Saigon Highlights

Cho lon home to many Chinese ethnics immigrating to Vietnam in the 17th century is economically booming. Drive directly to Binh tay market where you see all local merchandise. Whole sales and odd sales start from 5.00am to 6.00 pm. with an arrays of shoes, hats, tins, women’s beauty objects. You will be amused at the huge bundles of local queer things when you visit this crowded social place. The visit inside the Sea goddess temple offers a chance to all visitors to admire the historic architecture and folk belief in a popular fishing lady who died young at 27 years of age on a holy hour and she appeared on the sea to help fishermen at risk. Nowadays she also plays an important role in helping local people to get good business and sickness treatment, even to have children. After the temple the drive transfer you to Saigon center for lots of photos in front of the city hall. The city center is located by many restaurants, hotels, shops, coffee shops. Fell free to explore the city center on your own. Continue to drive to the central post office which proudly shows its colonial style outside and hides rare ancient maps decorated on the dome inside the building.

Next to the central post office is the Notre Dame Church signaling the strong Catholicism when the French occupied Vietnam from the end of 18th century. Your guide will explain the last minutes’ historic change of Vietnam war when you visit inside the former Presidential palace that used to witness the end of Vietnam war in 1975. The gate of the palace was crushed down on April 30 , 1975 by the Vietnamese Revolutionary forces. Before you return to the port, the stop at the lacquerware workshop where you see how local people make lacquerware by hand. You may purchase a hand-made souvenir by chance here.