Southern Vietnam Highlights

Our guide and driver will meet you in the hotel lobby and transfer to visit historic Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum, followed by the architectural treats of French colonial Notre Dame Cathedral and the Post Office. After lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant you will go on a road trip to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height the tunnel system stretched over 200km, from Saigon to the Cambodian border and is three levels deep. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels are a major tourist attraction, giving to the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life in the American war must have been. The tunnels have been widened for our benefit (otherwise you would not be able to enter them!). Return to Saigon late in the afternoon for your overnight stay.

Morning depart to My Tho - Mekong Delta. On arrival, take a cruise along one of the nine main tributaries of the Mekong River before arriving at Ben Tre where you will visit a handicraft workshop creating products made from coconut trees. From here switch to horse-drawn cart to visit local houses where you can enjoy tea and a variety of tropical fruits grown in their garden before floating on a sampan (typical delta boat) through the narrow, tree-lined canals of the Mekong Delta. After lunch, the boat returns you to the mainland. If time permits, stop at the Vinh Trang Pagoda on the way. Drive further south to Can Tho, the economical and cultural capital of the entire delta region. Check in at your hotel. The remainder of your day is at leisure. Overnight in Can Tho.

This morning, you will take a boat to visit Cai Rang Market, the biggest floating market in the Southeast Asia. You may even purchase some local tropical fruits here. After seeing how the locals live and sell their products of fruit and vegetables on their boats, you will depart to Chau Doc for your overnight stay.

After breakfast, you will visit Thoai Ngoc Hau Royal Tomb, Tay An Pagoda, Chua Xu Lady Temple and Sam Mountain. Get transferred back to Saigon. Lunch will be served en route. Overnight in HCMC.

After breakfast, spend your last minute shopping or being at your own activities. Transfer to airport for your flight home. End of services.