3-Day Small-Group Best of Ho Chi Minh: City Sightseeing, Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta Tour

3 Days

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Overview

Experience the best of southern Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta and the Cu Chi Tunnels. Enjoy three days of small-group tours with an expert guide, visiting landmarks such as Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, the Mekong River and Vinh Trang Pagoda. Arrange your own overnight accommodation according to your taste, and enjoy the ease of traveling with your knowledgeable guide on day tours. This small-group tour includes three lunches and round-trip hotel or airport transport by private vehicle. Numbers are limited to seven people to ensure a personalized experience.

Enjoy 3 full days of private tours from Ho Chi Minh City
Go sightseeing in the former Saigon with an expert, private guide
Visit Chinatown's Quan Am Pagoda and Thien Hau Temple, and explore the War Remnants Museum and Reunification Palace
Travel to My Tho along the Mekong Delta and take a boat ride
Marvel at huge Buddha statues that tower over the ornate sanctuary of Vinh Trang Pagoda
Descend into the Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground network used in the Vietnam War
Includes private airport or hotel transport by car or minivan, plus three lunches
Small-group tour limited to 7 people ensures a personalized experience with your guide

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Book your own accommodation for Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, and enjoy the evenings free to do as you choose. In the day, your tour includes three full-day tours that show you the highlights of Ho Chi Minh City and its surroundings. The first day, explore the city by air-conditioned car or minivan with your private guide, taking in notable city landmarks like Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Chinatown's Quan Am Pagoda, Thien Hau Temple, Ben Thanh Market, and French colonial buildings such as Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral. Then enjoy a Mekong River cruise that reveals daily life in the Mekong Delta, and includes My Tho and Vinh Trang Pagoda. On the last day, travel to the Cu Chi Tunnels for an exceptional tour of this Vietnam War-era site. Two delicious lunches at local restaurants and one aboard your boat on the Mekong River are included.ItineraryDay 1: Ho Chi Minh City (L)Meet your friendly guide upon hotel or airport pickup and set out on your private tour of Ho Chi Minh City. Travel in the comfort of an air-conditioned car or minivan to Chinatown to visit the district's top attractions, including Quan Am Pagoda and Thien Hau Temple, before descending on Binh Tay Market and numerous teahouses in search of specialty goods.Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and spend your afternoon with a sightseeing itinerary that hits major landmarks in the southern capital, once called Saigon. Peruse the popular exhibits at the War Remnants Museum (formerly the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes) to learn about the impact of the Vietnam War on local inhabitants. Afterward, drive to the Reunification Palace (Independence Palace) and discover the history of this former presidential residence up until the Fall of Saigon, which ended the war.If time permits, make quick photo stops at Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office, two architectural gems built by the French on Paris Square in the late 19th century.Then test your bargaining skills (with help from your guide) at Ben Thanh Market, the city's lively central market. Marvel at the array of foods, textiles, cosmetics and other goods that are neatly divided among various sections.Your evening is free for you to spend at your leisure.Overnight: Choose your own accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City (own expense)Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Ho Chi Minh City (L)After pickup from your hotel in the morning, you're taken on a 2-hour drive to My Tho, a prosperous town in the Mekong Delta that's known for its extensive orchards and immense rice fields.Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, a not-to-be-missed sanctuary teeming with flowers, shrubs and lotus pools among gorgeous gardens. After crossing a river bridge, walk with your guide through the intricately designed gate and stroll around the complex, where towering Buddha statues stand or sit amid the extensive grounds. Admire the decorative motifs of the structures made with mosaic tiles and carved and gilded wood, and perhaps meet some of the monks who maintain the peaceful temple.Then embark on a boat ride on the mighty Mekong River, enjoying lunch en route to an island, where you'll visit a fruit orchard and learn about regional produce.Your day trip ends with return to Ho Chi Minh City and drop-off at your hotel.Overnight: Choose your own accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City (own expense)Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh City (L)Meet your guide at your hotel in the morning for a trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing complex of underground tunnels used by guerrilla fighters during the Vietnam War.After the comfortable drive, your subterranean exploration begins with a short film documenting the role of the tunnels as a strategic military base by the Viet Cong. The vast underground network that once connected villages and housed living quarters, hospitals, conference rooms and kitchens is today preserved as a memorial park.Descend with your guide into a narrow passageway to explore a section of the labyrinth open to tourists, and get a picture of what life was like below ground during wartime. After you walk back to your private car from the forest, return to the city for lunch at a local restaurant, followed by free time for your own activities before you're transferred to your hotel or the airport.

3-Day Small-Group Best of Ho Chi Minh: City Sightseeing, Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta Tour

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