Saigontourist Holding Company, the country’s leading tourism services provider, has put into service five new tourist boats and rolled out a variety of fresh river tours, which take in popular destinations in the city and neighboring provinces. Saigontourist launches new river tours taking in popular destinations in HCMC and neighboring provinces – PHOTO: COURTESY OF SAIGONTOURIST The tours, designed by Binh Quoi Tourist Village in conjunction with Saigontourist Travel Service Co., an arm of Saigontourist Holding Company, offer a range of options for passengers. Tan Cang-Thanh Da Binh Quoi Peninsula tour The boat will pick up tourists at 4 p.m. at Tan Cang tourist site. The tour is available on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and scheduled to finish at 8 p.m. Along the way visitors can admire the peaceful landscape of Thanh Da Peninsula, which is only eight kilometers from the city center but its atmosphere is different from the noisy city life in the downtown area. In addition, tourists will be brought to Binh Quoi Tourist Village where they can taste specialties of southern Vietnam and listen to don ca tai tu (southern folk music). Tickets are priced at VND750,000 per adult and VND560,000 for kids aged between three and 10, including a shuttle bus to and from hotels in the downtown area and dinner buffet ticket. It is free for children under three years old. Tan Cang-Ben Dinh Tunnels tour The tour departing at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. is available every weekday, allowing tourists… [Read full story]
Saigon Tourist Travel Company has just announced the opening of seven new river tours that will take tourists around Ho Chi Minh City via canals and rivers. Nguyen Thi Hong, Deputy Chairwoman of the People's Committee in Ho Chi Minh, said that opening these river tours on two main rivers in the City, namely Saigon River and Dong Nai River, will prove beneficial for tourism. For years, the City ran river tours but these still were ineffective. Therefore, the City asked Saigon Tourist Company to promote and exploit more river tours in a bid to attract more local and international…... [read more]
Saigontourist prepares new river tours Dao Loan By Dao Loan - The Saigon Times Daily Tourist boats are seen docking at Bach Dang Wharf in HCMC’s District 1 - Photo: Dao Loan HCMC – Saigontourist Holding Company is in preparations to boost river tourism in HCMC, checking existing products and preparing to launch new ones in the next few weeks, the corporation said. Tran Hung Viet, general director of Saigontourist, said its member companies have reported on the development of river tourism products, and the parent firm is looking through the reports. “Given reports of affiliated companies, we will review…... [read more]
Saigontourist Travel Co has rolled out seven new river tours on the Sai Gon and Dong Nai.They will depart daily from Bach Dang Pier, and tourists can choose from seven destinations – Dong Tay Highway, Binh Quoi, Cu Chi Tunnels, Can Gio, Vam Sat Tourism Centre, orchards in Long Phuoc Ward in District 9, and Phu My Hung New Urban Area in District 7. Food will be serve on board. — VNS... [read more]
Each canoe is capable of carrying 20 passengers at maximum speeds of 50kph, Saigontourist said at the launch ceremony at the city’s Tan Cang tourism area. The high-speed boats will bring tourists from Tan Cang to Cu Chi, Binh Duong, Can Gio and District 9 at a costs ranging from VND750,000 (US$33) to VND2.14 million ($94) per adult, and VND560,000 ($25) to VND1.61 million ($70) per child.While these destinations are not new to river tourism, Saigontourist says several new features on their tour routes will attract new visitors.One attraction featured on a Saigontourist canoe tour along the Tan Cang –…... [read more]
Binh Quoi Tourist Village under management of Saigontourist has launched seven new river tours for tourists to explore the increasingly attractive river destinations in HCMC. The travel agent will offer 10 boats with capacities from 6 to 40 people. East-West Highway The tour departs at Thu Thiem Waterway Wharf and will take tourists through Bach Dang Wharf, Nha Rong Port, Khanh Hoi, Mong, Chu Y, Cha Va and Ong Lanh bridge as well as Binh Dong Wharf. Tourists take a cruise on Saigon River - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist They are then taken by a 30-minute express motor boat…... [read more]
