Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Vietnam. District 1 Walking Tour

 

By Joshua Rappeneker from Tokyo, Japan (originally posted to Flickr as People's Committee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochin-china and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam from 1955–75. South Vietnam, as an anti-communist, capitalist republic, fought against the communist North Vietnamese and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Saigon fell when it was captured by the communists on 30 April 1975, ending the war with a Communist victory. On 2 July 1976, Saigon was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City.
Today, the city's core is still adorned with wide elegant boulevards and historic French colonial buildings. The majority of these tourist spots are located in District 1 and are a short leisurely distance from each other.

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Things to do in Hanoi, Vietnam. Major Attractions Walking Tour

From 1010 until 1802, Hanoi was the most important political centre of Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế, the imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), but Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1954. From 1954 to 1976, it was the capital of North Việt Nam, and it became the capital of a reunified Vietnam in 1976, after the North's victory in the Vietnam war.

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Hanoi West Lake Bike Tour

Hanoi is cultural, politic, commercial Center. You can visit so many interesting place in hanoi (walking ancient street and shopping, visit the first University in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh or history or Army Museum, Spa, Movie, and many Vietnam restaurant with delicious food ) and around (Halong bay, Sapa, Mai Chau trekking, Ba Be Lake, Perfume Pagoda...) This tour covers about 15 kilometers and can be accomplished on bicycle or motorbike.

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Hanoi Old Quarter Walking Tour

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Walking tour taken from Frommers and plotted on map.

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