3 DAYS: TOUR HO CHI MINH – CU CHI – MEKONG

Welcome to Vietnam!

Upon arrival, local tour guide will take you to discover the busiest city of Vietnam. You’ll have visit to:

• War Remnants Museum is on their must-see list for Ho Chi Minh City. The museum features a comprehensive collection of the machinery, weapons and photos of the Vietnamese side of the war, and includes a moving tribute to the journalists, civilians and soldiers lost during the war, as well as a critical look at biological warfare, weaponry, and worldwide movements for peace.

• Reunification Palace, also known as the Independence Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until the end of April 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. It was here that the Vietnam War ended when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates and led to the formal reunification of the two sides.

• Photo stop at Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, a neo-Roman cathedral built over 130 years ago by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles, Saigon Central Post Office, a fine colonial building which was designed and built in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel.

• Move on to Cho Lon or the city’s China Town where you will visit the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist structure in Vietnam built in 1909 in dedication to the Lord of Heaven or Free shopping at Ben Thanh Market.

Late afternoon, check in hotel and free at leisure.

Early morning, we will drive to My Tho which located in the heart of Mekong Delta (around 02 hours driving). On arrival, take a leisurely boat ride along the river; view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Then enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of “Southern Vietnamese folk music”, performed by locals. Discover the peaceful countryside life here. Disembark and have lunch at the local restaurant before return to Ho Chi Minh. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Have breakfast at hotel and check out.

Morning, we will drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels, which consist of more than 200 km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life was like during the U.S.-Vietnam War.

Afternoon, come back Ho Chi Minh for free shopping until the time to go to airport to flight back to your hometown. Tour finishs.