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BRIEF ITINERARY:

Included
English speaking guide/s in different parts of country (Other languages upon requests)
Accommodations based on family room (triple room)
All meals indicated in the itinerary: 4 breakfasts; 3 lunches; 1 dinner
A/C transfers & transport by private van, with a reasonable supply of drinking water
Boat trip in Mekong Delta
Entrance fees to the sightseeing indicated

Excluded
International airfares
International departure tax
Visas and visa fees
Meals and beverage not mentioned in the itinerary
Personal expenses such as: bar, telephone and laundry bill
Personal travel insurance (Compulsory)
Tips and gratuities
 

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DETAIL ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrival in Saigon
Upon arrival in Saigon we will be greeted and transferred to our hotel. We will then be free and at our leisure until dinner time. We will meet our guide again and go to a local restaurant for our Welcome dinner.
(Today Welcome dinner included)

Day 2: Saigon – City tour
Our tour starts at 08:30AM and ends at 17:30PM. We depart our hotel for the Reunification Palace, the former Presidential Palace for the president of the South of Vietnam. Afterwards we will visit the War Remnants Museum, where you can see countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting the second Indochina war. Before lunch we will stop at Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Post office where you can get some good shots of the biggest city in Vietnam. A delicious lunch will be served at a “Pho 2000” restaurant in the central city.
In the afternoon we will visit Ben Thanh market and China town, which has its own unique Binh Tay market. Here you can experience our Southern Vietnamese daily life. We will return to our hotel after visiting Giac Lam pagoda, one of the oldest and finest pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City. It is very relaxing here. The trip ends at your hotel at about 5.30 PM.
(Today Breakfast &Lunch included)

Day 3: Saigon – Cu Chi and Cao Dai Great Temple
In the morning we will leave Saigon for the Cu Chi tunnels, otherwise known as the "Iron Triangle" or "Iron Land". On our way there we will drive through pleasant countryside, rubber plantations and rice paddies. Before entering the tunnels, we will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed, followed by an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers.
Next we drive to Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border. This is home to the unique Cao Dai sect whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name but a few. This religion is an odd mix of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucianism and Christianity. Join Cao Dai worshippers for their daily noontide ceremony where hundreds of worshipers attired in lively red, yellow blue and white, chant religious hymns. This is followed by lunch and our return to Ho Chi Minh City.
(Today Breakfast & Lunch included)

Day 4: Mekong - Day trip
At 08.00AM we leave Saigon behind and head to Vietnam's rice basket, the Mekong Delta. We will pass through idyllic, rural scenery until we arrive at My Tho, a peaceful town on the bank of the Mekong River, where we will visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda. Next, we will have a boat ride on the Mekong, visit local homes and orchards, a coconut candy workshop, a honeybee farm, take a sampan ride on palm-shaded creeks, try a taste of seasonal fruit and honey tea and enjoy a performance of traditional Southern singing.  We will return to Saigon about 06:00PM
(Today Breakfast & Lunch included)

Day 5: Departure
We will transfer to the airport to take the flight home. Trip concludes.
(Today Breakfast & Lunch included)

NOTES:
Please be aware that flight times, hotels and all other services and days of travel are subject to availability. Where flights are cancelled or delayed, Viet Vision Travel will endeavor to secure alternative arrangements of similar value as noted in our booking conditions.
This quotation is valid until 31 Dec 2007. Any bookings made after this date are subject to change, as local economic conditions require.
The overnight sleeper trains used on this trip, although comfortable, they cannot be compared to those of European standard. Please note that while we always endeavor to secure soft sleeper berths on overnight trains there may be occasions when we are unable to do this due to circumstances beyond our control. In these situations we will secure the best available class. The traveling times mentioned within this dossier are approximations only. These times will vary according to weather, road, traffic or any other prevailing conditions.
This itinerary and supplementary information has been complied in good faith and was accurate at the time of writing. However it DOES NOT form part of a contract between the client and Viet Vision Travel.