Vung Tau tours at a glance
Vung Tau tours fall into four groups. Most are day trips that leave Saigon in the morning and return in the evening. Others are private tours with a guide, tours that start in Vung Tau itself, and shore excursions for ships that dock at Phu My port. All of them cover a similar set of places: the Christ statue, a beach, and often the White Palace and a meal.
Trips differ mainly in how you get to Vung Tau, who you share the vehicle with and which costs are included. Read the inclusions of each offer. A tour that starts in Vung Tau, for example, leaves the journey from Saigon to you.
Our picks: tours to Vung Tau
Most people do well with a day tour from Ho Chi Minh City, since transport, tickets and lunch are in the price. If you are already in Vung Tau, the private guided tour lets you set your own pace, but you arrange the journey yourself.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide. Prices are indicative starting prices in US dollars (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Private tour in Vung Tau with a guide
- Christ the King Statue
- Bai Sau and Bai Truoc beaches
- Shakyamuni Buddha Statue
A private English-speaking guide takes you around for about eight hours. The journey to Vung Tau and meals are not included, so arrange the transfer first; it has no reviews yet.
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Private tour from Saigon with a seafood lunch
- Round-trip transportation from Saigon
- Seafood lunch at a beachfront restaurant
- Free time at the beach
An English-speaking guide and the entrance fees listed in the itinerary are included. It is a sightseeing day with a meal, not a food tour, and it has no reviews yet.
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One day in Vung Tau with hotel pickup in District 1
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees to attractions
Round-trip air-conditioned transport, one Vietnamese-style lunch, water and a wet tissue are included. A surcharge can apply on certain dates, so check your travel date before you book.
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Museum, White Palace, Christ statue and banh khot
- Vung Tau Museum and White Palace
- Christ the King Statue
- Lunch with Bánh Khọt
The route also takes in Back Beach and Tam Thang Tower. Getting to Vung Tau is not part of the tour, and it has only one review so far, so there is little feedback to compare.
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Full-day beach trip from Ho Chi Minh City
- Air-conditioned bus or van
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Tour guide and entrance fee
One bottle of water per person is included. The meeting point is the District 1 address; check the pickup options when you book, as hotel pickup is not given by default.
Check availability →Vung Tau tours and day trips from Saigon
Group day trips, private tours and city highlights with a guide, with live prices and availability.
Day trips from Ho Chi Minh City
The classic way to see Vung Tau in one day.
Day tour with hotel pick-up
One popular day tour collects you at your hotel in the centre of District 1 and brings you back, with an air-conditioned vehicle, an English-speaking guide, the entrance fees, a Vietnamese-style lunch and bottled water. It runs about 10 to 11 hours. Tips are extra, and a date-dependent surcharge applies on certain dates, so read the important information before you book.
Full-day beach trip with a fixed meeting point
Another day trip of about 12 hours meets at 112 Tran Hung Dao in District 1 between 07:10 and 07:20. Transport by bus or van, a guide, the entrance fee, lunch at a local restaurant and a bottle of water are included. Pick-up options are listed separately, so check them if you want to be collected elsewhere.
These trips are tied to the timetable of the group, so you have less time at each stop than on a private day. For the road and the speedboat, see Ho Chi Minh to Vung Tau.
Vung Tau private tour
One private tour leaves Saigon with a pick-up in the central districts and a round trip by vehicle, with an English-speaking guide, entrance fees for the places on the programme, a seafood lunch at a beachfront restaurant and free time at the beach. It lasts 10 to 12 hours.
A second private tour starts in Vung Tau. An English-speaking guide takes you to the Christ statue, Bai Sau, Bai Truoc and the Shakyamuni Buddha statue over about 8 hours. The journey to Vung Tau and your meals are not included, so arrange the transfer first.
Starting in Vung Tau
For travellers who are already in the city.
If you are staying in Vung Tau, a guided city tour saves you from working out the route yourself. One guided tour covers the Vung Tau museum, the White Palace, the Christ statue, Back Beach and the Tam Thang tower, with a lunch of banh khot. It lasts between 4 and 10 hours depending on the option you choose. Getting to Vung Tau is not included. This is a city tour of the sights described on our things to do page, not a food walk.
What tours include and what you pay yourself
Compare these points before you book.
Transport
Day trips from Saigon include the return journey by bus, van or private vehicle. City tours that start in Vung Tau usually do not.
Entrance fees and meals
Most day trips list the entrance fee and one lunch. Private tours may leave meals out. Entrance prices for places such as Bach Dinh are on the sights page.
Guide and group size
The offers described here come with an English-speaking guide, except the port excursion, which does not include one. Private tours are for your group only.
Tips and surcharges
Tips are paid on top. A date-dependent surcharge applies for one day tour, and one port excursion adds 30 percent during Lunar New Year.
Shore excursions from Phu My port
For passengers of ships that dock at Phu My.
A private highlights tour starts and ends at Phu My port in a car with air conditioning and unlimited bottled water. It lasts 7 to 8 hours. A guide, lunch, entrance fees, a hat, chair or umbrella and the freshwater shower at Thuy Van Beach are not included, and prices rise by 30 percent over Lunar New Year. The tour is built around the beaches, so see the Vung Tau beach guide for what to expect.
Ho Tram and Long Hai
Trips along the coast east of Vung Tau.
The coast east of the city has its own page for Ho Tram, Long Hai and the Chua Khi temple. Read Ho Tram and Long Hai before you plan a longer day. Tours that focus on Saigon, Cu Chi or the Mekong are not on this site; our Ho Chi Minh City guide covers them.
Vung Tau tours: frequently asked questions
Which Vung Tau tour is right for me?
If you want the simplest day, take a group tour with hotel pick-up and lunch. If you want to set the pace, take a private tour. If you are already in Vung Tau, take the city highlights tour.
Do Vung Tau day trips include lunch?
The group day trips and the private tour from Saigon on this page list a lunch. The private tour that starts in Vung Tau and the port excursion do not include meals.
Can I do a day trip from Ho Chi Minh City without a tour?
Yes. A speedboat and a limousine bus both run to Vung Tau. Details are on Ho Chi Minh to Vung Tau.
Are there tours to Long Hai?
Long Hai has its own section on Ho Tram and Long Hai, with the Chua Khi temple and how to get there.