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CODE: HVNTL10112

Southern Vietnam 7 Days Itinerary

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3.7 - (103 votes)

Duration

7 Days

Departure time

Flexible

Departure

Ho Chi Minh

Tour Type

7 days

Overview

Southern Vietnam 7-Day Tour: Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta Highlights. Explore the best of Southern Vietnam with this 7-day tour. Start in vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, visit the historic Cu Chi Tunnels, and travel to the lush Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s “rice basket.” Discover famous spots like My Tho, Can Tho, and Chau Doc, where you’ll experience exciting floating markets, the peaceful Tra Su Forest, and stunning views from Sam Mountain. Along the way, connect with local communities, enjoy authentic food, and immerse yourself in the unique culture of the Mekong Delta.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Have the opportunity to see the biggest floating market in Can Tho
  • Explore Tra Su forest with wild natural beauty
  • Visit the Mekong Delta and My Tho and Ben Tre islands
  • Enjoy tropical fruits, folk music, honey tea, and coconut candy
  • Cu Chi Tunnels exploring “underground labyrinth”
  • Feel the calm and quietness of the nature of the wetland forest…
  • Visit Sam Mountain in Chau Doc city with many famous sights, especially the famous and sacred Temple of Ba Chua Xu Mountain
  • Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda famous spiritual tourist spot Tien Giang
  • Discover Ho Chi Minh City such as Independence Palace,Notre Dame Cathedral,…

Itinerary

Itenirary

Day 1: Arrival Ho Chi Minh ( No meals)

Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at the airport and depart for Southern Vietnam 7 Days Itinerary then take you go to hotel. Free to discover city.

Itenirary

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh - Cu Chi Tunnel (B/L)

After your breakfast, our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotel and take you to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

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Have lunch at local restaurant.

Depart for Cu Chi tunnel; the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.

Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun (personal fee)

Return to hotel.

You have dinner with you own budget. Overnight in Sai Gon.

Itenirary

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh - Mekong Delta - Can Tho Village (B/L/D)

After your breakfast, pick you up at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City and start the trip to My Tho. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

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Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & bee-keeping farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at the local restaurant. Break time.

The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those do not want to join the cycling trip. Proceed to Can Tho City and overnight in Can Tho.

Itenirary

Day 4: Cai Rang Floating Market - Chau Doc (B/L)

After breakfast at the hotel, take an early morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang Floating Market, a wholesale market of fruit and vegetable at its busiest time of the day. Keep cruising through the small channel system and visit a rice noodle making village. (Note: If you want to visit the floating market early to know more about the daily trading activities, you should go around 05:30 am. You will be free to have breakfast on the local people’s noodle oven ( Personal fee).

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In the very early morning, the river has become a busy commercial site where hundreds of boats packed with fruits, vegetables, plants and foods…line along the river and are ready for trading. Sellers will hang samples of what they are selling on the top of a long pole on their boats so that buyers can see from a distance what sellers are selling.

After the Cai Rang market, Next, you will roam through the village, see a rice noodles making shop.

Then, our driver will pick you up and take you go to Chau Doc town. On the way, you have lunch at restaurant.

Upon arrival in Chau Doc town, you will check in to the hotel.

You have dinner at your own budget. You are free to discover Chau Doc at night.

Itenirary

Day 5: Chau Doc - Tra Su Forest - Sam Mountain (B/L/D)

After your breakfast, you go to Tra Su forest. You get on the boat to visit forest. Tra Su Forest is an ecosystem of cajuput trees that line dusty dirt paths and home to a large variety of birds and other wildlife. Tra Su Forest, also referred to as Tra Su Flooded Forest, Tra Su Mangrove Forest, Tra Su Bird Sanctuary or Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, Tra Su Cajuput Forest is located in Van Giao Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province, just about 10km from Cambodian border. For those who love the beauty of wild nature, Tra Su is an ideal place to explore the typical ecosystem of Mekong Delta. In flood season, the forest is dressed up with the appealing look of the green carpet of duckweed covering the whole large area.

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After visiting Tra Su forest, you have lunch at restaurant.

After your lunch, you go to visit Sam Mountain.

Sam Mountain is the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta. On the way there, you can enjoy the sights of the two rice fields along the road, and drop by for a short visit to a small Khmer village. On the mountain side, you will also see how mountain people live on a regular basis.

The mountain does not only offer beautiful landscapes, but it is also where many historic remains deeply loved by the inhabitants of Nam Bo plain are located.

After finish at Sam Mountain, we come back hotel in Chau Doc town.

You have dinner at your own budget.

Itenirary

Day 6: Chau Doc Town - Ho Chi Minh (B/L)

After your breakfast, you go to Ho Chi Minh airport. Finish your tour Southern Vietnam 7 Days Itinerary

We also have other Mekong Delta tours, you can refer: Mekong Delta to Phnom Penh 3 days 2 nights, Mekong Delta – Cu Chi tunnel 3 days 2 nights( small group)

 

Included/Excluded

 

  • Car/bus
  • 06 nights base in double/twin sharing rooms at centrally located & well selected standard hotels (3 star-hotels)
  • Main meals (05 lunches and 02 dinners)
  • 05 breakfasts
  • Entrance fee of Tra Su Cajuput forest
  • Small boat on Tra Su Forest
  • Boat visit Cai Rang Market
  • Travel by air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced
  • Sightseeing with local, English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary
  • Meals included as indicated as in program (B: breakfast, L: lunch & D: dinner)
  • Entrance fees according the above program
  • 01 bottled water/pax/day
  • International flight tickets
  • Bank fees
  • Cable car Sam Mountain
  • Any items of purely personal nature such as laundry and telephone calls, Drinks during meals
  • Personal and health insurance
  • Single room supplement if request
  • Meals that are not specified
  • Gratuities/tipping to tour guide, driver and hotel staff and restaurant’s staff
  • Surcharge for peak season & compulsory dinner on X’mas and New Year’s Eve
  • Any additional expenses caused by reasons beyond our control such as natural calamities (typhoon, flood), flight delays, rescheduling or cancellations, any accidents, medical evacuations, riots, strikes etc…

Policy

  • Ages 0- under 2: free of charge for tour. Parent will cover any additional expenses if incurred.
  • Ages 2- under 6: 50% of adult price.
  • Ages 6- under 11: 85% of adult price
  • 11 years and older: 100% (charged as an adult)

(Note: There will be a surcharge for the height of children’s entrance tickets when visiting some tourist attractions in your itinerary. Please pay an extra fee if the child’s height is surcharged)

Notes

Service Details During The Trip

We’ll immerse you in the diverse cultures of Vietnam by showcasing the unique local flavors. And with the perfect balance of included sightseeing and free time, you can customize your dream vacation with the things you have always wanted to do.

Private Local Tour Guide: You will have legally licensed local tour guide in each destination, from welcome and farewell you at the airport. Your guide will guide, help, assist and taking care of you in order to make your tour worry-free. The good guide for you means we arrange the right guide. Elephant Travel Company will arrange tour guide base on the feature of the itinerary and consists of the group, to maximize your experiences in traveling.

Private Drivers & Vehicle: Safety is first priority for transportation. To maximize your comfort and joyful experience with driving service, cold towel and water bottles are provided in the car.

Local Flavor Meals: Don’t worry about meals; we select both restaurants and menus for you. Elephant Travel Company will select clean and good environment restaurants for our customer. Menu is also carefully selected by us to ensure you try different food every meal.

We will recommend and arrange local cuisine since it is part of the cultural experience while traveling. We also recommend dinners are free on your own so you can choose your favorite food by yourself under necessary assistance of your local guide.

Well-Selected Hotels: Standard, comfort and good value is our priority for choosing hotels for our customers. Comfort of mattress and bedding, joyful decoration style, user friendly facilities, good service and good breakfast!

Travel Visa:

Most countries in South East Asia require you to obtain a visa. Please check carefully with your travel specialist regarding specific visa requirements for each country you plan to visit as the legislation does change frequently. Thailand offers a free visa on arrival to most nationalities. Other countries including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar offer a “visa-on-arrival” service which requires you to pay a fee at the airport, or you may prefer to obtain this in advance through the relevant embassy or a visa agent. For visa-on-arrival in Vietnam, you must submit some paperwork before you arrive.

If you need our assistance with visa procedures for an option to get your visa for Vietnam instead of getting visa at the Vietnam consulate in your country. Please refer to the following steps:

Step 1: Provide us your application details

  • Your full name (as exactly seen on your passport)
  • Your gender
  • Your date of birth
  • Your nationality
  • Your passport number
  • Your passport expiration dates (with at least 3 vacats pagess and valid for at least 6 months)
  • Date of arrival ( dd/mm/yy)
  • Date of exit (dd/mm/yy)
  • Arrival airport

Step 2: Process your visa information into a visa application

We will contact you for reviewing your visa information and then submit your application on your behalf to Vietnam Immigration department and follow other procedures pursuant to the regulations of Immigration department to get Visa approval letter granted by Immigration department.

We will send the visa approval letter via email to you after 7-14 working days. After we obtain the visa approval letter from the Immigration department for you, we will forward you a scanned copy of it by email (Your visa information then has been recorded to the Visa system of the Vietnam Immigration department).

Step 3: Get your visa stamp on your arrival

Just print the approval letter out, prepare 2 passport sized photos and an amount of USD for stamping fee ($25 for single entry visa; $50 for 1 month multiple entry visa). Put all above mentioned things along with your passport in a package, and then show them to Immigration officer at Vietnam arrival airports.

Upon arrival at Vietnam’s airport, expect a simple form to fill in (or you can download form to fill beforehand), present the visa approval letter, passport, photos to the Immigration officer inside the counter and look for a place to hear your name be called to get the passport back and pay for the stamping fee.

For those who are applicable for E-visa, instructions will be given at the time you contact us.

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