Day 1: Ho Chi Minh On arrival you are picked up by tour guide and transfer to hotel. Visit Notre Dame Cathedral, Centre Post Office, Independence palace, War museum. Free at leisure shopping at Ben Thanh market. Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 2: Ho Chi Minh - Cuchi The head quarter of Cao Dai sect is located in Tay Ninh. This religion was founded in 1923 and now numbers over 2 million members. After breakfast we travel by roads to Tay Ninh to see the ornate temple of Cao Dai and attend the fantastic mid-day service when the followers fill the hall wearing colored robes, a symbol of the curious combination of the Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Afterwards we continue to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were an incredible underground network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. The tunnels contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 3: Ho Chi Minh - Mytho - Can Tho Drive to My Tho in the Mekong Delta region. Take short walk through a local market. Take a boat cruising along the mekong river. Visit local farming village. Enjoy a south region traditional music show - Cai luong. In the afternoon, transfer to Can Tho and free at leisure. Overnight in Can Tho. Meals: Breakfast, lunch Day 4: Can Tho ??? Ho Chi Minh After breakfast take a boat trip on the Mekong river to visit Cai Rang floating market, watch local villagers producing rice paper, pop-rice and rice husking. Visit Cham village. In the afternoon, free at leisure until transfer back to Ho Chi Minh. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh. Meals: Breakfast - Lunch Day 5: Ho Chi Minh - Departure After breakfast transferring to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure. Meal: Breakfast |
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