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Ho Chi Minh city, also known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s centre of commerce and the country’s biggest city, though not its administrative capital – an honour that rests with Hanoi. As a result of the sweeping economic changes, this effervescent city, perched on the banks of the Saigon River and still known as Saigon to its eight million or so inhabitants, has changed its image from that of a war-torn city to one of a thriving metropolis, challenging Singapore, Bangkok and the other traditional Southeast Asian powerhouses. 

If Hanoi is a city of romance and mellow charms, then Ho Chi Minh City is its antithesis, a fury of sights and sounds, and the crucible in which Vietnam’s rallying fortunes are boiling. Few corners of the city afford respite from the cacophony of construction work casting up new office blocks and hotels with logic-defying speed.

One of the most attractive travel destinations for not only domestic but also overseas tourists is Cu Chi Tunnel. During the American War, the villages around the district of Cu Chi supported a substantial Viet Cong presence. Faced with American attempts to neutralize them, they quite literally dug themselves out of harm’s way, and the legendary Cu Chi tunnels were the result. Today, tourists can visit a short stretch of the tunnels, drop to their hands and knees and squeeze underground for an insight into life as a tunnel-dwelling resistance fighter.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Reunfication Palace - Notre Dame Cathedral - Old Saigon Post Office - Jade Emperor Pagoda - War Remnant Museum - Chinatown - Cu Chi Tunnel

Highlights:

• - Visit various historical sites in Ho Chi Minh city.
• - Discover Cu Chi tunnel where many traces of Vietnam-America war still remain unchanged.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city

• - On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, our driver will meet and transfer you to hotel for check-in and relaxing.
• - If time permits, we will stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life.
• - Enjoy the dinner and stay overnight at in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

• - Have breakfast at hotel.
• - The first destination is the now-demolished wartime American Embassy.
• - Then visit the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975.
• - Afterthat we will visit some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office.
• - After seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, continue the trip on to the Cho Lon, Saigon’s Chinatown, which is crammed with fascinating temples and mysterious, narrow lanes.
• - In the afternoon, explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network of approximately 200 kilometres constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence.
• - Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh city (B)

• - Today is a free time for you to relax or further explore Ho Chi Minh City.
• - The trip ends after your transfer to Tan San Nhat Airport for departure.

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Rates & Availability

Price inclusion:

• Accommodation 
• Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
• English speaking guide (for other languages and a national guide supplements apply)
• Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fees for mentioned visits

Price exclusion:

• Other meals not mentioned
• Other services than mentioned
• International and domestic flights
• Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
• Tips, Travel insurance

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Overviews

Ho Chi Minh city, also known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s centre of commerce and the country’s biggest city, though not its administrative capital – an honour that rests with Hanoi. As a result of the sweeping economic changes, this effervescent city, perched on the banks of the Saigon River and still known as Saigon to its eight million or so inhabitants, has changed its image from that of a war-torn city to one of a thriving metropolis, challenging Singapore, Bangkok and the other traditional Southeast Asian powerhouses. 

Cu Chi is about 40 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City in Southern Vietnam. The Cu Chi Tunnels are an elaborate underground community made up of 250 km of tunnels, chambers below the city. During the war in Vietnam, thousands of people lived in an elaborate system of underground tunnels. Visiting Cu Chi tunnels, travellers can find more about the life of Vietnamese in the war time as well as their heroic spirit.

Leave behind the busy life in big cities, this is an excellent chance for you to discover a new land which is full of misteries and attractions. Visiting the most crowded and famous floating market representing the life in Mekong Delta is one of this tour's highlights. Here you can see the way people earn their own living by a way totally differing from your life.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong Delta - Vinh Long - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi

Highlights:

• - Go around Ho Chi Minh city and enjoy the life in this modern city.
• - Take a boat trip to discover the remote area of Mekong Delta.
• - Explore the Cu Chi Tunnel to learn more about Vietnam's history as well as the heroic life of people here.

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The Mekong Delta is one of the largest and most fertile deltas in Asia, and indeed in the world. The productivity and economic contribution of the Mekong Delta depend very much on its natural ecosystems. The delta is home to a highly diverse fauna including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians – and in a range of habitats including rivers, coastal mudflats and mangroves, seasonally flooded grassland and Melaleuca forest, open swamps and agricultural land.

During the war in Vietnam, thousands of people in the Vietnamese province of Cu Chi lived in an elaborate network of underground tunnels. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces, and played a major role in North Vietnam winning the war.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi - Vinh Long - Can Tho - Chau Doc

Highlights:

• - Go around Ho Chi Minh city and enjoy the life in this modern city.
• - Explore the Cu Chi Tunnel to learn more about Vietnam's history as well as the heroic life of people here.
• - Take a boat trip to discover the remote area of Mekong Delta.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city Arrival

• - On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, our car will pick up and transfer you to hotel for check-in.
• - If time permits, you can stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life.
• - Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu chi – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

• - Have breakfast at the hotel.
• - Then the sightseeing tour of Ho Chi Minh City begins with a visit to the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975.
• -  Close to the palace are some striking French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Sai Gon Post Office waiting to be visited.
• -Afterthat you will visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum before continuing to the bustling Ben Thanh Market - the most famous market for not only domestic but also foreign travellers.
• - In the afternoon after few hours driving from city centre you will have chance explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground network of approximately 200 km constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence.
• - Get back to the city centre. Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh Long – Can Tho (B, L)

• - After breakfast, we will travel by road to Cai Be in Vinh Long Province.
• - On arrival we embark on a boat for a leisurely trip around the tributaries of the mighty Mekong River.
• - Our first stop is the vibrant floating market of Cai Be where each boat usually sells one particular item, whether it be pumpkins, pineapples, sugar canes etc. and in order that the customer knows where to shop, they hang that item from the highest part of the boat.
• - Along the way we also visit the many fascinating local cottages industries including rice paper makers, sweet factory, bonsai nurseries.
• - Enjoy a lunch at an fruit orchard and then weave our way through the intricate network of canals which are the lifeblood of the Mekong Delta, to Vinh Long.
• - At this small town we meet up with our vehicle for a short drive to Can Tho, our final destination.
• - Stay overnight at hotel in Can Tho.

Day 4: Can Tho – Chau Doc (B)

• - Today we continue venturing into the Mekong Delta, passing through the many rice fields fringed with palm trees, fruit orchards and canals crammed with boats and rice barges to Chau Doc.
• - A highlight of our visit to this region is an interesting boat trip on the Hau River to a fishing breeding farm and a small Muslin community at Cham village.
• - Upon disembarking we drive to explore the sacred Ba Chua Temple and the nearby sanctuary of Tay An.
• - We complete our day with a walk to the Sam Mountain for a beautiful view of the sunset over the mighty Mekong River.
• - Stay overnight in Chau Doc.

Day 5: Chau Doc – Xeo Quit – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

• - The return trip begins as we depart this border town.
• - A part of the pleasure of travelling in this region is the simple joy of seeing the rice fields and the smiling faces of the people.
• - On arrival we board a boat for an exploration of the Xeo Quit Forest which was once a stronghold of the communist troop during the American wartime.
• - After the boat trip we drive back to Ho Chi Minh City, passing through the charming countryside.
• - Stay overnight at hotel Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 6: Ho Chi Minh Departure (L)

• - After breakfast, you have time to relax or go sightseeing until transferred to airport for your ongoing flight.

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Rates & Availability

Price inclusion:

• Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
• Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
• English speaking guide (for other languages and a national guide supplements apply)
• Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fees for mentioned visits
• Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary

Price exclusion:

• Other meals than mentioned
• Other services than mentioned
• International and domestic flights
• Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
• Tips, Travel insurance

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