4-Hour Ho Chi Minh City Historical Tour with Pho and Bến Thành Market

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Visit Independence Palace and see the tank linked to the events of 1975
• 02 Admire French colonial landmarks such as Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica and the historic Central Post Office
• 03 Explore the War Remnants Museum's large collection of artefacts from the Indochina wars
• 04 Browse Bến Thành Market, one of the city's earliest surviving structures and largest central markets

Explore Ho Chi Minh City's historic centre on a 4-hour tour featuring key landmarks from the city's past and present. Visit Independence Palace and the War Remnants Museum, admire French colonial architecture at the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica and Saigon Central Post Office, and browse the lively stalls of Bến Thành Market. The experience also includes traditional beef noodles for lunch.

View the tank that famously crashed through the palace gates in 1975.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Ho Chi Minh

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Historic Landmarks of Ho Chi Minh City

• Start your day with pickup from your hotel by a luxury car.

• Journey to Independence Palace, which was built on the site of the former Norodom Palace. View the tank that famously crashed through the palace gates in 1975.

• Admire fascinating sights from the French colonial period, such as the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica and the historic Saigon Central Post Office.

• Visit the War Remnants Museum with your Vietnam tour guide and see a large collection of artefacts from the Indochina wars.

• Enjoy lunch with traditional beef noodles (Pho).

• End your tour at Bến Thành Market, the largest market in the city centre and one of its earliest surviving structures. Explore the stalls and see what the locals have for sale.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Pickup from your hotel in District 1, 3, or 4

• Luxury air-conditioned car for transportation

• Professional English-speaking guide

• Water

• Entrance fees

• Lunch with beef noodles

What's Not Included

• Tips, personal expenses, and other items not included in the package

• Guide in any other language (with surcharge)

Know before you go

• For the morning Ho Chi Minh half-day tour, hotel pickup time will vary from 7:30 to 8:00. We will inform you of the exact time after receiving your hotel address. The pickup time depends on traffic, weather, and other customers in the group tour. Therefore, the driver and tour guide need time to collect all customers. If they arrive late, we hope you can understand this inconvenience and wait patiently.

• We offer pickup service outside De Tham, Pham Ngu Lao, and Bui Vien Street with a surcharge.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tour start

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.