Tour snapshot
VNPT-07
6 days / 5 nights
Ho Chi Minh city
Vietnam Tour Packages
Overview
Discover the wealth of beauty and culture that South Vietnam has to offer. Explore vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, crawl through the tunnels of Cu Chi, and get fascinated by Cai Bes floating markets, row through natural canals.
Itinerary
Ho Chi Minh city and arrival
Arrive at Tan San Nhat airport where you will be met by your local guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel. Take an orientation tour in the afternoon (if time permits). Enjoy a welcome dinner. Stay overnight at your hotel of choice in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi MInh city tour
Breakfast at the hotel. Begin your sightseeing 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. Experience the French colonial structures including Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Central Post Office. Lunch at the local restaurant. Tour of town 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 you will have a chance to experience the local markets buzzing life. Dinner on guest‘s account. Stay overnight at your hotel of choice in .Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh city - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi tunnels
Following breakfast at your hotel, you will drive west towards Tay Ninh, the center of Cao dai’ism. The Cao Dai religion is a symbol of the curious combination of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. On arrival attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when the followers fill the temple wearing colored robes. Lunch at the local restaurant. On 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 Ho Chi Minh City. Stay overnight at your hotel of choice in Ho Chi Minh city.
Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho
Breakfast at your hotel. Depart towards My Tho. Take a leisurely boat ride along Bao Dinh natural canal which is bordered by rows of traditional stilt houses and fruit plantations. Visit My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to Tortoise Island where lunch is served in the heart of an orchard. Enjoy a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruising under the shadows of the water coconut trees. Visit a family business which epitomizes an idyllic rural lifestyle. After strolling through a fruit plantation on Thoi Son Island, enjoy a rowing boat ride along the canals before returning to My Tho by motor boat. Proceed to Can Tho. Stay overnight at your hotel of choice in Can Tho city. (Family home stay can be arranged on request.)
Floating market - Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast, take a morning boat trip to visit Phong Dien floating market. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of this thriving traditional market. Keep cruising through small canal systems and visit a village where rice noodles are made. Experience "Monkey bridge" in the Mekong Delta. Visit another floating market in Cai Rang. After lunch at the local restaurant, return to Ho Chi Minh City. Stay overnight at your hotel of choice in Ho Chi Minh city.
Ho Chi Minh city - Departure
Breakfast is served at the hotel. Free time until your transfer to the airport for departure. End of Southern Vietnam with Mekong Delta tour.
Price & Bookings
Grade tour | Price per person in US$ | Single supplement | ||||
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2 pax | 3 - 4 pax | 5 - 7 pax | 8 - 10 pax | 11 - 15 pax | ||
First Class 3* | $530 | $458 | $385 | $337 | $210 | $118 |
Superior Class 4* | $676 | $604 | $503 | $483 | $455 | $229 |
Deluxe Class 5* | $843 | $771 | $697 | $650 | $623 | $358 |
Tour price includes :
- A/c private car/van/minibus for pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program.
- Private boat trips in the Mekong delta.
- English or French-speaking guide
- All entrance fees
- Meals as indicated in the program (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
- Hotel accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room
Tour price excludes :
- International flights to / from HCMC
- Vietnamese entry visa
- Travel insurance
- Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program.
- Tips for tour guide and driver
- Personal expenses (Porter, Laundry, telephone fee, Optional Tour, etc)
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