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Ho Chi Minh City Tour
offered by supplier M14652 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 1
day(s)
Group Size: 1
- 30
people
Destination(s):
Vietnam
Specialty Categories:
Sightseeing
Archeology/History
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 50 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 150 US Dollar (USD)
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Departure: 8:30Am, Back to Sai Gon: 5:00Pm. Morning: Visit Reunification Hall, Notre dame Cathedral, General Post Office, Emperor Jade Pagoda, City Hall, War Remnants in Vietnam Museum (War Crime Museum). Afternoon: Giac Lam pagoda, China town, Binh Tay market, Thien Hau temple, panoramic view of Nha Rong wharf.
Although it is also a big and chaotic metropolis, I consider this city friendlier to tourists than Hanoi. There are so many nice temples and pagodas. Another of the things visitors should not miss are its popular markets - a great place to taste the local food specialties, by the way. If you come with me I will try to show you all of this on this virtual presentation of this city. I will also give you some tips and hints for visiting Saigon.
Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, lies between the Mekong Delta and South Vietnam. In the 15th century, this area were swamps, marshes and thick forests. By the early 17th century, a small township was formed. According to one theory, Saigon or Sai Con has its root in a Khmer word Prei Kor (Kapok Tree Forest). The name Saigon was used officially in 1698, when Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu sent Mr. Nguyen Huu Canh to this region to create various districts and to form a government for this southern outpost.
Because of its strategic location for trade and commerce as well as military importance, Saigon continued to grow and became a bona fide city. By 1772, Mr. Nguyen Cuu Dam began to fill many of the canals to form streets. In the mid 19th century, the French with the aid of the Spanish invaded this port city and destroyed the fort. This event was the precursor to the long struggle between the people of Vietnam and France leading to the historical defeat of the French in 1954.
In the years after the defeat of the French, Vietnam was divided into two separate countries and Saigon became the hub of resettlement for many as people from north and central Vietnam immigrated south. In the 60's and 70's, Saigon was bustling with commerce and business. It was the cultural center and the capital city of South Vietnam.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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