Half-Day Ho Chi Minh City Tour: Following Historical Steps | Vietnam

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07:00 Tour guide and Chim Canh Cut Travel company’s car pick the group up at 235Đ. Nguyen Van Cu Str., Nguyen Cu Trinh, District 1. The group start the tour “Following the course of history – Silent Footsteps – Biet Dong Sai Gon”.

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07:05 You stop at Do Phu Coffee Shop - Where was the place where the secret mailbox and floating cellar of the old Rangers were located.

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Enjoy Butter coffee with special cakes of old Saigon, a unique dish showing cultural diversity, learn the story associated with the Saigon Special Forces.

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08:00 The car takes you to visit the National Monument Secret Weapons Tunnel of the Saigon Rangers - which used to contain nearly 3 tons of weapons to attack the Independence Palace and a number of targets of the Saigon government's headquarters.

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Visit the architecture of Mr. Tran Van Lai's house (Saigon Ranger soldier, owner of the weapon cellar) with unique tunnels and escape routes, which exist in the heart of the inner city of Saigon.

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You will have the opportunity to take pictures with the legendary Citroen fourgonnette used by Tran Van Lai under the name of contractor Mai Hong Que to enter and exit the Independence Palace.

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08:40 You visit The Independence Palace - is one of the most unique and famous architectural works in Ho Chi Minh City, having existed for more than 150 years.

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Here you will learn about the Palace's architecture.

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Listening to the stories related to Saigon Ranger Team 5 and contractor Mai Hong Que.

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09:15 And the next point on the route, which is the Monument of Saigon Rangers at 108 Nguyen Du Street, District 1. Here, you can light incense to commemorate the Saigon - Gia Dinh Ranger soldiers who died heroically in the General Offensive campaign and the Tet Offensive in 1968.

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09:55 The group get on car and depart to Biet Dong Sai Gon’s Museum.

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Here you can visit and witness more than 100 artifacts of Saigon Rangers.

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You will hear and share stories and battles of Saigon - Gia Dinh Rangers soldiers.

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10:45 You have lunch with South Korean broken rice - a unique dish and a combination of Vietnamese and Korean culinary cultures.

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11:30 Car and tour guide will take the group back to the meeting point. End of tour.