subject: Ho Chi Minh City Tour [print this page] Day 1 Arrival HO CHI MINH CITY (-/-/-) Vietnam Travel Packages
On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, you are met and transferred to hotel for a check-in by our guide. The bustling Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This metropolis ,contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafes. ( If time permits) we stroll around the down-town to explore the different local ways of life
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Day 2: CITY TOUR + CU CHI TUNNELS (B/-/-)
Vietnam Travel PackagesToday we spend a half-day exploring the captivating Ho Chi Minh City. The most places of interest are located near the town center. We pass by the now-demolished wartime American Embassy on our way to the Reunification Palace. This famous mansion was a former residence of the President of Southern Vietnam until end of April 1975. Close to the palace are some striking French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Sai Gon Post Office. Upon leaving these landmarks we drive to see the crowded Saigons Chinatown, locally named Cho Lon, which is crammed with fascinating temples as well as mysterious and narrow lanes. We follow it with a visit to the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War remnant exhibit with a wealth of images from the notorious conflicts
Afternoon: Transfer about 30km north-west of Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi town. Cu Chi tunnels were used as the base from which the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968. The Cu Chi tunnels consist of more than 200km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels, The tunnels are between 0.5 to 1m wide, just enough for a person to crawl along.
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Day 3: HO CHI MINH CITY Departure (B/-/-)
At leisure until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for departure flight (check out hotel before 12h00).
INCLUDING:
- Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
- Accommodation in hotels (twin shared room) with daily breakfast
- English or French speaking guide
- Entrance fee to indicated sights
EXCLUDING: Other meals, tip, drinks, airport tax, single room, personal expenses, insurance
