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OPTION 1 We set out with the first visit at Saigon Fine Art Museum,
where valuable galleries of Vietnamese art works are housed
Saigon Art Scenes in a beautiful colonial building. The collections feature various
Short Trips for Saigon PROGRAM Vietnamese ceramics, and also a collection of ancient
art styles including lacquer paintings, woodcut paintings,

Buddhist art.
Let’s have a different look into of Vietnam history and culture
from the art and craft perspective.
From the museum, we stroll through a small street where time
seems to halt since a century ago - an array of family-run shops
selling antiques and all sorts of bric-a-brac of old wares.
The city displays a vibrant mix of the past and present, with old colonial houses
and war-time vestiges standing against a modern metropolis backdrop with Next, we visit a calligrapher’s workshop to see how the ancient
brush techniques are used for today’s Roman text, and as much
sleek skyscrapers and elegant shopping malls. interesting, we learn about how the Vietnamese iconize life
philosophy with those characters.

Last stop will be at a colorful lacquer art workshop where the
Vietnamese ancient craft is well preserved by some homely
looking but talented artisans. Marvel at the art pieces with
elaborate inlay work o mother of pearl or sea shells. Drive back
to the hotel and end the tour.

Services Included
• Private vehicle for all transfers as per program.
• English speaking guide as per program.
• Entrance fees at all attractions.
• 1 bottle of water and 1 towel per person during transfer.

Tour Price (USD Per Pax)

1 pax 2 pax 3-5pax 3-8pax 9-15 pax 16-22 pax 23-38 pax
$46 $25 $15 $10 $8 $7 $6

OPTION 2 After a short walk in the park, get back to course – let’s have a
bowl of pho like the locals do and then go to a food market.
Saigon at Dawn Pho unofficially is Vietnamese national dish. Despite its outward
simplicity, pho is underpinned with a complex arrangement
of flavors and textures. At the market, we sneak through the
PROGRAM buzzing crowd and takes in all the sights and sounds. Enjoy this
Tucked among busy central streets, Tao Dan Park is a little riot – it happens every day.
green oasis where in every early morning local folks come
around for taichi exercise or a few jogging laps. There is a corner Last we visit a small house, invisible to any common folks
with special interest niche which is the bird café where (mostly) but unexpectedly keeps a secret cellar full of weapons and
men come daily to show off their prized birds while having their armaments used by former VC commandos during the 1960s.
day break coffee. Let’s get off the beatten track to mingle up From a number of places like this, VC secret forces launched
among the bird-and-man crowd.
a series of surprise attacks against US and South Vietnam
commanding offices. Hop on the vehicle and drive back to the
hotel. End of the tour.

Services Included
• Private vehicle for all transfers as per program.
• English speaking guide as per program.
• Entrance fees, a drink at bird cafe, a bowl of pho & a drink.
• 1 bottle of water and 1 towel per person during transfer.
• Domestic travel insurance as per official regulation.

Tour Price (USD Per Pax)

1 pax 2 pax 3-5pax 3-8pax 9-15 pax 16-22 pax 23-38 pax

$56 $31 $21 $14 $12 $10 $10

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