Discover Vietnamese culture on the banks of the Mekong river. First, visit Ho Chi Minh City, called Saigon until 1975. You will see the Phong Dien floating market, the Nga Sau orange grove, and taste the Cai Chanh lemons. The Mekong Delta will enchant you with its fabulous landscapes. Live an unique experience with this tour.
Day 1 - Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City
Flight from Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City. Then, you will be welcomed by your guide and your driver for the transfer to your hotel.
Hotel: Tan Hai Long Hotel
Day 2 - Tour in Ho Chi Minh City (B)
In the morning, visit this Asian metropolis, Saigon is a city with a rich past. Begin your day tour at the central Post, then see the Reunification Palace formerly the residence of the presidents of the Republic of Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City Hall, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Quan Am Pagoda. Finish your tour by Chinatown, its market and some pagodas.
Hotel: Tan Hai Long Hotel
Day 3 - Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh – Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh City (B)
En route to the Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh, you will attend the noon mass, the ideal time to observe rituals and faithful in their workship. Cao Dai is a modern syncretistic religion mixing Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity. In the afternoon, visit of the Cu Chi tunnels, famous for having sheltered the Viet Minh resistance forces during the French colonial period and the Viet Cong soldiers during the war against the Americans.
Hotel: Tan Hai Long Hotel
Day 4 - Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho (B)
Free morning. Then, transfer to Can Tho. Stay at Fredo Dung’s hotel, the Mekong Logis. Tonight, experience the bustling night market and taste some delicious food.
Hotel: Mekong Logis
Day 5 - Can Tho – Phung Hiep – Can Tho (B)
In the morning, leave Dung’s hotel for a day bike tour which takes you through the Mekong Delta. First, cross the Chanh village who is specialized in lemon, then go to Nga Sau. Take a boat to cross rivers before arriving at Phung Hiep. Discover the small floating market and its snakes market. Back to Can Tho.
Hotel: Mekong Logis
Day 6 - Can Tho – Phong Dien – Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh (B)
Today, discover the Phong Dien floating market. Then, tour in the Mekong Delta and embark on a boat tour on the arroyos. An arroyo is a dry creek which seasonally fills and flows, after sufficient rain. Visit the rice fields. Around noon, disembark for your lunch. It is time to rest and enjoy delicious local food. Back in the early afternoon at the hotel. Transfer to Ho Chi Minh, then to your hotel.
Hotel: Tan Hai Long Hotel
Day 7 - Return to Beijing
Transfer to Ho Chi Minh airport for your flight back to Beijing.