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Vietnam
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Khanh Hoa Province
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Nha Trang
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Tours & Activities
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Half-Day Nha Trang City Tour Including National Oceanographic Museum of Vietnam
4 h
Half Day
About this activity
With a backdrop of mountains, numerous deserted islands and kilometres of white sandy beaches it is hard not to enjoy the benefits of such an idyllic location – we’re talking about Vietnam’s Nha Trang, of course. Its pristine location alongside swaying palm trees, beaches that demand some relaxation time, and within driving distance from the former capital Ho Chi Minh City (450 kilometres), this beach side town draws a crowd for showing the finer side of life. Nha Trang is perhaps slightly less blessed with cultural sights and centres as bigger Vietnamese destinations such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, but this Vietnamese beach interlude has enough to provide for some decent snapshot material for those wanting to take home good visual memories of their holiday destination. The towers of Thap Ba Ponagar, Loc Tho Pagoda and the Oceanographic Institute are undoubtedly the most popular cultural sight on offer is captured during this 4 hour morning or afternoon tour.
Your English speaking guide and driver will pick you up for this 4 -hour tour along Nha Trang’s famed sights and sounds. Our morning (or afternoon) starts with a visit to the Oceanographic Institute. Founded in 1923, the institute is home to many colourful specimens of local marine life. It has an aquarium, a specimen room and a library that is open to public. Located behind the main building, the large hall preserves hundreds of interesting specimens of sea birds and fish, corals and remains of other marine creatures.
Following this insight in the aquatic part of Nha Trang, the Loc Tho Pagoda is a sight that cannot be missed. Situated just outside Nha Trang city centre, this place of worship offers also shelter for orphans and those children not as privileged to sustain and being properly supported by their families. Touring this holy site will include taking a peek into the daily lives of these youngsters and how they are supported by local nuns and voluntary teachers from across the region. It is this difference that makes a visit to the Loc Tho Pagoda such a heart-warming one
Following this ‘giving-back-to-society’ stop, we pay homage at the Po Nagar Cham Towers in our next Nha Trang site, a sacred Hindu site dating back to the 2nd century AD. The towers were built between the 7th and 12th centuries and today, it is still a place of pilgrimage for Cham and Vietnamese Buddhists. The towers are named in honour of the former Cham Princess who introduced her people to profitable weaving and wet rice cultivation techniques.
Our tour ends at the Dam market in the center of Nha Trang - one of Vietnams' most interesting local markets. There's a colourful selection of local produce. Fruit, vegetables and seafood are the most common but you will also see dried seahorses and lizards - popular specialties of Nha Trang!
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Your English speaking guide and driver will pick you up for this 4 -hour tour along Nha Trang’s famed sights and sounds. Our morning (or afternoon) starts with a visit to the Oceanographic Institute. Founded in 1923, the institute is home to many colourful specimens of local marine life. It has an aquarium, a specimen room and a library that is open to public. Located behind the main building, the large hall preserves hundreds of interesting specimens of sea birds and fish, corals and remains of other marine creatures.
Following this insight in the aquatic part of Nha Trang, the Loc Tho Pagoda is a sight that cannot be missed. Situated just outside Nha Trang city centre, this place of worship offers also shelter for orphans and those children not as privileged to sustain and being properly supported by their families. Touring this holy site will include taking a peek into the daily lives of these youngsters and how they are supported by local nuns and voluntary teachers from across the region. It is this difference that makes a visit to the Loc Tho Pagoda such a heart-warming one
Following this ‘giving-back-to-society’ stop, we pay homage at the Po Nagar Cham Towers in our next Nha Trang site, a sacred Hindu site dating back to the 2nd century AD. The towers were built between the 7th and 12th centuries and today, it is still a place of pilgrimage for Cham and Vietnamese Buddhists. The towers are named in honour of the former Cham Princess who introduced her people to profitable weaving and wet rice cultivation techniques.
Our tour ends at the Dam market in the center of Nha Trang - one of Vietnams' most interesting local markets. There's a colourful selection of local produce. Fruit, vegetables and seafood are the most common but you will also see dried seahorses and lizards - popular specialties of Nha Trang!
Included
- A half day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
- Transportation by car / mini-van / coach with professional driver.
- All applicable taxes and service charges
- Entry/Admission - Long Son Pagoda
- Entry/Admission - Po Nagar Cham Towers
Not included
- Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
- Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated
- Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.
- Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point
- Supplements for transfers for customers arriving or departing from any airport or resorts located outside the general pick-up and drop-off locations
- Hotel expenses of a personal nature, should an overnight be included: this includes mini-bar consumption, laundry, room service, any telephone or other communication cost not mentioned in the program
- Surcharge for guide during TET (Vietnamese New Year)
- Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)
- Any donations made to the foundation supporting the Loc Tho Pagoda for the betterment of the residing children.
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Hotel pickups commence approximately at 8am for Morning tour and 1pm for Afternoon tour
- This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide.
- Return transfers for this excursion apply only / are inclusive for customers staying in Nha Trang. Transfers outside these areas, including any harbour and the Nha Trang / Cam Ramh International Airport are excluded. Supplements apply for customers who want to join this excursion outside one of these regions.
- Customers are advised that during the TET celebrations (celebration of Vietnamese New Year), excursions and tours may be subject to supplementary charges and/or may see longer waiting times than normal.
- This excursion includes obstacles of various kinds that may not make this excursion suitable for wheelchair users. The obstacles comprise of unpaved roads, small boats and cruise embarkation and disembarkation and insufficient facilities to provide a comfortable sightseeing tour.
- Guests are advised that some walking is required during this excursion; we always ensure that we take the most comfortable ways from the entrance of the sight to the sight itself.
- We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
- Please note pickup and drop-off services may not be confirmed for customers staying at private residences, apartment complexes, or other non-registered tourism accommodations. Customers may be asked to meet at a nearby hotel for pick-up and drop off.
- Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
- It is the responsibility of the customer to provide us with the correct hotel information, should pick-up and drop-off services be included in the package. Any changes in accommodation outside 48 hours will be handled accordingly: changes within 48 hours may be on request.
- Visit to the Loc Tho Pagoda and meeting the children here during school time is subject to availability, approval of the local pagoda staff, and may be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Donations to the pagoda for the support of the children are not compulsory but highly appreciated.
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Having booked on line we were contacted by phone the day before our tour to confirm pickup time and location. Tom, our guide, was there spot on time and escorted us to the waiting car, which was spotlessly clean, comfortable and an oasis of cool. Tom was very informative as we travelled and quite happy to adapt the tour content to meet some mobility problems and the fact that we had visited some of the sights or Nha tTang previously. In short the tour provided us with a good overview of the city and its history in comfort with a very informative guide.