Itinerary 3 days 2 nights discovering Sai Gon and Cu Chi tunnel

Overview

Ho Chi Minh city, also known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s centre of commerce and the country’s biggest city, though not its administrative capital – an honour that rests with Hanoi. As a result of the sweeping economic changes, this effervescent city, perched on the banks of the Saigon River and still known as Saigon to its eight million or so inhabitants, has changed its image from that of a war-torn city to one of a thriving metropolis, challenging Singapore, Bangkok and the other traditional Southeast Asian powerhouses. 

If Hanoi is a city of romance and mellow charms, then Ho Chi Minh City is its antithesis, a fury of sights and sounds, and the crucible in which Vietnam’s rallying fortunes are boiling. Few corners of the city afford respite from the cacophony of construction work casting up new office blocks and hotels with logic-defying speed.

One of the most attractive travel destinations for not only domestic but also overseas tourists is Cu Chi Tunnel. During the American War, the villages around the district of Cu Chi supported a substantial Viet Cong presence. Faced with American attempts to neutralize them, they quite literally dug themselves out of harm’s way, and the legendary Cu Chi tunnels were the result. Today, tourists can visit a short stretch of the tunnels, drop to their hands and knees and squeeze underground for an insight into life as a tunnel-dwelling resistance fighter.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh city - Reunfication Palace - Notre Dame Cathedral - Old Saigon Post Office - Jade Emperor Pagoda - War Remnant Museum - Chinatown - Cu Chi Tunnel

Highlights:

• - Visit various historical sites in Ho Chi Minh city.
• - Discover Cu Chi tunnel where many traces of Vietnam-America war still remain unchanged.

Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city

• - On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, our driver will meet and transfer you to hotel for check-in and relaxing.
• - If time permits, we will stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life.
• - Enjoy the dinner and stay overnight at in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh City (B)

• - Have breakfast at hotel.
• - The first destination is the now-demolished wartime American Embassy.
• - Then visit the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975.

• - Afterthat we will visit some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office.
• - After seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, continue the trip on to the Cho Lon, Saigon’s Chinatown, which is crammed with fascinating temples and mysterious, narrow lanes.
• - In the afternoon, explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network of approximately 200 kilometres constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence.
• - Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh city (B)

• - Today is a free time for you to relax or further explore Ho Chi Minh City.
• - The trip ends after your transfer to Tan San Nhat Airport for departure.

Rate & availability

Price inclusion:

• Accommodation 
• Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
• English speaking guide (for other languages and a national guide supplements apply)
• Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fees for mentioned visits

Price exclusion:

• Other meals not mentioned
• Other services than mentioned
• International and domestic flights
• Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
• Tips, Travel insurance