Duration: 5 Days/
4 Nights
Depart From: Ho Chi
Minh
Destinations: Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnels – Cao Dai Temple –
My Tho
Description:
Brief Itinerary
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Tour Dates
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Destinations
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Meals Included
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Transportation
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Day 1
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Arrival Ho Chi Minh
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D
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Car pick up
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Day 2
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Ho Chi Minh City Tour
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B, L
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By car
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Day 3
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Ho Chi Minh – Cao Dai Temple - Cu Chi Tunnels
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B, L
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By car
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Day 4
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Ho Chi Minh – My Tho
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B, L
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By car + boat
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Day 5
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Ho Chi Minh Departure
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B
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By car
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Ho Chi Minh (D)
Up on arrival in Ho Chi Minh
City, we are welcome by Green Discovery Indochina Travel’s tour guide at the
airport then we transfer to our hotel in central city.
In the evening, we enjoy our
welcome dinner at a fine local restaurant in town. Overnight in Ho
Chi Minh City
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour
(B/L)
08:00: Tour guide and driver will
meet us at hotel and start our full day Ho Chi Minh City tour.
08:15 – 08:45: we
visit Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon Central Post office to
get good shots for our memory of the big, modern city of Vietnam. Saigon Notre
Dame Cathedral was established by French colonists. The cathedral was
constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of
over 58 meters (190 feet).
Saigon Central Post office is a post office in the downtown Ho Chi Minh
City, near Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, the city’s main church. The building was
constructed when Vietnam was part of French Indochina in the early 20th
century.
09:00 – 10:00: visit War Remnant Museum,
where we can see countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting
about the second Indochina war. Visiting this museum, we may know much more
about these historical truths from the collections of photos taken by 134 War
reporters killed during the Vietnam War, the vestiges of war crimes and
aftermaths.
10:15 – 11:45: visit the Reunification Palace,
the former Presidential Palace for the president of the South of Vietnam.
Independence Palace is an important historical evidence, witnessed the transfer
of power between Saigon government and the revolutionary government after the
liberation army minute
12:00: stop for lunch at a fine
local restaurant in town.
14:00: Visit Cho Lon market, China town
& Thien Hau Temple. Cho Lon, China town was settled in the late
18th century, this labyrinthine section of Ho Chi Minh City bustles with
restaurants, temples, exotic stores, and markets. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh– Cao Dai
Temples – Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L)
At 9 o’clock, we will depart for
Tay Ninh in the Northwest of Saigon where is near the Cambodian border to visit
Cao Dai Temple or Great Temple or
Holy See. Cao Dai is a syncretistic Vietnamese religious movement that
incorporates aspect of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and even Catholicism.
Here, we will have chance to see a modern architecture closely resembles
Christian cathedral… There are 4 ceremonies in a day, 6AM, Noon, 6PM &
midnight. We will visit NOON ceremony at 12:00, a biggest one in a day.
We can see an orchestra of 10
musicians and a choir of 20 youths leads the service in prayer and hymns. The
hymns sound western, but the accompanying music is traditional Vietnamese. We
can take photos, and we are also asked for trousers, skirts covering the knees;
remove shoes before entering and remain quiet as possible during the ceremony.
After a half of hour of the
ceremony, we will be back to our vehicle to transfer to the local restaurant
for our lunch. After lunch, we will transfer to Cu Chi Tunnels where is located
in the Cu Chi District of Ho Chi Minh city. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong
guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication
and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for
numerous guerrilla fighters.
Before entering the tunnels, we
will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed; then we
will have an exploration of the maze of tunnels. We will visit the safe part of
the tunnel system which may be made larger and lightening. Above-ground
attractions include caged monkeys, vendor selling souvenir, and a shooting
range where we can fire a number of assault rifle, such as the M16 rifle or
AK-47, as well as a light machine gun like the M60. We will be back to Saigon
at around 18:00. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Note:
-Photo is permitted during the ceremony
-Trousers, skirts is required to cover the knees
-Shoes are asked to remove before entering
-Keep quiet during the ceremony
Day 4: Ho Chi Minh – My Tho
(B/L)
At 08.00 our tour guide will meet
you at the lobby of the hotel then we leave Ho Chi Minh City behind and head to
Vietnam’s rice basket, the Mekong Delta. We
will pass through idyllic, rural scenes until we arrive at My Tho, a peaceful town
on the bank of the Mekong River, where we will visit Vinh Trang Pagoda. Next we will have a boat ride on the Mekong, visit local homes and orchards, a
coconut candy workshop, a honeybee farm, take a sampan ride on palm-shaded
creeks, try a taste of season fruit and honey tea and enjoy a performance of
traditional Southern singing. We return to Ho Chi Minh City about 5pm.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 5: Ho Chi Minh Departure
(B)
You are free time for shopping
until transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of services!
Price Inclusions:
- Entrance
Fees: To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
- Meals:
Vietnamese Normal Food - All meals as specified in
the itinerary.
- Private
Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic
spots while sightseeing by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver
and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
- Guide: As outlined in the
itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each
city they will remain with you throughout your time in that city.
- Hotels:
Hotel fees are based on two people sharing
one room with Double/Twin beds.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily Western or
Vietnamese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private
facilities unless specified.
- Private
boat on Mekong Delta
- Daily
bottle of mineral water
- Service
Charge & Government Taxes
Price Exclusions:
- Excess
Baggage Charges. Passengers holding an adult
fare or half fare ticket are entitled to a free baggage allowance of 20kg,
for economy class. Total weight of carryon baggage for each passenger may
not exceed 5kg. The size may not exceed 20x40x 55cm.
- Personal
Expenses: Expenses of a purely personal nature such as
laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or
meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
- Domestic
& international flight with tax airport
- Single
Room Supplement
