Ho Chi Minh Leisure City Half-day Tour

Ho Chi Minh Leisure City Half-day Tour

Discovering the metropolis of Southern Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, and having a glimpse of this hustle and bustle city. The tour offers you a motorbike trip which travels from the most metropolitan area to the peaceful slum to experience the Saigonese culture and the city’s prestige.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Going to shopping at Ben Thanh Market
• Visiting the Fine Art Museum, which has many exhibitions of local residents
• Walking along Nguyen Hue walking Street
• Taking pictures outside Saigon Opera House
• Enjoying a cup of coffee in an old café in a 1975-built apartment

Itinerary
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Pass By: Ho Chi Minh Squares, Nguyen Hue Walking Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam

8:30AM: We pick you up at your hotel, and commence the trip
• We firstly depart to Ben Thanh Market, one of the iconic places in Saigon, situated in the city center. Occasionally, most travelers stop by the vicinity on their visit to buy some souvenirs and witness the vibrancy of the city.
• After going to shopping, we take you to the next destination - the Fine Art Museum, which is located in the corner of Pho Duc Chinh and Le Thi Hong Gam street. The construction of the place shows us extraordinary artworks about Vietnamese people.
• Walking on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, there are some intoxicating pieces of architecture along the street. At the end of the promenade, you can find the Saigon River, in which you can wind up for a nice view with a breeze.
• Dropping by the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City, an elegant colonial building with French architecture, located not very far from the Notre Dame Cathedral and the classic Central Post Office. Many kinds of performing arts including ballet, musical concerts, and opera, Vietnamese traditional dance and plays are performed here. You can find the information of the shows in the tourist information centre nearby.
• The colonial buildings’ architect has a mixture of French concept and Champa concept adorned with details such as lotus, the head of the bird god - Garuda, Naga snake.
• Then we will visit the Mong Bridge, a steel bridge across Ben Nghe River linking district 1 and district 4. It is one of the oldest French bridges in the city.
• Having a cup of coffee one of the old coffee in 1975’s apartment, owned and managed by a painter and illustrator named Hoang Nam Viet, the cafe features an artsy, hipster vibe that stands out amidst Saigon’s mostly scruffy shops.