See the very best of Southern Vietnam in just 5 days – a big-hit tour of this fascinating region. Visit the “rice bowl of Vietnam”, Mekong Delta by private boat, wander back in time to amaze by the complex maze of Cu Chi Tunnels, and stroll around the narrow streets, along with hidden lanes of Saigon. In addition to a short relax at Vung Tau beach, our Southern Vietnam 5 Day Trip is certainly pleased all the travelers, from youngsters to elders. If you want to extend your trip in Indochina, you may combine this five-day trip with our other package tours to Northern Vietnam or Cambodia.
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Dinner at Saigon river cruise
Activities: Meet your tour guide at Ho Chi Minh International Airport & be transferred to the city center. Explore Saigon by foot in the afternoon. Enjoy dinner on the river cruise.
Upon your arrival at Ho Chi Minh International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your tour guide and driver & be transferred to the city center for hotel check-in.
Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant.
This afternoon, you will embark on a city tour of HCMC (Saigon) including the War Remnants Museum, where a comprehensive collection of the machinery, weapons, photographs and documentation of the Vietnam War is displayed. Also visit the History Museum (closed on Mondays) or the Reunification Palace to view the relics of the city’s tumultuous past. Walk around the city to see the Old Saigon Post Office and the Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, two typical examples of French colonial architecture in Saigon. Your driver will drop you back to the hotel to take a shower & rest before your dinner cruise.
At around 19.00, your tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel for your transfer to Bach Dang ferry where your Saigon River Cruise begins. Enjoy a romantic evening with a delicious dinner while viewing traditional music and other interesting performances. Cruise along the river bank while taking in the beauty of Saigon at night on this peaceful and tranquil river. Disembark the cruise at around 21.30. Transfer back to your hotel to stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Spend a relaxing day with sun, sand & sea in Vung Tau, a nice getaway from bustling Saigon.
After breakfast, your guide and driver will wait for you at the hotel lobby for the easy drive to Vung Tau, a sweet escape from Saigon thanks to its sandy beaches and transparent blue water all year round. During the 2-hour drive, you have the chance to see immense rubber and cashew nut plantations and scenic rice fields along the way. Arriving in Vung Tau, you will visit Thich Ca Phat Dai Pagoda which showcases a wonderful combination of religious architecture & natural landscape. Explore the Temple of Nirvana (Niet Ban Tinh Xa) & the huge, hollow, 32-meter statue of Jesus on Nui Nho Mountain. Afterwards, you will have plenty of leisure time at the beach for swimming or enjoy some water sports games (Fee is excluded). Drive back to Saigon get & dropped off at your hotel. For dinner and the evening, you are on your own.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Mekong boat trip
Activities: Explore the Mekong Delta on a private boat trip. Visit various local workplaces (coconut candy making workshop, busy brick kilns & hand-made mat-weaving house) to see the daily activities of the people who live and work in the Delta.
After breakfast, our tour guide & driver will be waiting for you at the lobby of your hotel in Saigon for our tour to Mekong Delta. We will take a drive of approximately 2 hours to Ben Tre. Arrive at Hung Vuong Pier, and board the private boat for a trip along the An Hoa River. Stop to visit various local workplaces, including a workshop where coconut shells are made into active charcoal & materials for batteries, a coconut processing workshop, a brick kiln to see how traditional style bricks are made, and a rice paper cake workshop. Continue by boat along An Hoa and Ben Tre river before turning on to natural water palm canals. Visit a candy workshop to see, and taste, how this local sweet is made, and then drop by a mat-weaving house to see the local technique for weaving sleeping mats. Afterwards, you can choose to travel through some nearby quiet villages either by Xe Loi (a cart powered by a motorbike) or by self-powered bicycle. You will enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, take a sampan boat rowed by a local resident along water palm creek and then motorboat back to Hung Vuong Pier. Transfer back to Saigon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Cu Chi tunnels
Activities: Drive out of the city to explore the underground tunnel system of Cu Chi tunnels and learn about the difficulties of life in the tunnels during war time.
Cu Chi tunnels is one of the best destination of Southern Vietnam 5 Day Trip.
After breakfast, we depart from Saigon and set off to the northwest towards Cu Chi Tunnels. Upon reaching the tunnels, you will watch a short documentary film about the history of the Cu Chi Tunnels. Then, spend the next hour discovering this underground city with its storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, constructed living areas, command centers and innumerable trap doors - a unique and remarkable experience.
The exploration of Cu Chi Tunnels not only makes you feel deeply the cruelty of war, the difficulty of locals living underground but also admire the intelligence and bravery of locals overcoming the obstacles to live.
You can try to fire off an AK47 or MK16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range (Fee is excluded).
Transfer to a local restaurant for lunch before driving back to the city center.
The rest of the day is yours to explore Saigon. Stay overnight in HCM city.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Ben Thanh market
Activities: Free time on your own and then transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Today, you are free to enjoy your own time in the city until you transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Our Southern Vietnam 5 Day Trip ends. See you again in the next trip to Vietnam.
Note: For those who have less time you can search for A Glimpse of Southern Vietnam 4 days.
Meals: Breakfast
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Reaching high to match the beautiful city skyline of Ho Chi Minh City, the Signature Saigon Hotel is a central 3-star hotel with comfortable amenities and occasional flecks of the luxurious. This well-lit and heartily decorated hotel provides convenience and comfort throughout its 72 rooms spanning four different accommodation options, all wonderfully adorned and consisting of relaxing amenities such as cushioned seated areas and jacuzzi bathtubs.With Ben Thanh Market just 100m away, the Signature Saigon Hotel is one of the most centrally located hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. From here, you can enjoy easy and quick access to some of Saigon’s best sites, including Bui Vien Walking Street (1km away), Independence Palace (1km away) and the War Remnants Museum (1.5km away). Aside from tourist attractions, the hotel is located within an area known for its plethora of food and drink options, though both can also be enjoyed in the comfort of our well-equipped dining room.
Twelve floors of The Liberty Central Saigon Centre Hotel rise high into the skyline of Ho Chi Minh City, delivering outstanding 4-star accommodation and service in the heart of Vietnam’s second city. Modern décor with inviting tones are the themes of our gorgeously appointed rooms, which come in five options and accommodate for leisure and business travellers in any number. With a restaurant, swimming pool, gym, spa and executive lounge, the Liberty Central Saigon Centre Hotel is your one-stop shop in Ho Chi Minh City, supplying comfortable accommodation and the means for a tranquil and productive stay in Saigon.The location of the Liberty Central Saigon Centre Hotel adjacent to Ben Thanh Market makes it one of the best-placed hotels for explorations of Ho Chi Minh City. Around and inside the market are a wealth of vendors selling typical Vietnamese food and drink, with big attractions like the Independence Palace (650m) and the War Remnants Museum (1.2km) within close vicinity to this hugely convenient and well-appointed hotel.
Steeped in modern history through its vital role played during the Vietnam War, the Rex Hotel Saigon carries a certain class and prestige unparalleled by other hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. The fine blend of ancient Vietnamese elegance set among modern Western convenience is a philosophy that provides you with a highly comfortable stay, but one that also keeps us in touch with our ancestral roots. This is most evident in our rooms, where you will find a highly compatible décor amidst ostentatious furnishings, all amounting to a piece of Saigon accommodation draped in fine style.Outside the rooms, the numerous facilities of the Rex Hotel Saigon keep you entertained and provide excellent refreshment for your time with us. Our Rooftop Bar Garden crowns the entire hotel with sweeping views over glittering Ho Chi Minh City, while two restaurants, two swimming pools, a gym, tennis court, spa, and a unique vertical garden space complete the hotel with a decadent flourish.Our location right next to the central City Hall puts the Rex Hotel Saigon squarely in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. Exiting the hotel, you will find yourself on Nguyen Hue Walking Street, while Ben Thanh Market lies just about 500m away. Independence Palace and the War Remnants Museum can be reached in under 1km, and the nightlife centre of the city, Bui Vien street, in under 2km.
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