Day tour – Ho Chi Minh city & the surrounding places 8 days

Tour Program

Summary itinerary

 Day 1 : Welcome to Ho Chi Minh city

Meeting our tour guide and driver on arrival to Tan Son Nhat airport. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

 Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh city sightseeing – Cu Chi tunnels (Meals: Breakfast, lunch)

At 08.30am, meeting our tour guide and driver at your hotel to start a full day sightseeing around Ho Chi Minh city.

Stopping at the 30 – 40 park, taking a walking tour to visit the Independence Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of the war in April 1975

Then seeing some of French colonial structures including Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Central Post Office.

Continue your sightseeing to Jade Emperor Pagoda which was built in the first years of XX decades. At here, you can see many of Statues of wooden Deity that is always mentioned in Vietnamese’s tales stories.

In the afternoon, proceed to Cu Chi tunnels. The tunnels contained hospitals, accommodation, etc. and were used as a military base for the Vietcong during the American war. After visiting the tunnels, you can try for shooting (on guest’s account) or enjoying cassava and drinking green tea .Both were as food used by Viet Cong during the War.

Return to your hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

 Day 3: Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Delta – overnight in Can Tho (Meals: Breakfast, lunch)

07.00am, pick up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and depart for Vinh Long.  Stopping to take photos in Tien Giang town and overlooking the picturesque flat rice fields.

Arriving to Cai Be district, getting on motorized boat along Tien River, visit the locals trading fruit and many other commodities on board their vessels.

Wandering into the small villages to visit the orchard and fruit plantation.

Cruising to Vinh Long through the small canals to explore the charms of the Mekong Delta. Visit a small family business to see how coconut candy, rice paper, rice wine and crispy rice popcorn are made.

Arrive in An Binh village. Enjoy a lunch of fresh river food served in the heart of the garden.

Getting on hand –rowed sampan a long canals where you can immerse yourself in nature.

Return to the dock and proceed to Can Tho. After two hours driving, we arrive to Can Tho.

Leisure in the evening. Overnight in Can Tho.

Optional: Overnight at homestay in Can Tho (Meal: dinner)

Arrive to Can Tho city. Transfer to a village in Cai Rang district by motorize boat, you will meet a friendly local farmer’s house where you will stay the night at their house. In the late afternoon, wandering around the village to see orchard garden or chatting with local people to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta resident. 

Having dinner with family and enjoy some of kind traditional local cuisines. Overnight at farmer’s house.

 Day 4: Can Tho city – Cai Rang floating market – Ho Chi Minh city (Meals: Breakfast, lunch)

At 06.30am, boarding on a motorized boat to Cai Rang floating market. In the way, you can see many bustling activities along Can Tho riverbanks. You have chance to know how local people go fishing and transport passengers as well as product by the waterway.

Approaching Cai Rang floating market, you can reappear the selling activities in the past by using a traditional “offering pole” for exchanging consumer goods.

After exploring the floating market, visitors will visit the place to see how they make rice vermicelli noodle and the orchard garden. Wandering in the village and  try your best to cross the bamboo bridge which is built only one bamboo tree. Cruise back Ninh Kieu wharf.

Return to Ho Chi Minh city. Lunch en route.

Arrive to Ho Chi Minh city around 16.00. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

 Day 5: Ho Chi Minh – Mui Ne Beach (Meal: Breakfast)

Morning, transfer you to Mui Ne beach. The endless white sand beaches, the charming fishing villages, the desert-like dunes and numerous types of rare flora and fauna make Mui Ne an ideal place for anyone seeking an enjoyable escape.

Arrive to Mui Ne beach after more than four hours driving. Check in to hotel.

Leisure in the afternoon.  Overnight in Mui Ne.

 Day 6: Mui Ne Beach (Meal: Breakfast)

Full day at leisure. Overnight in Mui Ne.

 Day 7: Mui Ne Beach (Meal: Breakfast)

Full day at leisure. Overnight in Mui Ne.

 Day 8: Mui Ne – Tan Son Nhat airport (Meal: Breakfast)

Today, we return to Tan Son Nhat airport for your flight home. End of your wonderful trip.

Tour price includes:

• Air conditioned transport for pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program
• Hotel picking up and dropping off service
• English speaking tour guide
• Boat trip in Mekong Delta and hand – rowed sampan
• All entrance fees
• Meals as indicated in the tour program
• Nice and clean hotel accommodation base on two people share a room
• Safe and clean accommodation arrangement (homestay optional in Mekong Delta)

Tour price excludes:

• Flight to and from Ho Chi Minh city
• English speaking tour guide for the transfer Ho Chi Minh – Mui Ne – Tan Son  Nhat
• Visa for Vietnam
• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses
• Option, additional, person activates during free time.
• Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program
• Excess luggage charges

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