6 days - Private Viet Nam 6 Days 5 nights - A Taste of South Vietnam

DAY 1. HO CHI MINH CITY ARRIVAL B

• Arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (HCMC).

• Look for our guide/driver with your name sign.

• Private transfer to your central HCMC hotel.

• Check in and enjoy free time to relax or explore.

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What's Included

DAY 2. MEKONG DELTA EXPLORATION (SAI GON - MY THO - BEN TRE - CAN THO) B, L

• Hotel breakfast.

• 8:00 AM: Depart for My Tho.

• 9:30 AM: Arrive in My Tho, visit Vinh Trang Pagoda (beautiful architecture, Buddha statues).

• Mekong River boat trip to Unicorn Islet.

• Enjoy honey tea with kumquat at a bee farm.

• Walk through tropical fruit gardens.

• Listen to "Don Ca Tai Tu" music and taste tropical fruits.

• Rowboat through small canals with water palm trees.

• Cross the river to Ben Tre.

• Visit a coconut candy workshop (learn the process and taste).

• Lunch at a local restaurant with specialties (travel by Lambro or horse cart to the restaurant).

• Relax on hammocks or cycle around the village.

• 3:00 PM: Return to the pier by motorboat and transfer to Can Tho.

• 5:00 - 5:30 PM: Check in to your Can Tho hotel for the night.

What's Included

DAY 3. CAN THO - CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET - SON ISLET - TRA SU FOREST - CHAU DOC B, L

• 7:00 AM: Hotel breakfast and visit to Cai Rang Floating Market (observe local life, houses, orchards, shipyards, markets).

• Visit traditional workshops: learn how to make "Hu Tieu" (rice vermicelli).

• Enjoy fresh pineapple on the boat.

• 10:00 AM: Check out and explore Son Islet (alluvial orchids, friendly locals).

• Visit a floating fish farm (check out "Foot massage with Koi fish").

• Walk around Son Islet (fruit picking, monkey bridge).

• Opportunity to make traditional cakes/pop rice or watch snakehead fish performances.

• 12:00 PM: Lunch with local specialties on Son Islet ("flying menu" community dining).

• Coach transfer to Chau Doc, stopping at Long Xuyen Crocodile Farm (if time permits).

• Visit Tra Su Forest: long boat ride through lily-covered water, see stilt houses.

• Enjoy panoramic views from the 23.5m watchtower.

• Overnight stay in Chau Doc.

What's Included

DAY 4. CHAU DOC SIGHTSEEING & RETURN TO SAI GON B, L

• 7:00 - 7:30 AM: Breakfast and visits to three sites:

• Tay An Pagoda: Built in 1847, restored in 1958, featuring a blend of Cham, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indian architectural elements.

• Ba Chua Xu Temple: Ancient temple built in 1820, known as the Holy Mother of the Realm, believed to bring blessings and protection. Houses Vietnam's oldest sandstone statue (recognized in 2009).

• Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb: Commemorates a mandarin who developed the region, featuring his tomb, his two wives' tombs, and a temple in his honor, along with tombs of his officials.

• Approximately 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Return to Saigon.

What's Included

DAY 5. HO CHI MINH CITY & CU CHI TUNNELS B, L

• Hotel breakfast.

• 8:00 AM: Meet your guide and driver for a morning city tour.

• Visit Independence Palace (Reunification Palace).

• See French Colonial landmarks: Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office.

• Explore the War Remnants Museum.

• Approximately 12:00 PM: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

• Depart for Cu Chi Tunnels (approx. 1.5-hour drive).

• Watch an introductory video about the tunnels.

• Explore the tunnel system with a guide (living areas, kitchens, weapon factories, hospitals, command centers, traps).

• Taste special tea and cassava (guerilla food).

• Optional: Relax or try shooting a real gun.

• Transfer back to your hotel after visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels.

What's Included

DAY 6. HO CHI MINH AIRPORT DEPARTURE B

• Hotel breakfast.

• Enjoy free time until your scheduled airport transfer.

• Your driver will pick you up from your hotel to transfer you to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your onward flight.

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