At 8 am, our guide and driver welcome you to your accommodation. We head to the Cho Lon area which has over 600,000 Chinese-Vietnamese citizens living there. With its rich culture and busy markets, this part of the city is spectacular and quite historical. We continue to visit the Thien Hau temple which was built in 1859 by a Cantonese group before moving on to visit the FITO museum. This is a Vietnamese traditional medicine museum. Here, you have a chance to learn about oriental medicines.

Circle incense, characteristic of any Chinese pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City. Praying for peace, health, fortune, and many other wishes.

With tropical weather, flowers are blossoming all year round here. You have to see them at the local flower market before heading back to the city center for lunch.

In the afternoon, we have to visit:
The first stop is the Reunification Palace (outside): the former Presidential Palace of the president of South Vietnam. The famous photo of Vietcong tank number 483 crashed through the main gate of this palace on April 30th, 1975. It is a symbol of the fall of Saigon’s regime.

A large group of Thomas took memory photos at the Independence Palace

– After that, we visit The War Remnants Museum: where you have to see a different point of view about the Vietnam War, from the Vietnamese side.

– We moving to The Notre Dame Cathedral: with its Gothic Architectural style. The church was established by French colonists between 1863 and 1880.

– Nearby The Notre Dame Cathedral is the Saigon Central Post office, the building was constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina in the late 19th century.

– We continue our tour by visiting Saigon Opera House and City Hall.

– Finally, we have time to shop in the Dong Khoi St area or Saigon Square.
5 pm We take you back to your accommodation. End of services.

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