Saigon City & Walking Tour

In the morning, Cattour pick you up at the lobby of your hotel in Saigon city then head to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral and the General Post Office. Finally, stop at The Reunification Palace, the base of  Vietnamese General Ngo Dinh Diem until his death in 1963. In 1975, a tank belonging to the North Vietnamese Army crashed through its main gate, ending the Vietnam War. 

After lunch at a local restaurant, you will visit the War Remnants Museum also known as the Museum of American War Crimes. 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.

After that, we continue our trip with a visit of Secret Weapons hiding place Museum. Located in a small alley, it allows to experience the life of the resistance fighters when entering these same cellars and also to see how all kinds of weapons were hidden.

We will then visit the Jade Emperor pagoda also known as Tortoise Pagoda. The pagoda is a representative of Mahayanist branch of Buddhism that is practiced widely in Vietnam. 

Another destination which can’t be missed when you are in Saigon is Ben Thanh market. Visiting the market brings you a deeper insight into the life of local people in the Ho Chi Minh city. a great place to buy local handicrafts, Vietnamese art goods and other souvenirs. You could also find food stalls inside the market where you can get a taste of hawker-style Vietnamese cuisine or a simply cool off with a drink.

Our guide and driver will then take you back to your hotel in Saigon.

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