Xin chao! Welcome to Ho Chi Minh city. You are greeted by your guide and driver at Tan Son Nhat International airport for your transfer to the hotel. Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city of Vietnam. It is the bustling economic capital and cultural trendsetter of the country, yet holds the timeless traditions of an ancient culture. Overnight in Saigon.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh

Head South of Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta, a region famous for its coconut production. Upon arrival, set out on a boat trip winding through mangrove forests. Stop at brick and coconut processing workshops to see how the locals make bricks by hand and learn how to make different products from coconuts as well. Sample sweets, fruits and listen to local traditional music. Then take a short walk to the farmer house who making sleepmats, where straw mats are woven using a hand loom – you can even have a go at weaving yourself before hopping onto a tuk tuk ride on village roads through local hamlets, rice fields and coconut groves. The morning will end with a delicious lunch into a local restaurant and its Mekong Delta specialties. Enjoy a short transfer by rowing boat on shady palm tree canal. Go back by boat to the pier and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast

The guide meets you at your hotel and visits the Independence Palace, the former residence of the President of South Vietnam with the “War Room”, where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and the room where the North Vietnamese army finally took control in the Fall of Saigon on in 1975. Next visit is the War Remnants Museum, which was previously known as the “Museum of American War Crimes” and contains countless artifacts and photographs documenting said crimes - the killing of civilians, spreading of chemicals, torturing of prisoners, and the effects of the war on the north. Planes, tanks, bombs, and helicopters displayed, and outside the museum are some rooms displaying cultural products of Vietnam. Then head to Notre Dame Cathedral, which was built between 1877 and 1883 with materials mostly imported from France. Neo-Romanesque in form, it is a major centre of Catholicism in modern Vietnam, and one of the city’s major landmarks.
Note: Visit the Notre Dame Cathedral from outside only as it's under renovation

Optional tour: Cu Chi Tunnels Half day $69 per person
Depart Ho Chi Minh City in the morning, you head out to Cu Chi Tunnels. After an introductory video, viewing various mantraps, the remains of an American tank and numerous bomb craters, you will spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels to see how the Viet Cong survived in this underground network.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast

Today is free day for you to explore the Ho Chi Minh City at your own pace.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast

Today is free day for you to explore the Ho Chi Minh City at your own pace.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast

Today is free day for you to explore the Ho Chi Minh City at your own pace.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast

The day is free at your leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your departure flight. We wish you a pleasant flight!


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