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On Jan 14, 2010 we will organize
tours (free of charge) to visit Vietnam National University campus,
Saigon High-Tech Park and local hospitals.
During the Conference the
participants can contact on-site travel agency for the following
tours:
Open tour 1 to Ben
Thanh Market.
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Ben Thanh
Market (from
Vietnamese Ben meaning
"wharf", and Quy
Thanh meaning
"turtle citadel") is a big marketplace in the downtown area
of Ho
Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving
structures in Saigon and today is considered one of symbols
of Ho
Chi Minh City, popular with tourists
seeking local handicrafts, textiles, áo dài, and souvenirs,
as well as local cuisine. |
Open tour 2 to Cho
Lon Market (Big Market)
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This is Vietnam’s Chinatown market.
In 1788, a group of Chinese from Pho and My Tho Islands came
to Ben Nghe River Dike and founded a market which developed
into the existent Cholon Market, offering a wide array of
products. It is an attractive site for visitors to observe
that lively atmosphere. It
remains home to more than 500,000 people, many of whom are
of Chinese origin. The area and its side-streets and markets
provide an interesting glimpse of Sino-Vietnamese life, as
the Vietnamese Chinese strive to retain there cultural
traditions and language. In addition to temples, traditional
apothecaries, fortune tellers and the like, some excellent
Chinese food is available in Cho Lon. A visit to Ho
Chi Minh City's Cho Lon Market
reveals the city at its most vibrant, colourful and fun. |
Open tour 3 to Vinh
Nghiem Pagoda
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Vinh Nghiem Pagoda is
the first pagoda in Vietnam to
be built in Vietnamese traditional architecture style but
with concrete an area of 6,000 m². The highest structure in
this pagoda is the 7-story, 40m-high tower. This pagoda
houses and worship of one Buddha and two bodhisattvas:
Gautama Buddha, Manjusri, Samantabhadra.
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Open tour 4 to Duc Ba Church
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Duc Ba Church. Construction of this church
was started in 1877 and completed in 1880 under the design
of French architect Bonard. The church has a modern Roman
style, following the Notre Dame Church in Paris but
smaller. At the time, it was one of the most beautiful
churches in the French colonies.
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Open tour 5 to Ho Chi Minh City MUSEUM and other MUSEUM
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The building was built in 1885 – 1890,
designed by the French architect Foulhoux was built between
1885 – 1890. It was designed by Alfred Foulhoux, a French
architect, blending the Occidental style with Oriental
style. The building was originally intended for use as the
Commercial museum exhibiting native specialities.
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Full-day Tour,
Cu-Chi tunnel
and Craft Village
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Cu Chi is a
famous for its network of underground tunnels used by
Vietnamese Revolutionary army in the anti-American
resistance war with over
200 km length and
12 m depth.
You’ll be well guided to discover this tunnel with
unforgettable feelings |
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Program:
10: 00:
Arrive at Cu Chi & visit
Ben Dinh tunnel
11:30: move
to “Mot Thoang Viet Nam” Tourist site (mean: “Vietnam at a
glance” tourist site) & lunch will be served here.
13:00: You’ll
have a panoramic view of Vietnam with many sections:
historical, cultural, ethnical…, especially, traditional
handicrafts
16:00: Back
to HCMC, transfer to hotel, end of services
PACKAGE
PRIVATE TOUR:
usd/person
2
persons |
3-4
persons |
5-6
persons |
7-10
persons |
11-14 persons |
15-19 persons |
20
persons Up |
58 |
49 |
36 |
30 |
28 |
25 |
24 |
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INCLUDED:
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Private A/C car/van/mini bus/bus.
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English speaking guide
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All admission fee as the program mentioned
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Bottled drinking water on bus during the trip
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Lunch
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EXCLUDED:
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Full-day Tour,
Mekong Delta
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AM: pick up at hotel & depart for My Tho (02 hours driving),
the capitol city of Tien Giang province. Arrive in My Tho,
take a boat on Tien River
(or Upper River) to
Thoi Son Islet, here you’ll taste the fresh
tropical fruit & enjoy the traditional unique music in
Mekong River Delta: Cai Luong (or the renovation theatre).
Continue your boat trip to Ben
Tre Province to learn
how the local people make the coconut candy at
hand made coconut candy farm,
take the carriage to
the bee farm & enjoy
the honey tea here. Explore the real life style of local
people while taking the rolling
boat on the narrow canal along local people
houses. You’ll also know how people make the rice paper at
rice paper farm.
Lunch will be served at the charming local restaurant on the
islet.
PM: back to Saigon, transfer back to hotel, end of services.
PACKAGE PRIVATE TOUR:
usd/person
2
persons |
3-4
persons |
5-6
persons |
7-10
persons |
11-14
persons |
15-19
persons |
20
persons
up |
60 |
48 |
32 |
26 |
23 |
19 |
18 |
***
INCLUDED:
-
Private
A/C car/van/mini bus/bus.
-
English
speaking guide
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All
admission fee as the program mentioned
-
Lunch
-
Bottled
drinking water on bus during the trip
*** EXCLUDED:
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For further information and reservations:
Mr.
Nguyen Huynh Minh Tam,
Email:
nhmtam@hcmiu.edu.vn
Cellphone: +84-90-6380-499 |