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During the visit of the city, you will have lunch in one of the classic local trattorias and at the end of the visit,
you will be taken back to your hotel.

6° Day: Hoi An - Hồ Chí Minh city:
After breakfast a van will take you to the airport, where by airliner, you will reach Hồ Chí Minh was born as
a small fishing village, was originally known as Prey Nokor and was located
in a marshy area inhabited by the Khmer people.

With the settling of the Vietnamese in the seventeenth century it became
known as Sài Gòn, and many still call it by this name. Nguyen Phuc Chu,
a Vietnamese noble, was sent to establish the administrative structures of
the area in 1698 and is often credited with the expansion of Sài Gòn into a
significant settlement. The city was also influenced by the French during
their colonial occupation of Vietnam, and several of its most important buildings reflect this influence.

In 1954, the French were defeated by the Communist Viet Minh in
the battle of Dien Bien Phu and withdrew from Vietnam. They did
not recognize the new communist government, they gave their
support to a government entrusted to the "Emperor Bảo Đại with the
creation in 1949 of the state of Vietnam which had Saigon as its
capital. When Vietnam was officially divided into North Vietnam (the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (the Republic
of Vietnam), the southern government, led by President Ngô Đình Diệm, kept Sài Gòn as its capital.

At the conclusion of the Vietnam War in 1975, forces from the National Liberation Front of Vietnam engulfed
the city. The event ended the conflict and is also known as the "Fall of Saigon", while for the North
Vietnamese it represented the liberation of Saigon, a "positive" expression used in communist countries.

The victorious Communists then renamed the city, dedicating it to the founding father of socialist Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh. The former name Saigon is still used but, officially, only indicates today's District One of the
city.

Visit a Hồ Chí Minh city
The Basilica of Notre Dame.The Basilica of Notre-Dame of Saigon (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Đức Bà
Sài Gòn) is the cathedral located in the city of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. The
cathedral was built by the French colonizers between 1863 and 1880. It has
two 58m high bell towers. In addition to the various Vietnamese-language
celebrations, Sunday morning mass at 11am is celebrated in English and is
crowded with the city's international community.
The Post Office. The Post Office is a tourist
destination. But the classic interior of the Saigon post office continues to be
a favorite among travelers visiting Ho Chi Minh for the first time. Completed
in 1891, the design of this architectural landmark mimics that of an old
European railway station with high ceilings, a huge portrait of Ho Chi Minh
and a centrally located clock. Travelers going to the post office to buy stamps
or postcards, stop to admire the beautiful interior where hand-painted maps of the old city are displayed.

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