HCMC launches new night tour

The tour will provide visitors with service to experience culture, art, sightseeing, entertainment activities, night shopping, culinary culture and takeaway, and healthcare services, at night through destinations in District 1 such as Saigon Opera House, Ben Thanh Market, and HCMC Museum of Fine Arts.

This is also one of the new tourism products aiming to exploit the potential for developing the night economy and nightlife tourism in District 1 in particular and HCMC in general, towards attracting more domestic and international holiday-makers to the southern metropolis.

Mai Thi Hong Hoa, vice chairwoman of the People’s Committee of District 1, said the district has proactively reviewed its tourism resources associated with famous cultural and historical values to develop a plan for connecting and developing tour itineraries.

Night tourism products will help stipulate visitors’ demand for commercial services in District 1, contributing to promoting the city’s economic development, she said.

Le Truong Hien Hoa, vice director of the municipal Department of Tourism, said each district in HCMC plans to develop a night tour as part of a joint effort to diversify tourism products in the locality.

District 1, which is likened to the "heart" of HCMC, is a key locality for tourism development with strengths in accommodation and dining facilities, he added.