Meeting point: At Port Gate (photos below)
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With the brand name of bustle and hustle center in Asia, Ho Chi Minh City is charmed with plenty of shopping malls, souvenir shops, and traditional art showrooms. Explore all of them by joining this Ho Chi Minh City day tour from Phu My port.
Upon being picked up by our driver and tour guide at the port entrance gate. Your Phu My shore excursion will begin with a visit to local Lacquerware shop. Get a glimpse of this ancient art form by witnessing every detailed step of the manufacturing process under the guidance of local artisans. Then, head to the XQ showroom to admire how embroidery was made. Gazed at a high-quality of artistic embroidery designed with traditional Vietnamese images such as lotus, home-dwelling animals, flowers, landscapes, and so on. Moreover, you have a chance to pick up some unique products as gifts and souvenirs for your friends and family.
The next stop is in Saigon Square. The center contains a huge scale of retailers and Mercian selling local goods from food, snacks, and fruits to clothing. Most of them are prepared for export that you can purchase some interesting items with reasonable prices. Remember to bargain before deciding to buy anything. After that, visit Ben Thanh Market – the most famous and bustling market in Ho Chi Minh City. Witness the sight of various stalls full with interesting products from traditional to modern as well as Vietnamese and other countries cuisines. Continue on to the most modern center of the city – Vincom Center Shopping Mall where you enjoy a stroll along hundreds of department stores. The trip ends with a drive back to port. Thanks for traveling with Shore Excursions Asia!
