Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
This tour will give you chance to experience the romance of Saigon – a city once known as the pearl of the Far East – as you explore its winding canals and waterways on a luxury speedboat tour. Please come and join us!
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Water Sports >> Jet Boats & Speed Boats
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What to Expect When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vietnam
This tour will give you chance to experience the romance of Saigon – a city once known as the pearl of the Far East – as you explore its winding canals and waterways on a luxury speedboat tour. Please come and join us!
Sunset Cruise on Saigon River
4:00 pm: Your guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel and bring you by minivan to our speedboat at Saigon pier.
4:15 pm: Depart by speedboat and observe the bustling, historic city from the water. Explore winding canals and tributaries in a setting similar to the Mekong Delta, with traditional riverside landscapes and lush jungle expanses before watching the city’s skyline beautifully lit up at the sunset. During the tour you will visit a unique floating temple in Go Vap district, reachable only by boat.
Finger food and unlimited soft drinks are available on board throughout the cruise.
Saigon by Night Motorbike Tour
6:15 pm: The boat will bring you back to the city pier where you will be picked up by modern motorbike and start your ride. You will drive on Dien Bien Phu Avenue, the longest street in Ho Chi Minh City.
7:00 pm: You will then visit the statue of Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963 protesting the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government.
7:30 pm: You will stop by one of the popular local restaurants for dinner.
The guests can choose one of the options: a cozy Banh Xeo restaurant, a fine dining Vietnamese restaurant or a venue with a live music along the canal.
8:30 pm: Continue the ride to get lost in Saigon’s numerous alleys and have a refreshing journey along the canal.
9:30 pm: After a stop at Notre-Dame Cathedral you will be brought to a “Little Tokyo”, a Japanese area hidden on small alleyways.
10:00 pm: Your driver will bring you back to the hotel.
