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This tour offers a great opportunity to enjoy the highlights of the South of Vietnam. From hustling Saigon Ho Chi Minh city down to rustic Mekong with fascinating Cai Rang floating market and out to beach paradise of Phu Quoc with squeaking white sand, honey sunlight and emerald water, this tour with its relax style is the way for you to enjoy the South Vietnam at its best.

Highlights

  • Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City tour with cyclo ride
  • Visit to amazing Cu Chi tunnels
  • Boat cruise on the mighty Mekong River
  • Visit to tropical orchards and local cottage industries in Mekong
  • Cai Rang floating market
  • Beach relaxing in Phu Quoc

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Trip Length: 6 days | Trip Style: Comfort travel| Trip Theme: Local life & Culture, Beach | Physical Rating: | Start/End city: Ho Chi Minh City / Ho Chi Minh City
Places visited: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnel - Cai Be - Can Tho - Phu Quoc
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Itinerary Details

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City.

Get picked up from the airport and transfer downtown to your hotel. Rest of the day is free at your leisure to wander around colorful streets.Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city and a commercial hub of the country that characterized by a vast array of sights and sounds with people rushing about their life from early morning until midnight. The city contains in it a fascinating blend of old and new, East and West and is home to great local cuisine. Accommodation in hotel in Saigon center.

Summary of inclusions

transportation
Private airport transfer
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Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Depart Saigon centre for a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the most famous war relics in Vietnam and the World that was dug and used as the stronghold by Viet Minh and Viet Cong during the anti French and American Wars. This underground city stretches over 2 hundreds kilometers in the soil of Cu Chi district, about 75 km northwest of Saigon. Divided into three levels within a complicated system of rat-hole-like tunnels, there are living rooms, fighting bunkers, hospital, military workshops and cinemas with air filters, airtight covers, booby traps and sentries were all part of the system. Chance to creep into a tunnel and learn how strong people’s determination can be.

Back to Saigon at noon for lunch and this afternoon, after a rest you will take a ride on cyclo through busy Saigon streets, catch up interesting moments of local life and visit to city’s some featured sights. Explore the War Remnants Museum where you learn something about serious wars that happened in the country in the last century, admire the special gothic style of century-old Notre-Dame Cathedral and the nearby Central Post Office, visit the Independence Palace (former Presidential Palace of the South of Vietnam), ride through Dong Khoi street (former Rue Catinat, made famous by Graham Greene in his best selling book the Quiet American) and spend some time for a troll through the Ben Thanh Market that filled with lots of interesting local products.

Summary of inclusions

transportation
Private vehicle
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Sightseeing Ho Chi Minh City
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Breakfast & dinner
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Explore Cu Chi Tunnels
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Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Cai Be, Vietnam
Cai Be, Vietnam
Leave bustling HCMC for a scenic drive to Cai Be, a small town on the bank of the mighty Mekong River. Cai Be is home to a picturesque landscape with tropical orchards, evergreen isles and stunning rural scenery along spider net waterways. The place is also known for its busy Cai Be floating market.

Board a motor boat and visit to the lively Cai Be floating market and then a local village where you observe local making traditional stuffs such as rice paper cakes, fish sauce and pop rice. Lunch with local specialties at a garden restaurant on a luxuriant river island then continue your cruise along meandering canal for sightseeing of local life on water and the two banks. Enjoy a sampan rowing along shady creek, visit to local home, orchard and sample fresh tropical fruits.

Continue your way to Vinh Long city and then drive to Can Tho. Overnight in Can Tho.

Summary of inclusions

transportation
Private transfer
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Cai Be floating market
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Breakfast
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Hotel in Can Tho
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Phu Quoc, Vietnam

This morning, you will take a boat cruise on Mekong river to visit the floating market. Enjoy the scenery and hustle atmosphere of buying and selling on the river and learn about local life on the water.

After your cruise you will get transfer to Can Tho airport for your flight to beautiful island of Phu Quoc. Known as Pearl Island because of its beauty and is considered the best beach resort in Vietnam. With its rugged jungle, squeaking white sands and sparkling cobalt waters, unbroken beach stretches for almost the entire length of the island's west coast, only a small part of it has been developed, Phu Quoc Island has been described as paradise for relaxing.

Get picked up from the airport and transferred to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure to relax and enjoy your time on beach.

Summary of inclusions

transportation
Private transfers
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Cruise on Mekong River
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Domestic flight
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Hotel in Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Spend your time in the perfectly laidback surroundings of Phu Quoc.

Recommended touring options include diving and snorkelling trips to the outer lying reefs or a trekking excursion in the pristine rainforest of the island.

Summary of inclusions

beach relax
Beach relax
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Hotel in Phu Quoc

Enjoy some free time in the morning until getting transfer to the airport for flight back to Ho Chi Minh City.

From there you will catch onward flight to next destination or carry on with more Travel Authentic Asia’s special travel.

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private airport transfers
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Domestic flight
 

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PRICE & TERMS

PRICING IN US DOLLAR FOR PRIVATE TRIP PER PERSON BASED ON TWIN/ DOUBLE SHARING:

Number of Persons 2 3 - 4 5 - 6 7 - 8 9 - 10 11 - 12 13 - 15 Single supp
Price Please contact us for best price upon your travel date, number of travelers and specific needs

Inclusions

  • Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room.
  • Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
  • English or French speaking guide
  • Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
  • Domestic flights
  • Entrance fees for mentioned visits
  • Water & cold tissue in car
  • Cellphone for use during your visit
  • Government taxes & Service charges

Exclusion

  • Other services than mentioned
  • Visa & International flights
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips, Travel insurance
  • Bank transfer fee if any

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IMPORTANT NOTES

Tour itinerary:This tour itinerary is designed based on local travel conditions, logistics and availabilitis of transportation between visited destinations. It is for you to see how the trip should go, what you can do, see and enjoy during the trip. The itinerary can be tailored by adding more of desired visitng destinations, activities or removing any you do not like to meet your travel time frame, style, budget and expectation the best.

Tour price:Travel Authentic Asia focus on quality and affordable package prices with the best value. The price is based on number of traveler taking the trip, the accommodation category you wish to stay, the mode of transportation, meals provided….

To book for this pre-arranged tour:If you wish to take this pre-arranged itinerary with all the terms of services that clearly stated in the program, you just need click the booking button to send us an enquiry form with some necessary information. Our travel consultant will get back to you within a working day for confirmation.

Tailor your itinerary base on this trip:If you wish to tailor your own itinerary with your favorite destinations, activities, accommodations and so on, you can do it right away by clicking the button "Tailor this trip" and send us an enquiry with as much as detail possible. Our travel consultants with their extensive knowledge and experience will answer all of your questions, offer suggestions and give knowledgeable advice, helping you to make a pleasant-enjoyable-worry free trip of best possible value that perfectly suits your travel needs. Please keep in mind this is your private tour so feel free to ask your travel consultant to make any changes you wish to make, at any time!

Requirement for information and help:Either before or during the trip, if you wish to contact us for any query or info, you can use one of the following methods:
- Call or chat Whatsapp our 24/24 hotline: +84 912 221 442, +84 903 432 999 - Or email us at: [email protected] - Contact us via our live chat window that available on our website

Payment:A deposit of 30% of total price is needed to initiate the tour booking after the itinerary is finalized. The balance for the trip is due 15 days prior to your arrival.

Arrival and departure flights:You are advised to make your own booking for international flights from/back your home country. This allows you to determine better the travel time frame, budget and to deal with insurance claim when needed. Travel Authentic Asia team will base on your flight schedule to work out the best itinerary for you or/and to modify the itinerary to get it matches.

Travel documents:You must carry a valid passport and have obtained all of the appropriate visas, permits and certificates for the countries in which you will visit during your trip. Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the duration of the trip. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of the correct visas, permits and certificates for your trip. Travel Authentic Asia accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the failure of clients to obtain appropriate documentation.

Travel insurance:It is your responsibility to get your own international travel insurance and read the insurance policy before you travel and ensure that the insurance scheme provides with the requisite level of cover. Insurance should cover personal accident and medical expenses, evacuation and repatriation, baggage loss, and cancellation or curtailment of vacation. In some cases, travelers may have pre-existing medical conditions which their travel insurance company will not cover.
Other than local travel insurance(s) included in sightseeing tickets at sites, Travel Authentic Asia does not provide any kind of travel insurance on the trip except required and paid separately from the tour price.

Weather: The weather in this part of Southeast Asia is varied depening on the region and season. In the winter time from Nov to Feb, the temperature in some area such as North Vietnam, especially mountainous areas can be as low as 2-4 Degree Celsius (35 Degree Fahrenheit) and pretty cold. Other parts can be warm with temperature up to 36 Degree Celsius or more (96 Degree Fahrenheit). So, to know the weather condition of destination you visit, please consult our travel consultant or you can check it here on our website

What to take: What you need to bring will vary according to the trip style you have chosen, the countries you are visiting and when you are travelling. Generally speaking you should pack as lightly as possible. It is advisable to have your backpack or suitcase with wheels. An overnight bag with a shoulder strap or little backpacks is convenient to carry water and a camera etc for day trips. Warm clothes and light jacket are needed for the North Vietnam and northern Lao during the winter time from November to March. Sunblock, swimsuits and a light raincoat is advised all year round.

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