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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Cu Chi Tunnels | Saigon Morning Tour | Presidential Palace | History Museum | Notre Dame Cathedral | Ben Thanh Market) | Mekong Delta Tour On Board A Motorised Sampan

Region: Ho Chi Minh City

4 Days - 3 Nights

Tour starts at Ho Chi Minh City, taking in the sights of this fabulous city, then tour to nearby Cu Chi Tunnels - the amazing tunnel complex used during the Vietnam War, next take in the highlights of the Mekong Delta.

Day 1: Arrive Saigon
Arrive Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to your hotel.
Vietnam surprises most visitors. In fact, it is difficult to recognize this country if you're familiar only with the televised images that flooded American living rooms for the better part of a decade during the war. Whatever the expectations, the reality is something else, indeed. If Hanoi and Hu' represent the colonial past of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City stands for its future. This city is booming with new economic opportunities, new construction, new technology, and newly arrived Western influences. More and more, cars are replacing bicycles, and cell-phone sales are on the rise. Situated on the northeast edge of the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City is poised and ready for a new millennium of growth.
Overnight Ho Chi Minh City
(Meals: none)

Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels
In the morning, enjoy a half day tour to the Tunnels of Cu Chi.
This amazing underground camp served as a refuge for thousands of Viet Cong during the war. For years the American military had no idea that the enemy lived literally beneath their feet in 125 miles of tunnels, staging camps, hospitals, operations bunkers, and more. Today we can climb down into the tunnels to view their rooms and passageways. (This is not for the claustrophobic, as it is a very close space and you must slide along on your stomach at times.) Beforehand, watch a documentary that explains Cu Chi's importance during the war.

Back to Saigon for lunch at local restaurant

This afternoon discover the contrasts of bustling Ho Chi Minh City, still commonly referred to as Saigon, on a morning tour. Amongst the grand old buildings, you will see colourful markets selling everything from chillies to French bread and, of course, an endless stream of bicycles, cycles and motorbikes. You will visit the former Presidential Palace, which is now preserved as a museum, including the underground communications bunkers, headquarters for the Saigon Government during the American War. Continue to the History Museum, which houses an excellent display tracing the origins of the indigenous Vietnamese.

A water puppet performance is housed in the grounds. Visit also the Notre Dame Cathedral, a Neo-classical structure dating back to the 19th century, with the beautiful Post Office building opposite Central Market (Ben Thanh Market) where you will wander the colourful stalls and stands of this central area of trade and commerce. After the market, stroll down Le Loi and Dong Khoi Street, ''the shopping street in Saigon.''
Overnight Ho Chi Minh City.
(Breakfast, Lunch)


Day 3: Mekong Delta (My Tho)
After from the city hustle, experience rural life in Vietnam on the full day Mekong Delta tour.

Travel the bustling highway into the surrounding countryside where you will pass lush rice paddies carefully tended, before boarding your motorised sampan for a unique experience on the mighty Mekong Delta waterways. You will see how, to the people of Delta, the water is a lifeline - the focus of all daily activity - as you journey through a maze of tributaries and fruit plantations. Enjoy a sample of delicious fruit in the shade of a fruit farmer's garden before continuing via even smaller waterways to lunch, where the speciality is a remarkable dish of 'elephants ear fish'.
Overnight Ho Chi Minh City.
(Breakfast, Lunch)


Day 4: Depart Saigon
At leisure until your airport departure transfer.
Breakfast)