Saigon Southern Vietnam

Upon arrival at the airport, transfer to your hotel. The remaining day is at leisure. (-) Overnight in SAIGON

Today’s full day tour will take you around the city, from downtown Saigon to Chinatown to get a general view of a developing city. You will get to know its history and culture with stops at the History Museum and at the Thien Hau Pagoda. See other places of interest such as Notre Dame Cathedral, The Central Post Office, and the Reunification Palace. Take the rest of the time for shopping activities around Dong Khoi Street and Ben Thanh Market. Overnight in Saigon.

Excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels: Cu Chi used to be a bitter battleground for many years during the Vietnam War. Visitors cannot miss a visit to this “underground village”, an intricate network of over 200km-long tunnels at Ben Duoc, 75km from Ho Chi Minh City. Try a very short segment of this labyrinth of interlaced tunnels and you will find it incredible. In the afternoon you visit the biggest traditional medicine markets in the south, retail and wholesale: Binh Tay market in Chinatown. All kinds of traditional medicines can be found here, from herbal to animal products. You might view, smell, and touch some exotic medicines for the first time in your life. The tour continues with the Fito Museum, the first museum dedicated to traditional medicine in Vietnam, with collections of items relevant to traditional Vietnamese medicine, implements used to prepare the medicine, and tools used in a traditional pharmacy, as well as books and documents. The tour ends with a massage by the blind massage therapist to soothe your muscles and relieve any pain and stress. (B) Overnight in SAIGON

Take your private transfer to Mekong Delta in the early morning to embark the Bassac Cruise from Can To to Cai Be or Cai Be to Can Tho (depending in the day). Enjoy a welcome drink and lunch on board, before you take a rest on deck. Cruise the mighty Mekong River and anchor for visits on shore to experience the peaceful life in the delta´s countryside. Dinner is served on deck.Overnight on Board 

Wake up well rested to the sound of the river and get ready for another exciting day of sightseeing in the Mekong Delta. At 6.00h the cruise vessel sets off for a sunrise cruise. Watch the locals go about their daily work drying exotic fruits and building ships on the wooden yards while enjoying an early breakfast. After breakfast, you will board a sampan boat to Cai Be or Cai Rang floating market. Disembark the Bassac Cruise and return to Saigon by private transfer. Overnight in SAIGON

Our tour guide and driver will pick you up in the morning at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City then depart for Dalat. We will drive through scenic rubber and tea plantation farms en route to the cooler climes of Dalat, 300km from Saigon. Established as a hill station at the beginning of 20th century, Dalat is reminiscent of an Alpine town with its French chalets and pine forests. Upon arrival, check in the hotel and overnight in Dalat.

Breakfast at your hotel. Dalat is a romantic city with European-styled villas and pine forests in the Langbian Plateau at 1,500 meters (about 5000 feet). A morning tour of Dalat includes Dalat Flower Park, Domain de Marie monastery, Mong Mo Hill & Dalat jam enterprise. In the afternoon, you will visit Truc Lam Pagoda and Tuyen Lam Lake.  Overnight in DALAT

In the morning, you will visit Emperor Bao Dai’s Summer Palace that is indicative of Bao Dai’s status as the puppet ruler of an occupied country, Xuan Huong Lake and Lam Ty Ni Pagoda. Transfer to Phan Thiet. (B)