The major highlights of bustling Ho Chi Minh City
The History Museum illustrating the cultures of Vietnam
The Presidential Palace, famous since the Vietnam War
About the Excursion
Drive from Phu My through pretty countryside dotted with rice fields and rubber plantations. The main ‘highway’ is
packed with bicycles, heavily laden buses and people making their way to market. This tour introduces the major
highlights of bustling Ho Chi Minh City, still commonly referred to as Saigon.
Among the grand old buildings, you will see colorful markets selling everything from chilies to French baguettes.
The former Presidential Palace is now known as Independence Palace. This historic building was made famous
when a North Vietnamese tank crashed through its front gates in 1975, signaling the end of the Vietnam War. It
has changed little since that time and is now retained as a museum. Your tour will include the reception and dining
rooms of the President’s quarters, and the basement with its ancient American-made telecommunications
equipment still in place, and strategic military maps lining the walls.
Drive by the Notre Dame Cathedral—a neo-Classical structure dating back to the 19th century. The imposing twin
spires have long heralded arrival in Saigon to passenger liners that travel the winding Saigon River.
Enjoy a sumptuous buffet lunch of Asian and Western dishes at a local hotel.
Visit the History Museum. Built in 1929, this facility houses an excellent collection of artifacts illustrating the
evolution of the cultures of Vietnam, from the Bronze Age Dong Son civilization to Cham, Khmer and modern-day
Vietnam.
Browse, shop and observe at a lacquer ware workshop before returning to Phu My port.
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