Sai Gon tours

Arrive at Tan San Nhat Airport. Pick up and transfer to your hotel. Free at leisure . Overnight at your proposed hotel in Sai Gon.

Day 2: Sai Gon tour ( B, L )

Breakfast at the hotel. Start your sightseeing tour at the Reunification Palace, which was the residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of the war in April 1975. Then visit some impressive French colonial structures including Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Central Post Office. Explore Chinatown and Thien Hau and Quan Am pagodas. After seeing the Emperor Jade Pagoda and the War Remnants Museum, end your tour at Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sale. Dinner on guest’s account. Overnight at your chosen hotel in HCMC.

Day 3: HCMC – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho ( B, L )

8:00 AM Pick up at your hotel in HCMC. Depart for My tho. Take a leisurely boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal which is bordered by rows of traditional stilt houses and fruit plantations. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy a boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruising under the shadows of the water coconut trees. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle. After trekking through the fruit plantation on Thoi Son island, enjoy a rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motor boat. Proceed to Can Tho. Dinner on guest’s account. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Can Tho. 

Transfer by motor boat to a small village in Cai Rang district. Check into your riverside cottage. In the afternoon, go cycling or trekking around the village to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta people. Join a family as they prepare dinner, then share the meal with them. Enjoy an evening of traditional folk music with your neighbors. Overnight in your riverside cottage.

Day 4: Phong Dien – Cai Rang ( B, L )

7:00 AM After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market which is at its busiest at this time of day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a rice noodle making village. Experience the “Monkey Bridge” in the Delta. Visit a second floating market (Cai Rang). Break for lunch. Return to Sai Gon.

Day 5: HCMC – Tay Ninh – Cu Chi – HCMC ( B, L )

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive west to Tay Ninh, headquarters of Cao Dai region. On arrival, attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. On the way back, visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground network of tunnels constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, accommodation, etc. and were used as a military base for the Vietcong during the American war. Return to HCMC. Dinner on guest’s account. Overnight at your chosen hotel in HCMC.

Day 6: Sai Gon – departure ( B )

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for departure.

Trip Included:

• A/c private car/vantransfer from/to Tan San Nhat airport to/from the hotel in HCMC
• Escorted English speaking tour guide
• Pick up & drop off at the hotel on daily tours.
• Group tour on the A/c bus, English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, boat trips.
• Daily breakfast, service charge, tax
• Meals as indicated in the program (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Accommodation based on 2 guests sharing a twin / double room

Trip Excluded:

• International flights to / from HCMC
• Vietnamese entry visa
• Travel insurance
• Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program.

What to bring:

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  • Sun block
  • Camera + Film
  • Insect repellent
  • Original Passport
  • Wide brim hat
  • Swimming clothes
  • Sun glasses