| Day 1 |
Arrival – Ho Chi Minh City (D) |
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Include:
Private 24 seat bus
English speaking tour guide
Hotel 3 star: Riverside or Oscar
Hotel 4 star: Norfolk or First
Meals: Welcome dinner |
Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh city, you will be picked up from airport to a hotel for check in and then enjoy our welcome dinner.
Overnight in HCMC.
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| Day 2 |
Ho Chi Minh City tour - Chu Chi Tunnels (B, L, D) |
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Include:
Private 24 seat bus
English speaking tour guide
Hotel 3 star: Riverside or Oscar
Hotel 4 star: Norfolk or First
Entrance fees
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner |
Breakfast at hotel. Then spend full day visiting the city: Ho Chi Minh City is the largest and busiest city in Vietnam with a population of 6 million people. Much of the daily life takes place on the streets, which are lined with shops, stalls and vendors with their wares spread out on the footpath.
We start our tour with a visit to the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975. Close to this sight are some of the best French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Saigon Post Office.
Visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda, the War Remnant and the bustling Ben Thanh Market. Here anything and everything is for sale.
Lunch at local restaurant. Afterwards we continue to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war. Turn back to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner at local restaurant. |
| Day 3 |
Saigon – Mekong Delta (B, L, D) |
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Include:
Private 24 seat bus
English speaking tour guide
Hotel 3 star: Riverside or Oscar
Hotel 4 star: Norfolk or First
Entrance fees Boat trip
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
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8:00 Pick up at hotel. Transfer to My Tho. Take the motorized boat through the Bao Dinh natural canal; view the stilhouse and the fruit plantation along the canal sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise Island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Tach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family business where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island, enjoy the rowing boat ride on the creeks before returning to My Tho by rowing boat. Proceed to HCMC and relax. Overnight in HCMC |
| Day 4 |
HCMC – Vung Tau (B, L, D) |
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Include:
Private 24 seat bus
English speaking tour guide
Hotel 3 star: Riverside or Oscar
Hotel 4 star: Norfolk or First
Entrance fees Boat trip
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner |
After breakfast, transferred to Vung Tau city, visit White Village of Bao Dai - the last king of Vietnam, visit biggest Buddha statue and the retreat of crown prince Nirvana - the Cham`s relics. Have lunch. Spend sometime for swimming in the beautiful beach of Vung Tau.
Proceed to Saigon for dinner & overnight. |
| Day 5 |
Saigon - Departure (B) |
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Include:
Private 24 seat bus
Tour guide
Meals: Breakfast |
Relax until transferred to the airport for your ongoing flight. |
| End of service |
