Day
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Saigon
SAIGON ARRIVAL
Welcome to Saigon! Guide pick up and transfer to hotel check in. Free at leisure at the rest of day.
Overnight: Saigon
Day
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Saigon
SAIGON CITY TOUR (B, L)
Take a short walk from your hotel to Le Loi - Dong Khoi Street early in the morning. Stop for a while to see the Opera House, the Hotel De Ville, the The Post Office, for the best examples of classical French colonial architecture in Saigon, and also the Notre Dame Cathedral. Morning tour finishes with a visit to the Reunification Palace. This is one of the most important buildings in the city. Have lunch at local restaurant before continue with a visit at the War Remnants Museum, which is formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes. Then visit the Jade Pagoda, one of the oldest pagoda in Saigon which US President Obama visited on his trip to Vietnam in 2016. Before you head back to the hotel, visit Tan Dinh Market - If you really want to get in touch with Vietnamese culture, and blend in with the locals, just visit some of this oldest markets like this one. This is where you can observe Vietnamese people in every aspect of their lives, from the way they talk and the way they eat to how a typical day in Vietnam looks like.
Overnight: Saigon
Day
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Can Tho
MEKONG DELTA DISCOVERY – CAY LAY – CAN THO (B, L)
Drive today to the first town of Mekong and start cycling for about 20 km’s on a scenic road with rice paddies and farms along the way. You enjoy the colourful nature and life here while passing by peaceful residences stretching on both sides of the way. Finish the cycling tour at a local pineapple farm for some rest and learn how pineapple products are made while enjoying pineapple jam and candies. Get back on the road to keep going and stop by a local family craftsmen making straw woven bags, boats, incense and mushrooms. You will be welcome by very friendly people and get to explore life as it has traditionally been. Around midday, get on a motor-boat and go to a local house for lunch; while en-route capture the landscape and local life in close up perspectives. Arrive at the local house and meet with a family in the remote village of Mekong. Lunch is served with local dishes while you are seated right next to the water way caressed and cherished with breezes that carry the scent of the green. After the short rest, get back on the boat to stroll back and transfer directly to Can Tho, which is known as the capital city of the Mekong Delta.
Overnight: Can Tho
Day
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Saigon
CAN THO - SAIGON (B, L)
Wake up early to drive to the famous floating market in order to see the authentic river life of the Mekong people. Upon arrival, hop aboard a motorized sampan (traditional wooden boat) and set out to explore the scenic canal ways of the Mekong Delta. Soak up the scenery as you glide past lush rice paddies, orchards, and stilted houses, and listen as your guide tells you stories of life on the Mekong, explaining traditional boat transport networks and fishing practices. Then, experience local life for yourself as you arrive at the Cai Rang Floating Market and get swept up in the buzzing atmosphere of the morning marketplace. See how vendors use a traditional 'offering pole' for exchanging consumer products and perhaps even purchase something from one of the floating stalls. Continuing along the Mekong, stop to visit a rice noodle factory and watch how the popular Vietnamese noodles are made. After your morning tour, get back to Saigon. The rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight: Saigon
Day
5 -
Saigon
SAIGON DEPARTURE (B)
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and free time until it is time to go to the airport for your departure flight.