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SAIGON - CU CHI TUNNELS - MY THO --- 5 days / 4 nights ---

Day 1 ARRIVAL IN HO CHI MINH CITY (by A/C car)

Arrival in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City. Warmly welcome to everybody, a moment of courtesy meeting then self-introduce with Indochina Incentive House's representative and tour guides in the meeting point's Tan Son Nhat Airport. Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City, a young city with the age of more than 300 years, a centre of culture, education, commerce and tourism of Vietnam, the biggest city of Vietnam mix with the West and the Orient, and once known as the "Pearl of Far East". Transfer to hotel for check-in and free at leisure for your own activities for the rest of day. NOTE: CHECK-IN TIME IS AFTER 14.00HRS. Evening, we highly recommend a good dinner cruise on Saigon River in a floating restaurant and getting the admirable feel of the charming views of Saigon river and city-by-night during a short river-cruising. (see supplement) Back to your hotel for free at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

Day 2 HO CHI MINH CITY FULL DAY TOUR (by A/C car)

After breakfast, let’s experience a full day tour to discover of Ho Chi Minh City. In the morning, it would be a good time to have a glimpse of Saigon and Vietnam, would be a good time to have a glimpse of Saigon and Vietnam, visit Neo-Roman Notre Dame Cathedral - one of the most splendid and typical of the beautiful French-built churches in Ho Chi Minh city, next Municipal Post Office - Saigon's French-style main post office to admire and take photos of its nice architecture that is one of the Ho Chi Minh CITY's symbolizing images, then drive slowly along a historical boulevard which the impressive buildings as the old US Embassy the Prime Ministerial building and many more, there are like the historical witnesses to the ups and downs, political upheavals of a Nation and its generations. Followed up, you will visit to the Reunification Palace - a symbol of Saigon old Government before 1975, (also called former President Palace) to learn the sorrowful historic of Vietnam Ideology War from 1954-1975. Later, pass by Ho Chi Minh City People Committee (also the old French City Hall before 1975), and Municipal Theatre built in 1899. then drive slowly along a historical boulevard which the impressive buildings as the old US Embassy the Prime Misnisterial building and many more, there are like the historical witnesses to the ups and downs, political upheavals of a Nation and its generations. In the afternoon, visit to the War Remnants Museum where you will listen to about and feel how the wars of resistance against the old and new colonial powers, get the experience of the American War in Vietnam. Left time is saved for you to do shopping at Ben Thanh Market and at the streets of handicraft shops in the heart of Saigon with how many things are available for your choice at attractive prices. Back to your hotel for free at leisure. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B).

 

Day 3 HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS (by A/C car 70km)

Morning depart to Cu Chi Tunnels located at the threshold of Saigon and adjacent to the revolutionary base, played an important role in the two wars on before 1975. Visitors will have a lot of questions as knowing that Cu Chi was an "underground village" with its labyrinth of interlaced tunnels having a combined length of more than 200 km of tunnels built here by the Communist guerillas are the highlight of South Vietnam tours. You will be guided to the bedrooms, meeting rooms, air-raid shelters, smokeless kitchens, and experience life underground during your short visit to this extraordinary tunnel complex. Opportunity to crawl into the tunnels for discovering and hearing all things of it. You can also try shooting with real bullets here (your own account).In the afternoon, visit China Town, the really typical marketplace, a good indication of the importance the Chinese have traditionally played in Vietnam's economy. Witness the bustling Binh Tay Wholesales Market where the most Oriental typical commercial center, continuing to visit a Chinese Lady Temple of over 150 years, with the legendary story of the ancient boat-men refugees from mainland China during the feudal dynasties, which are illustrated via an impress collection of Chinaware and porcelain masterpieces. Back to the hotel for good night. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B)

 

Day 4 HO CHI MINH CITY - MEKONG RIVERS (MY THO) (by A/C car 70km, motor-boat, rowing-boat)

After breakfast, take an interesting excursion to Mekong Rivers, overland 70 kilometers to My Tho town - the "Gateway of Mekong River and its Delta", short stopover at Cao Dai Temple in Ben Luc town, a very specific religion of countrymen in Mekong Delta which combines Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism and Confucianism, and native Vietnamese spiritualism. Mekong Delta - the rice granary of Vietnam and has vast areas of durian, mango, rambutan and other delicious tropical fruit trees. Arrival My Tho and transfer to the bank of Mekong River, take a motor river-boat which to be rent exclusively for the group then crossing the Upper River and cruising along Tan Long Peninsula, let’s enjoy this golden moment to relax the verdant luxuriant sceneries of the watery region, taste very fresh coconut milk, disembark and visit a island, stop-over a handicraft village that produces house-hold items from materials of coconut trees. Walking on the quite country roads, you will reach to local lush orchards, taste delicious fresh fruits, drink hot tea with honey during the traditional melodies and folk music surround you. From here you can observe the life of the Mekong River Delta, the main source of rice and many other agricultural products of Vietnam. Enjoy also a short tilbury carriage tour on the village road. Take boat trip along the canal network with a bit of adventure mood in Ben Tre Province to visit a bee farm and then a coconut candy workshop. Till now rivers and artificial canals are an important circulation system of the Mekong Delta. Drive back to the city and free leisure at night. You shall not miss an Outdoor dinner at Binh Quoi VillageFor those travelers thirsting for cultural highlights of Vietnam, try dinner at Binh Quoi village for the most traditional surrounds accompanied with the best of regional Vietnamese cuisine. Evening is the time of Cultural Show-Dinner, is a fantastic dinner in a garden-riverside restaurant on buffet or set-menu, transfer to Binh Quoi tourist village, and enjoy a traditional show of wedding ceremony before having buffet dinner on the riverside restaurant with a very pleasant setting. The show will tell you the Southern Vietnamese traditional wedding with folk music and classic melodies, rites expressing Vietnamese humanity, a cup of reception herbal tea is good beginning to wake-up your mind for a night show. (See supplement & This show is available on Tue, Thu & Sat only).  Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. (B).

 

Day 5FLY BACK HOME FROM HO CHI MINH CITY (by A/C car )

After breakfast, free at leisure for your independence activities until time to check-out (at noon) then transfer to Tan Son Nhat international airport for flight come back  home. Have a safe trip come home! NOTE: CHECK-OUT TIME IS BEFORE 12.00HRS. It’s timely; you have to say good-bye Vietnam. You surely have plentiful memories of the Orient - my colourful country land. We (Toan Vinh Tours) thank you very much for your choice of our company as your ground handler in Vietnam then may be Indochina countries on further, be sure all our people are your best friends always and beyond. May we will meet and honoured welcome you have other voyages to Indochina in the days coming, continuing to discover, to experience the endless imposing landscapes, then get the really restful moments in a diversified World and this colourful Sub-region of the Mekong River: VIETNAM - LAOS - CAMBODIA - THAILAND - MYANMAR! GOOD-BYE & DO HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN! (B)

 

 

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