Ho Chi Minh City Post Office
Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor, an important Khmer sea port prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century.
Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochin-china and later of the independent state of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1975. In 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Hồ Chí Minh City after Hồ Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still commonly used.)
The city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon River, 60 kilometers (37 mi) from the South China Sea and 1,760 kilometers (1,090 mi) south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
The metropolitan area, which consists of the Hồ Chí Minh City metropolitan area, Thủ Dầu Một, Dĩ An, Biên Hòa and surrounding towns, is populated by more than 9 million people, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Vietnam and the countries of the former French Indochina. The Greater Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area covering most parts of Đông Nam Bộ plus Tiền Giang and Long An provinces under planning will have an area of 30,000 square kilometers with a population of 20 million inhabitants by 2020. According to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Economist Intelligence Unit and ECA International, Ho Chi Minh City is ranked 132 on the list of world's most expensive cities.
HCM - CU CHI - TAY NINH - MY THO
Duration: 5D4N
Start city: Ho Chi Minh city
Route: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi - Tay Ninh - Ho Chi Minh city - Tien Giang
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Route : Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi - Tay Ninh - Ho Chi Minh city - Tien Giang
Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, you will be met and greeted by our tour guide. Transfer to hotel for check in. Later you will be brought to the Bonsai Cruise for dinner (upon availability), the biggest existing dragon boat in Vietnam and is a replica of a royal Vietnamese-style dragon boat dating back to the 19th century the biggest existing dragon boat in Vietnam and is a replica of a royal Vietnamese-style dragon boat dating back to the 19th century. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh City Tour (B/L/D)
Starting your trip by taking a short orientation tour of Ho Chi Minh to visit the highlights the former Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, continue to visit Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office. Have lunch at “Pho 24” and the final stop will be Ben Thanh Market where you can “shop until you drop” with variety of goods and souvenirs. Enjoy your dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 3 : Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnels - Cao Dai Holy See (B/L/D)
After breakfast at hotel, head to Cu Chi tunnels. There are more than 200 km of underground tunnels, comprising a main axis system with many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters and other tunnels. From here we have another hour drive to Tay Ninh, the headquarters for the Cao Dai Sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winton Churchill. Lunch will be taken at Tay Ninh before driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. Have dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
After breakfast at hotel, we will proceed ahead to My Tho, the heat of the Mekong delta, famous for its vast rice fields and beautiful landscapes.. We then embark for a lovely boat trip on Mekong river to Thoi Son Island where local handicrafts and sweets from coconut are being produced. Enjoy fresh seasonal fruits and traditional live music of Mekong Delta. Visit a typical local house to taste home-made honey tea. Take a cruise
along the canals by small sampan boats. Have lunch at a local restaurant with specialities of Mekong Delta. Return to Ho Chi Minh city, visit ancient Chinatown, Thien Hau pagoda. Have dinner. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 5 : Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)
Breakfast at the hotel, free at your own leisure until check-out. Our tour guide and private car/bus will pick you up and transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your flight back home. End of the services.
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Ho Chi Minh City Tour
Duration: Full day
Visit: Reunification Palace – Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral – War Remains Museum – Jade Emperor Temple – Chinese temples – Chinese Town – Ben Thanh market.
Highlight of the tour: Ho Chi Minh City, the industrial hub of Vietnam, has huge resources to draw your attention. This dynamic city being the cultural constitutes the core of Vietnam. It is also the biggest city of the nation and considered as the economic capital of the country. The Ho Chi Minh City features French colonial architecture mingled with Chinese influences.
Detailed tour itinerary
Morning: We pick you up from hotel at 8.30 Am. We will visit to the Re Unification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for official receptions. You can visit the private rooms of the president, the “War Room” from where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and, most poignantly, the room where the North Vietnamese army finally took control in 1975.
Nearby is the Post Office and the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Neo-Romanesque in form, Notre Dame is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam.
We continue to the War Remains Museum, where you can learn a lot about the Vietnam War. Lunch with Vietnamese delicacies.
Afternoon: we will visit to Jade Emperor Temple, one of the oldest Chinese temples in Saigon. Visit China town where have very old Binh Tay market and The last sight we will visit is Ben Thanh market, where all kind of goods are offered.
Included tour services: Private car / van , tour guide, lunch, entrance fees
