Tour Overview
This tour give you a completed view of Southen Viet Nam. You wil start with the tour in Cu Chi tunnels and next a cruise in Mekong Delta: take an overnight cruise aboard a wooden riverboat and awake early to visit the bustling morning market, a real slice of authentic Delta life. Return to land and cycle along quiet lanes to a homestay on the outskirts of Can Tho.
To reach Nha Trang, the final stop on your tour, you’ll travel by bike and raft through some of the south’s most beautiful scenery. The downhill ride takes you from the highlands to the coast where you’ll raft on the Cai River to Nha Trang, an exhilerating day in the great outdoors.
Highlights of the tour
- The floating markets of the Mekong Delta
- Exotic tropical landscape
- Tra Su cajuput forest which is renowned for not only its almost-untouched natural beauty but also its sanctuary of flora and fauna.
- Beach Break in Nha Trang: the happy ending of your trip
Itinerary
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Day
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Itinerary
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Meal
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Accompaniment
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Day 1
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Sai Gon arival
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Guide & Driver
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Day 2
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Sai Gon – Cu Chi tunnels
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 3
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Sai Gon – Mekong Delta – Overnight on boat
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 4
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Sa Dec – Can Tho
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 5
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Can Tho – Chau Doc
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 6
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Chau Doc – Sai Gon
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 7
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Sai Gon – Da Lat
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 8
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Da Lat discovery
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 9
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Da Lat – Nha Trang
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 10
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Nha Trang discovery
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 11
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Nha Trang free
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B
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Day 12
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Nha Trang – flight to Sai Gon
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B
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Driver
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Day 13
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Sai Gon departure
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B
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Driver
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Day 1
Sai Gon arrival
Arrival at the Tan Son Nhat airport,you will be greetedand taken tothe hotel.
The rest of the day is free to start making some trails and take the pulse of the economic capital of the country!
Day 2
Sai Gon –Cu Chi – Tunnels
Transfert: 20km – 4 hours drive round trip
Morning deoarture for Cu Chi tunnels from your hotel.
Upon arrival, you will view short video film and presentation about Cu Chi tunnels, before try a real experience with the world well known tunnels. After that travelers can try delicious manioc which is the main food in Cu Chi during the war.For those interested there is an opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range.
Back to Sai Gon in the afternoon
This afternoon visit the War Remnants and the former Presidential Palace, Stroll (your vehicle will be available at all times) to the major sights of colonial Ho Chi Minh City: the Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat), Continental Hotel, Opera House and City Hall. At the end of the afternoon head back to your hotel. Finish your day tour in Ben Thanh market. Overnight in hotel
Cu Chi tunnels tour can be made by spped boat from Sai Gon but this tour is non private. You can see below the detail
Pick up at your hotel and you will transferred to the spped boat. Your English-speaking guide will introduce you to life along the banks of the Saigon River as your boat gracefully slips through knots of floating water hyacinths on this scenic one-hour boat trip. After a short documentary, your guide will lead you through the historic Cu Chi Tunnels, dug by resourceful guerrilla fighters provide communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters during numerous conflicts. A traditional Vietnamese lunch or dinner of local specialties like lemongrass chicken and caramelized clay pot pork will be served after your visit to the tunnels.
7:00 AM or 1:15 PM departure. Tour length: 5 hours
Day 3
Sai Gon - Ben Tre - An Hoa – Vinh Long
Transfer: 100km – 2.5 hours drive
Breakfast at hotel and departure for Mekong Delta. Upon arrival in Ben Tre, you will board your Mango cruise boat at Chuong Duong Pier and head to An Hoa canals. Upon boarding your private sampan, your luggage will be brought to your cabin, while you enjoy a refreshing welcome cocktail on the deck while meeting your crewmembers and enjoying the scenery and fresh air from the water.
The cruise will take you to Phong Nam village in Giong Trom, where you will take a rowing sampan boat through the small canals, which are covered green by the water coconut plants.
Stop at a local house to taste the tropical fruits and chat with the farmer. Visit the rice noodle factory before starting your bike trip around the village. Return to your boat and enjoy lunch onboard while you cruise to Sadec town. On the way we will stop for a visit at the floating fish farm and experience the local river culture.
Head to Long Trung Village and stop for a bike ride to explore more of the daily life and the beauty of Tra Tan canals this place offers a great opportunity for you to interact with the friendly locals.
Return to your Sampan, relax, refresh and prepare for your cooking demonstration while enjoying your dinner. Overnight onboard at the upper river.
Day 4
Vinh Long –Sadec – Can Tho
Transfer: 65km – 1.5 hour drive
Breakfast will be served onboard and cruising towards the town of Sa Dec and you will start to explore this charming town, where it is the backdrop for the film ‘The Lover’, based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras. The story is about a teenage French girl who falls in love with a wealthy Chinese man, Huynh Thuy Le. You will visit his old family home as well as the high school where Marguerite’s mother was a teacher. You will also visit the beautiful Temple Kien An.
Then, you will continue with cycling through the village of An Phu Dong. For hundreds of years this village has provided Saigon with its daily flower supply.
After that, meeting your driver on land for youronwards to Can Tho. Free afternoon for your leisure or personal discovery. Overnight in hotel
Day 5
Can Tho – Tra Su Cajuput Forest – Chau Doc
Transfer: 130km – 3 hours drive
Aerly morning transfered to the wharf, you will board a motorboat for sightseeing Cai Rang, the biggest and colourful floating market in Mekong delta. From the early morning, the waterway becomes a maze of hundreds of boats packed with fruits, vegetables, plants, foods, etc... Sellers hang a sample of what they have from the top of a long pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling. Then take motorboat along small leafy creeks to local orchard and enjoy tropical seasonal fruits (included). Around 10:30 come back to hotel for check out
Then we drive Tra Su cajuput forest which is renowned for not only its almost-untouched natural beauty but also its sanctuary of flora and fauna. Take a boat trip into the forest, you will immediately feel like you are harmonising with nature because of all of the impressive pictures of cajuputs, the fragrance of the flowers and the music-like noise of birds, insects and animals making people relaxed comfortable. From the observation post, you can overlook the forest with an area of nearly 900 ha, home of many birds and animals, including some rare ones. Have lunch in forest, relax on hammock or experience monkey bridge. Heading to Chau Doc city. Overnight in hotel
Day 6
Chau Doc – Sai Gon
Transfer: 260km – 6 hours drive
Morning departure along river by rowing boat to see floating houses with fish breeding cages, a village of Cham ethnic people, Muslim mosque, towel weaving. Back to the hotel for check out and you will drive back to Sai Gon. Several stops on the ways for seesights and photos. Arrival in Sai Gon in the late afternoon. Overnight in hotel
Day 7
Sai Gon – Da Lat
Transfer: 290km – 8 hours drive
Today we have to make a long journey from Sai Gon to Da Lat
Departure at 8:00AM from Sai Gon. Stop at a tea and coffee enterprise at Bao Loc for enjoying café and tea. Arrival in Da Lat in the late afternoon. Dalat – the jewel of the Central Highlands. It is featured by a park-like environment, with lovely temperature 15°-24°C and sunlight all year round, which create numerous waterfalls, pinewood hills, lakes and evergreen forests and gardens. Check in and overnight in hotel
Day 8
Da Lat – Lat village
Starting off at 08:00 AM, we drive on paved road to reach Lat Village, dipping in wonderful natural beauties along. Then that would be time to stroll around the village to discover daily, cultural and religious lives of local tribe. Leaving impressive Lat Village behind, we keep biking through picturesque farmland and forests before stop for lunch on pine hill and heading to Valley of Love. Afterwards we would roll by the valley to back to the hotel.
Rest of time is free for your own leisure or discovery. Overnight in hotel
Day 9
Da Lat – Nha Trang
Transfer: 190km – 5 hours drive
After breakfast in hotel, you will take a journey to Nha Trang. Arrival around noon, check in hotel.
In the afternoon, you will go to Long Son Pagoda, Cathedral or Stone Church built in French colony time, Chong Promontory Rocks and the Po Nagar Temples. The tour ends after the visit to local Dam Market. Overnight in the hotel
Day 10
Nha Trang discovery
Two options you can choose :
Option 1: Countryside tour
River Cruise – Country life – Horse Cart - Rice fields – Village market
Apart from the beautiful beach and ocean, there is a River name "Cai" that is endowed to Nha Trang. Come aboard the scenic river tour. Before boarding the boat, you will be taken to Cham Po Nagar Towers which is one of the best architectures of Cham People. After viewing the Cham Po Nagar Towers, start the boat trip up to the river. Enjoy the beautiful scenery that unfolds along the banks. See the very old and ancient house with more than 200 years old & try different fruits in seasons, the handicraft workshops, village markets, the Vietnamese people in their natural scenery & daily life. Lunch time & relaxing are on the Riverside Restaurant. How is different between swimming in the river and in the sea, why not try? Customary Vietnamese lunch provided in a local restaurant.
Option 2: Discovery Nha Trang bay by speed boat
Tri Nguyen Aquarium - Tranh Beach - Mun Marine Park - Fishing Village - Con Se Tre Village
Nha Trang is famous for the beautiful islands that surround this resort city. If you haven't yet taken a boat trip out into the clear waters of the South China Sea, then this is your opportunity to truly see Nha Trang. Clear water with excellent visibility make the snorkeling and diving at Hon Mun a must.
Also on the tour is a stop at the uniquely fashioned Tri Nguyen Aquarium, crafted like a barnacle covered pirate ship. Enjoy a stop at your own private beach, where water sports are available. Not to be missed is docking alongside one of the floating fishing villages, to see where the city's freshest catch are caught.
Day 11
Nha Trang free
Full fay is free for your leisure or visit.
Day 12
Nha Trang – flight to Sai Gon
Flight: 1 hour
Free time in Nha Trang until transfer to Cam Ranh airport to take the flight to Sai Gon. Pick up and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Sai Gon
Day 13
Sai Gon - departure
Free time inSai Gonfor yourpersonal activities.Transfer toairport forflight home.
Accommodation:
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Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Sai Gon
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Sapphire hotel ***
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4
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Mekong Delta
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Mango Cruise
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1
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Can Tho
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Ninh Kieu 2 hotel ***
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1
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Chau Doc
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Chau Pho hotel **
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1
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Da Lat
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Bluemoon hotel ***
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2
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Nha Trang
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The light hotel ***
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3
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Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
Our services include:
- Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
- 2 days/ 1 night cruise on the sharing confortable junk in Mekong Delta
- Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
- Domestic flight: Nha Trang – Sai Gon, economic class, airport tax included
- English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
- Bicycle or cyclo tour as mentioned
Our services do not include:
- Other meals than mentioned
- Other services than mentioned
- Visa fee to Viet Nam
- International Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance
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