HOCHIMINH FREE & EASY TOUR FOR ASIAN

Meals: N/A

Accommodations: at hotel

Transfer: Private vehicle

Activities for today:

You are warmly welcomed by our driver, transferred to your hotel and Free to take your time to explore the city and daily life of the local. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel and Lunch at local restaurant

Accommodations: at hotel

Transfer: Private vehicle

Activities for today:

After breakfast at hotel, 08:00AM start to visit a nice colonial center with broad promenades, squares, French influence buildings, temples and pagodas that should not be missed. Our stops are inclusive of Reunification Palace, War Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Notre Dame Cathedral, Binh Tay Market, Thien Hau Pagoda. On the way back, stop to visit bustling China Town and Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

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+ Reunification Palace: Reunification Palace formerly known as Independence Palace, built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City. It was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

+ War Museum: War Remnants operated by the Vietnamese government, the museum was opened in September 1975. The museum comprises a series of eight themed rooms in several buildings, with period military equipment located within a walled yard.

+ Emperor Jade Pagoda: Built at the turn of the 20th Century by a community of Cantonese who migrated from Guangzhou province in Southwest China, this pagoda is a fine representation of Mahayanist branch of Buddhism that is practiced widely in Vietnam.

+ Notre Dame Cathedral: Constructed by the French in the 1800s, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City appears strangely out of place with its Gothic and Roman-style architecture. Twin towers reaching to 190 feet capture the interest of people strolling by.

+ The Thien Hau Temple The temple was first erected 1760 by the Cantonese community in the city. It was saw major repairs or expansions in 1800, 1842 (and possibly also 1847), 1882, 1890, and 1916.

+ Ben Thanh Market: The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and one of symbols of Ho Chi Minh City, popular with tourists seeking local handicrafts, textiles and souvenirs, as well as local cuisine.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Accommodations: at hotel

Activities for today: Have breakfast at hotel. Fullday free time in Ho Chi Minh.

OR Optional visit to Mekong delta or Cu Chi tunnel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Or Optional to go shopping at Ben Thanh Market, Cho Lon market, Metro supermarket, Citimart, Saigon Co-op Mart, Diamond plaza, Dong Khoi shopping street

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Transfer: Private vehicle

Activities for today:

Have breakfast at hotel, free time until taking a transfer to airport. End trip!