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Saigon History and Local Sightseeing By Walking

Package Details
Destination: Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Duration: 4 hours
Price: $25.65
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If you want to find the tour with the most highlights of unique spots with a guide who knows the whole city inside and outside, I would be your best option :)
I am not only taking you to main tourist attraction spots but also show you the unique local sites as well. Giving me a chance to be your host to learn from my perspective on tourism.
Here is some spot that we will discover within 4 hours by walking.
+) War Remnant Museum which is "The House for Displaying War Crimes of American Imperialism and the Puppet Government”
+) The monument of Monk Thich Quang Duc who set himself on the fire to protest the persecution of Buddhist in 1963
+) The Viet Cong Secret Underground Cellar which was dug basement to storage weapons for Tet Offensive.
+) The Oldest Coffee shop in Saigon to learn how to make it by the traditional way
+) The Oldest and most fascinating apartment in Saigon.
+) The biggest wholesale flower market in Saigon

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: War Remnants Museum, 28 Vo Van Tan Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam

After taking a taxi, we will head toward to the first location which is the War Museum. I will accompany you inside and tour you around to answers all the questions you have. We are going to spend here for one and haft an hour.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument, Corner of Cach Mang Thang Tam & Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam

We will stop there for 20 minutes. This is the memorial monument of the Thich Quang Duc monk sacrifice. This event took place on June 11th, 1963, when this monk burned himself for changing the behavior of the South first president of his discriminatory policies that favored Catholics and neglected Buddhists for public service roles, military promotions, land allocation, and business arrangements. Here you could burn the incense stick and pray in front of the statue if you like and we will take great pictures with you.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

3:The oldest building in Saigon
This is one of the oldest buildings in the city that was built in 1968 when American soldiers used to be here before. It is not an only historical spot but also an attractive place to visit once you get chance come to Saigon

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

4: THE SECRET UNDERGROUND BASEMENT
Joining us on this experience, we will show you the secret tunnel of Viet Cong where they used to store the weapons and war-stuffs during the war. It is quite pretty much interesting and hard to find it on your own.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City

5: The oldest coffee shop in Saigon.
We will show you how to make coffee in the traditional way and enjoy it after. You will see and learn the stories behind how to make it become popular so far there is no one does not know about their shop if they are Saigonese. So I hope you don't miss the chance to explore it.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Ho Thi Ky Ward 1, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam

This is the stunning and fascinating outdoor market in District 10. First, we are gonna see the biggest wholesale flower market and walk around to find the best your favorite flower you like, and we will buy for you as a gift

Duration: 30 minutes