Having a shorter history compared to its Northern
sister, the South of Vietnam offers less traditional sightseeings, but
more fascinating experience of the modern dynamic life and
opportunities for shopping and leisure in beautiful resorts.
Day 01: Arrival in Saigon (Dinner)
Our car and tour guide
will meet you upon your arrival at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Transfer to
your hotel in the city centre for check-in. Free at leisure in the rest
of the day. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 02: Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnel (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
A
morning city tour of dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called SAIGON by
the locals. The orientation tour will be commenced on the Cach Mang
Thang Tam Square (August Revolution Square) featured by the graceful
colonial–style Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon Central Post Office,
from where you can walk up to visit the historical Reunification
Palace. The tour is continued with a visit to a famous lacquerware
factory and Thien Hau Pagoda in the bustling China Town.
In the
afternoon, we drive overland to Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible
underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese guerrillas to
protect numerous villages against the American attacks during the
Vietnam War. Back to Saigon for dinner and O/N. Stay overnight in HCMC.
Day 03: Saigon - Can Tho (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
AM:
We visit part of the Mekong Delta today. Head south to Can Tho province
and have a break after two-hour driving at My Tho to visit the ornate
Vinh Trang Pagoda and a family-run rice noodle factory. Check-in hotel
in Can Tho at noontime.
PM: We leave for Thot Not, 45km to the north
of Can Tho to visit the bamboo basket-making hamlet of Long Thanh
before going on to the Thot Not Stork Sanctuary, from where you can
view thousands of egrets and herons arrive to roost in the branches
from a watching tower.
Return to Can Tho late afternoon for dinner and O/N. Stay overnight Can Tho.
Day 04: Can Tho - Chau Doc (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
After breakfast, check-out and drive northwest to Chau Doc, situated on the Cambodian border. Transfer to hotel on arrival.
Afternoon,
take a boat to visit the Fish Farms where fish are bred in wooden cages
suspended under floating houses on Mekong river. Stop at an islet for
visiting a Cham minority group village where people are continuing
their traditional simple life on stilt houses with fishing, weaving and
practising their daily Muslim ceremonies. Return to the mainland in
time to drive up the Sam Mt. to watch the sunset over the Cambodian
border. Stay overnight in Chau Doc.
Day 05: Chau Doc - Vinh Long - Sai Gon (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Leave
Chau Doc for Saigon via Vinh Long. Break the journey at Vinh Long to
take a boat trip to visit Phan Thanh Giang Confucious Temple and the
cottage industries of Cho Cua village. You will have a chance to visit
a ceramic tile factory, a tofu and fish sauce factory, a blacksmith's,
a roof thatcher's and a rice husking factory. Continue to Cai Be
Floating Market and rejoin the car to drive back to Saigon for dinner
and O/N. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 06: Saigon - Da Lat (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Leave
Saigon after breakfast for a drive through scenic rubber and tea
plantation farms en route to the cooler climes of Dalat, 300km from
Saigon.
Established as a hill station at the beginning of 20th
century, Dalat is reminiscent of an alpine town with its French chalets
and pine forests.
An afternoon of sightseeing in Dalat takes in the
art deco former Summer Palace of Emperor Bao Dai, the old Dalat Railway
Station, Xuan Huong Lake, the Central Market and Lam Ty Ni Pagoda where
a Buddhist monk, Vien Thuc, produces his abstract paintings and writes
poetry. Stay overnight in Dalat.
Day 07: Da Lat - Nha Trang (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Leave Dalat for Nha Trang after breakfast. The road descends to the arid coastal city of Phan Rang.
Break
the journey here to visit the 13th century Po Klong Jarai Cham Towers
perched high on a rocky hill surrounded by prickly pear cacti. After
Phan Rang Highway One turns north and follows the coast past salt
pondos and vivid green rice fields to Nha Trang.
Check-in hotel in
Nha Trang upon arrival. Afternoon, visit the city including the Po
Nagar Cham Towers and Long Son Pagoda with its enormous white Buddha
statue. Stay overnight in Nha Trang.
Day 08: Nha Trang (Breakfast/Lunch)
A
morning boat trip on Nha Trang bay. We visit some of the nearby islands
and there are opportunities to swim and snorkel in the clear warm
waters. Return to shore after a fresh seafood lunch on one of the
islands. The afternoon is free to relax on the beach. Stay overnight in
Nha Trang.
Day 09: Nha Trang - Mui Ne - Sai Gon (Breakfast)
Bus
trip back to Saigon, on the way visit Mui Ne beach, relax and swimming.
Lunch in Mui Ne. Arrival in Saigon and check-in. A list of good
shopping and relax addresses will be supplied by your tour guide for
the rest of your time today. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 10: Depart Saigon (Breakfast)
Free at leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your ongoing flight. End of the to
This tour can be customized as you wish!