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After asking bus prices and so, I found the Delta Tours offered by many agencies the best and cheapest way to see the Delta area. The ideal stay would be 3 days, so U have time to see the channels, sep there, see farms, visit the Cantho Market and even see the beaches in Bac Lieu?
But 1 day is interesting too. They take U in a minib?s to Mito (the nearest village to Saigon), there you take a m?dium boat to cross the river to visit a farm where they offer U tea, fruits and traditional music. Then U go see how they make products from coconuts. Then lunch (included). Then ride by the channels. Then snake farm, honey farm, and back to Mito, where U take the bus back to Saigon. U leave at 8 and return at 18. 6 USD.00 Leave a Comment
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Day trip around HCM City are great, unless you are so mindful of exploring all the museums and temples.
Sign up for some day trips to Mekong Delta and Cu Chi Tunnels will definitely bring you up to speed and better understand Vietnamese cultures & struggles.
Some really cool tour guides will give you good history background during the trip. I consider these tours as very good history & geography classes. Leave a Comment
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We went to Pham Ngu Lao St on Sat to look for a travel agency to book a day tour on Mon to Mekong River. The agency we chose was Phuong Trang Tourist (PTRATOUR). It has 2 branches, one in the side road, and the other one facing the main road across a park (where we booked). The buses are parked at the main office (the side road office).
The staff are friendly and speaks good English. The Mekong tour we booked had 15 ppl (Heard it's the average no of ppl going for the daily tour). The mini bus was clean and new, the trip consists of visiting the islands and their farms such as bee/honey farm, making of coconut candy etc. For USD 7, it includes the tour guide, bus, boat, and lunch. The only money we had to fork out in addition was the tip for the longboat ride we had (Paid about 5,000D per person) at one of the islands.
Would certainly go back to this agency should I visit HCM again. They prefer Dong rather than USD although the prices are stated in USD. Leave a Comment Address: 317 Pham Ngu Lao St, Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh CityPhone: (84-8) 9204737 / 9077965Website: www.ptratour.com Other Contact: phuongtrangtourist@yahoo.com
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The stereotypical image of a local would of course include a conical hat, and the best way to spot them is in rice paddies in the beautiful countryside, if nothing more than as part of a day trip from HCM. This photo was taken while the tour group stopped for a short break, on our way to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Leave a Comment
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CHOLON MEANS "LARGE MARKET"
CHOLON WAS ONCE A SEPERATE CITY.. TODAY IT IS SAIGON'S 5TH DISTRICT.
I READ A LOT ABOUT CHOLON BEFORE WE WENT TO VIETNAM AND WAS KEEN TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND THIS PART OF THE CITY.. I HAD A FEELING IT WOULD BE BUSY..I WASNT WRONG !!
CHOLON HAS LOADS OF THINGS TO SEE AND DO, FROM THE MANY TEMPLES AND PAGODAS TO ITS TEAMING MARKETS SELLING EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER NEED.
THE MOST POPULAR OF THESE ARE BINH TAY AND AN DONG.
AN DONG MARKET IS FOUR STOREYS HIGH AND CAN GET VERY VERY BUSY, AND WHEN YOU'RE ALL SHOPPED OUT YOU CAN GET A BITE TO EAT AT ONE OF ITS MANY RESTAURANTS.
IN FACT CHOLON IS A FANTASTIC PLACE TO TREAT YOURSELF TO SOME GREAT CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE FOOD.
ONE THING YOU SHOULD NOT MISS WHILE YOUR IN CHOLON IS HERB STREET.. THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS YOU ENCOUNTER HERE ARE MIND BLOWING..OH AND YOU COULD TRY SOME SNAKE WINE.
HERB STREET CAN BE FOUND BETWEEN D LUONG NHU HOC AND D TRIEU QUANG.
AS I LOVE HISTORY I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE CHOLON HISTORY LESSON..
IT WAS HERE IN CHA TAM CHURCH THAT HATED PRESIDENT DIEM AND HIS BROTHER TOOK REFUGE DURING THE 1963 COUP..
WHEN THEY REALISED THERE WAS NO HOPE FOR THEM THEY SURRENDERED TO THE COUP LEADERS.. AN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER WAS SENT TO GET THEM AND TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY..BUT AS THEY TRAVELLED BACK INTO CENTRAL SAIGON SOLDIERS SHOT THE BROTHERS AT POINT BLANK RANGE AS THEY SAT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, THEN REPEATEDLY STABBED THE BODIES...WHEN NEWS BROKE SAIGON WENT CRAZY WITH DELIGHT.
SO AS WELL AS LOADS TO SEE AND DO, CHOLON ALSO HAS A LOT OF HISTORY..
I FOUND IT A GREAT PLACE TO EXPLORE AND LOSE YOURSELF..WHICH WAS JUST WHAT WE DID !!
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HCM in april and may is good weather to come for holiday, some time a littler bit shower, temperature is hot around 35 degree, event in the north the weather are getting warmer, you just need short and shirt and T- shirt, rain coat you can easily buy in vietnam Leave a Comment
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HCM in april and may is good weather to come for holiday, some time a littler bit shower, temperature is hot around 35 degree, event in the north the weather are getting warmer, you just need short and shirt and T- shirt, rain coat you can easily buy in vietnam Leave a Comment
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Vung Tau City is a beautiful seaport about 110 kilometers from Saigon. Everyone visiting Vietnam goes there. You will never be sorry. I is drop dead gorgeous and the people are friendly. Visit a massage doctor there. Leave a Comment Address: BaRia-Vung Tau ProvinceDirections: Southeast of Saigon Any taxi will know where it is .
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