On this amazing half-day tour, you will have an opportunity to explore the hidden charm of non-touristic century aged village specialized in making statues for worshipping. Walk along the local wet market where Saigonese & Chinese shop their daily fresh vegetables, meat, ingredients...You may try your bargaining skill to get some local snacks for tasting. Visit the local Chinese temple built in XVII century, then stroll down the herbal streets and stop by a local cafe's for a refreshment.
4 hours, from US$95pp
Operated in Small Group
Private tours available upon request
JOURNEY
Overview
Overview
On this amazing half-day tour, you will explore the hidden charm of non-touristic century aged village specialized in making statues for worshipping. Walk along the local wet market where Saigonese & Chinese shop their daily fresh vegetables, meat, ingredients…You may try your bargaining skill to get some local snacks for tasting. Visit the local Chinese temple built in XVII century, then stroll down the herbal streets and stop by a local cafe’s for a refreshment.
JOURNEY
Highlights
- Explore the century-aged village with multi-generational business of making statues for worshipping
- In-depth discover local market where greeen and fresh vegetables and daily food are sold
- Visit the local Chinese temple built in XVII century, learn local rituals in worshipping
- Enjoy refreshment at a local cafe’s with recommended ‘Coconut Coffee’
Highlights
- Explore the century-aged village with multi-generational business of making statues for worshipping
- In-depth discover local market where greeen and fresh vegetables and daily food are sold
- Visit the local Chinese temple built in XVII century, learn local rituals in worshipping
- Enjoy refreshment at a local cafe’s with recommended ‘Coconut Coffee’
JOURNEY
Itinerary
Join us on this amazing half day tour with in-depth focus in the China Town of Saigon, escorted by an experienced and professional English speaking tourguide.
Your tour will start at 8:00 from the hotel lobby, be transfered to the famous century-aged village where you will take a leisure walking tour to explore and learn about how Buddha, God, Saint, Guardian stautes made. These statues taking around 3-4 weeks to make, including building up process and decorating colorfully. All business run by multi-generational families who have been living around this region from the beginning.
Next, walk and discover the local wet market where fresh vegetables, meat, fish and ingredients are sold daily to locals for their cooking. You will have a chance to sit down and try local cafe which still made with traditional method and taste some locals snack as sticky-rice cake wraped with banana leaf or deep-fried banana served with coconut milk. Continue your tour with a quick stop at the XVII Chinese temple where Sea Goddess got worshipped together with other Gods. Learn the story, practice some local rituals that is common in daily life of Chinese and make a wish for great health and fortune in the future.
Lastly, stop by a local cafe which specializes in making great Coconut coffee tha hardly found in other places, wrap up the morning with memorable photos and stories, also a great chance to ask your tourguide questions that just rises up in your mind. Transfer back to the hotel on private air-conditioned vehicle. End of the program.
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Itinerary
Join us on this amazing half day tour with in-depth focus in the China Town of Saigon, escorted by an experienced and professional English speaking tourguide.
Your tour will start at 8:00 from the hotel lobby, be transfered to the famous century-aged village where you will take a leisure walking tour to explore and learn about how Buddha, God, Saint, Guardian stautes made. These statues taking around 3-4 weeks to make, including building up process and decorating colorfully. All business run by multi-generational families who have been living around this region from the beginning.
Next, walk and discover the local wet market where fresh vegetables, meat, fish and ingredients are sold daily to locals for their cooking. You will have a chance to sit down and try local cafe which still made with traditional method and taste some locals snack as sticky-rice cake wraped with banana leaf or deep-fried banana served with coconut milk. Continue your tour with a quick stop at the XVII Chinese temple where Sea Goddess got worshipped together with other Gods. Learn the story, practice some local rituals that is common in daily life of Chinese and make a wish for great health and fortune in the future.
Lastly, stop by a local cafe which specializes in making great Coconut coffee tha hardly found in other places, wrap up the morning with memorable photos and stories, also a great chance to ask your tourguide questions that just rises up in your mind. Transfer back to the hotel on private air-conditioned vehicle. End of the program.
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