AMAZING SOUTHERN VIETNAM

AMAZING SOUTHERN VIETNAM
Day(s)	5	Style	Seat In Coach	Price from	US$291	BOOK TOUR
Start	Ho Chi Minh city - Saigon	Finish	Ho Chi Minh city - Saigon	Countries	VIETNAM	BOOK TOUR

OVERVIEW

Discover the heart of the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh city. Cruise the Mekong River, experience the diversity of the Mekong’s waterways, visit fruit gardens exploring. Visit the Cu Chi amazing tunnel & learn how the Vietnamese lived and fought during the War time. After that, find your relaxed moment a Vung Tau beach city, which enjoys a spectacular location on a peninsula, with ocean on three sides, and the light and sea air makes it a refreshing break from sultry Saigon.

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HIGHLIGHT

• Expore history of Ho Chi Minh city.
• Explore the amazing labyrinth of Cu Chi tunnels used by the guerrillas during the war.
• Witness how rice paper is made.
• Experience life in the heart of the Mekong delta.
• Discover how locals make their coconut candy.
• Visit exotic fruit farms, and feast on traditional Mekong Delta food.
• Enjoy the rowing boat ride.
• Visit the beach city Vung Tau.

ITINERARY

Day 1: HO CHI MINH CITY - ARRIVAL (Dinner)

Pick up at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer for a half day city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh city, still called Sai Gon by many locals.

Visit War museum which primarily contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam War and is a major tourist attraction, Reunification Palace which was the workplace of the President of South Vietnam & was then known as Independence Palace. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, the spiritual and cultural crucible of the French presence in the Orient & the General Post Office, the ancient & with French colonial architecture style. Stop at Ben Thanh market which is always loaded with varieties of goods, such as consumer goods, cakes and candies, food and foodstuff, and particularly high-quality fruit and vegetables. Have dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 2: HO CHI MINH CITY – MY THO – HO CHI MINH CITY (Breakfast, Lunch)

07:30-08:15: Pick up and send to the meeting point to join with other tourists.

08:15: Depart for My Tho, then take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river 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 Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island, enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorized boat. Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city via My Tho. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh city at 19:00. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: HO CHI MINH - CU CHI TUNNELS - VUNG TAU BEACH CITY (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

07:30- 08:15: Pick up and send to the meeting point to join with other tourists. Transfer to visit Cu Chi tunnels which were known as the fatherland's iron bulwark, during the struggle for independence. Explore the tunnel complex and see the secret entrance hole, health bunker, dining bunker, resting room, American tank, meeting bunker, Hoang Cam kitchen (smokeless kitchen), and fighting bunker. Here you will also have chance to witness how rice paper is made. Back to Ho Chi Minh city & have lunch at local restaurant. Proceed to Vung Tau, a well-known coastal resort 125 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh city. Enjoy dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Vung Tau.

Day 4: VUNG TAU - HO CHI MINH CITY (Breakfast, Lunch)

Visit to the Summer Palace of the Emperor Bao Dai, the Jesus Monument which overlooks the peninsula and the Pacific Ocean. Visit Thien Hau temple of Five Races and the Whale temple. After lunch at local restaurant, transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city. Proceed to hotel for check-in, then free at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 5: HO CHI MINH CITY - DEPARTURE (Breakfast)

Free at leisure. Check out (before 12:00). Our driver will transfer you to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure flight. End of services.

INCLUSION

Meals

9 meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners

Transport

Boat, Shared coach, Taxi

Accommodation

Hotels (4 nights)

Activities

• Ho Chi Minh city – Cu Chi Tunnels
• Ho Chi Minh city – Reunification Palace
• Ho Chi Minh city – War Remnants Museum
• Mekong Delta – My Tho
• Vung Tau – Jesus Monument
• Vung Tau – Whale temple

Guide

English speaking

Price

* Any group size greater than 5 pax, please contact us at inbound.sgn@transviet.com for better quotation
* Date and time correspond to Vietnam time zone (GMT+7)
* All prices are quoted in US$

Departure month

Hotel

Group

Valid From

Valid To

Hotel Star

Group Size

US$/Adult

01 Jan 2023

01 Jan 2030

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2 - 5 pax

291

OVERVIEW

HIGHLIGHT

ITINERARY

INCLUSION

Price

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