Shore Excursion: DISCOVER CHINA TOWN BY CYCLO from SAI GON PORT


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Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Overview

Take a ride through Ho Chi Minh City the most traditional way- by cyclo (pedicab)! Relax and take in the sights as your driver trundles along the streets of Chinatown and you experience pre-war Saigon on this 4-hour tour. Get an immersion into local life; taste street food, learn about traditional Chinese medicine, and visit an ancient Chinese temple.

Highlights:
- Take a relaxing cyclo (pedicab) ride through the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City to visit the famous China Town
- Visit shops selling traditional Chinese products
- Learn about Chinese herb medicine
- Stop to taste street foods sold by local vendors
- Wander around a 250-year-old Chinese temple dedicated to the goddess of the sea-Lady Thien Hau


What's Included

Bottled drinking water

Cyclo, Entrance fees

English speaking guides (other languages available upon request with surcharge)

Food and drinks

Transfer and transportation as per itinerary

Travel insurance

What's Not Included

Personal expenses such as: shopping, telephone, beverage, etc.

Tips and gratuities

Visa


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
  • CHILD: Age: 6 - 10
  • ADULT: Age: 11 - 120

Additional Info

  • Booking should be made at least 7 days before departure.
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
  • Booking should be made at least 7 days before departure.
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.


What To Expect

Ba Thien Hau Temple
Pick up at Sai Gon port. The tour will begin with a ride to the Lady Thien Hau Temple. This temple, built to worship Lady Thien Hau (the goddess of the sea), is one of the most interesting and ancient temples in the China Town area. Thien Hau is the Vietnamese transcription of the Chinese name Tianhou ("Empress of Heaven"), an epithet of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl credited with saving one or some of her family members from harm during a typhoon through her spiritual power.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Chinatown (Cho Lon) - District 5
After visiting the temple, you will relax on cyclo (pedicab) going around China Town and visiting some local shops,. Where you can find many traditional Chinese products including medicinal herbs and clothing. China Town is an interesting place to see classical Chinese architecture reminiscent of years gone by with plenty of Chinese restaurants

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Nha Tho Cha Tam (Cha Tam Church)
We then visit Cha Tam Church or Saint Francis Xavier Parish Church), is the first church for the Catholic parishioners of the local Chinese community in Ho Chi Minh City

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Binh Tay Market
Last stop is Binh Tay Market, constructed by the French in the 1880s, is located in the centre of Vietnam’s largest China Town district.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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