The 15 City Highlights Shore Excursions in Vietnam Worth Leaving the Ship For

1.Phu My Shore Excursion: Best of Private Ho Chi Minh City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · from $118Our pick

Review of a private Phu My shore excursion to Ho Chi Minh City, with major sights, local lunch, coffee, port pickup, and flexible timing.

“This is a great private tour to see Saigon. We came with Holland America Noordam. Picked up from gate and dropped to the same place. We have seen palace, post office, bunker, tried vietnamese cofee, had a great lunch with local cousine in a hidden gem. Visited the Book street (my favorite place), art gallery and market. Bruno was excellent guide with perfect English, sense of humor and very knowledgeable.”

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2.Private Ho Minh City Sightseeing Shore Excursion From Phu My Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $110

Review of a private Ho Chi Minh City shore tour from Phu My Port, covering museums, markets, temples, local neighborhoods, and return logistics.

“We were picked up ontime from the port by Happy and the driver. We went to all the places we requested and was very glad we got this duo. Great food in Ho chi. Thank you for a great experience”

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3.Private City Tour Including Cyclo Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · from $163

Review of a Ho Chi Minh City shore excursion from Phu My or Lotus port, with lunch, cyclo ride, museums, landmarks, and Ben Thanh Market.

“Our tour didn’t get off to the best start as we were told our guide would be there to meet us as the boat docked. We duly disembarked promptly and looked through the 20 or so other guides waiting with their transport but ours was not tRead more”

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4.Ho Chi Minh Shore Excursion: Wonderful City Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $115

Review of Ho Chi Minh City’s private shore excursion, with port pickup, major sights, Vietnamese lunch, local guides, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“Guide and driver were great. He knew lots of details about the places we visited and tried to do as much as possible in the time we had.”

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5.Amazing Shore Excursion: Ho Chi Minh City Tour from PHU MY Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $128

Review of a private Ho Chi Minh City shore excursion from Phu My Port, with Binh Quoi Village, major sights, lunch, and practical tips.

“Mia is a friendly, engaging tour guide. We really enjoyed our private tour with her. The pretty park we stopped at first for coffee was so relaxing after the long drive from the port. Then Mia gave us a wonderful tour of the top sights in the city. Read more”

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6.Shore Excursion: Full-day Hanoi City Tour from Halong Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $130

Review of a full-day Hanoi shore trip from Halong Port, with Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Train Street, lunch, Old Quarter, and return planning.

“Outstanding value and personal attention. Included a fabulous lunch with very knowledgeable guide. Victor adapted to our schedule request and we had a great day!”

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7.Cam Ranh Port: Shore Excursion Private Nha Trang City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $75

Review of a private Nha Trang shore excursion from Cam Ranh, covering pagodas, Cham towers, coastal views, markets, lunch, and transport options.

“Guide sent us texts before pickup and driver was on time too. Our driver Vui dropped us up close at each stop and picked up within minutes of finishing each stop. Our guide Mina led us through each stop and spoke good English and pRead more”

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8.Private Ho Chi Minh City Tour – Shore Excursions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $120

Review of a private eight-hour Ho Chi Minh City shore excursion with markets, temples, museums, lunch, private transport, and port pickup advice.

“We where a group of 6 friends in our late 50s On arrival with celebrity cruises our excellent English speaking guide Harry Potter was waiting for us and the trip for a whole day was perfectly planned We had a private air conditioned van and all was taken care for us The day included cultural and informative activities An experience not to be missed”

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9.Private Half-Day Nha Trang City Tour from Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · from $70Best value

Explore Nha Trang’s Cham towers, pagoda, cathedral, coast, and Dam Market on a flexible private tour from your cruise port.

“Thanks to our Mr. Ganid, we had a truly enjoyable time traveling around beautiful Nha Trang. We will also hope for the happiness of all people and the world that our guide wishes for. Thank you! See you again~!!”

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10.SAIGON SHORE EXCURSION: Special Saigon City Tour Full Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $138

Review of Saigon’s private 8-hour cruise excursion, with Phu My pickup, Binh Quoi Village, key sights, lunch, and practical booking advice.

“If you want to be treated like a VIP all day then choose this company! It was a fantastic day and a knowledgeable guide 😀”

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11.Phu My Port Shore Excursion Ho Chi Minh City Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · from $126

Review of an 8-hour Ho Chi Minh City shore tour from Phu My Port, covering major sights, local food, river views, and port transfers.

“We had a great guide in Justin, who gave us lots of additional information about the country and its people and history. We had pho soup for lunch. A coffee break with a view is also included. Pick-up and return to the pier in Phu My (approx. 1.5 hours each way) went smoothly. The tour is highly recommended in every respect.”

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12.Shore Excursion: Full Day Hue City Tour from Chan May Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $200

Review of the private Hue shore excursion from Chan May Port, with the Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda, Tu Duc Tomb, transport, value, and tips.

“Amazing tour of the Citadel/Imperial City, and the Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. Tour guide, Chu, was exceptional. Great lunch. Hue is a charming city in that it has the colonial French feel much like Saigon. Surprisingly, some of the heart of the city is located within the Citadel's walls”

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13.Vung Tau City Sightseeing Shore Excursion Tour From Phu My Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $118

Review of a private Vung Tau shore excursion from Phu My Port, with coastal views, temples, lunch, transport, and practical booking advice.

“Fantastic tour! Hung was our guide. We got to eat local foods, see some local markets and of course visit the largest Jesus statue in Vietnam. We had a comfortable ride which picked us up at the port. Highly recommended”

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14.Chan May port/ Tien Sa port Tour Da Nang & Hoi An Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $115

Review of a 7-hour Vietnam port tour covering Hai Van Pass, Da Nang, Marble Mountains, Tra Que, and Hoi An for $115.

“It was a dream day with Chicky and his partner. He was so funny and attentive. He is really warm and eager to help us get to know his country better. He provided us with so much information. That was one of the highlights of our trip to Asia. I'm still in touch with him on WhatsApp days later because he grew so dear to my heart. A great tour guide and person. He even sent me a great video of our day. Totally professional.”

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15.Ho Chi Minh: City Tour Full Day Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $121

Review of a 9-hour Ho Chi Minh shore excursion from Phu My Port, covering major sights, lunch, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Very knowledgeable and interesting guide who shared with us about his country's culture and history. Excellent experience!”

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