SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Special Saigon City Tour Full Day

5.0 (10 reviews) 8 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Unique City Tour for Cruiser Tourist — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

This is a special shore excursion tour to Saigon for exploration local areas that perpetuate the daily lives of ordinary Vietnamese living in Saigon. You will find yourselves drowned in the charming beauty of countryside, with gigs, a blue canal, dinghies, a rough monkey bridge...

All private tours are approximately 9-10 hours or longer depending on your time. At the end of the private tour, we will ensure that you return on-time to board the cruise ship.
Customize your excursion to suit your interests and itinerary
Take an all-day private tour from Cruise port with a personal guide
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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English
Operated by: Saigon Private Tourguide

Ages: Children (4–10 years) · Adults (11–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Private Tour, Customized and Flexible Tour
Included: Bottled drinking water on the car/bus -All entrance fees
Included: Lunch
Included: Cruise Port Pickup and Drop-off
Included: anding and/or facility fees: Landing and facility fees

Not included

Not included: -Personal expenses. -Travel insurance. -Drinks are not included with any meal

Itinerary

Ho Chi Minh City

2 hours

7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Phu My port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van.
2
Binh Quoi Village

45 min Admission included
Then we will do this tour by seeing with many special places in Saigon as follows:
- Saigon Eco Village: This place is very famous with local people for picnic and fishing at weekend. I will introduce to you how they grow the rice, how they catch a fish but in Saigon city (This is an unseen part of Saigon). We will enjoy a cup of coffee or local beer with Vietnamese style here.
Emperor Jade Pagoda

15 min Admission included

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.
The Independence Palace

45 min Admission included

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.
5
Ho Chi Minh Square (Quảng truờng Hồ Chi Minh)

30 min Admission included
Then we will do this tour by seeing with many special places in Saigon center with:
- City Hall, Opera House
- Central Post Office
- Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral
- XQ Hand Embroidery
- Optional: 45 minutes trishaw ride around the city to see the real Saigon
On the way back the ship we will stop for you enjoy Amazing View of this city from Saigon River

+ Our itinerary are flexible and changeable to make you have a great local experiences.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Cruise port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1 hours by private mini-van.
7:30AM-8:00AM The driver and Our guide will pick you up at the main gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take shuttle bus from the ship) of Cai Mep port to Saigon Center around 1.5 hours by private mini-van.
7:30AM-8:00AM The driver and Our guide will pick you up at the main gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take shuttle bus from the ship) of Phu My port to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van.

End point

7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Cruise port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1 hours by private mini-van.
7:30AM-8:00AM The driver and Our guide will pick you up at the main gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take shuttle bus from the ship) of Cai Mep port to Saigon Center around 1.5 hours by private mini-van.
7:30AM-8:00AM The driver and Our guide will pick you up at the main gate (7 to 10 minute walk or take shuttle bus from the ship) of Phu My port to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van.

Pickup points

7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Cruise port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.