HO CHI MINH CITY
Saigon’s best days out.
The 14 best museums tours in Ho Chi Minh City, with how long each one runs, what it costs and who you book it with.
A small-group 2-hour walking tour in Ho Chi Minh City: War Remnants Museum and Independence Palace with a bilingual guide for $9.
Most Popular“Our guide Phat was super prompt, helped cross streets safely, shared tons on Vietnam’s history, Reunification Palace, and War Remnants Museum. He showed utmost professionalism. Overall, top-notch 5 stars.”
Half-day Ho Chi Minh City tour with hotel pickup, War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Central Post Office.
“This was a good experience. When you go to the lacquer shop. Make sure to go upstairs as well. 4 stops are completed. Unification palace, post office, war museum, and several stores.”
Explore less-crowded Cu Chi Ben Duoc tunnels and the War Remnants Museum in a small group from Ho Chi Minh City.
“Nick was a great tour guide who was very knowledgeable about the history of Cu Chi and the tunnels! He was friendly, accommodating, and provided a wonderful experience!”
Visit Independence Palace and the War Remnants Museum with a guide, get a free e-sim, and understand Vietnam’s fight for freedom.
“Cyta was an excellent guide. We learnt lots about Vietnamese history. We would highly recommend her. The tour was very eye opening and deals with some difficult aspects of the Vietnam war, which she handled sensitivity. We found Cyta to be very personable and knowledgeable. Thank you Cyta.”
4-hour Saigon scooter tour with War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, French colonial sights, pagoda stops, and Ben Thanh Market.
“We had a great day with Tony, our guide! we did a private scooter day tour. Tony knew a lot about Vietnam and he could answer all my question (I asked a lot)! The tour was very informative and we saw a lot of places in the city! I felt very comfortable and safe on…”
One 9-hour Ho Chi Minh City war history tour: Cu Chi Tunnels, War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, Notre Dame and the Central Post Office.
“We visited a lot of places and learned a lot about the history of HCM. Binh our Tourguide was really helpfull and explained a lot.”
A 4-hour scooter tour through Saigon’s pagodas, memorials, street markets, and the War Remnants Museum, with an included meal.
“This was an awesome food safari with Vy and Ethan - out guides. Both of them were delightful, enthusiastic and really shared what life is like in Vietnam. Both spoke very good English which made the experience a lot more fun.”
A small-group Cu Chi Tunnels day from Saigon with English guides, a 100-meter crawl, war museum stops, and classic central Saigon landmarks.
“We had an amazing guide Logan And a very interesting day. With a lot of exiting experiences. This was absolutly the highlight of our Vietnam journey”
Small-group Củ Chi tunnels plus the War Remnants Museum from Ho Chi Minh City, with tight timing, included snacks, and history you can feel.
“Great day our tour guide Ken was amazing really explained everything about the tour. Would recommend 👌🏻”
Walk Ho Chi Minh’s Independence Palace and War Remnants Museum with a guided visit, tickets included, and a free e-sim when you book.
“Steven was my guide and I learned a lot about the Palace first, and then the War Remenants Museum. He had folders with pictures of other sites in the city and I felt like he told me a great deal beyond what you might get from usual museum guides. Very friendly and easy to ask…”
Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Fito Museum with a $9 admission ticket. Explore nearly 3,000 artifacts of Vietnamese traditional medicine.
“Great museum to visit if you are fan of traditional medicine and natural medicine! Exhibition was amazing collection and very photogenic - highly recommended!”
Private, all-inclusive Ho Chi Minh City tour blending the War Remnants Museum with quiet pagodas, a medicine museum, and key sights.
“Went on the Ho Chi Minh Historical Spots & War Museum Tour with my friends in Jan 2025 and had the best time! ForeverVacation made everything super smooth from the private ride to the amazing guide who made history actually fuRead more”
Two hours in Ho Chi Minh City with a small-group guide at Ben Thanh Market and the Museum of Vietnamese History, plus a food sampler.
“Three star as guides English was hard to understand and we didn’t appreciate him talking about Vietnams support for Russia after he’d just given us an hour on Vietnams history of occupation and fighting for independence. Russia are bombing schools, hospitals and nuclear power stations and occupying a country that’s not there’s. I would think…”
Half-day Ho Chi Minh City tour with Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, and Ben Thanh Market, including AC pickup and guide.
“Visiting this museum where, visiting the different rooms, the memories of the atrocities of the last war in Vietnam are collected, and even being able to see at the entrance, planes that competed in it, makes your feelings come to the surface .”
The districts, the war years, the markets and the food, all in one place.
