Quận 1 Trip Overview
• Have an overview of Ho Chi Minh City
• Visit the beautiful Thien Hau Pagoda
• Discover China Town and the Great Binh Tay Market
• Enjoy a Vietnamese lunch in a local restaurant
• Visit stately French colonial structures
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Quận 1, Vietnam
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
• Have an overview of Ho Chi Minh City
• Visit the beautiful Thien Hau Pagoda
• Discover China Town and the Great Binh Tay Market
• Enjoy a Vietnamese lunch in a local restaurant
• Visit stately French colonial structures
Itinerary
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Stop At: War Remnants Museum, 28 Vo Van Tan Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
At 8 – 8:30am meet at central point as mentioned below. Then you will visit the War Remnants Museum, here you will see exhibits relating to the Vietnam War and the first Indochina War involving the French colonialists.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chinatown (Cho Lon) – District 5, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Continue to the Thien Hau Temple, 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.
You will then visit Cholon, Vietnam’s largest Chinatown with roots dating back to 1778 and a place of great historical and cultural importance.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Independence Palace, 135 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, Phường Bến Thành, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
In the Afternoon you will stop at the Reunification Hall to visit the residence of the President Ngo Dinh Diem of the former South Vietnam until 1975 (1960s – Apr 1975s). here you will have the opportunity to view formal meeting rooms, private bedrooms and war situation rooms 10 meter beneath earth’s level. This address today still holds many important functions in HCMC. You will learn important historical facts about this building
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, 01 Cong xa Paris Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
Other colonial structures included in the tour are 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, unfortunately this is currently being renovated so you can only view from the outside,
Stop At: Central Post Office, 125 Hai Ba Trung, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam
General Post Office, constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina in the late 19th century and City Hall, although this elegant colonial building is not open to public it is a great photo opportunity.
Duration: 1 hour
