Vietnam Tour

a glimpse of south vietnam - 5 days

Code: VNFORV 05

Routes: Ho Chi Minh - Mekong delta - Cu Chi tunnels

Duration: 05 Days/ 04 Nights

Day 01: Xin chao Ho Chi Minh

You will be greeted by our driver and transfer with guide to your hotel for check in. Check in time is 14:00. Lunch at local Indian restaurant.

The rest of day is free at leisure.

Dinner at local Indian restaurant.

Inclusion: Transfer, guide, water, lunch, dinner, hotel

Day 02: Ho Chi Minh city tour full day

Get started at 8:30 AM from your hotel. This full day of sight-seeing begins with a glimpse of downtown HCM City and the BinhTay Market in Cho Lon, with stop over at ThienHau - a 150 year old Chinese Temple. Visits to a Lacquer-wares workshop and the Jade Emperor Pagoda as well. Lunch at local Indian restaurant.

In the afternoon visit the War Remnants Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the historic Central Post Office. Dinner at local Indian restaurant. Overnight in HCM.

Inclusion: Transfer, guide, entrance fee, water, all meals, hotel.

Day 03: Cu Chi tunnels - Tay Ninh temple

Starting at 8:00 AM from your hotel, we have the opportunity to experience what life was like for the Vietcong guerrillas who live and fought underground during the war with the Americans and the South Vietnamese. You are able to crawl through 50 m (150 ft.) out of the some 200 km of tunnels which run under the Cu Chi area's underground complex. We also visit a rice paper workshop where handmade paper is made. En route, you enjoy spectacular scenic vistas, including eye-popping views of our rice paddy fields which stretch off from the road as far as the eye can see. Lunch at local Indian restaurant.

Continuing on to the town of Tay Ninh, we visit the Cao Dai Great Temple. This homegrown religion combines aspects of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism and Christianity. We experience the spectacular noon mass at the temple (around an hour in length) and follow this with a chance to explore the temple's iconography and religious statuary. Return to HCM. Dinner at local Indian restaurant. Overnight in HCM.

Inclusion: Transfer, guide, entrance fee, water, all meals, hotel.

Day 04: Excursion To Mekong Delta Full Day

8.00am, Depart from hotel to Mekong river by car. Arrive My Tho, we visit Vinh Trang pagoda, then on motorboat, we cruise on the Mekong River. Pass the 4 islets named: Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix. You will enjoy the locals play Vietnamese Mekong river traditional music (Dan Ca Tai Tu) while you have tea and tropical fruits. Afterward, being on a rowing boat slowly cruising through a small creek with beautiful water-coconut trees. Lunch at local restaurant on your own. After lunch, boarding the motorboat to sea the locals make coconut candies at a workshop. Boat to the pier, then drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner at local Indian restaurant. Overnight in HCM.

NOTE: The lunch will be served with local food, not Indian foo. The vegetarian food is available.

Inclusion: Transfer , guide, entrance fee, local boat, all meals, hotel.

Day 05: Ho Chi Minh departure
Breakfast is at your hotel. Meeting our driver and transfer to the Ho Chi Minh airport for flight back home or the next destination. The end of service Inclusion: Airport transfer, breakfast.

Inclusion: See inclusive items listed after each day.

Exclusion: Insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details, tips.

ORGANISATION

Tour guide: English speaking guide

ACCOMMODATION

Check-in time of hotel is after 14:00 and check out time before 12:00pm

Notes: Hotel/Cruise can be changed into similar standard, depending on the availability.

FOOD

Meals: Indian food and sea-food on Cruise. If you have any allergies, special requests or if you are on a special diet please let us know. We will arrange it for you in advance.

PREPARATION OF THE CUSTOMER

Seasonal preparation: Best time to travel is from September to April of next year

What to Bring: Passport, sun block, sunglasses & hat, insect repellent, small VND notes for buying drinks.