Sensational Saigon
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Puerto
Phu My, Vietnam
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Nivel de actividad
Moderate
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Tipo de excursión
All
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Accesible para personas en silla de ruedas
No
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A partir de
$139
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Edad mínima
Information Not Currently Available
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Duración
Approximately 8½ Hours
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Comidas incluidas
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 to 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 became famous when a North Vietnamese tank crashed through the front gates in 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.
* Westerdam’s call to Phu My on 7th February 2027 will fall within the Lunar New Year Holiday period.