Saigon – Mekong delta 5 days

Tour Saigon – Mekong delta 5 days

Category: Joined Group Tours

Duration: 5 days 4 nights

Depart from: Saigon

Itinerary: Saigon – Cu Chi tunnel – Cao Dai temple - Mekong delta

PROGRAM IN BRIEF

Day 1: Arrival Saigon  

Day 2: Saigon city tour

Day 3: Cu Chi tunnel – Cao Dai temple

Day 4: Saigon – Mekong delta

Day 5: Saigon - Departure

DETAILED ITINERARY

DAY 01: ARRIVAL SAIGON (-/-/-)

Upon arrival at Tan San Nhat international airport. Our driver will pick you up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Services include: Private car airport pick up, accommodation

DAY 2: SAIGON CITY TOUR  (Breakfast/Lunch)

08:00-8:15 am: Start the trip for exploring the great atmosphere around of lively China town. Get into the rythm of this busiest and colourful scenes of Binh Tay market and Thien Hau Temple in the morning. We then visit the War Remnants Museum.  Lunch.

Afternoon: 13:30 to 16:30 pm

Start the trip at travel office for visiting Reunification palace which was the residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of the war in April 1975. Continue seeing some impressive French colonial structures including Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Central Post Office. After visiting the City Hall, take a break-time at Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sales. Return to your hotel.

Overnight at hotel in Saigon.

Services include: Full transfers by shuttle bus (with A/C, purified bottled water), Entrance fee, Lunch, English speaking guide, Accommodation.

DAY 3: SAIGON - CU CHI TUNNEL & CAO DAI TEMPLE  (Breakfast/Lunch)

In the morning transfer to Tay Ninh for visiting Cao Dai temple.The Great holy See temple, built in 1926, is considered o­ne of the most striking structures in all of Asia. It is the headquarter of Caodaism, a religion with colorful mix of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism. Visitors will attend the noon prayer session to witness the daily mass held by the Cao Dai followers, which is a great experience.

After lunch, visitors will go to the Cu chi tunnels. Located 60km from Hochimnh city, Cu Chi is now considered a heroic district for its role in the anti - American war in Vietnam. It is legendary for its tunnels system of over 220km and is a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreign visitors.

The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers alongside the road. Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destructions, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, When Cu Chi was " A Free Target Zone ". The remnants visitors will see show Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battleground that took place there.

Return to Saigon. Overnight at hotel in Saigon.

Services include: Full transfers by shuttle bus (with A/C, purified bottled water), Entrance fee, Lunch, English speaking guide, Accommodation.

DAY 4 : SAIGON - MEKONG DELTA (Breakfast/Lunch)

-7:45 – 8:00 : Leave Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields.

-10h00 : On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank.

-12h00 : Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden.

-13h00 : Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit& honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by the locals.

-15h00 : Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy& observe the pastoral life as you roam through fruit plantations and villages. 

-16h00 : Get on bus to back Saigon.

Services include: Full transfers by shuttle bus (with A/C, purified bottled water), Entrance fee, Lunch, English speaking guide, Accommodation.

DAY 05: SAIGON - DEPARTURE (Breakfast /-/-)

After breakfast, transfer to airport for departure with sweet memories.

Services include: Private car airport pick up.

End of our services.

Price per pax in USD dollars based on Joined Group Tours: $199/pax

Price per pax in USD dollars based on Joined Group Tours: $199/pax

Inclusion:

-          A/C Transportation & Pick up/Drop off service from/to station or airport

-          Joined group tour (SIC tour)

-          Accommodation 3 star (twin or double room with breakfast)

-          All entrace fees & sight seeing tickets

-           Meals as mentioned

-          Mineral water on bus

Exclusion

-          Vietnam entry visa

-          Personal costs (telephone, laundry, single supplement…)

-          International flight tickets

-          Drink

-          Meals not mentioned in the itinerary

-          Tips for driver or tour guide

Child policy

-          Child under 2 years old free of charge

-          Child from 3 to 5 years old: 50% of adult's fare (No bed) and 75% of Adult's fare (with bed)

-          From 6 to 10 years: 75% of adult's fare (No bed) and 90% of Adult's fare (with bed)

Notes on the itinerary:

-          The program can be changed due to local weather conditions or other unexpected reason

-          Prices may be changed in case of change of the program.

-          Museums in Vietnam are closed on Mondays.

-          The programs may not include early check-in or late check-out for hotels. In Vietnam , the rooms are normally made available from 14.00 and must be vacated at 12:00 . For an update available early or late release, they will then make the request with additional cost.

For more information on this tour, please contact us at: 

 - Head Office: Suite 706, No.142 Le Duan Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam

 - Email: info@welcomevietnamtours.com

 - Cell phone: (+84).98.62.62.566

 - Phone: (+84) .24. 22 42 13 52 - (+84) 24.62 53 60 22

 We are always at your disposal and will contact you by phone or email within 24-48 hours