Day 1 :    HCMC Arrival

Arrive in HCMC and check into your hotel.

 

Day 2:     HCMC  City               (B, L)

Soak up the atmosphere with a guided tour of Saigon including Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Post office, War Remnants Museum, Giac Lam Pagoda, China Town with ancient pagodas and temples and bustling Binh Tay Market. 

 

Day 3 :  HCMC – Cao Dai – Cu Chi       (B,L)               

 

8.30, drive to Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh to observe the midday service. Cao Daism is a combination of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. After lunch, we drive to Cu Chi Tunnels – the famous base during US – Vietnam War. Back to hotel.

Overnight in Saigon

Day 4 ;  HCMC – Ben Tre – Can Tho    (B,L)

Meet your guide at your place, transfer to Ben Tre where we take a boat trip on the Mekong River to Coconut Islet. Enjoy a brief walk on the islet, trying native fruits and viewing local handicraft production. Continue by boat to Tan Thach Commune to visit a family-run enterprise making coconut candy. Take a horse-drawn cart to Quoi Son to visit a bee farm and to enjoy tea & candies. After lunch with sample the local delicacy, Elephant\'s Ear Fish. Return by boat to My Tho, where our vehicle is waiting for  transfer to Can Tho for overnight..

 

Day 5:     Can Tho – Con Dao          (B,L)

Today, you will get up very early to catch amazing scene of Cai Rang Floating Market. During market hours (from 4am to 8am), larger sized boats anchor and create lanes that smaller boats weave in and out of. The waterway becomes a maze of hundreds of boats packed with mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple, and even smuggled goods like cigarettes. Reach the Cai Rang floating market, you will take for nice pictures or contact with local people. After the market, the trip will take you along the river bank and down cannels to see how people live. After that, visit at Can Tho local market, around the garden, do something as famers really do, fishing, rice working, plugging part in activities with the family, talking to local people about traditional lifestyle in Mekong Delta and visit  Khmer monastery before transfer to the airport for catching flight to Con Dao Island. Check in hotel. Overnight in Con Dao.

 

Day 6 :       Con Dao                (B)

Free on your own leisure. Overnight in Con Dao.

 

Day 7 :    Con Dao               (B,D)

After breakfast, take a boat ride to Bay Canh islet, snorkelling and admire colourful coral. Picnic on Islet. Then enjoy a trek through the magical, time-forgotten mangrove forests characteristic of Southern Vietnam, and discover beautiful coral reefs by snorkelling at low tide. Swimming and snorkelling at Bay Canh Beach. Back to your hotel. Overnight in Con Dao.

 

Day 8:   Con Dao - HCMC     (B)

Transfer to airport for boarding flight VN422 to HCMC (11am - 12 noon).

End of services. /.

 

Included:

·         Local English speaking tour guide

·         Domestic flights (Can Tho – Con Dao – HCMC)

·         All transportation

·         Accommodation based on twin sharing with breakfast included

·         Food as mentioned in the itinerary

·         All guided sightseeing fees and entrance fees as per itinerary

·         Approval document for Vietnam visa on arrival  1 month single entry (no deduct if you do the visa yourselves)

·         Service charges, bank fees if paying by credit cards.

Excluded:

·         Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary

·         Travel insurance

·         Personal expenses

·         Tips & gratuity

Note:

·         Check in is 14.00 and check out is 12.00

·         Prepare 2 passport size photos for Stamping visa at airport on arrival

·         Itinerary can be run in reserve

·         Check in time is normally at 14.00, check out time is normally at 12.00. Early check in or check out is upon on availability of the hotels.

·         The detailed itinerary of Halong Cruises might be different depends on your junk choice.

 

List Of Accommodation Recommended

If you want to stay in different hotels, please contact us and we will send you the revised rates within 24 hours.

City	Luxury	First Class	Deluxe	Superior
HCMC	Park Hyatt Hotel	Majestic Hotel	Northern Hotel	Asian Ruby Hotel
Can Tho	Victoria Can Tho	Victoria Can Tho	Golf Can Tho	Kim Tho Hotel
Con Dao	Six Senses Con Dao	Con Dao Resort (Suite Sea view)	Con Dao Resort (Deluxe Sea view)	Con Dao Resort (Superior Room)

 

If, at the time of booking, any hotels or rooms in the list above are fully booked, we will endeavour to find accommodation of a similar standard elsewhere. If the only available accommodation is of a higher or lower standard, we will revise the price accordingly and consult you immediately

 

PACKAGE RATES (perperson): valid until 31 Dec, 2012
Group Size	2	3-4	5-8	S.R.S
Superior	945	815	700	285
Deluxe	1,000	865	758	340
FirstClass	1,268	1,135	1,025	605
Luxury	2,990	2,855	2,745	2,330

 

 ‘Single room occupancy’ refers to the accommodation element of the program only, and applies to someone who is travelling with others but requires an additional room for him/ herself. Single traveller prices are available on request.