Full-Day Saigon City Tour Including Cyclo Ride

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Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

- 08:00am- from your hotel in Saigon, we kick start our exciting day with a short cyclo ride (40 minutes) at rush hour to Ho Thi Ky alleys with a short break for photos at the site of, ‘the most powerful photo of all time’ where a Buddhist monk set himself a fire in 1963 to oppose the then regime’s depressing on Buddhism
- Upon arrival at Ho Thi Ky alleys, we will enjoy a short walk (30 minutes) in the alleys and visit Saigon’s largest wholesaled flower market which has been here for almost a century
- Drive to Cho Lon (known as china town) and stroll through the backstreets market of Tan Thanh where jungles of motor-parts are provided for some 6 million motorbikes in Saigon. Interestingly, hundreds of U.S ammunition boxes found their way to this market after the Vietnam War and are now being reused as toolboxes
- We go on to visit Binh Tay Market and the colorful Thien Hau Pagoda in the same area
- Lunch: at Pho Hung – the best ever Vietnamese rice-noodle soup with beef
- Afternoon: we will visit the sobering War Remnants Museum, the former Presidential Palace (also known as Unification Hall) and the historic French-built landmarks i.e. Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, the Opera House, and Hotel de Ville to name but a few
*** Our service ends at your hotel at around 17:00pm

Duration: 9 hours

Included
  • Transport by modern air-conditioned minivan
  • 40-minutes cyclo ride
  • Lunch at local restaurant ( Pho noodle soup
  • English speaking guide
  • Bottled water
Not included
  • Soft-drinks, beer or any other incidental expenses are not mentioned in the above.
  • Tipping for tour guide and driver
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • French speaking guide only for private tour
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • A maximum of 9 people per booking
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travelers
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