In the context of "Safety is the key to opening up", many travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City have taken the initiative to organize short tours for local visitors or those from neighboring areas. These tours aim to bring visitors closer to the history of Ho Chi Minh City. At the same time, the trips also help visitors open up new perspectives on the economic, cultural and educational center of the Southern region.
Can Gio and Cu Chi closed tour
"The green lung of Ho Chi Minh City" can be an interesting choice for those who want to escape the hustle and bustle of urban life on the weekend. Can Gio with the tour "Can Gio - Beautiful Nature" is the first tour to pilot a closed model. Tourists only go to certain areas. Including routes such as: Monkey Island Park, Sac Forest Revolutionary Base, Dan Xay tourist area... On the island district, many activities are organized including: crocodile fishing, kayaking, culinary experiences at Hang Duong market...
Monkey Island, Sac Forest Road, Long Hoa Commune, Can Gio District.
Beautiful natural scenery in Can Gio (Photo: Quoc Thang)
In addition, tourists can also visit Can Gio by river tour, departing from Bach Dang wharf. Tourists depart from Bach Dang wharf by new generation Greenlines high-speed boat, enjoying the scenery of many places associated with the development history of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, such as Thu Ngu flagpole, Nha Rong wharf, Ben Nghe port, Phu My bridge, Den Do cape, petroleum depot, Binh Khanh ferry...
In addition to Can Gio, a closed tour is also being implemented in Cu Chi with a program called "Green journey to the land of steel", visiting Gia Dinh temple, Ben Duoc temple, revolutionary base and the area recreating the liberated zone of Cu Chi, participating in the field market...
Binh Chanh - untold stories
As a transit point on the way from Ho Chi Minh City to the West, Binh Chanh is now also a quite interesting destination. Since the beginning of December, the Binh Chanh discovery tour has been deployed, taking advantage of the local cultural, spiritual, historical and ecological destinations. This is also a new product of Ho Chi Minh City tourism in the last month of this year, taking advantage of available resources.
Le Minh Xuan incense village in Binh Chanh will be the place to help you have many unique experiences about a traditional profession in Vietnam.
Coming to Binh Chanh, tourists will visit the historical site of Lang Le - Bau Co, the revolutionary tradition of the 1968 Mau Than general offensive and uprising, the lonely Buddha pagoda, the nearly 100-year-old incense making village in Le Minh Xuan commune, Lang Le Cultural Park... In the program, tourists can also experience cycling to enjoy the cool breeze in Le Minh Xuan forest, picking choai shoots, rowing boats and soaking their feet in herbal medicine for health care...
Hoc Mon - On the wharf, under the boat
In addition to the above tourist attractions, Ho Chi Minh City organized the "Hoc Mon - On the wharf, under the boat" tour in December. Tourists participating in the program will visit historical sites such as the national historical site Nga Ba Giong, Binh Nhan communal house; return to the heroic years of the nation through the story of "18 betel garden villages"; take a boat, watch the Saigon River with the airy atmosphere "on the wharf, under the boat".
Pottery Garden - an interesting stop for tourists in Binh Chanh
Also in this program, visitors have the opportunity to admire the flower fields (Nhi Binh commune) full of colors, and hear about how to take care of each type of flower. Following the Saigon River, the next stop is Nha Gom garden (Lai Thieu, Binh Duong). Here, visitors are guided and directly experience the traditional Southern pottery making method, from kneading the clay to shaping it on the turntable.
