You will leave early in the morning heading towards the Cu Chi Tunnels, located one hour from Ho Chi Minh City. Originally dug by hand by the Viet Minh (Resistance force) during the French Indochina War, this network of underground tunnels was expanded during the Vietnam War. At its peak, it was 200-kilometers long, 3-to-4-meters deep and was very well equipped, including meeting rooms and medical and sanitary posts. Today it is one of the largest historical sites of the Vietnam War. You will begin the visit by watching a documentary on the tunnels and the war in the 60s-70s, then you can pass through various narrow underground ducts in order to discover the rooms: offices, kitchens, meeting rooms, weapons stores and even hospitals. At the end of the tour, you will have the chance to taste the specialty of Cu Chi, the khoai my luoc (boiled cassava), a Vietnamese dish eaten daily during the war. After your visit, you will return to Ho Chi Minh City.

After lunch, you will discover the city’s highlighted attractions such as the Post Office, the War Remnants Museum. 

Meals included: Breakfast, light lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Spend a full day for your excursion to Ben Tre, the land of coconut trees in the Mekong Delta. You’ll cruise along the attributes of Mekong River, visit local handicrafts, cycle through the tranquil villages of lush fruit orchards and vegetations. Have lunch with specialties in Ben Tre, you then will explore further of this land before returning back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Have some free time to do shopping, sip local drinks and savor the local food in HCMC (on your own) this morning. At good time, you’ll be transferred to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your flight home.