Vietnam >> Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City

Package Overview
Lying on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, Vietnam is a strip of land shaped like the letter “S”. China borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the East Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south. The country’s total length from north to south is 1,650km. Its width, stretching from east to west, is 600km at the widest point in the north, 400km in the south, and 50km at the narrowest part, in the centre, in Quang Binh Province. The coastline is 3,260km long and the inland border is 4,510km.


Day 1 : Arrival Ho Chi Minh City
Arrival at Ho Chi Minh City international airport meets, greet and proceed to Ho Chi Minh City, over nights stay at Hotel.

Day 2 : Ho Chi Minh City
Start your day off with a quick glance at Ben Thanh market, the symbol of the city. Continue your way to Reunification Palace where South Saigon once stands. The palace reminds many past tourists of Versailles in Paris, with similar royal interior deco. Not far from the Reunification Palace is War Remnants Museum, where house war trophies and photographs documenting the War’s atrocities.

For lunch time, return to Ben Thanh market where a maze of food can be found. Try com tam bi suon, a famous local fare. This rice dish can fill you up until dinner unless you get caught up in a mid-afternoon snack, which is plentiful in District 1 area. If you are into more history, get on a motor-taxi or call a cab to the Thi Nghe Channel, where the History Museum and Military Museum stands. You can also take a walk around the nearby Botanic Gardens if you want to avoid the smog from the traffic.

Another direction for more historical knowledge is Nha Rong Pier, where Ho Chi Minh left the country to find the way to liberate the country. For dinner choice, you have the world to you in Ho Chi Minh City. District 1 is the best place for dining, which has almost everything from sushi to ravioli. After treating yourself with the dinner, you can walk around the shopping area of the City Post Office and the Notre Dame- where shopping malls line up one after another, overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 3 : Ho Chi Minh City
Cu Chi Tunnel Complex cannot be missed if you spend more than 2 days in Ho Chi Minh City. There are day trips available from Pham Ngu Lao street- the backpacker area. Prepare plenty of water and camera battery for the trip. Here you will have the opportunity to finally understand why Vietnam won the battle, surviving underground with just salt and cassava. In the late afternoon, you can take a quick look at Cho Lon area- which resembles much of a China town found in most capital cities in the world.

For dinner, try banh xeo at “An la ghien” restaurant at 74 Suong Nguyet Anh. If you want more options, go for the famous Quan An Ngon. Chances are that you will need to book your table in advance since the latter is constantly packed with people. The line sometimes goes to the Reunification Palace,overnight at the Hotel.

Day 4 : Departure Ho Chi Minh City
After breakfast proceed to Airport for catch the departure flight.