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Best of Southern Vietnam – 5 days
Southern Vietnam – 5 days

Best of Southern Vietnam – 5 days

Tour Code

TH0100

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Tour Route

Ho Chi Minh - Can Tho - Mekong Delta - Cu Chi Tunnel

FROM
$260/pax

See the best of Southern Vietnam in 5 day tour. Seeing Ho Chi Minh city, visit Mekong Delta, Can Tho, Cai Rang floating market. Experience Vietnamese ordinary life in the South of Vietnam.

Itineraries:

Day 1: Arrival

Ho Chi Minh CityArrival in Ho Chi Minh airport. We pick you up at airport and transfer you to hotel. Your leisure for walking around or relax.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh city tour (B,L)

After breakfast at your hotel, the guide will come to pick up you to start the city tour around 08.00am. The first destination to visit is the Re-Unification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for Government official receptions. Inside, you can visit the President’s room. The Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral is located nearby, built between 1877- 1883 and is one of the city’s major landmarks. Neo-Romanesque in form, the Cathedral is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam. Continue to visit the War Remains Museum, where you can learn a lot about the Vietnam War.

After lunch at a local restaurant, you will visit Jade Emperor Temple, one of the oldest Chinese temples in Ho Chi Minh city. Continue to Binh Tay market in China Town and the last sight we will visit today is Ben Thanh market, where all kind of local goods are offered.

At 17.00, we will return you to your hotel. You have leisure time for dinner, sight-seeing and shooping. Stay overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Mekong River - Can ThoDay 3: HCMC – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (B,L,D)

After breakfast, around 07:40AM.

Pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then  boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.

The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho.

Cu_Chi_Tunnels_VietnamDay 4: Can Tho – Cai Rang floating market – HCMC (B,L)

Have breakfast at hotel. You can take a leisurely boat ride to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong River (Bassac River), then visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the most vibrant floating market in the area.

Walking tour of the local noodle factory. Visit Munir Ansay Pagoda – Khmer temple, famous for its unique structure. Then move by boat to the Con Son tourist area, visit the fruit plantation and enjoy seasonal fruits.

Have lunch and return to Ho Chi Minh city.

Stay overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 5: Cu Chi Tunnel (B)

08:00 AM: Depart for Cu Chi tunnels from the meeting point. Visitors will arrive at Cu Chi tunnels after a drive of 1,5 hours. Our tour guide will give you an overview introduction to Cu Chi and its legendary history. A documentary film about the tunnels will explain the tunnel’s histories and how fierce the war was in the area. You will be guided to the tunnels system, including the weapon factory, hospitals, and kitchens, and crawl under the tunnels…

After that, travelers can try delicious manioc, the leading food for guerilla warriors in Cu Chi during the war. Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or MK16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range. Leave Cu Chi tunnels and return to Sai Gon at the end of your trip.

Price includes:

Hotel 4 nights.

Boat trip on Mekong river.
Mentioned Meals (B,L,D = Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Transfer & transport as per itinerary.
English speaking guide.
Mentioned accommodations
   
Entrance fees.

Excludes:

  Drinks
   Your private expenses.

Note, Price 260 USD/Pax apply for booking group from 4 persons.

 

 

Best of Southern Vietnam – 5 days

Tour Code

TH0100

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Tour Route

Ho Chi Minh - Can Tho - Mekong Delta - Cu Chi Tunnel

FROM
$260/pax

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