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Vietnam package tours
The bustling South
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Tour code |
VN07 |
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Price |
from
USD 439 |
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Departure dates |
Jan to Dec |
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Duration |
10 days / 09
nights |
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Route |
Saigon - Cu
Chi - Mekong delta ( Cantho - Chau Doc - Vinh Long ) - Saigon -
Dalat - Nha Trang - Saigon |
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Features |
Having a shorter history compared to its Northern sister, the
South of Vietnam offers less traditional sightseeing points but
more fascinating experience of a modern, dynamic life,
especially on the Mekong delta, and plenty opportunities for
shopping and leisure at sunshine resorts |
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Connection |
Easy to
connect with other excursions in Vietnam and a trip to Cambodia
via landway and
riverway |
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Maximum group size |
15 |
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Guide |
Fully escorted by Threeland tour
guide |
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Visa arrangement |
Not included, take a look at
visa arrangement |
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See also |
Vietnam festivals and
events |
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See also |
Vietnam country dossier |
itinerary in DETAIL
DAY 1: SAIGON
CITY TOUR – CU CHI TUNNEL – SAIGON (L/D)
Arrive in Saigon. Greeted by your guide at the airport and
transferred to the city centre. Let’s commence our visit in Saigon
at the Cach Mang Thang Tam Square, featured by the graceful
colonial–style Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon Central Post
Office, from where we can walk up to visit the historical
Reunification Palace. After lunch with delicious Vietnamese
foods, we will drive overland to Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible
underground network constructed by Vietnamese guerrillas to
protect the region against the American attacks during the
Vietnam War. We can even crawl a part inside the tunnel, visit
their infirmary, kitchen . . . to discover how people had
survived hereby. Back to Saigon for dinner and overnight.
DAY 2: SAIGON
- CAN THO (B/L/D)
We will visit a
part of the Mekong Delta today. Head South to Can Tho province and
have a break
after two-hour
driving at My Tho to visit the ornate Vinh Trang Pagoda and
family-run rice noodle factory, coconut candy mill, or stroll in the
garden where the locals feed honeybee. Check-in hotel in Can Tho at
noontime. Afternoon we will leave for Thot Not, 45km to the north of
Can Tho to visit the bamboo basket-making hamlet of Long Thanh
before going on to the Thot Not Stork Sanctuary, from where we can
view thousands of egrets and herons arrive to roost in the branches
from a watching tower. Return to Can Tho late afternoon for dinner
and overnight.
DAY 3: CAN
THO - CHAU DOC (B/L)
Visit the floating market Cai Rang near Can Tho to enjoy how the
“Mekong boat people” come to markets on the river everyday for their
daily trading, especially of tropical fruits and local specialties.
Drive on northwest to Chau Doc, situated on the Cambodian border.
Lunch en route or at hotel in Chau Doc. Afternoon we will take a
boat to visit Fish Farms, where fish are bred in cages suspended
under floating houses on Mekong River. Stop at an islet for visiting
a Cham minority group village where people are continuing their
traditional simple life on stilt houses with fishing, weaving and
practising their daily Muslim ceremonies. Return to the mainland to
drive up the Sam Mt. to watch the sunset over the Cambodian border.
Overnight in Chau Doc. (Dinner at your own arrangement for
flexibility).
DAY 4: CHAU
DOC - VINH LONG - SAI GON (B/L)
Leave Chau Doc and back to Saigon via Vinh Long. Break the journey
at Vinh Long to take a boat trip to visit Phan Thanh Giang
Confucious Temple and the cottage industries of Cho Cua village.
Depending on the time we will have many chances to visit small,
family factories making ceramic tile, tofu (bean curd), fish sauce
factory, workshops of rice husking, blacksmiths and thatchers.
Continue to Cai Be Floating Market and rejoin the car to drive back
to Saigon for overnight. (Dinner at your own arrangement for
flexibility)
DAY 5: SAIGON
- DALAT (B/L/D)
Leave
Saigon after breakfast for a drive through scenic rubber and tea
plantation farms en route to the cooler climes of Dalat, 300km from
Saigon. Established as a hill station at the beginning of 20th
century, Dalat is reminiscent of an Alpine town with its French
chalets and pine forests. An afternoon of sightseeing in Dalat takes
in the art deco former Summer Palace of Emperor Bao Dai, Xuan Huong
Lake and Lam Ty Ni Pagoda. Dinner and overnight in Dalat.
DAY 6: DA LAT
- NHA TRANG (B/L)
Leaving for Nha Trang after breakfast, the road descends to the arid
coastal city of Phan Rang. Break the journey here to visit the 13th
century Po Klong Jarai Cham Towers perched high on a rocky hill
surrounded by prickly pear cacti. After Phan Rang, the Highway I
turns Northward and
follows the
coast, passing by salt heaps and vivid green rice fields. Check-in
hotel in Nha Trang. Afternoon visit the Po Nagar Cham Towers and
Long Son Pagoda with its enormous white Buddha statue, the
remarkable points of the city, and fish village. Overnight in Nha
Trang (dinner at your own arrangement).
DAY 7: NHA
TRANG (B/L)
Let’s have a morning boat trip on Nha Trang bay to visit some of the
nearby islands, there are opportunities for us to swim and snorkel
in the clear warm water hereby. Return to shore after a fresh
seafood lunch on one of the islands. The afternoon is free to relax
on the beach. Overnight in Nha Trang (dinner at your own
arrangement)
DAY 8: NHA
TRANG - MUI NE (B)
Head back to
Saigon with stop tonight at Mui Ne, a beautiful beach that has
become more and more familiar to both foreign and Vietnamese
tourists. Upon arrival, visit the fishing village in Mui Ne, stroll
around its very famous pink sand-dunes and the Fairy stream.
Check-in your resort and relax in Mui Ne. (lunch, dinner are at your
own arrangement).
DAY 9: MUI NE
– SAIGON (B)
At your leisure
in the morning to enjoy Mui Ne. Check-out at noon time and drive
back to Saigon. Overnight in Saigon (lunch, dinner are at your own
arrangement).
DAY 10:
DEPART FROM SAI GON (B)
At leisure till our guide comes to see you and transfer to Tan Son
Nhat Airport for your departure flight.
QUOTATION(per person in US$)
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No of paxs |
1 pax |
2 pax |
3 - 5 |
6 - 9 |
10 - 13 |
14 - 16 |
Sgl. Sup. |
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Superior |
1460 |
799 |
673 |
501 |
469 |
438 |
191 |
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First Class |
1863 |
1012 |
886 |
715 |
682 |
651 |
381 |
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Deluxe |
2691 |
1451 |
1325 |
1153 |
1121 |
1090 |
771 |
Saving option
SERVICES
INCLUDED
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English-speaking tour guide
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Land transfer
by air-con vehicle
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Twin-shared
room
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Meals as
mentioned in the program (9 breakfasts and 7 lunches, 3 dinners no drinks)
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Boat trips and
admission
Description of services
in detail
SERVICES
not INCLUDED
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Airfare
(international and domestic) and airport tax
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Visa
arrangement
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Early
check-in, late check-out surcharge
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All dinners
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Drinks and
personal expenses (phone call, laundry, tipping etc.)
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Any services
not mentioned in the program
booking with us
See also:
Set departure tours ; Package tours
;
Adventure tours ; Day
trips & beach relax ; Indochina
tours
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