in District 5 where we see the Chinese pagodas and unique Chinese style market. Chinese people is one of the ethnic communities in Vietnam and they bring values to Vietnamese culture as the interaction between the two countries is strong.