Ho Chi Minh City Walking Tour with War Remnants Museum Entry

Explore central Saigon on a guided walking tour with an expert English-speaking guide, including entry to the War Remnants Museum.

Getting started

Begin your City Central & Cultural Talk by Walking in Saigon in your selected morning walk time slot or afternoon walk time slot. Meet your English-speaking licensed tour guide and set off on foot through central Ho Chi Minh City. After a brief introduction to the route and pace, you start walking toward the first cultural and historical sites in the city center.

What to expect

War Remnants Museum

This major stop focuses on the rich and tragic history of Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam War period.

Features

• Inside the War Remnants Museum, you immerse yourself in exhibits that illustrate the city’s wartime past and its lasting impact on everyday life in Saigon before and after the Vietnam War.
• Entry to the War Remnants Museum is included in your tour, so you follow your guide directly inside without needing to arrange separate tickets.
• Your expert English-speaking guide shares context and untold stories behind the museum displays, helping you understand how local people experienced conflict and its aftermath.
• Coffee or non-alcoholic drinks and bottled water are provided during your walk, with a poncho available if it is raining so you can continue the museum visit and walking route comfortably.

City Book Street

Continue on foot to City Book Street, a popular urban space that reflects contemporary culture and daily life.

Features

• Along City Book Street, you see how bookshops and reading spaces draw in the city’s youth, and you hear why this street has become such a popular meeting point.
• Your English-speaking licensed tour guide explains how City Book Street connects to modern Vietnamese culture, and you can practice some basic Vietnamese phrases during the stop.
• Coffee or non-alcoholic drinks and bottled water remain available as part of the experience here, and your poncho keeps the walk feasible if it is raining during this section.

19th-century churches and European buildings

The route also passes European buildings and churches from the 19th century, showcasing Saigon’s architectural layers.

Features

• As you admire the beauty of European buildings and 19th-century churches, your guide points out architectural features that reveal the city’s colonial-era influences and how they sit within present-day Ho Chi Minh City.
• This section of the walk highlights how local communities engage with these churches today, while you continue to learn about Vietnamese culture in a central urban setting.
• Your inclusion of City Book Street and 19th-century churches, along with the guided commentary, coffee or non-alcoholic drinks, bottled water, and a poncho if it is raining, is valid whether you choose the morning walk time slot or afternoon walk time slot.