Explore Lush Southern Vietnam

5/Days Ho Chi Minh → Mekong → Ho Chi Minh

Only From

$461 $392

Trip Style: Flexible & Private Tour

Need Help? Contact us

See all 98 photos Click to watch the video

-15%

Amongst the myriad of breathtaking locations in Vietnam, Mekong Delta stands out from the crowd for its wondrous and tranquil beauty that has continued unchanged for hundreds of years. You will have an amazing chance to witness the winding river and the fascinating orchards encasing the villages, interact with local people to bridge the gap between language and culture, and also capture the outstanding views surrounding. With this 5 days 4 nights trip, you will experience a mazelike set of tunnels Cu Chi, visit the Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Old Post office, and more places. This trip will definitely enrich your knowledge more fully and add a spice of life to get away from the obvious and well-trodden paths.

Highlights

Experience mind-blogging a mazelike underground network Cu Chi tunnels

Visit some historical places to gain better knowledge and cultural experience

Witness the winding river and the fascinating floating markets and capture the outstanding views surrounding

Learn and try how to make coconut candy, popcorn, traditional rice paper

Chill out in the calm and peaceful atmosphere on the local boat

Interact with locals to enrich your knowledge about the lifestyle and culture more fully

Enjoy the regional specialties made by locals

Tour Summary

By Day	Transfer	Destinations	Activities	Meals
Day 1		Ho Chi Minh	Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, Have welcome dinner at local restaurant,...	D
Day 2		Ho Chi Minh	Visit Cu Chi Tunnels in the countryside and the highlights in the...	B, L
Day 3		Ho Chi Minh, Mekong	Visit Mekong Delta	B, L, D
Day 4		Mekong, Can Tho	Explore Unique Mekong	B, L
Day 5		Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh	Visit Floating Market, Drive directly to the airport in Ho Chi Minh...	B, L

Ho Chi Minh

Activities:
Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, Have welcome dinner at local restaurant, Spend your free time in the city
Meal:
Dinner]
Included:
1308,]527,]228,

Welcome to Vietnam - Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City

On arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to the hotel in the downtown. After doing the check-in, you will be free on your own to walk around the city center to get acquainted with the liveliness of this young city.

In the evening, you will have a welcome dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh

Activities:
Visit Cu Chi Tunnels in the countryside and the highlights in the city centre
Meal:
Breakfast],Lunch]
Included:
1308,]527,]228,

08.30 AM: After breakfast at the hotel, your private guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. A one and half hour drive takes you to Cu Chi Tunnels where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing a mazelike set of tunnels system of more than 200km in length which used to be the shelters of guerrillas during the war against American troops.

After lunch in the local restaurant, in the afternoon, you will have a city tour including the Reunification Hall, formerly known as the Presidential Palace. It was towards this modern building that Communist tanks rolled on the morning of April 30, 1975, as Saigon fell. This fascinating building is filled with history still fresh in the minds of many. The tour also includes the War Remnants Museum, the Old Post Office, Chinatown, and Ben Thanh Market – the central market for the city and one of the liveliest areas.

About 04.30 PM, the tour finishes and you will be dropped off at your hotel and then you are free to relax. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh,Mekong

Activities:
Visit Mekong Delta
Meal:
Breakfast],Lunch],Dinner]
Included:
661,

08.00 AM: After breakfast, our guide will pick you up at your hotel. Today we will head out of the bustle and hustle of Ho Chi Minh city and head to the rural Mekong Delta.

The program will start with a visit to Cai Be floating market. Then, we’ll come to Tan Phong island for biking / walking on village paths. You will have an amazing opportunity to witness the daily life of local people, orchard, school, traditional houses, and possibly the ancestral ways to pick up fruits in the Mekong Delta. On the way, we can make some stops to see how they make rice-net for spring-rolls, sew coconut-leaves for cottage roof and especially see how they wave the dried water-hyacinth to make various products: baskets, bags, rings, hats. It would be the perfect gifts for your friends and your families. Furthermore, you will thoroughly immerse into the lush green gardens and trees surrounding your small canal when it goes deeper into the countryside.

Lunch can be served at Ba Kiet / Muoi Huong. Back to our boat to go across one of the longest rivers in the world – Mekong River, to come to An Binh Island.

Travel on Muong Lo handmade canal to check in at Ut Trinh homestay (or other home-stay on An Binh Island). Free to take a shower before cooking some special dishes with the members of the local family. You will definitely enjoy your traditional food and the peaceful atmosphere here.

Mekong,Can Tho

Activities:
Explore Unique Mekong
Meal:
Breakfast],Lunch]
Included:
238,]974,]207,

Have your breakfast at the homestay. Check-out before having a walk along the village to enjoy the fresh air in the morning and arrive at the local workshops where you can see the process of making rice paper, coconut candy, and popcorn. Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea. Next stop will be the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay. The boat will then go along the floating village to see how to farm catfish on Mekong River. Come back to the port and visit Vinh Long local market where you can take some great photos of fish, shrimps, prawns, crabs, snakes, rice-field rats, tropical fruits, vegetable before going to Can Tho. Lunch on your way at a local restaurant. Overnight in Can Tho.

Can Tho,Ho Chi Minh

Activities:
Visit Floating Market, Drive directly to the airport in Ho Chi Minh City Airport for next flight
Meal:
Breakfast],Lunch]
Included:

About 05.30 AM: In the very early morning, our guide will accompany you to depart for Cai Rang floating market where locals go to buy and sell a variety of fruits vegetables from boats of all sizes and which is the most original ones and bustling places of the region. If you have experienced many exciting days when traveling to Vietnam, surely you will get out of bed early one day to witness this lovely local market to fulfill your Vietnam Holiday.

The boat trip will give you valuable chance to observe the unique "advertisement" of local business - "Cây Bẹo": Sellers tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling. The seat on the local trading boat, witness boasting activities in the market, find out local life in stilt house along the river.

After the trip, we will get back to the hotel for breakfast and relax. Then you will be transfered back to your hotel in HCMC. On your way visit Vinh Trang Pagoda and have lunch at a local restaurant.

About 03 hours before your flight, we transfer you to the Tan Son Nhat airport for your flight.

We would like to express our grateful thanks to you for having chose our company for your trip. Wishing you a relaxing excursion with unforgettable time and amazing experiences in Vietnam. We hope to have another chance to welcome you not only to Vietnam again but also to other countries in Indochine.