4 Day Dear Sai Gon

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Sai Gon or Ho Chi Minh city is in the south of Viet Nam. Besides Mekong delta and Cu Chi tunnels are the popular tourist spot in the south. If you have 4 or 5 days for your vacation, you should visit Sai Gon, Mekong delta and Cu Chi tunnels. Here you’re intrerested in boat trip through river, discover under ground in Cu Chi tunnels. Enjoy your dinner on cruise in Sai Gon river, see the water puppet show.

DAY 1: Hochiminh Arrival – ½ day city tour by Cyclo

DAY 2: Mekong Delta 1 day

DAY 3: Cu chi tunnels ½ day

DAY 4: Hochiminh Departure

Itinerary

Day 1: Airport pick up – Hochiminh city tour by cyclo (D)

Meals included: Dinner – Phở Vietnam (Pho Vietnam)

Our Guide & Driver will pick up at the airport transfer to the hotel in the center. Then visitting:

Option 1: Explore Ho Chi Minh City’s historic by the locals, and experience the city as it was before the war. Traveling by cyclo which is the typical pedicabs of the city, experience local life up close, stopping to enjoy tasty food. Ho Chi Minh City Tour visits the War Remnants Museum – originally opened in September 1975, it displays old military equipment and other related items from Vietnam War. We continue to visit the Reunification Palace, formerly known as the Presidential Palace that was the sight of South Vietnam’s Surrender in April 1975. Walk down to see Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office which are beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period. After that, you transfer to local restaurant for enjoying Vietnamese noodles soup – Phở. Back hotel, free time for leisure.

Option 2: Explore Ho Chi Minh City’s historic Chinatown, named Cho Lon, by the local transport. Feel the hustle and bustle of street vendors selling a mixture of herbs for traditional medicine. Snake your way down tiny alleys on the agile vehicles, passing many small, family-run businesses. Come in the 250-year-old Lady Thien Hau Temple (God of the Sea). Then you have time for shopping at Binh Tay Market. Enjoy Vietnamses local food at our restaurant.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 2: Discover Mekong Delta by wooden boat (B, L)

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Start: 8.00am – Return: 5.00pm

7h30 a.m Our tour guide welcome you at your hotel, then transfer to the City of My Tho by bus. During 1.5 hours bus drive to My Tho join activities of local people and enjoy nice scenery of green rice paddy fields. We visit Vinh Trang pagoda – biggest pagoda in Mekong delta. Continue going to My Tho, where we take a boat trip along Mekong River. During a boat cruise along Mekong River, you can see fish cages, floating houses on the river.

The boat take you to small canal, where is the place you totally escape from the busy town. The boat cruise in the coconut trees canal takes you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. We disembark and have a walk around the village. Stop at a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performance by the villagers.

Continue walking on the village’s road to coconut candy shop, learn how to make candy, show some handicraft made by coconut tree. Take a walk through village with two sides there are so many kind of fruits, flowers, trees, local houses, children in Mekong delta, take your time to have nice photos and enjoy nature scenery. Then, we head to the local restaurant. Lunch is set with special Vietnamese food at here. Enjoy lunch under tree shadow you will feel the life is so beautiful.

After lunch you relax half an hour to walk around the village or biking, travel on the river to back the ferry, transit to the bus back Saigon, get back your hotel around 5:00pm. Tour ends with the sweet memories. Free time for leisure.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: Cu chi tunnels (B)

Start: 8.30am – Return: 3.00pm

We depart from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels for 60km from Ho Chi Minh city. Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti – American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220 km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreigner.

The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers along the side of road. You will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was “A Free Target Zone “. The remnants you will see that Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels, you have a chance to find out!

Back Ho Chi Minh city, free time for leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Extra option: Dinner Cruise and Water Puppet Show from 06.00pm to 09.30pm. Please confirm the extra service when you book, it is 65usd/person.

Day 4: Hochiminh Departure (B)

Driver takes you to Tan Son Nhat Airport for next trip. Say goodbye and hope to see you again.

CANCELLATION POLICY

• 30 or More Days – 100% of total purchase amount can be refunded (Deduct Domestic Airfare as it is completely non-refundable)
• 16 – 29 Days Prior to Departure Date – 75% of total purchase amount can be refunded (Deduct Domestic Airfare as it is completely non-refundable)
• 07 – 15 Days Prior to Departure Date – 50% of total purchase amount can be refunded (Deduct Domestic Airfare as it is completely non-refundable)
• 0 – 06 Days Prior to Departure Date – Non-refundable