VATSDL06 OLD & NEW SAIGON

• Day 1 OLD & NEW SAIGON

  OPTION 1:

  Start your 4-hour trip with your tour guide at 8:30 AM. The first place you visit is the popular flower market named Ho Thi Ky. It is a wholesale market supplying flowers. The market is incredibly colorful, like a giant garden or even a miniature flower forest. You will find lilies, roses, orchids, daisies, lotuses, hydrangeas, and so on, surrounding all four corners of the market. The second place is the Jade Emperor Pagoda where the U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit during his state trip to Vietnam on 22 May 2016. As you know, Ho Chi Minh City is home to many elaborate temples, but what makes the Jade Emperor Pagoda worth your time is the heartening union of locals and worship. Temporarily escape the noise of the city and seek refuge in the humble temple. Amongst the simple grandeur of wall carvings and statues, witness the sincerity of locals who come and visit to pray.

  The third place you will visit is the Pet market. It is known as the primary place where pets, mostly dogs and cats, of numerous sizes and breeds can be purchased. Continue pedaling along the street while a canal is flowing on your right. Stop to taste a special cup of coffee at the no-name coffee shop which is one of the last places you can still try what the locals call Ca Phe Vot. Born in an era where the now-ubiquitous metal drip filters were hard to come by, stocking coffee is made by steeping finely ground coffee through fine mesh nets with the addition of sweetened, condensed milk.

  The next stop is Tan Dinh market. It is one of the city’s most historic markets, but it was the opening of the stylish French market building of 1927 which brought it to worldwide attention. This is a great opportunity for last-minute souvenir shopping or feasting, one feels most like a rushing local here, even if the conversation is mostly about reducing the price. Here, be served the foods from the food stalls selling piping hot local snacks. Right on the opposite side of the street is Tan Dinh Church, also known as Pink Church. It reflects the European architectural style of white elegant motifs, curved arches, and finely carved details. At the end of your tour, go back to the starting point, pass through Independence Palace and Notre Dame Cathedral.

  TOUR  INCLUDES

  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Cyclo or car
  • Food tasting at the market
  • Bottled water

  OPTION 2:

  The tour starts at 6:00PM with a pick up from your hotel in central District 1. Other districts, please be present at the meeting point: 123 Ly Tu Trong street, District 1 by 6:00PM.

  Be transferred to the Water Puppet Theater where the show begins. The water puppetry is a unique art form considered as one of the most important facets of Vietnamese culture. Shows are performed entirely in Vietnamese which is not a problem for the visiting tourists as the puppet gestures are obvious enough to keep the audience enthralled. The musicians are often positioned to one side of the stage adding sound effects and songs as the people-styled puppets, dragons, fairies and other ornamental figures dance across the stage.

  After the show, be transferred to the Landmark 81 building or Bitexco Building where you will go up to the Skydeck Observatory (ticket included). They are super tall skyscraper in Vietnam.

  Enjoy your time here and have dinner on your own and make your own way to your hotel.

  TOUR  INCLUDES

  • Transfer by car (to the theater and Landmark 81 building/ Bitexco building)
  • Tickets for water puppet show & entrance to the Skydeck Observatory in Landmark 81/Bitexco

• Child under 04 years old: FOC
• Child under 12 years old: 75% of adult fare

Cancellation policy for deposited Tours:

• If you cancel your booking, your deposit will not be refunded
• If you are a “no-show” on the morning of the trip, for whatever reason, you will lose your deposit

Cancellation policy for full charged Tours:

• Up to 48 hours before the start of the activity: 50% refund
• Less than 48 hours before the start of the activity or in the event of a no-show: no refund
• Flight delayed, food poisoning, getting sick unable to attend tour. Under those circumstances, we agree to reschedule your start date with an additional charge of 50% of the total tour cost
• The refund is done using the same payment method. In the event of credit cards which are charged monthly, the amount shall be credited at the end of the current invoicing period. The exact time of the refund depends on the user’s credit card agreement. The refund by bank transfer shall be done within seven bank working days.
  Note: Refunds will ALWAYS be issued through Paypal