5D4N Southern Highlight Of Vietnam (SIC) - 5 Days

Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, welcome by our driver and transfer to city center. The transfer distance is approximately 30 minutes. Ho Chi Minh City formerly named Saigon is the largest city and economic center of Vietnam always bustled with activities of modern life. It is where businesses converge and shoppers indulge themselves into unlimited choices. However the city also carries with it a rich historical legacy in contrast with its dazzling glamor. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

⌚️07:30: After breakfast, our guide will pick you up. Cu Chi Tunnels is a legendary underground system of over 220 km of tunnels, a must-see for both Vietnamese and foreign travelers who are interested in the history of the Vietnam War. The tunnels are now a historical structure of Vietnam and considered a heroic district for the role they played in the resistance to US forces during the Vietnam War. The tunnels are located approximately 60km from Ho Chi Minh city. Enjoy the scenery along the way, as we pass the lush, endless rice fields and the ducks are water buffaloes swimming in the rivers. You might find it hard to imagine that once the area was almost completely destroyed by bombs and mines from the war, when Cu Chi was a “free target zone”.
⌚️14:30: The first place to see some French colonial structures including Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Central Post Office.Then continue to visit Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of the war in April 1975. On April 30th, 1975 the Vietnam War officially ended when tank number 843 of the North Vietnamese Army crashed through the gates of what was, at the time the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.
⌚️17:00: Drop off at your hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

⌚️07:30: Our tour guide will welcome you at meeting point at Opera House, District 1, or at your hotel in District 1 before heading to My Tho city by bus. Enjoy the scenery and green rice paddies during the one and an half hour bus ride. Along the way, we will visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the biggest pagoda in the Mekong delta. Continue to My Tho, where we take a boat trip along the Mekong River, where you can see fish cages and floating houses on the river.
The boat takes you to a small canal, escaping the hustle and bustle of the town. We disembark at a coconut island in Ben Tre and enjoy a walk around the village. Stop at a local family home to enjoy tropical fruit, taste the honey tea and honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music performed by the villagers. Check out the coconut candy shop and learn how to make candy, and see handicrafts made from the coconuts. Take your time snapping photos and enjoy the natural scenery before we head to the local restaurant. Lunch is set with special Vietnamese food. Enjoy your lunch outside under the shade of the trees. After lunch, enjoy your time relaxing, walking around the village, or perhaps going for a short bike ride. Travel back to Saigon and arrive around.
⌚️17:00: Drop off at your hotel. Free leisure in the evening. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

⌚️07:30: Pick you up from hotel depart for Vung Tau. Breakfast en route. 9:00 am, on arrival Vung Tau and leisure time at Thuy Van beach (Back beach) – one of the nicest beaches in Vietnam with the shore runs for almost 10km, full with fine sands and white waves. Authentic Vietnamese lunch is served at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit the Jesus Christ Statue, Thang Tam Temple (Whale Temple), Bach Dinh (a.k.a. Villa Blanche in French or White Palace in English), Cape Nghinh Phong. Taking a short break.
Back to Ho Chi Minh City around 18:00. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Free at leisure until our driver meet you at lobby hotel and transfer to Airport for flight departure.

***** The above itinerary is for reference only, and the final arrangements will be based on the local travel agency’s schedule *****