Ho Chi Minh City I
5 Days/4 Nights
D1 : DAY 1 Ho Chi Minh ETA (-/-D)
Arrive at Tan Son Nhat Airport, greeted by tour guide. Transfer for dinner at Pho. Check in hotel. Overnight in Saigon.
D2 : Ho Chi Minh City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L/D)
700-0800 Breakfast at Hotel
0800-1130 Vietnam's history from ancient times (approximately 300,000 years ago) up to the 1930s, when Vietnam's Communist Party was founded. 30 minutes Water puppet show, the one and unique art of Vietnam is supposed to appear thousands of years ago with many interesting acts such as "Fabulous unicorn playing with ball", "Dragon Dance" "Fox catching ducks", etc. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office
1200-1300 Lunch at local restaurant
1300-1730 Proceed to Cu Chi Tunnels Tour. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. The tunnels are between 0.5 to 1 m wide, just enough space for a person to walk along by bending or dragging. Visit rural areas, cashew nut farming production of rice paper
1800-1900 Back to hotel, free at leisure
1900-2030 Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Saigon
D3 : Can Gio Monkey Island & Mangrove Forest (B/L/D)
700-0800 Breakfast at Hotel
0800-1230 Proceed for Can Gio Monkey Island. Upon arrival, you are greeted by long-tail monkeys which are very smart and naughty. In Forest Park, you shall explore its wonders: Visiting Can Gio Museum with archaeological research of relics, flora and fauna system. Then you will explore Rung Sac Guerilla Base by speed-boat.
1230-1330 Lunch at Can Gio Resort
1330-1530 Return to Ho Chi Minh then shopping around at Trung Nguyen, Ben Thanh Market, Tax Center, Saigon Square.
1830-1930 Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Saigon
D4 : My Tho Mekong Delta – Dinner on cruise (B/L/D)
0730-0830 Breakfast at Hotel
0830-1230 Proceed for full day excursion to My Tho, capital of Tien Giang province is a quiet city which lies on the left bank of Mekong River. My Tho was founded in the 1680s and is well known for its coconut palms and prosperous fruits orchards. The tour begins with two hours drive to My Tho through China Town with richly decorated Chinese temples and pagodas as well as its bustling streets with numerous people and all kinds of vehicles. On the way, students will see endless fields, plantation, farming works and other daily activities of local people. After visiting to a coconut candy kiln and a bee-keeping farm. Students can take a rest, tasting tropical fruits and honey. Proceed to Unicorn islet by boat. This islet covers an area of 9 square kilometers. People there earn their living by breeding cattle and cultivating fruits trees such as jackfruits, mangoes, coconuts, and pineapples… Attendance to amateur singing and enjoy a hand-rowing sampans to the boat.
1300-1430 Lunch at local restaurant.
1430-1700 Back to Saigon, visit China Town then free at leisure until dinner
1930-2130 Proceed for dinner at Saigon Cruise. Overnight in Saigon
D5 : Ho Chi Minh – Industrial Park – Departure @20.20 (B/-/-)
0700-0800 Breakfast at Hotel
0800-1130 Proceed to an Industrial Park for inspection tour. Upon arrival, group is greeted by representative and given short presentation about establishment and development of the Industrial Park. Paying a visit around the industrial park (on bus)
1230-1330 Say goodbye and leave for Saigon. Lunch at local restaurant then free until transfer out.
1800 Transfer out. End of service.