Ho Chi Minh - Mekong - Cu Chi tunnels 5D4N

Duration: 5D4N
Highlights: Ho Chi Minh – Mekong – Cu Chi tunnels

Spend 5 days to immerse in many ideal destinations in Saigon, Mekong Delta, Cu Chi tunnels. You will see magnificent French colonial architecture of Reunification Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office and City Hall. Visiting Unicorn Island, Turtle Island and enjoy the typical folk music in Mekong Delta are great experiences for your trip. Moreover, you will explore unique architecture and heroic history of local people in Cu Chi Tunnels. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Duration: 5 days 4 nights
Type of tour: Private tour ( Group tour upon your request)
Transportation: airport / gas station pick up and send off at Tan Son Nhat airport
Package tour with local English speaking guide for 4 days
Vehicle: High Quality Car

  • Brief itinerary:
    Day 1 : Arrive to Ho Chi Minh city – street food (D)
    Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh city full day (B/L)
    Day 3 : Ho Chi Minh Mekong delta full day (B/L)
    Day 4 : Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi tunnels (B/L)
    Day 5 : Departure from Ho Chi Minh city (B)
  • Day 1 : Arrive to Ho Chi Minh city – street food (D)
    Up on arrival to Tan Son Nhat airport, you are picked up and transferred to your hotel check in
    EVENING: STREET FOOD TOUR BY WALKING WITH TOUR GUIDE:
    Today’s tour will begin at 18:00. Get ready for an unforgettable night out in Ho Chi Minh City.
    Carry on to Tan Dinh Market. Tucked away is an unassuming stall selling a delicious local soup. While slurping up the flavourful broth, the guide will explain the origins of this Chinese-inspired dish.
    Next on the foodie tour of Ho Chi Minh City is a short walk to another popular restaurant. Enjoy a serving of com suon non nuong muoi ot, a dish consisting of rice and pork ribs, a speciality of Ho Chi Minh City.
    Having sampled the savoury side of the city, cross a busy city intersection- an adventure in and of itself! - to a typical Vietnamese café and indulge in a sweet treat. Round out the evening with a stop at a live music café. Rub elbows with the locals while listening to Vietnamese music then return to the hotel full of memories of this authentic night out. 
    O/N at hotel in Ho Chi Minh.
     
    Meals: Dinner
    Accommodation: Ho Chi Minh hotel - Classic room or similar
    Activities: Car transfer
  • Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh city full day (B/L)

    Ho Chi Minh City 1 Day Tour in the morning.
     08.30am we will visit War Crime Museum 
    Thien Hau Temple 
    China town  and Binh Tay market 
     Then we have a lunch at restaurant
    Afternoon: We visit Reunification Hall and some French colonial structures including
    •  Notre Dame Cathedral 
     
    •  General Post Office 
     
    •  City Hall 
     
    •  Bitexco Financial Tower (ticket VND160,000/person is not including in our tour cost): Ascend to the Saigon Skydeck on the 49th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower. Enjoy panoramic views of Ho Chi Minh City from one of the city's most iconic buildings. See traditional Vietnamese costumes at the Saigon Skydeck's Ao Dai Museum.

    Finish Ho Chi Minh City Tour 1 Day at 04.30 pm.
    O/N at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

    Meals: Breakfast/Lunch
    Accommodation: Ho Chi Minh hotel - Classic room or similar
    Activities: Ho Chi Minh city tour
  • Day 3 : Ho Chi Minh Mekong delta full day (B/L)
    Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. 
    Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. 
    Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop. 
    Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.
    In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
    O/N at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
     
    Meals: Breakfast/Lunch
    Accommodation: Ho Chi Minh hotel - Classic room or similar
    Activities:Mekong boat trip
  • Day 4 : Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi tunnels (B/L)


    Start tour to Cu Chi tunnels.
    The trip to Cu Chi will take approximately one and a half hours car driving. 
    Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. 
    Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. 
    Return to Saigon. O/N at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

    Meals: N/A
    Accommodation: Ho Chi Minh hotel - Classic room or similar
    Activities: Cu Chi tour

  • Day 5 : Departure from Ho Chi Minh city (B)

     Travel at your leisure, do some shopping at Ho Chi Minh city center in the morning.
    12.20: Ready at the lobby of hotel to be picked up and transferred to the airport for your departure flight. End of services.

 Hotel in used:

Destination/Standard 3 star 4 star  5 star
Ho Chi Minh city Liberty 2 hotel - Deluxe room Golden Central Saigon hotel - Premier deluxe Majestic hotel - Colonial deluxe

Tour cost is including:

-         Private A/C van transfer 
-         Accommodation – as hotel in the list or similar – based on Twin/Double/Triple sharing room
-        
 03 lunches at local restaurant
-        
 Street food tour including food
-        
 Entrances fee
-        
 Boat trip and bike in Mekong
-        
 English speaking tour guide ( Chinese/French tour guide upon request )
-         
Mineral water in day tour: 2 bottles 500ml/pax/day tour

Tour cost is including:

-         Personal expense
-         Tips for tour guide and driver
-         Beverage
-         Others not mentioned above
-         Bank transfer fee