Ho Chi Minh City tours split cleanly into two kinds, a half-day in the centre and a full day out of it, and knowing which you want saves a wasted morning. The city, still called Saigon by nearly everyone who lives there, runs at a pace the rest of the country does not. The Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum sit close enough to walk between. Metro Line 1 opened in December 2024 and covers the central landmarks, though not Cho Lon or the day trips. The combined Cu Chi and Mekong Delta day is $76 per person in a group of up to 12, with transport, guide, all entry fees, a motorboat and sampan ride and lunch included. In the city, the private half-day covering the three landmark sights is priced per person by group size, $135 for two to three people, $115 for four to seven and $105 for eight to ten. The evening foodie ride by motorbike is $103 per adult. Entry fees are modest on their own: the War Remnants Museum is 40,000 VND and the Reunification Palace 80,000 VND for adults, so what you are buying with a tour is the guiding and the moving around. Three to four days covers the centre, leaves time to eat properly and fits one day trip. The trip worth choosing between is Cu Chi against the Mekong Delta. Cu Chi is about 1.5 hours out and a focused half-day of war history with guided interpretation. The Delta is 2 to 3 hours and a full day on the water. Doing both in one day works and is the standard combined tour, but it leaves little time to absorb either, so take it only if your days in Saigon are short.