7:00 am: Early in the morning, your guide will meet you at your hotel’s lobby and bring you by car to your boat at Saigon Water Bus Station.

7:20 am: Then you will depart Saigon by speedboat. Within 15 minutes, the banks of the river change from city sprawl to lush jungle. A light breakfast of sandwiches or pastries, fresh tropical fruits and Vietnamese iced coffee (Ca phe sua da) is served, as your guide explains rural traditions and aspects of riverbank life.

8:50 am: You will arrive at the Cu Chi Tunnels site before the majority of larger bus tours arrive. Watch a brief introductory ‘propaganda’ video to the Cu Chi area.

9:00 am: Explore the Cu Chi site, which includes weapon and booby trap exhibitions, navigating authentic Viet Cong tunnel, visiting different underground bunkers (kitchens, meeting rooms, ammunitions etc.), a firing range and much more. Try the local cassava root that sustained Viet Cong fighters for years.

11:00 am: Depart for Cao Dai Holy See Temple, a mixture of a few different religions, located in Tay Ninh province.

12:15 pm: Walk around the temple to see its marvelous and mysterious architecture and watch the noon mass.

1:15 pm: You will have lunch at a local restaurant for a delicious Vietnamese cuisine.

1:45 pm: Depart for Ho Chi Minh City

4:00 pm: Arrive back to Saigon to be dropped off at your place of stay.

Please note that due to the individual nature of the tours, times are approximate and can vary slightly.

Meals: Lunch

Accommodation: N/A