Ho Chi Minh City: PRIVATE Tour with 6 Top Highlights

Discover the top sights of Ho Chi Minh City on a private tour with a guide. Visit the War Remnants Museum, explore the Independence Palace, and shop at Ben Thanh Market.
Begin your adventure with a convenient private pickup from your hotel. Step into a mystical world filled with drifting incense smoke and centuries-old faith at the Jade Emperor Pagoda. Your private guide will show you how to light incense and bow according to Asian traditions to send your prayers for peace. Participate in a unique local ritual by touching the Sacred Horse Statue to wish for prosperity and wisdom. Before leaving, receive a blessed peace amulet as a token of good fortune.

Next, visit the War Remnants Museum, where your guide will give you a mindful, unhurried space to explore the galleries at your own pace, witnessing history and the strength of the human spirit. At the end, you are invited to personally write your thoughts in the museum's guestbook—a deeply moving bridge connecting your heart to the past.

Transition into the pulse of modern Saigon. Safely guided through the city's famous traffic, arrive at the grand square to admire the Notre Dame Cathedral (currently undergoing historic restoration). Step into the French-colonial Central Post Office to honor the memory of the past. Keep old traditions alive by hand-writing a beautiful postcard to mail to your loved ones, or step into the modern photobooth hidden inside this 19th-century building for an instant photo print.

Explore the Independence Palace, a masterpiece of Eastern philosophy and architecture. Discover the brilliant design thinking of the past as you walk through rooms masterfully decorated in completely different color palettes, each chosen intentionally to match the nature of the secret meetings held inside. Finally, descend into the heavily fortified underground command bunkers to walk through the tactical war rooms used by the country's former leaders.

Wrap up your amazing day at Ben Thanh Market, Saigon's most iconic landmark. Enjoy flexible free time to immerse yourself in the bustling local atmosphere with your guide nearby to assist you. This is the perfect chance to taste authentic Vietnamese street food (like Pho, Banh Mi, or local coffee) and shop for meaningful souvenirs to bring home before your private vehicle takes you comfortably back to your hotel.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.