Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
Visit some of the most popular sites in Vietnam
See Ho Chi Minh city’s top colonial-era landmarks
Explore a network of tunnels used by Vietnamese Soldiers
Experience the heart of the Mekong delta with its scenic floating markets. In this semi-aquatic world, you discover how life really is in around this majestic river.
Embark on express boat and make our way up the Tonle Sap River and into the lake of the same name. The shallow Tonle Sap is the largest of Southeast Asia’s lake.
Discover the splendid Angkor Temples – the World Heritage Site listed by UNESCO
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vietnam
Visit some of the most popular sites in Vietnam
See Ho Chi Minh city’s top colonial-era landmarks
Explore a network of tunnels used by Vietnamese Soldiers
Experience the heart of the Mekong delta with its scenic floating markets. In this semi-aquatic world, you discover how life really is in around this majestic river.
Embark on express boat and make our way up the Tonle Sap River and into the lake of the same name. The shallow Tonle Sap is the largest of Southeast Asia’s lake.
Discover the splendid Angkor Temples – the World Heritage Site listed by UNESCO
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival – Hochiminh city tour (D)
Stop At: Saigon Square Shopping Mall, 81 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Ben Nghe, Quan 1 Ben Thanh Market, Ho Chi Minh City 70000 Vietnam
On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, you are met and transferred to hotel.
Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This bustling metropolis ,contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping area and sidewalk cafe. ( If time permits) we stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life.
Lunch in a local restaurant.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Ben Thanh Market, Le Loi, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
After seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, we continue our trip to Cho Lon, Saigon’s Chinatown, which is crammed with fascinating temples and mysterious, narrow lanes.
We end our city tour with a visit to the bustling Ben Thanh Market where anything and everything is for sale.
Dinner in a local restaurant.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight in Saigon
Day 2: Hochiminh – Cu Chi tunnel – Tay Ninh – Hochiminh (B/L) /120km -3h
Stop At: Cao Dai Temple, Long Thanh Bac Commune Hoa Thanh District, Tay Ninh 730000 Vietnam
The head quarter of Cao Dai sect is located in Tay Ninh. This religion was founded in 1923 and now numbers over 2 million members.
After breakfast we travel by roads to Tay Ninh to see the ornate temple of Cao Dai and attend the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.
Lunch in a local restaurant.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Cu Chi Tunnels, Phu Hiep TL15 Phu Hiep, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
Afterwards we continue to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war.
Dinner on your own.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight in Saigon
Day 3: Hochiminh – My Tho – Can Tho (B/L)/75km – 2h
Stop At: Ben Tre Museum, 146 Hung Vuong Ward 3, Ben Tre Vietnam
Morning departure from Ho Chi Minh City and drive to My Tho, located in the heart of the Mekong Delta.
When arriving in My Tho, take a boat for a cruise on the Mekong River and its multiple canals to Ben Tre.
Visit a coco candy factory where you can taste local specialties.
Take a 15-minute coach ride to visit a garden house to enjoy tea with honey and fresh tropical fruits.
Take a sampan through a water coconut forest before returning to the boat to come back to the restaurant for lunch with a chance to taste “tai tuong” fish, a special kind of fish having big ears.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Can Tho Beach, Can Tho 92000 Vietnam
In the afternoon, continue to Can Tho, the main town of the Mekong Delta.
Dinner on your own.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: overnight in Can Tho
