Sunrise Photography Half-Day Tour – Down In Chinatown

Explore Saigon’s vibrant Chinatown, Cho Lon, where a fusion of cultures thrives amidst Buddhist pagodas, French-influenced architecture, bustling street markets, and remnants of the city’s Chinese heritage. Capture the essence of daily life here through street photography techniques in this captivating labyrinth of history and culture.

Highlights

• Cultural Fusion: Explore Saigon’s Chinatown, where cultures collide in pagodas, French architecture, and bustling markets.
• Chinese Heritage: Discover Cho Lon’s Chinese legacy through Mandarin signs, dim sum stalls, and historic immigrant landmarks.
• Street Photography: Hone your skills in Chinatown’s vibrant streets, capturing daily life and rich traditions.

Itinerary

Saigon’s current incarnation as a hive of trade and cultural mixture is nothing new: this photographic wander through the city’s historic Chinatown reveals Buddhist pagodas, former French school and street markets selling everything you can imagine. The home of Saigon’s once-large ethnic Chinese community, ‘Cho Lon’ still bears traces of this history, with plenty of Mandarin signage, dim sum stalls and an assembly hall built by immigrants from the north. While navigating this bustling labyrinth of backstreets and temples, you’ll work on a variety of street photography techniques, and put together a series exploring daily life in Saigon’s atmospheric Chinatown.

• Group size: 4 people maximum
• Level: beginners to advanced
• Pick up & drop off: centrally located hotels
• Duration: from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Inclusions

• Coffee or drink
• Breakfast for sunrise photography tours
• Pick-up and drop-off in centrally located hotels
• Transportation
• Photography guidance
• Photography booklet