Discover Saigon, today’s Ho Chi Minh City – the bustling and vibrating economic centre of the South. Over the past few centuries, Saigon was called the “Pearl of the Far East” and was an important trading centre for Chinese, Japanese and Western merchants who traveled along the Saigon River. This private city tour unravels Saigon's turbulent past and also provides a glimpse into the fascinating variety the city has to offer. Museums, markets, monuments, iconic French colonial architecture, relish a delicious Vietnamese lunch and the everyday mayhem of the busy city streets all converge on this full day exploration.