🏨 Private Sai Gon Commanders City Tour Activity

Private Sai Gon Commanders City Tour

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From $170.00

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Uncover the history of Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon, on a city tour accompanied by a knowledgeable guide. See the Reunification Palace, the site of the liberation of Saigon in 1975, which brought an end to the bloody conflict; visit Notre Dame Cathedral and learn how it was used by spies during the war; and browse the moving exhibitions on display at the Sai Gon Commander Museum.

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Bottled water

Lunch

Private tour guide

Private transportation

What's Not Included

Beverage during the meal

Other services not above mentioned

Accommodation

Air ticket

Personal expenses

Tips for guide and driver

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
CHILD: Age: 2 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 80

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral

Built between 1877 and 1883, Notre Dame Cathedral enlivens the heart of Ho Chi Minh City's government quarter, facing Ð Dong Khoi. A brick, neo-Romanesque church with 40m-high square towers tipped with iron spires, the Catholic cathedral is named after the Virgin Mary. Interior walls are inlaid with devotional tablets and some stained glass survives.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Central Post Office

Right across the way from Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City's striking French post office is a period classic, designed by Marie-Alfred Foulhoux (though often credited to Gustave Eiffel) and built between 1886 and 1891. Painted on the walls of its grand concourse are fascinating historic maps of South Vietnam, Saigon and Cholon, while a mosaic of Ho Chi Minh takes pride of place at the end of its barrel-vaulted hall. Note the magnificent tiled floor of the interior and the copious green-painted wrought iron.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ho Chi Minh City's Book Street

Being the place where gathered by many book publishers in whole country, Nguyen Van Binh street has book store café (besides the City Post Office), newspapers area, magazine area, stationery, old book exchange, book exhibition area, newspapers or pictures area by topic, creating a true book space connecting books, bookmakers and readers.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ho Chi Minh City

Transfer to enjoy Vietnamese coffee at Do Phu coffee and study the secret tunnel of Sai Gon comanders during the war. Have lunch with broken rice with grilled pork and kim chi.
After lunch, take a visit to Sai Gon commander museum – a secret weapon tunnel, used to supply weapons for Sai Gon commanders during the general offensive campaign in 1968.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Independence Palace

Surrounded by royal palm trees, the dissonant 1960s architecture of this government building and the eerie mood that accompanies a walk through its deserted halls make it an intriguing spectacle. The first Communist tanks to arrive in Saigon rumbled here on 30 April 1975 and it’s as if time has stood still since then. The building is deeply associated with the fall of the city in 1975, yet it's the kitsch detailing and period motifs that steal the show.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Emperor Jade Pagoda

Built in 1909 in honour of the supreme Taoist god (the Jade Emperor or King of Heaven, Ngoc Hoang), this is one of the most spectacularly atmospheric temples in Ho Chi Minh City, stuffed with statues of phantasmal divinities and grotesque heroes. The pungent smoke of incense (huong) fills the air, obscuring the exquisite woodcarvings. Its roof is encrusted with elaborate tile work, and the temple's statues, depicting characters from both Buddhist and Taoist lore, are made from reinforced papier mâché.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ben Thanh Market

Centrally located, Ben Thanh and its surrounding streets comprise one of HCMC's liveliest areas. Everything that’s commonly eaten, worn or used by the Saigonese is piled high, and souvenirs can be found in equal abundance. Vendors are determined and prices usually higher than elsewhere (restaurant stalls are reasonable), so bargain vigorously and ignore any 'Fixed Price' signs.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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