Thursday, November 17, 2011

Ho Chi Minh City Solo Day Tour

vietnam, cambodia and laos 11th solo backpacking tour
august 24 - september 1, 2011 wednesday to thursday

objective: to visit the best tourist spot that fits to my budget at limited amount of time.
additional tasks: lost half of my pocket-money in day 1... show must go on for the planned itinerary no matter how it takes

day 0: ho chi minh city arrival at night
day 1: ho chi minh to siem reap bus trip
day 2: angkor archaeological park solo day-tour
day 3: siem reap to 4,000 islands bus trip
day 4: champasak province (southern laos) solo day-tour

day 5: pakse to phnom penh bus trip
day 6: phnom penh city solo half-day tour

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DAY SEVEN:
HO CHI MINH CITY DAY TOUR

ho chi minh city tour route map

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor, an important Khmer sea port prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochin-china and later of the independent state of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1975. In 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Hồ Chí Minh City after Hồ Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still commonly used.)

cu chi tunnel

cu chi tunnel

cu chi tunnel

I have planned the tour for the day as follows;

0800H-1430H: cu chi tunnel half day tour
1430H-1700H: diy city tour
1700H-1900H: ben thanh market

vietnam war remnants museum

notredame cathedral

inside the park near ben thanh market

ben dinh cu chi tunnel
ho chi minh city other famous landmarks
ho chi minh city departure at night

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1 comment:

  1. we also did the cu chi tunnel tour when we were in vietnam :) truly a once in a lifetime experience

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