Day 1: Saigon arrival (D)
Transfer via: International Flight – on your own arrangement Upon arrival we will be transferred to our hotel. Free time to relax. Tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner at a nice restaurant in Saigon city
Hotel: Sapphire hotel – 3 stars
Reunification Palace Saigon
Day 2: Saigon City – Cu Chi (B, L)
Sites visited: Cu Chi tunnel, Reunification Palace, War Remnant Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Post office This morning we leave Saigon for the Cu Chi tunnels, otherwise known as the “Iron Triangle” or “Iron Land”. On our way there we will drive through pleasant countryside; rubber plantations and rice paddies. Before entering the tunnels, we will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed, followed by an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access.
Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers. Back Saigon around 12 pm. In the afternoon we visit Reunification Palace, the former Presidential Palace for the president of the South of Vietnam.
After that we will visit War Remnant Museum, where you can see countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting about the second Indochina war. Before our lunch we stop at Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post office to get our good shots for our memory of the biggest city in Vietnam.
Hotel: Sapphire hotel – 3 stars
Cu Chi Tunnel
Day 3: Saigon fly to Da Lat – Da Lat City (B)
Transfer via: Domestic Flight – Viet Vision Travel’s arrangement
This morning we take a short flight to Dalat city. Take time to visit Crazy House, Bao Dai’s Summer Palace, the city garden and Xuan Huong lake.
Hotel: River Prince hotel – 3 stars
Bao Dai Summer Palace
Day 4: Da Lat City (B, L)
Transfer via: Domestic Flight – Viet Vision Travel’s arrangement After breakfast, leaving hotel for visiting Datanla waterfall, Tuyen Lam lake, Truc Lam pagoda, The complex was completed in 1994 with the aim of giving new life to the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect, a uniquely Vietnamese form of Zen founded during the Tran Dynasty (A.D 1225-1400). Then proceed to the valley of love, dreaming hills and the natural silk embroidery workshop. Free at easy in the rest of the day. Overnight in Da Lat.
Hotel: River Prince hotel – 3 stars
Tuyen Lam lake – Da Lat
Day 5: Dalat – Fly to Saigon – Vinh Long – Can Tho (B, L)
We will transfer to Lien Khuong airport this morning then take flight back to Ho Chi Minh city where we will transfer directly to Mekong Delta. The rowing boat will take us deeper into the countryside on smaller canals and to enjoy the peaceful time. It is so interesting to see traditional houses made of wood and palm tree leaves and see some activities of the local farmers with an opportunity to make contacts with them and see how they catch fish or pick up fruits by ancestral ways in Mekong Delta.
Lunch can be served at Ut Trinh home.
The cruise will end at Vinh Long city where we take our own vehicle to Can Tho city. Overnight at hotel in Can Tho.
Hotel: Ninh Kieu river hotel – 3 stars
Ut Trinh home
Day 6: Can Tho – Cai Rang floating market – Saigon (B, L)
In the morning, we take another boat trip to discover the bustling Cai Rang Floating Market (may be the biggest floating market in the World). We have lunch in Can Tho and go back to Ho Chi Minh City. On the way we stop to visit Vinh Long market and Bonsai Garden in My Tho before heading back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Hotel: Sapphire hotel – 3 stars
Cai Rang Floating Market
Day 7: Saigon departure (B)
Transfer via: International Flight – on your own arrangement
Free day for endless shopping until we transfer to the airport for our departure flight.
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