Ho Chi Minh City Private Oriental Half Day Walking Tour

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About this activity

Looking for some thing different in Sai Gon? How about going with us though the "Big market - Chợ Lớn". Give it a try and you'll be surprise!

Starting with the busy Binh Tay Market (not the Ben Thanh market), lets the place wake you up by the atmosphere and the colorful stalls of varieties local product offer a sensory feast.

Next, visit the Cha Tam Church, a place with a secret untold story and it is a building which combine a unique blend of Western and Eastern architectural beliefs.

Continue your exploration to walk through the biggest motorbike component market in Sai Gon where local mechanic shop come to buy product.

Stop by a local market to try a special type of coffee.

Then come the majestic Thien Hau Temple, dedicated to the sea goddess. And why is it located in the city and not at the sea? The tour is where you have the answer.

End the tour at the Nghia An temple, famous for business, love worshiping, a place for those who need to find the other half.

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At a glance

Duration: 3–4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: Japanese, English
Operated by: Magic Karp tour

Ages: Infants (0–1 years) · Children (2–5 years) · Youth (6–16 years) · Adults (17–64 years) · Seniors (65–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: In-person Tour Guide in English, Japanese
Included: Private transportation
Included: Tea and coffee: Coffee and/or Tea

Not included

Not included: Lunch
Not included: Any pickup location outside 1.5km from Ben Thanh market will be charge with 10$ per customer

Itinerary

Binh Tay Market

30 min

Fisrt stop, our guide will take you though the market to see how Vietnamese Chinese people do the business. Then arrive to the center of the market to hear story about the man who created the market.
Stop 2

30 min

In this location, our guide will give you context about the varieties of religions and how it celebrate in this "Big market" area. Beside you will hear untold story of the church and how it is an important link in Vietnam's war history period 1956 - 1975.
Stop 3

30 min

With the amount of motorbike nearly equal to number of people. The market is one of the famous and biggest place to buy motorbike part and to modify it. And why it's need to be modify ? Come with us to know more.
Stop 4

30 min Admission included

Vietnamese coffee is a must try drink, each area we will have different type of coffee and ways to make it. Here at district 5, people have a creative and unique way to make their coffee for the day. Come with us and give it a try.
Ba Thien Hau Temple

45 min

When arrived, our guide will serve you with the mythology story of Ms. Thien Hau - God of the sea of Chinese community in "Big market" area. Then the guide will lead you to meet the other Gods in the temple, give context, story, meaning behind each one and along side with information of the design of the temple.
Nghia An Temple

45 min

Last stop, our guide will bring you to visit temple of Quan Cong - the general from the Three Kingdoms Period (184-280), his famous horse and God of the money. Our guide will give you context and stories about the man and how Vietnamese Chinese community set up the altar, meaning behind the incense. Then our guide will show you how to do "tarot" asian way.

Meeting point and pickup

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

Meeting point

Maintenance of the Binh Tay market, our guide will already there to see you.

End point

Pickup points

Silverland Min Hotel
Roseland Point Hotel
The Reverie Saigon - The Leading Hotels of the World
Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel
Signature by M Village Hai Ba Trung, a brand of Modern Village Lifestyle
Huong Sen Hotel
Saga Hotel
GK Central Hotel
Grand Cititel Central Sai Gon Hotel
Xuan Huong Hotel
Azumaya Hotel Le Thanh Ton
A EM Corp Royal Palace Hotel

and 798 more pickup points

We pickup and drop-off from accommodation within District 1, 3, 4, 5, 10. Any pick-ups outside this area will incur an extra charge depending on the location & distance of the accommodation. Alternatively, you may make your way to the Ben Thanh Market, Ben Thanh, District 1. We will meet up and drop you off there.