Private Tour – 8 Day Vietnam Southern Highlights: Saigon – Nha Trang

We will pick you up at airport then transfer to hotel. The rest of day is at your leisure. We recommend that you pay a visit to The Independence Palace. In walking distance from there you will find the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral and the historic Central Post, which are well worth a visit. From there you can visit the War Remnants Museum or do shopping at Ben Thanh Market. The Ben Thanh market is the biggest in ho chi minh and you will find plenty choices of Vietnamese handicrafts, local delicacies, garments and small souvenirs. Other popular shopping places are Saigon Square 1 (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street) or Saigon Square 3 (Hai Ba Trung Street). Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

We start our tour at 8 am from hotel and head to Cu Chi tunnels which is about a 1.5 hour drive. Cu Chi is a network of more than 120 km under the ground and were built by sweat and blood of Vietnamese guerrillas to hide and fight against the rival forces. You will be introduced to many kinds of booby traps used during Vietnam War. We will take time to explain the methods of creating, maintaining and living in these tunnels as well as the special technique of hiding smoke invented by the guerrillas. The visit also includes visiting different type of underground halls, secret working, meeting rooms. You will spend an hour experiencing the tunnels with a guide. Afterwards, enjoy tea and cassava (guerrilla’s food during the war). Before finishing the tour, you can watch a short (15 minutes) documentary about the tunnel.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in hotel.

You will be picked up at 8.00 am from hotel then depart for My Tho where we will take a boat ride along the river and enjoy the houses on stilts and see fruit plantation along the river banks. We then proceed to Tortoise Island where we will have lunch in the fruit orchard. A beautiful boat ride through Tan Thach canal in Ben Tre, cruising under the shadow of the water coconut trees. We visit a family workshop making coconut candy which is a local delicacy. We will also enjoy rowing in a boat along the creeks. After taking a delightful walk through the fruit plantation and villages we proceed to Can Tho, the heart of Mekong delta. Overnight in Can Tho.

After breakfast, we take the morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang floating market, the river is at its busiest at this time of the day. Keep cruising through the small cannels system and visit a rice noodle making village. Then, you ride bicylce along trail in countryside area (option) before the transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in hotel.

After breakfast, we will transfer to airport for flight to beach city of Nha Trang. On arrival to Nha Trang, we will pick you up and transfer to ocean front four-star Michelia hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure to freely discover the city on your own. We recommend you to check out some local seafood restaurants, they are selling good seafood at a very reasonable prices. Also visit the night market on Tran Phu Street, there you can enjoy some local tasty street food and desserts as well as the Nha Trang night life atmosphere with some shopping. Overnight in Nha Trang.

You have a free day to explore Nha Trang Bay. Overnight in Nha Trang.

A day at leisure for you to enjoy the beach, go swimming in the ocean, relax by the pool, have a good massage, trying new seafood dishes or if you are keen on water games, you could also try jet skiing, parasailing, snorkeling or diving, there are some diving clubs for your choices. You may also spend the whole day at Entertainment Park on Vinpearl Island, experience the cable car running over the bay could offer you a spectacular view. Overnight in Nha Trang.

After breakfast, you will have free time until transfer to airport.