HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS - MEKONG DELTA

Morning: Our guide will welcome you at Tan Son Nhat international airport and transfer you to hotel for check-in.

Dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Land trip to Cu Chi Tunnels – the underground hand-dug tunnels with over 200 km and served as shelters for Vietnamese guerillas during the Vietnam War. - Return to Ho Chi Minh City for lunch.

Lunch at selected restaurant.

Afternoon: City tour: visit Re-unification Palace (former Presidential Palace), War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office, Phuong Nam Lacquerware Center and Ben Thanh central market.

Dinner on cruise and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Discover the vibrant tropical fruits, gardens, riverside locals, and boat ports as you cruise down the canals of the Mekong Delta. In your wooden river boat, watch the passing homes on stilts, boat making workshops, and vendors along this scenic riverside cruise.

Begin your tour with a convenient hotel pick up start at 0800, and then make your way to My Tho City. Watch as the bustling city views transition to serene rice fields and rural settings. On the way, you will have a visit at the Vinh Trang Pagoda. Upon your arrival, take a peaceful boat trip along the Tien River to Qui, also known as Tortoise Islet. This islet is also known by many other name.

Following, enter the Bao Dinh Canal to head into Ben Tre Province, or the country of coconuts. Here, learn about the local agricultural model known as Garden-Pond-Cage. Taste some local treats like coconut candy and honey tea as you sit back and relax on your wooden river boat in the comfort of the shaded canals covered by water-coconut trees.

At midday, break for an authentic Vietnamese meal at a local restaurant to taste the region's traditional flavors. Afterwards, board your boat for an afternoon cruise to visit the marvelous tropical fruit gardens and to enjoy a Southern Vietnamese folk music performance by local islanders. After a relaxing cultural experience on the water, you are conveniently transported to Can Tho.

Overnight in Can Tho.

Breakfast at hotel

Take a boat cruise to visit Cai Rang floating market with hundreds of local small boats selling seasonal fruits. Cruise through small canals and stop at a fruit garden to taste some of the succulent fruits of the Mekong Delta. Lunch at local restaurant. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Check-in hotel and at leisure.

Dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Breakfast at hotel. At leisure until transfer to airport for departure.