DAY TRIPS FROM SAIGON (HOCHIMINH CITY)

HoChiMinh City Tour/ trip code: M1( 4 hours)

This special tour brings you around the most vibrant city of Vietnam. At first, we'll visit the War Remnants Museum. Then we go down to visit Binh Tay market located in the heart of the China town and visit ThienHau pagoda. We'll go to the Reunification Palace after that, where you'll find some historical memories of the past. We'll drive around to the Emperor of Jade Temple, the Cathedral, the General Post Office, the Municipal theater-the former Parliament Building  located just close to the once famous Caravelle Hotel before finishing the tour.

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CuChi-TayNinh/ trip code: M2(Full Day)

Caodai Temple. TayNinh

 In the morning, we drive 100km to TayNinh to visit TayNinh Great Temple, the headquarter of the indigenous religion CaoDai. At noon, when the mass in session, you'll have a chance of discovering this beautiful architecture and the eclectic mixture of CaoDai philosophy. After lunch, we drive 50 km to CuChi once famous for the magic tunnel system which at the height stretched  over 250 km. In CuChi, you'll have a great chance of checking out the tunnels and finding out how life of the local people was during the Second Indochina War. We drive back to HoChiMinh city finishing the tour.

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CuChi tunnels/ trip code: M3( 1/2day)( 5 hours)

 We drive 70 km to CuChi once famous for the legendary  tunnel system which at the height stretched  over 250 km. In CuChi, you'll have a great chance of checking out these tunnels of 3 levels  and finding out how life of the local people was during the Second Indochina War. We drive back to HoChiMinh city finishing the tour.

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Mekong Delta(Saigon-MyTho)/ trip code: M4(Full Day)

This region is the rice bowl of Vietnam and also it has a very unique water lifestyle. Almost all activities take place on the water. In the morning, we drive 70km to MyTho city. Upon arrival, we board our boat and have a chance to adore the verdant Mekong river with live and exotic activities. We'll have coconut milk, seasonal fruits, honey tea and lunch with excellent Vietnamese food in an orchard. We'll have a visit to DongTam snake farm before driving back to HoChiMinh city finishing the tour.(L)  

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Mekong Delta(CaiBe-Vinhlong)/ trip code: M5(Full Day)

  In the morning, we drive for 3 hours to Cai Be, then we'll take a boat trip to Vinh Long. During the trip you'll have a chance of witnessing the exotic bustling floating market; of having the tropical fruits right in an orchard and visiting family businesses such as pop-corn, rice-paper. Our lunch will be  served right in a bonsai garden amid tranquility. After the boat trip, we'll get back to the car and drive 170 km ( 4 hours) back to Saigon. Arrive in Saigon at around 7.00 p.m.( the boat trip including lunch is 3.5 hours)(L)

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VungTau/  trip code: M6 

  Vung Tau, known under the French time as Cap Saint-Jacques, is 125 km South-East of Ho Chi Minh. Once this seaside resort was a place where French colonialists and later U.S. servicemen spent leisure time. At present, Vung Tau offers you perfect relaxation on sandy Marina beach caressed by the cool breeze from the vast Pacific Ocean. A wide range of entertainment is available (Extra option) including golfing and water sports (water skiing, surfing, sailing, etc.). A visit to the White Villa offers an opportunity to see an exhibit of old Chinese pottery salvaged from an 18^th – century shipwreck. Lunch with excellent Vietnamese foods is included.(L)

1. Inclusions:

• English-speaking guide;

• Transportations as indicated in the program;

• Meals as indicated in the programs;

• All admission fees in the program;

2.Exclusions:

• Insurance of any types;

• Others not specified in the inclusions; 

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