Sensational Saigon
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Port
Phu My, Vietnam
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$134.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 8½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
Transfer by motorcoach to the center of bustling Ho Chi Minh City.
Your first stop is at the recently renovated City Museum -- a wonderful example of French heritage that has survived the surge of development currently enveloping old Saigon. Among the most attractive buildings in the city, the museum belonged to Emperor Gia Long at the beginning of French rule in the mid-1800s. Since 1975, it has housed artifacts unique to Vietnam's culture and history, including a wide selection of rarely seen black-and-white images of the communist struggle for power in Vietnam.
At the Bitexco Financial Tower, take advantage of some free time where you can purchase a ticket to the tower or explore on your own.
Enjoy a buffet lunch of Asian and Western dishes at a local hotel.
You'll also visit the former Presidential Palace, now called Reunification Hall. This iconic building was made famous when a North Vietnamese tank crashed through the front gates on 30th April, 1975, signaling the end of the Vietnam War. It has changed little since that time. See the reception and dining rooms of the President's quarters and the basement still full of ancient American-made telecommunications equipment and strategic military maps lining the walls.
Enjoy a short visit to a lacquerware workshop before returning to Phu My port.
Notes:
Travel time to Ho Chi Minh City is approximately 90 minutes each way. Maximum age is 84 years. Entrance to the Bitexco Tower is not included; you will have time to purchase a ticket (at your own expense) and enter on your own.