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Day 1: Hochiminh city tour (_ /L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Start a sightseeing tour to the Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame cathedral, the Old Central Post Office. Tour of Chinatown and Thien Hau & Quan Am pagodas. After seeing the Emperor Jade Pagoda and the War Remnants Museum we end the city tour with Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sale. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.
Day 2 HCMC - My Tho - Ben Tre - Can Tho (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for My Tho. Take the boat ride through the Bao Dinh natural canal, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river sides. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to the Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy the nice boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruise under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit the family where you can experience the agricultural lifestyle. Enjoy the rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motorized boat. Proceed to Can Tho. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Can Tho.
Day 3 Phong Dien - Cai Rang - HCMC (B/L/D)
After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market with the busy sence right at the time. Keep cruising through the small canals system, visit the rice noodles making village. Experience the " monkey Bridge " in the Delta. Visit the second floating market of Cai Rang. Break time for lunch. Return to Hochiminh city via Vinh Long to visit the local snake market. Lunch & dinner at the restaurant. Overnight at your proposed hotel in HCMC.
Day 4: HCMC - Tay Ninh - Cu Chi - HCMC (B/L/_)
Breakfast at the hotel. Driving west to Tay Ninh, head quarter of Cao Dai region. on arrival we attend the fantastic mid-day temple service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. on the way back a stop for a visit Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground tunnels network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, accommodation, etc. and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war. Driving back to HCMC. Lunch at the restaurant.
Tour price includes :
· Transportation by private car/van with A/C, as per program
· English speaking tour guide
· Private boat trips
· All entrance fees
· Hotel accommodation
· Meals as indicated in the tour program: B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
Tour price excludes :
· International flight to/from Vietnam
· Travel insurance
· Drinks
· Other meals not mentioned in the program.
· Laundry & telephone fee at hotels
· Vietnamese Entry visa
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