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Known as a hide-out for the infamous Viet Cong, the Ho Chi Minh City is now a thriving mix of people, colour and activity. This city has amazing bustling streets, fantastic restaurants and whitewashed trees. This fascinating city is perfect for days of sightseeing, afternoons shopping and evenings spent enjoying a sunset drink on a roof-top bar. |
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Day 1: Arrival - Ho Chi Minh City
On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, you are met and transferred to hotel. Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This bustling metropolis, contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping area and sidewalk cafe; (If time permits) we stroll around the down town to explore the different local ways of life. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. |
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Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi - Ho Chi Minh City (B)
The sightseeing tour acquaints us with some major sights of the city. We pass the now-demolished wartime American Embassy before we visit the Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office. After seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, we continue our trip on to the Cho Lon, Saigon's Chinatown, which is crammed with fascinating temples and mysterious, narrow lanes. We then drive this afternoon, to explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network of approximately 200 kilometres constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. |
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Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (B)
There is a free time for you to relax or further explore Ho Chi Minh City. The trip ends after your transfer to Tan San Nhat Airport for departure. End of the service. | |
