Vung Tau City Shore Excursion: Cultural Exploration and Local Cuisine Tasting from Phu My Port

Take pleasure in a guided visit of the seaside town of Vung Tau and discover the rural existence and traditions of Vietnam. Visit the Nirvana Meditation Retreat and significant regional pagodas. Make a stop at the monumental Jesus statue, savor regional dishes, and make a trip to a neighboring village.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vung Tau Beach - Vung Tau boasts four well-known beaches: Front Beach, Back Beach, Pineapple Beach, and Paradise Beach. Front Beach (Bãi Trước) is the most frequented, which might be a reason for some to avoid it. Besides the crowds, the water is quite polluted and the beach setup isn’t ideal. However, you can still savor fresh seafood at the…
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Private Tour and Very Flexible
  • Lunch at local restaurant
  • Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
Location
Vung Tau Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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64verenat
May 6, 2025
Great day trip! - We had a great day with our guide Castle! His English is excellent, he knows an incredible amount to tell and even introduced us to the Vietnamese language. Our first stop was a religious community center where we were warmly welcomed by the locals - even our 6-year-old daughter liked it there very much. The second stop was a shrine with whale bones - also very exciting. A highlight was the subsequent meal! We were the only Europeans in the crowded restaurant and felt like we were really in the middle of everyday Vietnamese life. And it tasted so delicious!! Castle has adapted the further stops to our needs - we wanted to spend more time on the beach and in the cafe than climbing up to the statue of Jesus. Since there was a driver of our own with us, getting out and in was always very easy, the driver just let us out and only then looked for a parking space. We were also very enthusiastic about the museum of Vung Tau, which is largely dedicated to the Vietnam War. All in all a great day, we would repeat anytime!
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Lindaab435gl
Apr 24, 2025
Great guide and tour! - Definitely worth the visit. Castle is absolutely the best guide - very knowledgeable and dedicated to Vietnamese culture and history. We learned so much! He also was very patient and took great care of us. Would recommend this tour and especially Castle and our driver. Booking was easy and follow up communication excellent! They knew where our ship was docked when we didn’t and made suggestions accordingly.
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K797wlkirstym
Apr 15, 2025
Highly recommend - Fab trip with Casey. Just myself and my son. Personalised. Packed in the sights with a personal driver and Casey our guide. street food for lunch and a relaxing iced tea in the afternoon with a sea view. Highly recommend- picked us up from the cruise terminal - very easy
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Rhonda_d
Apr 3, 2025
OK so I’m gonna pull up... - OK so I’m gonna pull up to great experience. Driver was awesome. We had a great time and went to some great places.
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Sheila_m
Mar 28, 2025
Well organised luxury... - Well organised luxury Comfortable transport good price and the best tour guide Bruno very Informative
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Cindyho155ny
Feb 14, 2025
Excellent Tour! - My husband and I chose this tour because we wanted to see that part of Vietnam but didn’t want the 2-3 hour drive to Hanoi. We were so happy we did! Our tour guide Woody was AMAZING!!! He was fluent in English, full of information, friendly, funny, and just felt like a good friend. We went to beautiful sites, and he customized the tour to our liking. He took us to the best “locals” restaurant ever, and we stopped for iced coffee too. We would definitely recommend this tour to everyone! It was fantastic!
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Brian_w
Feb 8, 2025
Port day trip - Sang was a great tour guide! My family and I enjoyed our time on this tour. We went to all the places we wanted and more!! Enjoyed our free time in the town/beach as well. Port pick up was smooth and without issue. Two thumbs up !!
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Passport476832
Feb 8, 2025
Vibrant Vung Tau - Our tour guide Anna was very friendly and delightful as she showed us the highlights of Vung Tau, answering our many many questions! Hans was also a great driver and we had a very comfortable trip in their air conditioned van as we drove along streets lined with hedges and flowers! We were pleasantly surprised at how lovely Vung Tau was! It was just after Chinese New Year and there were beautiful flowers and decorations everywhere and great views of the ocean and town. We really enjoyed all our stops and especially our fabulous lunch, which was so fresh and delicious!! Absolutely recommend this tour!!!
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Rode630
Feb 25, 2025
Happy to visit Vung Tau - Castle provided a very good tour visiting a community house which helps the local community and people in need. The people there were lovely and we're very happy to show us around their community house. We then headed to the Jesus statue where Castle walked with me to the top (835 steps). He wanted to make sure that I was going to be OK and showed a genuine interest. Then off to lunch at a local restaurant where Castle selected local meals which were very enjoyable. Lastly we visited the local museum which show cased the culture from olden days, the war archaeology. Unfortunately we ran out of time as we could have spent more time at the museum. Castle is very knowledgeable and is very passionate. He also speaks very good English.
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Hyunjoon_k
Mar 26, 2025
3 times more driving than touring - Tour description never mentioned about wearing long pants. When we got there (Jesus statue & White Palace), tour guide told us that we can't get in because we wore shorts. Only we did was to look at Jesus statue from entrance gate and just drove by white palace. Traffic was so bad which took almost 7 hours around trip between port and Vung Tau city. It was hot day but never been offered any cold water. Lunch was offered but no real choice.
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up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).