Southern Vietnam Tour 10 days: Highlights Exploration

On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, picked up and transferred to hotel. Ho Chi Minh City, a bustling metropolis, contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafés. Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
 
Meals: N/A
Accommodation: At the hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Morning after having breakfast, depart for the famous Cu Chi Tunnels

Located 70 km northwest of Saigon, Cu Chi Tunnels were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese soldiers in the American war. Nowadays, the tunnels have become a popular tourist attraction of Vietnam.

Afternoon, we take a half day of city tour to visit all famous sites of this bustling city. The first destination is the Reunification Palace

Reunification Palace is a unique construction designed for the President of South Vietnam during Vietnam War. When entering, visitors can not only admire its architectural beauty but also enjoy fresh atmosphere created by trees and grasses around.

Followed by some French colonial structures including the Old Saigon Post Office & Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most famous architectural monuments influenced by European architecture. Both its exterior and interior are impressive with bright red color of bricks, stained glass panels and carved tiles, attracting many tourists.

After visiting the Jade Emperor Pagoda, we continue our trip to the bustling Ben Thanh Market, which is firstly well-known as the place for real Vietnamese food. There are a number of vendors and food stalls in the market food section that offers guests many freshly delicious dishes. You also can find any goods for daily use as well as variety of eye-catching local handicrafts, souvenirs here.

Overnight at the hotel in HCM city.
 
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: At the hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Pick up at your hotel in Saigon and then move 2 hours to Cai Be. The program will start with a quick visit of Cai Be town & the ancient church from the boat. Then, we’ll come to Tân Phong Island for the rowing boat. They will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time under the shade of mangrove trees. Stop at local garden to enjoy some fruits with hot tea when listening to the traditional music.
Then, start the biking trip on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses... On the way, we can make some stops to see how they wave the dried water-hyacinth to make many products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes... (You can walk, but see less).
Back to our boat to go across one of the longest rivers in the world, Mekong River, to come to An Bình Island. Travel on the handmade canal to a local house & have lunch at this traditional house. After lunch, we can walk in the local village to visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop-rice... Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea.
Visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay. The cruise will end at the new boat station of VinhLong city! From here we will pick up and transfer you to Can Tho for your overnight.
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: At the hotel in Can Tho

Rising early to the sounds of the Delta coming to life for another day, we breakfast and start our trip with a boat cruise on sparking streams along the endless waterway of Mighty Mekong River to Cai Rang floating markets.

One of the most enjoyable things to do in Mekong Delta is visiting Cai Rang Floating Market where you can see fruits, specialties of Mekong Delta. Beside, you can also buy garden tools or enjoy a Vietnamese breakfast dishes like rice noodle “Pho”.

After lunch at a local restaurant, we transfer to Sa Dec - the little “Venice” in the Mekong Delta with numerous narrow canals, and different kinds of trading activities. We explore this charming town by a walking along its narrow streets and take photos of beautiful old houses and Chinese temples. Stop at an ancient house dating from 1890, home of Ong Huynh Thuy Le, former “lover” of famous French novelist Marguerite Duras. Transfer back to Saigon for around 3 hours driving. Overnight in Saigon
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: At the hotel in Ho Chi Minh

After having breakfast at the hotel, our destination today is Da Lat, 320km from Saigon. Breathtaking scenery along the way with coffee and tea plantations, jungle blanketed valleys and pine forested hills. Stop for photo and visit some coffee plantation. After a short photo stop here, we descend to Da Lat.

Well known as the jewel of the central highland region, Da Lat is considered as a museum of the waterfall, the valley of flowers and the lake, which makes it become the most favorable holiday destination nowadays.

Overnight in Da Lat
 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: At the hotel in Da Lat

Breakfast served at hotel, our trip starts by a visit to Tuyen Lam Lake – the most scenic lake in the area. From here, it takes five minutes to drive to Truc Lam pagoda, built in 1993 and is the best maintained and prettiest Buddhist shrine in Da Lat. Next the must-see site we cannot miss is the Datanla Waterfall, just a few meters after the turn off to Tuyen Lam Lake. After lunch at a local restaurant, we continue to visit the Summer Palace of Vietnam last Emperor. We also visit the rather bizarre and very aptly named Crazy House, a brightly painted concrete house which winds itself around trees, mimicking their shapes; it is used as a guesthouse now. The rest of today is your free time. Overnight at the hotel in Da Lat

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: At the hotel in Da Lat

Pick up at the hotel and transfer to Mui Ne town.
 
Located 200 km from Saigon, Mui Ne is a coastal resort town in the Binh Thuan Province. Thanks to the enormous sand dunes, many beautiful resorts, restaurants and bars,  it becomes a famous destination for beach holiday on tourist map of Vietnam.
 
The scenic 200km journey passes through the bustling cities and dense rubber plantations. The terrain changes to arid semi-desert with cactus plants and strange looking dragon fruit plants when we get closer to PhanThiet and Mui Ne. After checking in at the resort you can relax by the pool or wander onto the beach. Overnight in Mui Ne

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: At the hotel in Mui Ne

After breakfast, relax at your hotel or spend the morning at the beach enjoying various water sports. To explore the area, take a jeep tour to enormous sand dunes or ride a bike through the charming rural landscape to visit local villages and fishing ports. If you’re into golf you can tee off at the Nick Faldo-designed Ocean Dunes Golf Course. Overnight in Mui Ne

Enjoy your leisure time until our private driver arrives to transfer you back to Ho Chi Minh City (around 5 hours). Upon arrival transfer you to hotel for check-in. The remaining time would be spend at your own pleasure. Overnight in Saigon
 
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: At the hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Depending on your flight schedule, we pick up and transfer you to the airport for your flight to your next destination. End of Asia King Travel !
 
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: N.A