SAIGON
Saigon’s best days out.
The 10 most popular museums, with prices, run times and the operator behind each one. The trips worth building a day around, and what each one actually gets you.
Half-day Ho Chi Minh City tour with hotel pickup: War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, and French landmarks, guided in a small group.
Most Popular“This was a good experience. When you go to the lacquer shop. Make sure to go upstairs as well. 4 stops are completed. Unification palace, post office, war museum, and several stores.”
Cu Chi Ben Duoc Tunnels and War Remnants Museum day tour: small-group Ho Chi Minh trip with underground crawl, tapioca, and war artifacts.
“I had a really good experience . My guide tai was exceptional . He had great knowledge and was a pleasure to deal with . The driver too no English but always smiling and making sure I had water .”
Tour Ho Chi Minh City’s Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum with a guide plus a free e-sim, from $16, in 90 min to 4 hours.
“Our tour guide was very good, well informed & great at navigating through the museum. The museum itself was full of information & a real eye opener to the history & aftermath of the war.”
Motorbike through Ho Chi Minh City’s French landmarks and major war sites, with War Remnants Museum and Reunification Palace included.
“The tour was really amazing. Our guide Tris was really knowledgeable and we could ask plenty of questions which he answered with enthousiasm. Moreover, the tour was very well organized and everything was communicated very well.”
One day Ho Chi Minh war tour: Cu Chi Tunnels, War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, Notre-Dame, Central Post Office, veteran stories.
“We visited a lot of places and learned a lot about the history of HCM. Binh our Tourguide was really helpfull and explained a lot.”
Small-group Cu Chi Tunnels and War Remnants Museum day trip from Saigon. Crawl tunnels, see traps, then tour key landmarks.
“Amazing to experience just how difficult it is climbing into those bunkers. My boyfriend is 6”5 and it was not easy but me 4”11 no issue”
Scooter through Ho Chi Minh City’s temples, markets, and history, ending with bún bò Huế and time at the War Remnants Museum.
“Keiran & Virgil made a striking first impression, energetic & enthusiastic. We knew we were in for fun! The afternoon flew by, packed with fascinating facts about Saigon & its role in the complex history of Vietnam. Experiencing all this from the back of a scooter was an exhilarating treat with tons of laughter &…”
Two hours in Ho Chi Minh City with a small-group walk through Ben Thanh Market and the Museum of Vietnamese History, with a food sampler.
“Three star as guides English was hard to understand and we didn’t appreciate him talking about Vietnams support for Russia after he’d just given us an hour on Vietnams history of occupation and fighting for independence. Russia are bombing schools, hospitals and nuclear power stations and occupying a country that’s not there’s. I would think…”
Private Ho Chi Minh history tour with hotel pickup, War Remnants Museum, Thich Quang Duc memorial, Khmer pagoda, FITO museum, and more.
“Went on the Ho Chi Minh Historical Spots & War Museum Tour with my friends in Jan 2025 and had the best time! ForeverVacation made everything super smooth from the private ride to the amazing guide who made history actually fuRead more”
See Independence Palace, the War Remnants Museum, and Ben Thanh Market in one efficient Ho Chi Minh City tour with pickup, guide, and tickets.
“This place is a must so though is uncomfortable as there are many graphic pictures of the Vietnam war. It is necessary and the museum does not shy away from the gritty history. It took about 2 hours if you read everything. I came out really educated about a war I knew little about”
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