Phu My Shore Excursions & Ho Chi Minh City Day Tours from Port
No place in Viet Nam can be crazier, more crowded and more dynamic than Ho Chi Minh City. From the unending traffic, vibrant shops to dazzling city lights, Ho Chi Minh City shore excursions introduce a city that never sleeps. Expect to be warmly welcomed by locals who are friendly, generous and always willing to give you a lovely smile. Whether it’s a historical site, a bustling market or an ancient pagoda and relics, Phu My shore excursions offer varied options for travelers with different interests:
The Reunification Palace – the former residence of Vietnam Republic Government
War Remnants Museum remains Vietnam war documents, artifacts, items, and even airforce vehicles
Jade Emperor Pagoda in honor of the supreme of Taoist god
Notre Dame Cathedral – the iconic landmark providing an Instagram-worth view
Central Post Office with an important historical and cultural meaning
Ben Thanh Market – the most famous local market in Ho Chi Minh City
Cu Chi Tunnels – the former shelter of Viet Cong soldiers
Asia Shore Excursions provides the best Ho Chi Minh City shore excursions for cruise passengers from Phu My cruise port. If you do not find any suitable tours, please contact us to customize your Phu My shore excursions in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursions
With Cu Chi Tunnel & Ho Chi Minh City Day Tour, you will have the chance to learn about Cu Chi tunnels, a vast network of linking underground tunnels, get to know more about Vietnam war. If you're interested in learning more about the history and war of Vietnam, you should not miss this tour. Additionally, a lot more wonderful locations are also awaiting your visit in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Duration: 1 day
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port/Phu My Port
- Highlights: Cu Chi Tunnels, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Post Office, Ben Thanh Market
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursions
- Duration: 6 hours
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port/Phu My Port
- Highlights: Lacquerware shop, XQ showroom, Sai Gon Square, Vincom Center, Ben Thanh Market
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursions
- Duration: Approximately 6 hours
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port/Phu My Port
- Highlights: Explore the jungle and traps in Cu Chi Tunnels, Real guns shooting.
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursions
- Duration: 1 Day
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port/Phu My Port
- Highlights: “Mai” home – The Saigon Culinary Art Center, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office, Ben Thanh Market
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Vung Tau Shore Excursions
- Duration: 2 days
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port/Phu My Port
- Highlights: Reunification Palace, War Remnant Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Old Post Office, Chinatown, Ben Thanh Market, drinks at the Rooftop Bar, Cu Chi tunnels
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursions
Explore the Insider of Ho Chi Minh City in the back of a Vespa
- Duration: 1 day
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port/Phu My Port
- Highlights: Vespa tour in Ho Chi Minh City including Tao Dan Park, Ong Bon pagoda & Nhi Phu Temple, General Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh Market
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursions
- Duration: 10 hours
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port/Phu My Port
- Highlights: Boat trip in Mekong Delta, Vinh Trang Pagoda, visit local homes and orchards, a coconut candy workshop, a honeybee farm, a sampan ride on palm-shaded creeks, performance of traditional Southern singing
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursions
- Duration: 1 day
- Pick-up/Drop-off: Phu My Port (or Saigon Port)/Phu My Port (or Saigon Port)
- Highlights: Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Old Post Office, China Town, Ben Thanh market
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
Attractions for Ho Chi Minh City - Phu My Shore Excursions & Day Tours from Cruise Port
Every Phu My shore excursion to Ho Chi Minh City will bring various wonderful experiences from exploring the French architecture style in the old cathedral, post office, and buildings, to tasting the daily lifestyle and traditional cuisine in the city with the name of the Old Father of Vietnam. Asia Shore Excursions is pleased to recommend some featured attractions that you can take a visit.Notre Dame Cathedral
Right in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, the Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the iconic architectural landmarks and cannot be miss in any Ho Chi Minh City day tour from Phu My cruise port. For centuries, the ancient Cathedral provides a splendor beauty that is considered as a masterpiece of this city. Was built by French colonists many years ago, it is not surprising that Ho Chi Minh Notre Dame Cathedral follows the unique style of neo-Romanesque from the 19th century.War Remnant Museum
Served as the museum exhibiting proof of American War Crimes, The War Remnants Museum - one of the most popular attractions to Western tourists from Phu My shore excursions from cruise port - tells a lively story that you haven’t ever heard about Vietnam war. War Remnants Museum exhibits some artifacts and images of the Vietnam War inside the building following the theme: American soldiers massacred, tortured, imprisoned Vietnamese people, or spread toxic chemical to destroy the North of Vietnam. Outside the building is the showcase of various objects including aircraft, artillery, tanks, guillotine and “tiger cages”. Get a glimpse of witnessing the cruel torture by tiger’s cage with extremely narrow size for even anyone. Moreover, the museum will provide the chance to admire the old weapons served as military secrets in the war.Ben Thanh Market
In all Phu My shore excursions from cruise port, you can’t find any place more bustling than Ben Thanh Market. It is absolutely a must-visiting spot even you are a shopaholic or not. Right from the location in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Ben Thanh market - the symbol of the city - will give you many exotic experiences. The market has four entrances and four sections with each one have an animal statue as the guardian of the gate. On the top, a clock tower looks at four main streets of District 1 – the most bustling district in Ho Chi Minh City day tours from cruise ship. The market is full of local vendors selling everything from clothes, accessories, jewelry, hardware, pet shops, crafts to flowers, spices, nuts, food, or even secondhand things.Cu Chi Tunnels
There is no Ho Chi Minh City shore excursion from Phu My port can miss a visit to Cu Chi Tunnels. Just about 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnel is an astonishing complex of about 200 kilometers underground tunnels homing to various constructed living areas, sleeping places, weapon factories, hospitals for wounded soldiers, and even kitchens operating by civil. And yes, all of the tunnels are man-made without any help of a modern facility or machine. They are all dug by human’s hands. During the war, the Tunnel served as communication and coordination hub for the Viet Cong soldiers in their stand-up fight against American army. Nowadays, Cu Chi Tunnel is a popular attraction for both Vietnamese and passengers from Phu My cruise port to get hands-on experience the old hard life underground. Have a chance to fire off some shooting range with machine gun models such as the AK47 and M16.Reunification Palace
Located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, the Reunification Palace has stayed in the mind of various generations for stamps of time and history. It served as the presidential home and workplace, also the witness of history through the two Vietnam wars by the French and American colonists. With the typical architecture in the 60s, the Palace is a combination of traditional ritual and modern style. The first floor has some meeting rooms, while the second one includes a huge reception room, a cinema, and a rooftop nightclub. Pick this attraction to be one spot in your Phu My shore excursions to Ho Chi Minh City and recall the tough time during the war.Ho Chi Minh City Old Post Office
Be listed as one of the most iconic highlights in Phu My shore excursions from cruise port, the Central Post Office in Ho Chi Minh City is considered as a priceless masterpiece. Due to be built by a skillful French architect, the Post Office is a perfect combination of Gothic, Renaissance and French styles. Inside the building, the high arched ceiling, wooden counters, two large eighteenth-century map and telegraph lines bring you the feeling of a post office from the old time in the 90s. Nowadays, the Central Post Office still takes its duty of sending and receiving mail, selling idyllic stamps, interesting souvenirs and lovely postcards. Get an old feeling of using the phone bank to make an international call.Cholon District
Cho Lon - the Chinatown of Vietnam – is a cannot-miss spot in Ho Chi Minh City or Phu My shore excursions and day tours. Dating back to the late 18th century, Cholon is not only a place which witnessed the great history and cultural transformation of the city but also is an attractive place that is a featured portrait revealing the traditional and distinctive lifestyle of ethnic communities in Southern Vietnam. The market here is always busy, crowded and messy with hundreds of vendors lining along the streets that you feel it is difficult to get through. Get a chance to admire the typical Chinese architecture many years ago with plenty of Chinese restaurants, clothes shops, and household stores. Tasting the vibrant life of a trading community in the most bustling area in the whole country of Vietnam.Postal, Phones & Internet Service in Ho Chi Minh City
Internet service is not provided freely everywhere of the city, however, wi-fi can be accessed widely in most shopping malls, restaurants, coffee shops, and hotels. If you want to approach the internet every time, for in case, follow the map, you can buy pre-paid SIM cards in many phone stores such as The Gioi Di Dong and FPTshop. The most popular SIM cards providers are Viettel, Vinaphone, Mobifone that you can easily find in most stores throughout the city. To make a call to someone in Ho Chi Minh City from other countries, dial 00 with the international dial code of Vietnam +84, area code 28, and finally the number. If you are on Phu My shore excursions to Ho Chi Minh City, in case of calling from here to other countries, remember to dial the access code 001.Important Phone Numbers in Ho Chi Minh City
Below are some important phone numbers you should know when in Phu My shore excursions to Ho Chi Minh City.Police | 113 |
Fire | 114 |
Ambulance | 115 |
Phone Number Enquiries | 116 |
Family Medical Practice Clinic | 3822 & 7848 |
Tourism Information | 1088 |
International Telephone Service Enquiries | 143 |
Tan Son Airport Flight Information | 3844 & 3179 |