Explore southern Vietnam tour is a panoramic view on life, culture and cuisine of the people of the South and Mekong River area. Your destination will be the Cu Chi Tunnels, Mekong Delta, and Ho Chi Minh City, one of the most bustling cities of Vietnam.
- Price from: US$ 270.00
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival
Our driver will pick you up at the airport and be transferred to hotel in Center of Ho Chi Minh City. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. Begin a sightseeing of Saigon tour by visiting the Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until the end of the war in April 1975, and some French colonial structures including Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Central Post Office. Tour of Chinatown and Thien Hau and Quan Am pagodas. After seeing the Emperor Jade Pagoda and the War Remnants Museum we end the city tour with a visit to Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sale. Dinner o n guest‘s account. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Cao Dai Temple - Cu Chi Tunnels tour (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive west to Tay Ninh, the centre of Caodaism. O n arrival we attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. O n the way back, stop to 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. Drive back to HCMC. Dinner o n guest‘s account. Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta tour - Can Tho (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. 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. (Family home stay can be arranged on request.). Overnight at hotel in Can Tho.
Day 5: Can Tho - Cai Rang Floating Market - Ho Chi Minh City (B, L)
After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market and experience the sights, sounds and smells of this thriving traditional market. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a village where rice noodles are made. Experience the "Monkey bridge" in the Delta. Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang. Break for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh city. Stop to relax at the Bonsai garden in My Tho. Overnight in the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 6: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (B)
This day is free to visiting and shopping in Ho Chi Minh City. Until transferring to Tan Son Nhat Airport to take departure flight onward. End of service.
