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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Take a ride through Ho Chi Minh City the most traditional way - by cyclo (pedicab)! Relax and take in the sights as your driver trundles along the streets of China Town and you experience the pre-war Sai Gon on this 3-hour tour. Get an immersion into local life; learn about traditional Chinese medicine, and visit an ancient Chinese temple.
Highlights:
- Take a relaxing cyclo (pedicab) ride through the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City to visit the famous China Town
- Visit shops selling traditional Chinese products
- Learn about Chinese herb medicine
- Wander around one of the oldest Chinese temples dedicated to the goddess of the sea - Lady Thien Hau
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Ho Chi Minh City Center
Transportation with air-conditioning
Entrance fees
Travel insurance
Bottled drinking water
Pedicab (Cyclo) 1 hour
English speaking guides (other languages available upon request with surcharge)
Personal expenses such as: shopping, telephone, beverage, etc.
Tipping for local guides
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in HCMC Center (District 1,3,5,10, Phu Nhuan)
Ba Thien Hau Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The tour will begin with a ride to the Lady Thien Hau Temple. This temple, built to worship Lady Thien Hau (the goddess of the sea), is one of the most interesting and ancient temples in the China Town area. Thien Hau is the Vietnamese transcription of the Chinese name Tianhou ("Empress of Heaven"), an epithet of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl credited with saving one or some of her family members from harm during a typhoon through her spiritual power 15 minutes
Chinatown (Cho Lon) - District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam After visiting the temple, you will relax on cyclo (pedicab) going around China Town and visiting some local shops, where you can find many traditional Chinese products including medicinal herbs and clothing. China Town is an interesting place to see classical Chinese architecture reminiscent of years gone by with plenty of Chinese restaurants 45 minutes
Nha Tho Cha Tam (Cha Tam Church), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam We then visit Cha Tam Church (or Saint Francis Xavier Parish Church), is the first church for the Catholic parishioners of the local Chinese community in Ho Chi Minh City 20 minutes
Binh Tay Market, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Last stop is Binh Tay Market, constructed by the French in the 1880s, is located in the centre of Vietnam’s largest China Town district. 60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Maximum 1 child accompanied 1 adult, the 2nd child will pay the adult price.
Free for children 0-5 years old ; 50% off for children 6-10 years old
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Kathryn_B
08 Mar 2024
While there were temples and markets of note, I most enjoyed the myriad streets and lanes and the life that is on display there.
Helen_T
01 Mar 2024
Very Interesting trip in district 5 china town .. cyclo was an experience.. would recommend just so you can see the difference between the districts
terrelune9
28 Feb 2023
Expérience très enrichissante. Cho Lon est tellement dépaysant pour nous.
Bao notre guide connaît bien son sujet. ????????
This tour in
Ho Chi Minh City
is organized by
Hoi An Express Travel
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