One day itineraries from Phu My Port: Cruise ships usually stay in Phu My Port for 8 – 12 hours so cruise passengers can spend their time visiting neighboring cities and provinces such as Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh, Ben Tre, Tien Giang, My Tho,… Travel destinations near Phu My Port have a large number of amazing tourist attractions and hidden places for tourists to visit. Here are the most popular and less-known itineraries from Phu My Port for one day.
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- The ultimate Phu My Port Travel Guide
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The 3 top travel destinations for cruise travelers from Phu My Port in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province are Vung Tau City, Ho Chi Minh City, My Tho City in Tien Giang Province and Ben Tre Province in Mekong Delta region. Ho Tram, Ho Coc, Ba Ria City, Cai Be District are good choices but they are less popular for cruise tourists from Phu My because of the far distance and other reasons. I do not only recommend you to visit the must-see tourist attractions but also introduce to you less-known places and amazing tours.
Sample 1 day itinerary from Phu My Port to Vung Tau City
You can book a Vung Tau City tour from Phu My Port or a Transfer from Phu My Port to Vung Tau to visit the city on your own.
At 8:00 AM, pick up at the gate of Phu My Port or your cruise ship.
Upon your arrival at the city center, you will start exploring Vung Tau and enjoy everything. Here is the list of the top tourist attractions in Vung Tau City:
- Giant Statue of Jesus Christ on Nui Nho Mountain: you must climb 847 steps to reach the statue, the green trees in forests on the mountain and the fascinating view of the whole city are highlights of this tourist attraction.
- White Palace: you will see a precious collection of ceramic items and others displayed in a beautiful building located atop of a hill, looking over the sea, welcoming the sea breeze.
- Whale Temple: this is a sacred place with many mysterious stories about whales supporting local fishermen, the bones are stored in the temple with colorful and beautiful decorated altars.
- Vung Tau Lighthouse: a great place to get a good breeze from the sea and see the panorama view of Vung Tau City.
- Niet Ban Tinh Xa Pagoda: you can purify your soul and forget all the troubles in your life at this famous holy place.
- Bai Sau beach: it is a big miss if you do not enjoy the beach, go swimming, sunbathe, and sip some drinks at a beachside cafe.
- Xom Luoi seafood market (hidden place): seafood sold at this market are abundant and fresh.
- Long Phuoc Tunnels (less-known historical site): this historical site is similar to Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City, you can learn more about the structures of the underground city, history of Vietnam, and wars in the country.
You can also go to a spa for relaxation, stress management, increase blood circulation in the body, maintaining your skin, beauty, mind, weight loss and healthy life as well. Although Vung Tau City is not recommended as a great destination for going shopping, you can go to some good stores and markets to buy clothes, dried foods, dried seafood, tropical fruits, and souvenirs.
The drive from the center of Vung Tau City to the cruise port is about 1 hour. You should let the tour operator or the provider of the transfer service as well as your driver know the scheduled departure time of your cruise ship.
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One day itinerary from Phu My Port – Nui Nho Mountain and the giant statue in Vung Tau
One day itineraries for Ho Chi Minh City from Phu My Port
Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) is a mix of the modern and the past, the old and the new. It blends historic monuments and a French colonial past, cultures and dynamic economy. All together make the city one of the must-visit tourist attraction in Vietnam. For your information, this is the biggest city in the country, a paradise of specialty foods and a large number of tourist attractions.
Cruise ship passengers can choose a classic full day Saigon sightseeing tour from Phu My Port with a popular itinerary as follow:
- Pick up at Phu My Port.
- Be transferred to the center of Ho Chi Minh City – District 1.
- Visit War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon, Central Post Office of Saigon, Ben Thanh Market, Jade Emperor Pagoda. Depending on your visiting time, we can visit as many places as possible.
- Have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes.
- Visit other districts in the city, especially Saigon China Town with unique cultural features. Thien Hau Temple, Binh Tay Market, Cha Tam Church, special markets, shopping streets selling decoration items, Chinese medicines,…
- Drop off at Phu My Port.
In some exclusive and unique itineraries, tourists do not only visit must-see tourist attractions but also see unseen places. Here is a sample itinerary for Saigon unseen and food tour by motorbike from Phu My Port:
- Pick up at Phu My Port by car.
- Be transferred to the center of Ho Chi Minh City – District 1.
- Meet the motorbike driver and hop on the motorbike.
- Visit Thich Quang Duc Memorial, secret weapon bunker – coffee shop.
- Explore special markets such as wholesale flower market, a local market, old apartment buildings.
- Have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes, especially specialty dishes Saigon.
- Visit fruit and vegetable market, shopping streets selling decoration items, Chinese medicines,…
- Relax and calm yourself at Van Phat Pagoda with ten thousands of Buddha statues.
- Be transferred from Ho Chi Minh to Phu My by car.
- Stop at many non-touristy local restaurants hidden in small streets and narrow alleys to enjoy different Vietnamese dishes and Saigon specialty foods: Vietnamese pancake, Grilled pork and noodle salad, Vietnamese sandwich, Grilled banana in sticky rice.
- Drop off at Phu My Port.
In addition, less popular choices are Saigon pagoda tour from Phu My Port, Ho Chi Minh City shopping tour from Phu My Port, Ho Chi Minh City food tour from Phu My Port,… Some tourists from Phu My Port simply book a transfer to Ho Chi Minh City and enjoy themselves at reliable spas.
One day itinerary from Phu My Port – Saigon Central Post Office Ho Chi Minh City
One more popular option is Cu Chi Tunnels Tour from Phu My Port for travelers who wouldn’t like to be in hustle and bustle cities and love to learn more about the history as well as explore old battle fields. A sample itinerary to Cu Chi Tunnels is as follow:
- Pick up at Phu My Port.
- Be transferred to Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City. It takes about 2.5 hours to reach the tunnels from the port.
- Upon your arrival at the site of Cu Chi Tunnels, you will join various exciting and meaningful activities:
- Watch a precious documentary film about Vietnam’s history and wars in the country.
- See a vivid 3D model of Cu Chi Tunnels and the map of Ben Dinh site.
- Learn more about different dangerous traps made from metal and wood.
- Try entering the tunnels through a secret wooden door covered with leaves.
- Visit function rooms including sleeping quarters, kitchens, dining rooms, meeting rooms, clinics,…
- Eat some boiled tapioca and drink some hot tea.
- Try crawling some safe parts of Cu Chi Tunnels.
- Try shooting a gun at the shooting range (payment on your own).
- At lunch, enjoy delicious Vietnamese dishes.
- Drop off at Phu My Port.
If you book a Phu My Port – Cu Chi Tunnels transfer, you will buy the entrance ticket, then explore the tunnels yourself. There are helpful maps and signs at Ben Dinh. In addition, you can book a local guide service at a reasonable price, about $10 USD. The price of the entrance ticket is about $5 USD, the cost of a bullet is from $2 USD.
One day itinerary from Phu My Port – Cu Chi Tunnels
I have written a blog with detailed information about One day itinerary for Ho Chi Minh City from Phu My Port HERE, you will learn more about 8 sample itineraries in Ho Chi Minh City. You can book the high-quality services at the following links:
- Ho Chi Minh city tour from Phu My Port
- Private transfer from Phu My to Ho Chi Minh
- Phu My Port – Cu Chi Tunnels tour
- Private transfer from Phu My Port to Cu Chi Tunnels
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Itinerary for Mekong Delta from Phu My Port
If you have from 10 hours, you can choose Mekong Delta one of the greatest travel destinations in Southern Vietnam. The most popular and nearest provinces and cities for cruise travelers are Ben Tre Province and My Tho City in Tien Giang Province. Here is a sample one day itinerary for Mekong Delta My Tho – Ben Tre from Phu My Port:
- Pick up at Phu My Port.
- Be transferred to My Tho City in Tien Giang Province in Ho Chi Minh City. It takes about 3 hours to reach the city from the port.
- Upon your arrival in My Tho, you will visit many interesting places which are different from all that you can see in other provinces in Vietnam and other countries:
- Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, which is famous with its long history, unique architecture, huge statues of Buddha, and many stories.
- Cruise the immense Mekong River by motor boat, see floating fishing houses, fishermen catching fishes and other water animals, explore green gardens on two banks of narrow canals by sampan.
- Stop at a coconut candy factory, a bee farm, a local house.
- Listen to the traditional folk music called “Đờn ca tài tử”.
- Enjoy many Mekong Delta specialty dishes for lunch.
- Ride a bicycle on winding roads and see nice villages.
- See endless green or yellow rice fields, coconut gardens,… which are characteristics of Mekong Delta
- Drop off at Phu My Port.
For your information, it is not a good choice to go to Mekong Delta without a tour guide. So your best choice is an inclusive Mekong Delta tour from Phu My Port with a driver and a tour guide picking you up at the sea port. In order to save money and make the Mekong Delta tour flexible, you can book a Phu My Port – Mekong Delta private transfer and a local guide service when you arrive in Mekong Delta.
Please contact Tracy Do & Bill Bui at +84938314386 (Whatsapp/iMessage/Viber/SMS) for detailed information about Phu My Port, shore excursions from Phu My Port
One day itinerary from Phu My Port – Mekong Delta
