Exploring Southern Vietnam - Viet International Travel and Trade Co., Ltd
Exploring Southern Vietnam
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4 day 3 night
Classic
English, Vietnamese
Overview
Southern Vietnam - a poetic place with a rich history of Vietnamese cultureHighlights
Ho Chi Minh City - known as the “Pearl of the Far East” - has risen as Vietnam’s top travel destination. Coming to Ho Chi Minh city, not only visitors can discover the amazing growth of the top economic, cultural, tourism, and technology in Vietnam, but they can also see the intact beauty of ancient cultural work.
Visitors can also explore the Mekong Delta region as part of this excursion. When you embark on a journey to learn about Mekong, you take a break from the bustling life of the city and in search of the peaceful, untainted moments in the countryside. On this route, you will also heading to the Cu Chi tunnels - a marvel of the old Vietnamese military
ITINERARY
Day 1 : DAY 01: SAIGON ARRIVAL
Overnight in Saigon.
Day 2 : DAY 02: SAIGON – CU CHI – CITY – GROUP TOUR (B, L)
After your breakfast, around 8 A.M our driver (WITH GUIDE) will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Cu Chi. (Our Cu Chi Tunnels tour will last for 5 hours: 1,5 hours driving to the tunnel – 2 hours of visiting – 1,5 driving back to city.)
Before exploring the tunnels, you will watch an introductory video about how the tunnels were made and how Vietnamese people survived in the harsh conditions of the wartime.
When arriving at Cu Chi Tunnels, you will experience lots of interesting activities, including:
- Experience the thrill of crawling down the tunnels
- Visit underground bunkers
- See the collection of guns and traps, bomb crater
- See Hoang Cam smokeless kitchen and understand how the VC soldier hide their cooking smoke
- Firing range (Bullets fee is not included)
- Try tapioca (the most common food the VC ate throughout the war)
In the afternoon, after you done exploring, the driver will take you to HCM city and take you on the city tour.
Start with a visit to the city’s most iconic building: Reunification Hall. Formerly called the Presidential Palace, images of the building were seen around the world on 30 April 1975 when tanks stormed the gates as Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese. Hear the echoes of time while walking through this historic downtown site.
Then take a stroll to Ho Chi Minh City’s colonial quarter, walking past scenes of everyday life on the way. Admire the beautiful architecture of the Opera House, City Hall, the old Saigon Post Office, hear about the glory days of French Indochina and how that era continues to influence aspects of modern Vietnamese culture.
When finish, back to your hotel.
Day 3 : DAY 03: SAIGON – MEKONG – GROUP TOUR (B, L)
Day 4 : DAY 04: DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at your hotel, then our driver (NO GUIDE) will transfer you to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your departure flight.
Included/Excluded
TOUR INCLUSION
- Accommodation hotel with daily breakfast as program
- Transportation with A/C as stated in program
- Local English speaking guide
- Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)
- All sightseeing tickets as program
- Water on coach
- Boat trip as per tour (if any)
- letter travel
TOUR EXCLUSION
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance, personal insurance
- Beverage
- Vietnam visa stamp fee (25 USD/pax/single entry)
- Other services not mentioned above
- International/Internal flights & departure taxes (if any)
- Peak season or public holidays surcharge (if any)
NOTE
- Our quotation is in US dollars. If you wish to pay in other currencies, the amount will be exchanged into such currencies according to the reference exchange rate published by the website Vietcombank on the transaction day.
- Prices and services are subject to change based on availability upon reservation