Ho Chi Minh City kicks start first free walking tour


The Ho Chi Minh City Free Walking Tour kicked off in the southern metropolitan hub on July 22. Both domestic and international tourists visiting Ho Chi Minh City can sign up for the tour, which is scheduled to begin at 9.30am until 1.00pm every weekday. The tour is meant to introduce special cultural and historical values as well as typical architectural works in the city. Tourist guides wait for tourists at a departure site at 3-5 Nguyen Hue Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City and take them to well-known destinations in the city, such as Nguyen Hue Walking Street, the edifice of the municipal People’s Council and People’s Committee, the Municipal Theater, the Saigon Central Post Office, and the Reunification Palace.

Source: Vietnam News Agency