This experience includes access to a secret bunker, a visit to a local residence to understand the historical context, as well as stops at major sites including the War Museum and the Reunification Palace.

Itinerary

  • Departure location:

7-Eleven

  • District 1, Ho Chi MinhOn foot

    (2.5 hours)

    Strengths

    • Access to a preserved underground weapons bunker
    • Visit a local residence to learn more about the historical context
    • Stop by the site of the 1963 Buddhist demonstration.
    • Admire the exterior of the war museum
    • Discover the Reunification Palace (place of interest since April 1975)

    Full description

    Meet your guide in District 1 and begin with the tour’s highlight: a preserved underground weapons bunker located within a residential building in the city center.

    Learn how the bunker was constructed, how it was used, and how it remained concealed throughout the conflict. This site provides a concrete example of urban wartime infrastructure, which is not typically included in standard walking tours.

    Next, visit a local residence in the district. There, your guide will provide historical context and explain how the events of the time affected daily life in the city.

    The tour then continues on foot to nearby historical sites of interest. You’ll pause at the intersection associated with the 1963 Buddhist demonstration and learn about the factual historical context.

    Pass by the Archbishop’s Residence before heading to the War Museum, where your guide will provide information about the building’s exterior. You can choose to enter on your own after the tour (entrance ticket not included).

    Conclude your excursion at the Reunification Palace, the historic site where, in April 1975, major events took place that marked the end of the Vietnam War. Today, it remains one of the city’s most important historical landmarks.

    Included

    English-speaking guide

    Access to the preserved bunker

    Visit to a local residence

    Guided walking tour

    Cannot participate

    • Children under 10 years old
    • People over 95 years old

    Meeting place

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