- We are a group of passionate young Vietnamese who live in Saigon/ Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. - Because we love the place we live in so much, we want to share that love with you, the international friends.
+ Our itinerary are flexible and changeable to make you have a great local experiences.+ Our private tour guide will do tour in the Ho Chi Minh City in a very flexible way to match your interest and hobby until the time must drive back to the cruise port.- 7:30-8:00Am Our driver 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.• Our Tour Guide will welcome you in Saigon Center then you will start your date with Saigon City Tour.- We'll discover history and culture of Saigon with:• Local Wet Market• The Jade Emperor temple• City Hall• Opera House• Central Post Office• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral- Lunch at local restaurant with Pho (noodles soup)• Saigon Skydeck with 50 floor - Enjoy a great view of Saigon.• War Museum or Reunification Palace- Our guide will say goodbye then the driver will send you back the ship.
Your itinerary will be a wild one—picture white sand dunes (where you can hop on a Jeep), lakes, a traditional fishing village, a “fairy stream,” and red sand dunes for one last treat: an exquisite sunset.Arrive Mui Ne beach we will stops at:- Whale Fish Temple: Worships Nam Hai spirit, meaning "Ong" (the whale) according to the religion of sea fishermen.- Poshanu Cham Tower: A group of Cham Tower temple vestige remaining in the old Cham kingdom . Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.- White and Yellow sand dune: You will see the white and yellow sand waves that were created by the wind on the vast sand dunes, that nice picture. Try ATV car (optional)- Then we will explore daily life of local - visit some market to shopping to take pictures of fishing village people selling their products after long night on ocean. After that we will stop at Fairy Stream famous place in Muine.
8:00Am Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel for a really smooth drive on Saigon - Trung Luong freeway and Rach Mieu bridge to Ben Tre. The boat will cruise along the Tien river (a branch of the Mekong) and stop off at various local work places to give you a picture of how the local economy works, a coconut processing workshop, where you can sample fresh coconut and see how every single part of this versatile nut is turned into food and taste some local products the we will walking on the local road with beautiful country sight and travel the narrow rural road by horse cart.Then we take a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre. After that we will enjoy lunch will be served in local restaurant with a special local style and we will visit Pomelo Garden on the island.After lunch, we will stop at bee farm with another island to enjoy honey tea, local products, and enjoy the traditional music.Return to My Tho City in the afternoon with a visit at Vinh Trang Temple
At 8:00am, The driver and I will pick you up at hotel. The morning city exploration covers uniquely local places in the Saigon city:- Local wet market- Saigon's Eco village located on Saigon riverside, this peaceful tourist village is full of green spaces with flowers and swaying trees. It is famous weekend location for the local people for picnics and fishing. we will introduce to you how they grow the rice, how they catch a fish but in Saigon city (This is unseen part of Saigon). Enjoying a cup of Vietnamese coffee here is a great way to kick-start this amazing city exploration experience.- Ferry across Saigon River to see more local life.- Jade Pagoda (A must in Saigon)- Saigon Opera House, City Hall, Central Post Office, Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral- The CIA building in Saigon: Saigon Helicopter Photo- Nguyen Hue walking street- Stop at the restaurant for you enjoy lunch with local style - The Independence Palace or War Museum- Cao Dai Temple: Vietnamese religion
-7:00-8:00Am Our tour guide will pick you up at Chan May or Tien Sa Port.- If your Cruise ship docks in central port (Chan May/Tien Sa) and you do not want to miss the top Most Amazing Landscapes in Vietnam to really touch the Wonders of, this tour is perfectly tailored for you. My tour will take you to visit the best of Da Nang city & Hoi An ancient town.- Aside from the modern buildings which are continually inaugurated, Da Nang also "allure" travelers by really friendly and welcoming hosts - all of those impressing deeply those people who come to this worth-living city. Visiting Danang, you will be able to enjoy the most charming beach on the planet, aside from mountains and passes.+++ Please kindly message us the port that your cruise ship docks, We will tailor the proposal that best fits your expectations.
Note: ***This tour must be depart at 7:00am (around 10 hours, including driving time)- Cuchi tunnels are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Cu Chi district which are 70 kilometers North West of Ho Chi Minh City. They are part of a much larger network of tunnels of around 200Km long that is well known nationwide and worldwide.- The best combination Cu Chi Tunnels and City Shore Excursions tour itinerary for cruiser tourist to see overview of Vietnam War and History in Cu Chi Underground Tunnel. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. We continue for City tour with city highlight such as:• City Hall, Opera House• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office+ Our tour itinerary is flexible and changeable to make you have local most experiences.
7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Main Gate of cruise port (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van. 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 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (This is an unseen part of Saigon). We will enjoy a cup of coffee or local beer with Vietnamese style here.We will continue to Saigon city highlight with stop:• City Hall• Opera House• Central Post Office• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral• The CIA building in Saigon: Saigon Helicopter PhotoOn 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.
This tour is more like a relaxing food tour. You won't be crammed full of food but a little bit more than enough to taste the authentic cuisine of Saigon.Throughout the night we will travel to various locations in Saigon on a motorcycle tour while we eat local Vietnamese food and drink our way along. Each person will have their own motorbike and driver.Our tour guide pick you up at hotel by Motorbike. We recommend to start at 5:30pm because with local people they call happy hours. We drive Thu Thiem bridge you will see another side of Saigon and you will learn more about authentic Vietnamese cuisine as well as our rich culture. We will stop at a snail stall where you can choose a kind of snail and cooking method. You just enjoy the snail dish and experience “Snail Eating” - one of important part of Saigon culture which is popular among young Saigon people you will cheer with “1, 2, 3, dzo”, famous Saigon beer and exotic beer food.
7:30Am. Our guide pick up you at hotel we will drive to Cu Chi Tunnels. Upon arrival, we start the visit of the famous Cu Chi Tunnels which consist of an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters (Viet Cong) during both the French and American wars. Start the visit with the Ben Dinh sections of the tunnel. Have lunch at a halal local restaurant then we continue visiting the My Tho City, take a leisurely boat trip to Thoi Son Island. Enjoy a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre. Return to the water for a relaxing rowing boat ride along a small canal, cruising in the shade of the water coconut trees. Learn about bee-keeping in the delta and enjoy a cup of honey tea to the accompaniment of traditional Vietnamese folk music. Then travel the narrow rural road by horse and cart to visit the coconut candy mill to find out how this delicious confectionery is made and sample the finished product.
7:30Am-8:00Am: Pick up from the Cruise port and start your Vung Tau Shore Excursions tour then driving 1 hours to Vung Tau then we will stop at:8:30AM: Christ of King statue10:00Am: Vung Tau Lighthouse is a prominent tourist attraction in the coastal city of Vung Tau. With its striking architecture and panoramic views, this old lighthouse in Vung Tau offers visitors a unique opportunity to marvel at the city's beauty and the surrounding sea.11:30Am: We will come to White Palace. You can admire the gorgeous beauty of French architecture in this place. Additionally, from this place you can observe the natural landscapes surroundingChon Khong Monastery one of nice view temple in Vung Tau12:30Pm: Enjoy lunch 1:00Pm: Whale Fish Temple: Worships Nam Hai spirit, meaning "Ong" (the whale) according to the religion of sea fishermen.1:30Pm: We will continue local market for fresh tropical fruits....3:30Pm: Trip end at Cruise port
A Full Day Combined Tour: Mekong Delta and City HighlightThe Best Combination Tour depart from Saigon: Mekong River and City in 1 day only.Discover coconut kingdom of Mekong Delta. We can avoid the tourist crowds with a visit to more authentic places as follows: the rice paddy fields, fruit gardens and some local traditional industries. -7:30Am: Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel for a really smooth drive on Saigon - Trung Luong freeway and Rach Mieu bridge to Ben Tre. The boat will cruise along the Tien river (a branch of the Mekong).-3:00Pm: After lunch we will continue to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) highlight with stop:• City Hall• Opera House• Central Post Office• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral• War Museum and Hochiminh City Book Street
Note: This tour must be depart at 7:00am from Cruise port (around 10-12 hours, including driving time)- 7:00AM Our local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Phu My port gate (outside) then depart to My Tho City around 3 hours. - The boat will cruise along the Tien river (a branch of the Mekong) and stop off at various local work places to give you a picture of how the local economy works, a coconut processing workshop, where you can sample fresh coconut and see how every single part of this versatile nut is turned into food and taste some local products the we will walking on the local road with beautiful country sight and travel the narrow rural road by horse cart.- Then we take a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre. We will continue to stop at bee farm with another island to enjoy honey tea, local products, and enjoy the traditional music.- Enjoy local lunch.- We will ensure that you return on-time to board the cruise ship.
Depart Private Walking Tour at 8:00AM or 3:00PM: Our tour guide will at your hotel and you will walking around all symbolic destinations of the City:- Saigon City Hall- The Central Post Office- The Notre Dame Cathedral- Saigon Opera House- HCM book street- Visit Reunification Palace (Independence Palace), where witnessed the event that marked the end of Vietnam War.- Continue to War Museum and Ben Thanh market- Walking through a non-tourism wet market in another corner of the city.
At 7:00AM-7:30AM Your local guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at port gate (7 to 10 minute walk from the ship) and start your day by going to visit Mekong (My Tho City and Ben Tre Town), the capital city of Tien Giang province. - Discover coconut kingdom of Mekong Delta. We can avoid the tourist crowds with a visit to more authentic places as follows: the rice paddy fields, fruit gardens and some local traditional industries.
If you don't have a lot of time in Sai Gon, so why don't you go to Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta together? This is the best itinerary to explore 2 famous places in the South of Vietnam. The Best Combination Tour depart from Saigon: Mekong River and Cu Chi Tunnels in 1 day only.Then come back to your hotel around 5:30 - 6:00 Pm.
This private tour is just a perfect option for those who don't have a lot of time to discover Mekong Delta , the full day tour will give you a quick look with biggest floating market in Mekong Delta to learn how local people trade with other people on the boat.Pick up at 5:30am at the lobby of hotel to Can Tho City for visiting Cai Rang floating market (biggest floating market in Mekong Delta).Arrive An Binh local market and walk around, the boat will take you to Cai Rang floating market to see the bustling trading scenes, local people exchange goods… and have the breakfast on the boat.Then we continue to Sadec one of the hidden town in Mekong Delta.We will basically do the following activities in Xeo Quyt Village: - Cajuput Forest Sampan Hand Rowing in Xeo Quyt.- Ancient HouseBack to Ho Chi Minh City on the way back, stop at a charming garden for relaxing or a local temple (if time permit).End tour at 6:30PM.
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- Customize your excursion tour to suit your interests and itinerary
We will take you on a tour of the city that will touch on some of the historical antecedents to modern Saigon as well as delving into some of the more everyday traditional lifestyle of the Saigonese. Our guide will introduce to you how they grow the rice, how they catch a fish but in Saigon city (This is unseen part of Saigon).Enjoy lunch at local restaurant with local specialty. After that we'll head to center and discover history and culture of Saigon with:• Local Wet Market• The Jade Emperor temple• City Hall• Opera House• Central Post Office• Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral• War Museum or Reunification Palace (Presidential Palace).• The CIA building in Saigon: Saigon Helicopter Photo+ Our tour itinerary is flexible and changeable to make you have local most experiences.+ 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
7:30Am-8:00Am: Pick up from the Cruise port and start your Shore Excursions tour then drived around 45 minutes to 1 hours to Saigon then we will stop at local area:9:30AM: Flowers market 10:30Am: Another half hours drive to China Town with wholes sales market and Thien Hau Temple - the most charming and unit ancient temple in Saigon.- Walking through a non-tourism wet market in another corner of the city.12:30Pm: We will come to Reunification Palace (Independence Palace), where witnessed the event that marked the end of Vietnam War.1:30Pm: Enjoy traditional Vietnamese lunch at a restaurant2:00Pm: You will stop at all symbolic destinations of the City:- Saigon City Hall- The Central Post Office- The Notre Dame Cathedral- Saigon Opera House2:30Pm: Continue to War Museum3:30Pm: Drive back to Cruise Port
After 1.5 hour’s drive from downtown Ho Chi Minh City, we will reach Dan Xay reception station, where you will travel by a private canoe to enjoy the landscape along a picturesque river, the typical flora of Vam Sat mangrove forest and other types of fishing of Can Gio fishermen.We will visit Vam Sat with the following several activities:Crocodile Reserve. Here you will learn about the process of hatching alligators.Continue to conquer the 26m-high Tang Bong Tower to admire the beautiful panorama of the Mangrove Biosphere Reserve from the sky.You can then walk along the forest roads, challenge the suspension bridge, visit the friendly and peaceful forest deer.The sanctuary of birds is a must-see site in this area where we can see and learn about several types of local birds, many of them are listed in world red books.We return to our van on a lovely canoe ride on the Vam Sat River, where you can catch a glimpse of local fishermen’s livelihood.
Why not enjoy your day in Ho Chi Minh city on the back of the motorbike with our nice and talented tour guide. The Saigon street food tour by night ends with lots of smile.Saigon Food Tour By Night - Back Of A Motorbike is more like a relaxing food tour. You won't be crammed full of food but a little bit more than enough to taste the authentic cuisine of Saigon.
You will explore the depth of Mekong Delta which Dong Thap Muoi Explore, Sampan Hand Rowing in the Cajuput Tree Forest, Ancient House… We will have such a relaxing time to wander through the jungle, row hand boat through the water canals, walk into the local flower farms, lotus ponds, bird parks…Yes, it is far from Ho Chi Minh City - around 2,5 hours driving to the southern Mekong Delta.
- Ben Duoc Tunnels are part of a massive and elaborate tunnel system used during the Vietnam War. This place offers a reliable stronghold for Viet Cong soldiers during the wars against the French and US soldiers. It comprises more than 250km of underground tunnels with booby traps and trapdoors, living areas, kitchens, storage facilities, hospitals, and command centers. By walking and crawling through the tunnels, you will get a sense of the world of guerrilla warfare in the incredible tunnels and gain insight into the tenacity and bravery of the soldiers.- Before entering the tunnels we will stop to discover rubber plantations or rice field.- Discover how the tunnels were built by fighters as a base from which the Viet Cong could operate.- We will visit a underground network dug-out which was being used during the Vietnam - USA war. There is little evidence to indicate the intense fighting, bombing and destruction that went during the war.- Return to your hotel at 1:00PM.
In this tour, you'll explore the life of a Viet Cong soldier underneath the ground.Stretching over 200km, this tunnel network -dug by hand- connected shelters, posts, hospitals and weapon bunkers…You can walk through the area and learn about the life of VC, face the cleverly disguised entrances and elaborate booby-traps. Then the mini-van will drive back Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)- Lunch will be served with a local special style.After lunch we will stop at War Remnants Museum - originally opened in September 1975; it displays old military equipment and other related items from Vietnam War.- Afterward, continuing seeing the Weapon Bunker in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Viet Cong’s base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968).- Then taking a short stroll to see Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office, City Hall they are the beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period.- The CIA building in Saigon: Saigon Helicopter Photo
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