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Private Ho Chi Minh City Shore Excursion from Cruise Port

Recommended by 91% of travelers
Southern Vietnam, Vietnam
  • 8 to 12 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Experience the rich culture and fascinating history of Ho Chi Minh City on this all-day guided adventure. After convenient cruise port pickup, visit important landmarks and attractions like Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Chinatown, and Ben Thanh Market. Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned minivan with a private guide and enjoy a delicious Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant included in the tour price.
  • Experience Ho Chi Minh City’s landmarks and attractions on an all-day tour
  • See museums, markets, and important historic sites with a private guide
  • Enjoy all entrance fees and a Vietnamese lunch included in the tour price
  • Make the most of limited time with convenient cruise port pickup/drop-off

What's Included

  • Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
  • Private Professional Tour Guide
  • Private Tour, Flexible and Customized
  • Enjoy Vietnamese Cuisine for Lunch
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Bottled Water and Cold Tissue
  • Personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Tour guide welcome with signboard name at the port entrance

Itinerary

1

Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

2

Saigon Central Post Office

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

3

The Independence Palace

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

4

People's Committee Building

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

5

War Remnants Museum

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater) (Pass By)

6

Phố Tau Sai Gon (Chợ Lớn Quận 5)

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

7

Ben Thanh Market

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • 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.

Reviews

4.8
based on 11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing tour

Neil_S, Mar 2026
Hani was an amazing guide. We saw some fantastic aspects of Ho Chi Minh City . This tour was well worth doing and gave us a great insight to life in the city.

This tour was an...

Albert_C, Nov 2025
This tour was an incredible experience! Everything went smoothly and we learned so much about Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh. Emmie, our guide, was wonderful along with our driver, Mr. Long. Absolutely recommend this tour.

A wonderful day

KIM_D, Feb 2025
Wow what a wonderful day in Ho Chi Min city. We were lucky to have the fantastic captain Bruno escort us around Saigon. He was knowledgeable friendly and charming. Nothing was too much trouble for Bruno and he ensured we had a memorable day. We said we liked Vietnamese coffee and he ensured we had one at our first stop then he took us for pho for lunch. We were so lucky to have Bruno for the day and cannot thank him enough for the wonderful and memorable day.

Awesome tour

Jerri_M, Feb 2024
Hannah was awesome! The driver was calm and powered thru the traffic as tho there was none. Very comprehensive tour and delicious lunch. Highly recommended.

Memorable for the wrong reasons

nmedina001, Feb 2024
One of the most memorable parts of the tour was having to wait for about an hour for our driver to pick us up at the cruise port. Another memorable part was the drive to and from Ho Chi Minh. The driver was speeding most of the way, while texting. We were petrified that we were going to have an accident. The other memorable part was when we picked up our tour guide in Ho Chi Minh, unfortunable the tour guide spoke very poor English and it was difficult understanding him. Overall we saw and did less than was promised mostly because the driver was late in arriving, and in a hurry to drop us off.

An Excellent Tour

paula, Feb 2020
We had an excellent day with Trihn and our driver. Trihn was helpful, courteous, knowledgeable and went out of his way to make the day special for us. I would highly recommend Nha Trang Tours and Trihn as your guide for an excursion in Ho Chi Minh City.

A great choice for a special day

John_L, Oct 2019
We had booked this tour for a number of reasons firstly it was our golden wedding anniversary, secondly we really like Ho Chi Minh City and finally we wanted a private tour as this was a day just for us. We were on a cruise and our driver and guide Vinh were waiting for us a the Phu My port gates exactly as promised. The car was very spacious and clean the driver (apologies I don't recall his name) excellent. Vinh was very informative on our way to Ho Chi Minh City but not intrusive and discussed with us what we wanted from the day. On arrival in Ho Chi Minh City we were taken to a number of different sites and also given time to ourselves but Vinh was never far away if needed. They would obviously would like to have taken us to more places but we were constrained by the time we had to be back on board the ship. However they did manage to take us to 52nd floor of the Bitexco Tower where the whole of Ho Chi Minh City was displayed at this point they gave my wife a large bunch of beautiful red roses what a great gesture. We were then taken back to Phu My where the driver made sure that we were safely on board the ship before he left. A great day and cannot recommend it too highly.

Saigon in a day

LoveTravel317801, May 2019
We chose this over the day trip offered by the cruise line and it was very good. Our guide was flexibly to meet our schedule. We would recommend him

Highly recommended private tour

Thoralf_S, Feb 2026
Barney speaks very good and understandable English. He asked about our wishes and preferences and made good suggestions. He was happy to respond to requests and answered our questions gladly. We not only visited sights but also learned a lot about the country and the people. Picking up from the port gate worked very well and we were back very timely (although buses were delayed due to traffic). The car was good and the driver friendly and always there at the right time to get in.
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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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