Overview

Ho Chi Minh City is still more commonly referred to as 'Saigon', despite the official name change in 1975. Located in southern Vietnam, on a huge bend in the Saigon River, it is the economic centre of the country.

HALF DAY CU CHI TOUR

Go visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, which are 70 kilometers North West of Ho Chi Minh City, created since 1948 to assist the Viet Minh to combat the French. This is an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapon shops, field hospitals, command centers. During the American War the entire area of Cu Chi was designated a fire free zone and was heavily bombarded. From 1988, two sections of the tunnels have been open for visitors. Back to your hotel after 4 hour tour.

Type of tour:   Private tour, Easy style
Departure:     Every day, morning or afternoon
Inclusive:       Private car, Entrance fees, English/French speaking guide
Exclusive:       Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip
Note:              Wildlife At Risk (WAR) is dedicated to protecting the biodiversity of Vietnam by combating the illegal wildlife trade, raising environmental awareness and promoting the conservation of endangered species and their habitats - an sustainable tourism center. Child would love this center.

HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR
Duration: Full day
Operation: Daily departure

Tour route: Reunification Palace - Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral - War Remains Museum - Jade Emperor Temple - Chinese temples - Ben Thanh market.
Highlight of the tour: Ho Chi Minh City, the industrial hub of Vietnam, has huge resources to draw your attention. This dynamic city being the cultural trendsetter constitutes the core of Vietnam. It is also the biggest city of the nation and considered as the economic capital of the country. The Ho Chi Minh City features French colonial architecture mingled with Chinese influences.

The city was once known as Saigon. Later the government of Ha Noi changed its name to Ho Chi Minh City. However its previous name, Saigon, is still more popular among people of Vietnam. The city with its bustling street markets, cafes, shops, pagodas and museums offers a microcosmic view of the entire nation.

AM: Vietnam Cruise Deals will pick you up from hotel at 8.30 Am. We will visit to the Re Unification Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Today this building is a museum and venue for official receptions. You can visit the private rooms of the president, the ?War Room? from where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and, most poignantly, the room where the North Vietnamese army finally took control in 1975.

Nearby is the Post Office and the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city?s major landmarks. Neo-Romanesque in form, Notre Dame is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam.

We continue to the War Remains Museum, where you can learn a lot about the Vietnam War. Lunch with Vietnamese delicacies.

PM: we will visit to Jade Emperor Temple, one of the oldest Chinese temples in Saigon. The last sight we will visit is Ben Thanh market, where all kind of goods are offered. Tour ends at 16:30 Pm

RATE: 25$/person
Included tour services: A/C car / van , tour guide, lunch, entrance fee (s)

SAIGON CITY & CU CHI TOUR (L)

Our full day trip visit Cuchi tunnel and a brief of a big and chaotic metropolis, Hochiminh city.

Depart at 08:00 from your hotel go to Cuchi district to visit the incredible underground Cu Chi tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. Back to the city for lunch after 4 hour excursion. In the afternoon, visit the War Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Ben Thanh Market for shopping.

Type of tour: Private tour, Easy style
Departure:     Every day
Inclusive:       Private car, Entrance fees, Guide, Lunch
Exclusive:      Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip

FREE & EASY SAIGON - CU CHI  - 3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS

With the idea of creating flexibility for customers, we would like to introduce a Free & Easy package plus add-on tours so customers have more options of choice for your holiday to Ho Chi Minh city.
The package includes two nights accommodation at METROPOLE HOTEL SAIGON based on twin-share room with daily American Buffet breakfast, one way airport transfer, and a half day excursion to Cu Chi Tunnels. With this arrangement, customers will have spare time for shopping, add- on excursions or for personal projects.

Detail of tour:  Check detail here
Type of tour:  Private tour,  Free & Easy style
Departure:     Every day
Packing list:   Passport, insect repellent, proper shoes
Schedule:       Pick up at 7:30am, finish at around 17:30

TAY NINH & CU CHI TOUR (L)

Cao Daism is a mixture of Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism and Confucianism. In this religious, Buddha and the Christian God are believed to both exist as deities, but Cao Dai is the third, highest deity. First founded by Ngo Van Chieu in 1923, by 1930 it gathered half a million followers, and over 2 millions - now.

In the morning, we drive to Tay Ninh to see the ornate temple of Cao Dai and attend the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the extra combination of the Confucianism, Christianity, Taoism and Buddhism. After lunch, we drive back, with a stop at the Cu Chi Tunnels. The trip ends at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Type of tour: Private tour, Easy style
Departure:     Every day
Inclusive:       Private car, Entrance fees, English/French speaking guide
Exclusive:      Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip

LONG TAN BATTLE FIELD (L)

Today, driving a long to Long Tan – Nui Dat Battle Field - is arguably the most famous battle fought by the Australian Army during the Vietnam War. It was fought in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tần, about 40 km north-east of Vung Tau, South Vietnam on August 18–19, 1966. Time to visit Long Tan Cross, Horse Shoe then to Long Phuoc Tunnels en-route. After lunch, visit Nui Dat (SAS Hill). Return to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city and trip ends around 18:00 pm.

Type of tour: Private tour, Easy style
Departure:     Every day
Inclusive:       Private car, Entrance fees, Guide, Lunch, Police permission
Exclusive:      Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip

SAVOUR SAIGON

The south of Vietnam has a wide selection of tropical fruits that are not available in the north. Also the cuisine of the south has been influenced by Cambodia, Thailand and India. At Saigon Cookery Class, you will learn how to make Vietnamese food with the South taste.

Schedule:
8:00: Pick up at your hotel and go by car to Ben Thanh market.
8:30: Market visit with the Chef (Ben Thanh Market)
9:30: Start cooking
12:00: Lunch (Enjoy food cooked by yourself)
13.00: Drop off
(A cooking handbook, souvenir gift and Certificate of Completion will be handed after lunch)

Type of tour: Join cooking class, Easy style
Departure:     Every day, morning or afternoon: 13.00-19.30
Inclusive:       Private car, English speaking interpreter
Exclusive:      Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip

NAM CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city - Cat Tien National Park (B/L/D)
Depart in the morning to Cat Tien Nation Park. Check-in at Guesthouse in the National park. After lunch, walk around to explore the fauna and flora, visit the 400-year-old conifer there and a Bang Lang tree, which is almost 300 years old.. Dinner at a local restaurant, then back to National Park to see night life of nocturnal animals such as: Porcupine, Squirrel. Over night in guest house.

Day 2: Cat Tien - Ho Chi Minh ( B/L)
After breakfast, take a boat trip on Dong Nai River to visit T'Chai Village of Chau Ma and X’Tieng ethnic people. Get in touch and discover their daily life. Have lunch at a local restaurant and then back to Sai Gon. Trip ends at your hotel. 

Type of tour: Private tour,  Medium style
Departure:     Every day
Inclusive:       Private car/mini van, Entrance fees, Guide, Lunch
Exclusive:      Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip

CENTRAL HIGHLAND DISCOVERY

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Buon Me Thuot (L/D)
Take a early morning flight to Buon Me Thuot. Transfer to hotel for check-in. After lunch at local restaurant, drive to Buon Jun – village of Ede people (55 km). You will have a nice chance to learn the daily live of Ede people then enjoy an elephant ride and cross the Lak Lake to Mlieng village, and M’nongs village. Drive back Buon Ma Thuot for over night.

Day 2: Buon Me Thuot – Buon Jun – Kon Tum (B/L/D)
After breakfast, visit Buon Ma Thuot Museum, Drei Sap waterfalls and Ede village (Tur). Lunch at the local restaurant before transferring to Kon Tum. Over night in Kon Tum.

Day 3: Kon Tum – Homestay at Rong House (B/L/D)
In the morning, take a city tour : Wooden church, Pleitenghia Village – (Ba Na people) & Kon Ho Ngor Village (Rongao people). Lunch at the local restaurant in Kon Tum Town.
In the afternoon, make a short trek to Konkotu village to enjoy the the landscape of countryside, and discover the daily life of Ba Na people. Trekking up to the source– of Dak Bla river then get in to the wooden boats, down the river back to Kon Ko Tu village. Dinner in Rong house then enjoy the traditional music and dances around a bonfire. Over night in “Rong’ House.

Day 4: Kon Tum – Sai Gon ( B/L)
Car pick up to Kon Tum town for breakfast . then drive to Yachim visiting village of Gia Rai people discover the ancient cemetary of Gia Rai. Drive back to Kontum for lunch and transfer to Pleiku Airport to fly to Sai Gon.

Type of tour: Private tour,  Medium style
Departure:     Every day
Inclusive:       Return air ticket, Private car/mini van, Entrance fees, Guide, Meals as indicate, Hotel room base  on twin sharing
Exclusive:      Drinks, Insurance, Personal expenses, Tip