Ho Chi Minh City travel guide: tickets, best time & real costs
SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Special Saigon City Tour Full Day
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This is a special shore excursion tour to Saigon for exploration local areas that perpetuate the daily lives of ordinary Vietnamese living in Saigon. You will find yourselves drowned in the charming beauty of countryside, with gigs, a blue canal, dinghies, a rough monkey bridge... - All private tours are approximately 9-10 hours or longer depending on your time. At the end of the private tour, we will ensure that you return on-time to board the cruise ship. - Customize your excursion to suit your interests and itinerary - Take an all-day private tour from Cruise port with a personal guide - Customize your excursion tour to suit your interests and itinerary
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 14.
7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Phu My port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van.
Then we will do this tour by seeing with many special places in Saigon as follows: • Saigon Eco Village: This place is very famous with local people for picnic and fishing at weekend. I will introduce to you how they grow the rice, how they catch a fish but in Saigon city (This is an unseen part of Saigon). We will enjoy a cup of coffee or local beer with Vietnamese style here.
You will find this pagoda in District 1 one of the oldest pagoda in Saigon, which is roughly a ten minute drive from the city centre.
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.
Then we will do this tour by seeing with many special places in Saigon center with: • City Hall, Opera House • Central Post Office • Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral • XQ Hand Embroidery • Optional: 45 minutes trishaw ride around the city to see the real Saigon On the way back the ship we will stop for you enjoy Amazing View of this city from Saigon River + Our itinerary are flexible and changeable to make you have a great local experiences.
7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Cruise port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van.
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SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Special Saigon City Tour Full Day lasts about 8 hours. The itinerary has 5 stops.
Prices start at $138 per person for this Ho Chi Minh City experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 7:00 AM.
Children aged 4–10 pay from $54, adults from $138.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. 7:30-8:00Am Our tour guide will welcome you with a sign (your name) at Cruise port gate (2 to 5 minutes by shuttle bus from the ship to the gate) and depart to Saigon around 1. 5 hours by private mini-van.
The experience is available in EN.
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Special Saigon City Tour Full Day | 8 hours | 5.0 (10) | $138 | |
 Amazing Shore Excursion: Ho Chi Minh City Tour from PHU MY Port | 9 hours | 5.0 (32) | $128 | View |
 Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Private Shore Excursion from Cruise Ports | 6–12 hours | 5.0 (24) | $115 | View |
 Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion With Local Tour Guide | 6–8 hours | 5.0 (9) | $123 | View |
 Private Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion Full Day | 8 hours | — | $139 | View |
 SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Saigon Past and Present Tour | 6–7 hours | 5.0 (3) | $129 | View |
 Private Shore Excursion to Vung Tau City Full Day Tour | 8 hours | 5.0 (1) | $109 | View |
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Your own group can be up to 10 people on one booking; no other travellers join.
Specialized infant seats are available
Wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.