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Private Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Tour

Name: Private Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Tour
Brand: Ginkgo Voyage
SKU: 16653P2
Price: 49.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (126 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Half Day Small Group Ho Chi Minh City Tour

From $49.00

Price varies by group size

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

This popular half-day tour offers travelers the perfect overview of one of Vietnam's largest and most historic cities. Follow your friendly local guide through busy main streets and back alleys as you make your way to some of Ho Chi Minh City's top attractions. You'll learn about when the French captured Saigon some 300 years ago and see European influence in both the food and culture. This tour includes stops at iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Post Office and War Remnants Museum, as well as other key sites.

Half-Day Small-Group Ho Chi Minh City Tour
See some of the city's top sites with your professional guide
Enjoy expert commentary and see the city like a local
Choose from morning or afternoon departure times to fit your schedule
Round-trip hotel transport by minibus included in tour

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Transport by air conditioned minivan
English-speaking guide
Entrance fees
Mineral water and wet tissue

Personal expenses
Gratuities
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

10 Đ. Lê Lợi, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Ginkgo Voyage Office - 1st Floor

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We offer free pick up and drop off at hotel in Central of Ho Chi Minh city ( district 1, 3, 4). Pick up time: 7.30 am - 8.00 am

What To Expect

Central Post Office

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Emperor Jade Pagoda

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

War Remnants Museum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

The Independence Palace

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please advise preferred departure time in the special requirements
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
War remnants museum exhibits may be too graphic for some travelers.

Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

126 reviews

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Great for Just Enough Background

Stephen_T, Mar 2024

Tam provided an excellent overview of the four sites we visited on the tour. He handled ticket purchases and walked us through each venue providing unique historical insights. It was just the right amount of detail. Given the heat and humidity, it would have been a better tour if water had been available throughout, instead of as we were heading back to our hotels.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

On behalf of Ginkgo Voyage, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your esteemed review of our tour and our guide, Tam. We are immensely delighted to learn that you had a pleasurable experience with us and that you found Tam's commentary to be both informative and engaging. We highly value your feedback regarding the availability of water during the tour. We acknowledge that providing water throughout the tour, especially in hot and humid weather conditions, would have enhanced your experience. We will take your feedback on board and ensure that water is readily available on all future tours. We sincerely hope to have the privilege of welcoming you back on another tour with Ginkgo Voyage in the future. We are confident that we can surpass your expectations and provide you with an even more memorable and enriching travel experience. Thank you once again for your feedback and for choosing Ginkgo Voyage. Yours sincerely, Ginkgo Voyage Team P.S. We would be delighted to hear your thoughts on how we can further improve our tours. Please feel free to contact us to our fanpage or email.

Enjoyable and informative tour

Robert_L, Feb 2024

First time in Saigon and We did a private tour and it was so worth it. Our guide was so informative and made this tour fascinating and we learnt so much about this incredible city. We covered all the main sites in an air conditioned car and our driver was fantastic navigating the crazy streets - would love to know how he stayed so cool and calm Very professional from pick up to drop off and on time. It was around 3.5 hours which was perfect for us. Highly recommend

Response from Host, Mar 2024

On behalf of Ginkgo Voyage, we are thrilled to hear about your fantastic first-time experience in Saigon with our private tour! We are truly grateful for your kind words and for recommending our services. We understand how important it is to make a lasting impression on first-time visitors, and we are delighted that our informative guide and comfortable air-conditioned car contributed to a fascinating and educational experience. We are also proud of our driver's skill and composure in navigating the city's lively streets. We appreciate your feedback on the tour duration. We strive to create tours that cater to individual interests and time constraints, and it's gratifying to know that the 3.5-hour timeframe was perfect for you. Thank you again for choosing Ginkgo Voyage and for your positive review. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back to Vietnam and showcase more of its wonders in the future. Sincerely, Ginkgo Voyage Team

Informative and Prompt Tour Company

Jessica_B, Aug 2023

Ben was wonderful and informative. The van was very nice and the pickups/drop offs were extremely prompt at the hotel and all of the sites. My only wish was for more time to wander around and read the exhibits (without the tour guide) at both the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you for your kind words! We’re glad you enjoyed your tour with us. We understand that some people prefer to take their time and read the exhibits without a tour guide. We’ll take your feedback into consideration and see if we can make some changes to our tours in the future. We hope you’ll join us again soon!

Andrew and Lynelle

andrew_s, May 2023

This was a great day - we got to see all of the major sites around the city centre and the guide was very informative and explained about both pre and post war history- a great tour

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear Andrew and Lynelle, Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your experience with us. Our tour guide was indeed very informative and we are glad that you appreciated the pre and post war history information. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. So thanks for your kind words and we look forward to seeing you again. Ginkgo Team.

Highly recommended - a great way to spend half a day and see the main sights.

Alison_B, Apr 2023

Our guide Hai was fantastic - very knowledgable about the history of each site and she also shared some personal stories and helped us out with other tips for our HCM stay. It was really convenient (and comfortable!) to have the driver take us around each place as we had limited time. It was a really well paced half day (4 hours) that covered the key sights.

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear Alision_B, We are overjoyed to read your amazing review and to know that you had a fantastic time with Hai and our driver. Thank you so much for choosing Ginkgo Voyage for your half-day tour. Hai is one of our most passionate and friendly guides and she loves to share her knowledge and stories with our guests. We are glad that you found the tour convenient, comfortable and well-paced. Your feedback means a lot to us and we hope to see you again soon on another adventure. Best Regards, Ginkgo Voyage team

Easy to get to places...

SENGHUAT_L, Jan 2023

Easy to get to places within the city. Nice sights and attractions with so much history to see and appreciate. Easy to find food and snacks. Fantastic rich strong Vietnamese coffee.

Our guide made our trip way better

elsinorealexander, Jan 2020

We loved our guide. He was awesome. Great guy. I have been to Ho Chi Minh City before, but I thought that this time was way better due to our guide. Thank you so much!

Half day Ho Chi minh city Tour

Manojumon_R, Jan 2020

Pick up was spot on time . The guide was very freindly and knwoledgeable. The war museum is a must see.

Quick way to see the highlights of Ho Chi Minh City

Kelly_K, Jan 2020

Khang did a great job of guiding us thru the sites. He balanced the right amount of information with time for us to explore the venues. The War Remnants Museum was particularly interesting. There was an exhibition of photography from war photojournalists. Very powerful pictures. We also enjoyed visiting the Eiffel designed Post Office (got our post cards and stamps there.) Well worth it - especially if you are time limited.

Great way to see highlights of Ho Chi Minh City

Robert_s, Dec 2019

Tam is a great asset for this tour. He wwas a wonderful guide, proud of his city and had a great sense of humour. He took us to all the highlights. A wonderful introduction to HCM City. I'd recommend this tour - especially if you have Tam.

Great intro to HCM City

Sascha H, Nov 2019

My partner and I took this tour in November and really enjoyed it. Definitely recommend for your first day in HCMC as an introduction to the city. I appreciated that it didn't go for too long. Highlight was definitely the War Remnants museum and the market we visited.

Well organized half day tour to the most important sights

Stephan B, Nov 2019

My pick-up from the hotel was first forgotten by the organizer. But then I got a private tour. The tour was very well organized and had a nice and well informed guide. Beside the sights there was a lot of information about the country and people. The right decision for all those who don't have much time and want to visit all the main sights in the center of HCMC in a short time.

enjoyable

james j, Oct 2019

This was an enjoyable tour of saigons city sights . The guide was informative , friendly and chatty. I'd recommend this tour to anyone who wants to avoid the Hussle and bussle of D.I.Y.

Fun, Informative, and Comfortable!

Dinah_M, Oct 2019

This tour was an incredible snapshot of the history and culture of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City. I truly enjoyed the experience and recommend it for anyone who has a brief stay in Vietnam and wants to learn as much as possible about the country and city. Jason was an incredible guide! He was informative, engaging, and enlightening. He has completed his tourism collegiate studies and that shows in his presentations. He has the broad information that one would expect at tour guide to have but he also has all kinds of little tidbts and fun facts that make the experience even more interesting. The tour was a small solo tour for me. Thankfully, Jason, didn't phone it in and instead treated this tour as if this was a full group. I appreciated the individualized attention (including picture taking, etc.) and the conversations that we had. The air-conditioned van and the limited walking required on this tour was exactly what I needed! I highly recommend this tour.

Fantastic Ho Chi Minh City

Joyce I, Oct 2019

We had an amazing tour guide who was willing to modify our tour several times. We increased from 2 people to 4 people to 8 people the day before the tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable about all the Ho Chi Minh City sites and answered all our questions.

Great small group tour.

Pete_L, Jul 2019

Jason our tour guide was knowledgeable and detail oriented. It was just my wife and I in the group so we got lucky and received great personalized service. Highly recommend

Response from Host, Jul 2019

Dear Pliao, Thank you so much for choosing Ginkgo Voyage and leaving such kind words for us on Tripadvisor. At Ginkgo Voyage, your satisfaction is our motivation and priority at work so we're more than happy to know that you enjoyed the trip with us It was a pleasure to have you on the tour and we hope to see you back in the future. Thanks & Best Regards Sofia

Ho Chi Minh City Tour

Jill M, Jun 2019

We had limited time in Ho Chi Minh so wanted to make most of it. This half day tour was just what we needed to see main sites. We had a guide and driver and fortunately for us we were the only two on the tour which made it more personal. Our guide Duc who spoke good English was excellent. Very knowledgeable and we learnt a lot from him about HCM city and Vietnam in general. The Independence Palace was well worth a visit and the War Remnants Museum is a must see. We needed longer there so decided to stay on at the end of tour. Overall the tour was good value for money with friendly and interesting guide.

Response from Host, Jun 2019

Dear Jill, Thank you so much for choosing Ginkgo Voyage and leaving such kind words for us on Tripadvisor. At Ginkgo Voyage, your satisfaction is our motivation and priority at work so we're more than happy to know that you enjoyed the trip with us. It was a pleasure to have you on the tour and we hope to see you back in the future. Thanks & Best Regards Sofia

war history highlights

SSB37, Jun 2019

The tour is mostly around war remnants and the history of occupations and battles. Very little around current state of culture and lifestyle.

Disappointing

David_S, May 2019

Our 'guide' was a bit of a misnomer! We basically just got taken to the sites where he gave a brief overview and left us to make our own way around! Not recommended.

1/2 day Saigon

olga_b, May 2019

Mai is excellent in her passion for the city , good service and absolute personal charm - the 4 hours is well organized and good idea to do it.

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