Saigon Travel Services - Local Travel Company in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Best of South Vietnam Highlights Tour 6 Days/ 5 Nights

This is the best tour program for South Vietnam package tour in 6 days & 5 nights. Taking this trip, you will visit the most interesting sights in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding including Saigon tourist attractions, Cao Dai Temple & Cu Chi Tunnels in Tay Ninh province, Mekong Delta and exciting floating markets.

Tour program:

Day 1: Saigon Arrival (/)
Upon arrival at the airport, our tour guide and driver will welcome and transfer you to the hotel for check in. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 2: Saigon City Tour Full Day (B/L/)
Pick up from your hotel at 08:00 for departure. We will visit Re-unification palace, the former headquarters of anti-communism in the south. We take a short walk to visit the war museum, full of relics from Vietnam war. Scary but really worth to visit. Then stroll around the central market Ben Thanh and sit back to enjoy a traditional noodle soup lunch in a famous restaurant in the city.

After lunch, we will Visit China Town which has a population of over 1 million Chinese people. The highlight of China Town is the Binh Tay market where you can see busy merchants from every corner of this part of the city. Visit Thien Hau Pagoda and a handicraft factory before heading back to your hotel. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 3: Saigon – Tay Ninh – Cao Dai Temple – Cu Chi Tunnels – Saigon (B/L/)
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel Ho Chi Minh City and depart for Tay Ninh. Upon arrival, we will join Cao Dai followers to arrange their daily afternoon mass for half an hour and get to know something about Caodaism. Have lunch at a local restaurant before visiting Cu Chi tunnels. Another name of Cu Chi is “ Steel land”. It’s where the army troops of the VC(Viet Cong) concealed themselves during the Vietnam war. The tunnel systems were created by local people over a period of years.

This huge construction was a habitation for villagers in the war time. With 3 levels of depth, it was never discovered  by the US during the war despite its proximity to Saigon. Visit the fighting tunnel system with your local guide. If you are that way inclined, you can purchase ammunition and fire a weapon of the war on the rifle range. After visiting the tunnels, we drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 4: Saigon – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho (B/L/)
8:00 AM Pick up at your hotel in HCMC. Depart for My tho. Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Trekking through the fruit plantation in Thoi Son island, enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorized boat. Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Can Tho. Overnight in Can Tho.

Day 5: Can Tho - Phong Dien - Cai Rang Floating Market - Saigon (B/L/)
07:00 AM After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market with the busy sence right at the time. Keep cruising through the small channels system, visit the rice noodles making viallge. Experience the " monkey Bridge " in the Delta. Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang. Break time for lunch.  If time permits we can stop to visit Dong Tam snake farm or Vinh Trang pagoda on the way back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 6: Saigon Departure (B/)
Free at leisure for shopping or relax until transfer you to the airport for the departure flight home. End of tour services.

Tour includes:

• English speaking tour guide; other languages are available on request
• Private transportation with A/C including airport pick up & transfer
• Hotel accommodation in Saigon & Can Tho as your request basing on double/twin rooms
• All entrance fees stated in the tour itinerary
• Private boat trip in Mekong Delta
• Meals as mentioned in the tour program: B = breakfast at hotel; L = lunch; D = diner
• Bottled drinking water on car/bus

Tour excludes:

• International/domestic airfares & airport tax
• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses & tips
• Others not mentioned in the tour program

Please note that this is the tour program sample. This can be customized on your requests basing on your time schedule.

Tour Cost: Rates vary frequently. Please Contact Us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.