The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Phu My, the bucket-list move is Private Saigon Immersion: Icons, Street Life & Hidden Stories. Below: 1 bucket-list things to do on a Phu My port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
A fully private, expert-guided day through Ho Chi Minh City's most iconic and intimate corners — from the soaring Notre-Dame Cathedral to the electric back-alleys of District 1. This is Saigon as a local knows it, paced entirely around you.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Descend into the legendary 250 km guerrilla tunnel network that helped define the Vietnam War. A private expert guide reveals the ingenuity, sacrifice, and extraordinary human story beneath the jungle floor.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Trade the open sea for Vietnam's lifeblood — the vast Mekong Delta — on a private guided journey through fruit orchards, floating markets, and villages that have changed little in centuries. A true window into rural southern Vietnam.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
The closest bucket-list escape from Phu My — the dramatic clifftop Christ of Vung Tau statue, a 143-step lighthouse with sweeping South China Sea panoramas, and a languid seafood lunch on the beachfront promenade.
Book itFrom Phu My or Hiep Phuoc Port: Private Vung Tau Tour$163 per person
When the sun drops, Saigon erupts — and this private evening food and cocktail trail through District 1 and District 4 puts you inside the city's most electric after-dark scene, guided by a passionate local foodie.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Blend your own signature Vietnamese perfume under the guidance of a master perfumer, using rare local botanicals — agarwood, lotus, frangipani — and take home a bespoke fragrance as the most personal souvenir of Vietnam.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in Phu MyNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.