To celebrate an important historical milestone, the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), tourism and travel businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have made constant efforts to create a series of diverse and meaningful tours. These journeys are not only an opportunity for visitors to explore the beauty of the city named after Uncle Ho and its surrounding areas, but also an opportunity to learn deeply about the heroic history, unique culture and people of Vietnam.
These tours are designed with passion and a harmonious combination of historical, cultural and tourism elements, aiming to promote the historical and cultural values of the nation, while maximizing the potential and advantages of tourism resources of Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring localities. Tourists will experience unique journeys, bringing them back to heroic historical moments, exploring unique cultural relics and enjoying the beautiful natural beauty.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day, Ho Chi Minh City tourism and travel businesses have designed a variety of tours promoting the meaning and historical and cultural values.
A typical example is the "From Mau Than to the Great Spring Victory" tour, an emotional journey back in time, taking visitors to prominent historical sites, recreating the city's development process. Visitors will visit the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, which preserves artifacts and stories about the city's history of formation and development. Next is the Liaison Delegation Headquarters of the General Command of the Vietnam People's Army, which witnessed important diplomatic activities during the war.
The tour program “Legend of the heroic Sac Forest commandos - Steel Land - Ho Chi Minh City” is a special journey, bringing visitors back to the heroic history of the nation. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the Sac Forest Historical Site, the base of Sac Forest Group 10, which is associated with the heroic fighting of the special forces from 1966 to April 30, 1975. Next, visitors will go to Sac Forest Martyrs Cemetery, the resting place of the elite sons who sacrificed their lives on this land through two long resistance wars for national independence. The final destination of the journey is Cu Chi Tunnels, a unique underground “wonder”, where visitors can better understand the brave and creative fighting spirit of our army and people.
This is an opportunity to exploit the potential and advantages of tourism resources of the city as well as neighboring localities.
The tour program “50-year train: Journey connecting cultural regions” offers visitors a unique travel experience, combining island tourism and culinary culture tourism. Visitors will cruise on Ha Long Bay, a natural wonder of the world, and Nha Trang, a beautiful coastal city. On the journey, visitors will enjoy the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine, discovering the specialties of each region, from North to South.
In addition, the business aims to enrich its products to suit market needs to increase the length of stay and spending of tourists when coming to the city, contributing to promoting economic and tourism development here.
In particular, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the reunification of the country, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in meaningful and solemn activities. At 11:30, visitors will be present at the Independence Palace historical site, at the proud historical moment of the whole nation. Next, visitors will explore "Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City Imprints - 50 years of memories from the past to the present" with destinations such as the Saigon Special Forces Museum, which preserves stories of brave special forces soldiers, the Floating Bunker Relic, a secret mailbox associated with the Saigon Special Forces before 1975, and conquer the Landmark 81 Skyview Observatory, one of the tallest buildings in Southeast Asia. Finally, visitors will enjoy "A O Show", a unique art program, combining music, light and images, recreating heroic historical moments of the nation.
These tours not only bring tourists interesting and useful experiences, but also a way to pay tribute to those who have devoted and sacrificed for the independence, freedom and unity of the country. This is an opportunity for every Vietnamese citizen and international tourists to review the heroic history together, together looking forward to the bright future of the country.
