Saigon - Mekong - Cu Chi 4 days 3 nights

Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh arrival – city tour (L,D)

Upon your arrival in Ho Chi Minh, you will be driven to the downtown for the lunch then we start our city tour.

We firstly visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. It was the sight of the end of the Vietnam/American war in 1975, as a North Vietnamese army tank crashed through the gates. The tank is still located at the Independence Palaces’ property. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral,the historic Central Post Office. 

Back to hotel for checking in then have a cruise dinner at 7PM.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh - Saigon Elios hotel 3***(click to see details)

Day 2: Saigon – Mekong – Saigon (B,L)

A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1 brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong.

On arrival at My Tho, after visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, take a motor boat to enter My Tho city through Bao Dinh natural canal. Take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant, then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals.

Meet at the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh - Saigon Elios hotel 3***(click to see details)

Day 3: Saigon – Cu Chi (B,L)

Depart for Cu Chi tunnels from your hotel. Visitors will arrive Cu Chi tunnels after a drive of 1,5 hours. Our tour guide will give you an overview introduction of Cu Chi and its legendary history. A documentary film about the tunnels will explain you about the tunnels histories and how fierce the war was in the area. You will be guided to the tunnels system including the weapon factory, hospitals, kitchens and crawl under the tunnels…..

After that travelers can try delicious manioc which was the main food for guerilla-warriors in Cu Chi during the war. Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or MK16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range. Leave Cu Chi and back Sai Gon at 13:00 – Get Lunch then have an afternoon for free and easy..

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh - Saigon Elios hotel 3***(click to see details)

Day 4: Departure (B)

Breakfast at your hotel before our driver will take to to the airport for your home flight

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