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Phu My: Private Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion with Local Guide

By MUINE PRIVATE CAR
Free cancellation available
Price is P 4,059 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
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Overview

Explore the vibrant streets and historic landmarks of Ho Chi Minh City on a private shore excursion from Phu My Port. This customized tour allows you to visit significant attractions such as the War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, and Notre Dame Cathedral, all while enjoying authentic Vietnamese coffee and a delicious local lunch. With a personal guide, experience the rich culture and history at your own pace, tailored to your interests. This full-day adventure ensures a memorable and insightful visit to Vietnam's bustling metropolis.

  • Please provide the ship’s departure time or the time you need to return to the port. Our staff will confirm with the driver to ensure you have a smooth journey.
  • Private tour with convenient pickup and drop-off from Phu My Port
  • Visit major landmarks like War Remnants Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral
  • Enjoy included Vietnamese coffee and a traditional lunch
  • Customize your itinerary to suit your preferences and interests
Activity location
  • Central Post Office
    • 125 Hai Ba Trung, District 1,
    • 70000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Phu My Cruise Terminal
    • Tân Phước, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam

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Option 2: Private Car
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Without: Guide -lunch-fees: This is option Private car pick up and drop off Phu My Port. ( Tour without Guide - Lunch - entrance fees)
Duration: 8 hours: 8-9 hours including pick up and drop off cruise port
Pickup outside port gate: Please get shuttle bus go outside port gate. your driver hold a pick up sign with your name
Model Car / Van with Air-con
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
P 4,059.06 x 2 AdultsP 8,118.12
Total
Price is P 8,118.12
Until Sat, Dec 27
Option 3: Share Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

With Guide - Lunch and Fees: This is option Small group Tour with Guide pick up and drop off Phu My Cruise port (Tour With :Guide -Lunch - Entrance Fees.)
Duration: 9 hours: 8-10hours included pick up and drop off Phu My Port
Local Lunch
Model Car / Van with Air-con: Round trip transportation to and from Phu My Port by A/C vehicle
Pickup outside Port gate: Please get Shuttle bus from your cruise go outside port gate. Our guide hold a pickup sign with your name.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
P 6,706.28 x 2 AdultsP 13,412.56
Total
Price is P 13,412.56
Until Sat, Dec 27
Option 1: Private Tour w Guide
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

With Guide - Lunch - Entrance: This is option Private Tour : Pick up and drop off Phu My Port. (With : Guide - Lunch - Entrance Fees).
Duration: 8 hours: 8-9 hours: included pick up and drop off Phu My Port
Car/ Van: Roundtrip transportation to and from Phu My Port by A/C vehicle
Pickup outside Port gate: Please get shuttle bus from your cruise go outside port gate. your guide hold a pickup sign with your name.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
P 7,000.41 x 2 AdultsP 14,000.82
Total
Price is P 14,000.82
Until Sat, Dec 27

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Vietnamese Traditional Lunch(Phở/Noodle)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Offering a Glass/Cup of Vietnamese Coffee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private, Customize and Flexible Tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Cruise Port pick-up and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Central Post Office
  • 30m
The Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh is a beautifully preserved remnant of French colonial times and perhaps the grandest post office in all of Southeast Asia. Located next door to Notre Dame Cathedral, the two cultural sites can be visited together and offers visitors a chance to imagine life in Vietnam during the times of the Indochinese Empire. The building was designed by Alfred Foulhoux and features arched windows and wooden shutters, just as it would have in its heyday in the late 19th Century.
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral
  • 15m
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the late 1880s by French colonists, is one of the few remaining strongholds of Catholicism in the largely Buddhist Vietnam. Located in Paris Square, the name Notre Dame was given after the installation of the statue ‘Peaceful Notre Dame’ in 1959. In 1962, the Vatican conferred the Cathedral status as a basilica and gave it the official name of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. Measuring almost 60 metres in height, the cathedral’s distinctive neo-Romanesque features include the all-red brick façade (which were imported from Marseille), stained glass windows, two bell towers containing six bronze bells that still ring to this day, and a peaceful garden setting in the middle of downtown Ho Chi Minh City District 1.
The Independence Palace
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Independence Palace was the base of Vietnamese General Ngo Dinh Diem until his death in 1963. It made its name in global history in 1975. A tank belonging to the North Vietnamese Army crashed through its main gate, ending the Vietnam War. Today, it's a must-visit for tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. The palace is like a time capsule frozen in 1975. You can see two of the original tanks used in the capture of the palace parked in the grounds. Independence Palace was the home and workplace of the French Governor of Cochin-China. It has lush gardens, secret rooms, antique furniture, and a command bunker. It's still in use to host important occasions in Ho Chi Minh, including APEC summits.
War Remnants Museum
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City first opened to the public in 1975. Once known as the ‘Museum of American War Crimes’, it's a shocking reminder of the long and brutal Vietnam War. Graphic photographs and American military equipment are on display. There's a helicopter with rocket launchers, a tank, a fighter plane, a single-seater attack aircraft. You can also see a conventional bomb that weighs at 6,800kg. American troops had used these weapons against the Vietnamese between 1945 and 1975.
The Secret Weapons Cellar
  • 45m
Amid the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, a humble house at 287/70 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 3, quietly preserves a significant piece of history — the secret weapon bunker of the Biet Dong Sai Gon, a special force unit of the Vietnam People's Army that operated during the Vietnam War. This site once hid over two tons of weapons, prepared for the attack on the Independence Palace during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
People's Committee Building
  • 30m
The People’s Committee Building Saigon in central Ho Chi Minh City features well-preserved French colonial architecture in a spacious garden landscape. Originally constructed as a hotel in 1898 by French architect Gardes, it now serves as a city hall and one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. Occupying the end of Nguyen Hue walking promenade, it has three buildings with embossed statues of animals and people, intricate bas-reliefs on the walls, as well as a statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of the main building. The best time to visit is in the evening, as these features are beautifully illuminated with LED lights.
Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater)
  • 30m
The Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh is an elegant colonial building at the intersection of Le Loi and Dong Khoi Street in District 1, very close to the famous Notre Dame Cathedral and the classic Central Post Office. The restored three-storey 800-seat Opera House was built in 1897 and is used for staging not only opera but also a wide range of performing arts including ballet, musical concerts, Vietnamese traditional dance and plays. Performances are advertised around the building and information can be found in the state-operated tourist information centre close by.
Ba Thien Hau Temple
  • 30m
Ba Thien Hau Temple in Saigon is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Chinese sea goddess, Mazu. It’s believed that she protects and rescues ships and people on the sea by flying around on a mat or cloud. Mazuism is connected with traditions and beliefs from both Taoism and Buddhism. Mazuism is therefore an incorporation of different aspects and traditions which have merged to form a new belief. You will find this temple in ‘Chợ Lớn’ (Chinatown) in District 5, which is roughly a twenty minute drive from the city centre.
Chinatown (Cho Lon) - District 5
  • 1h
Ho Chi Minh City’s Cholon is Vietnam’s largest Chinatown with roots dating back to 1778; it’s also a place of great historical and cultural importance. Chinese minorities hid here from the Tay Son and subsequently had to rebuild the area twice following attack with as many as 70% estimated to have died trying to escape on boats. Those who survived settled and began selling a variety of Chinese products. During the Vietnam War Cholon was a thriving black market for US soldiers trading in American Army issue supplies. The area today is a popular site for those on the tourist trail and also attracts many Taiwanese and Chinese visitors. Cholon is an interesting place to see classical Chinese architecture reminiscent of years gone by with plenty of Chinese restaurants. The Binh Tay market at the centre is busy, crowded and messy with small aisles selling all manner of goods.
Ben Thanh Market
  • 30m
Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 is a great place to buy local handicrafts, branded goods, Vietnamese art and other souvenirs. Here, you’ll find eating stalls inside the market where you can get a taste of hawker-style Vietnamese cuisine or simply cool off with a cold drink when the bargaining becomes too much. The market is big, difficult to navigate at times and certainly best avoided during the hottest part of the day but all the same its well worth a look. When night falls, restaurants around the perimeter of the market open their doors creating a vibrant street side scene filling the air with the scents of wok-fried noodles, barbecued fish and meats. One of Saigon’s oldest landmarks, Ben Thanh offers a great atmosphere that is absolutely authentically Vietnamese.

Location

Activity location
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    Central Post Office
    • 125 Hai Ba Trung, District 1,
    • 70000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Phu My Cruise Terminal
    • Tân Phước, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam

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