Itinerary
- Day 1
Ho Chi Minh City
You'll arrive in Ho Chi Minh City and head to your hotel in the city center to check in and get settled after traveling. If time allows, take a walk through the vibrant streets where motorbikes fill the boulevards, colorful markets line the roads, and the smell of Vietnamese coffee drifts through the air. It's a good chance to get a feel for the city before the rest of your tour begins.
- Start point
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (The hotel in Ho Chi Minh City's center, 00:00 - 23:55)
- Accommodation
- (Kin Hotel Thi Sach)
Optional Activities
- Explore Ho Chi Minh City's street life and markets
- Experience Vietnamese coffee culture
- Day 2
Cu Chi Tunnels
A hotel pickup gets you headed toward Cu Chi Tunnels, which sit about 60km away and take roughly 1.5 hours to reach. You'll watch a documentary covering the tunnels' history, then walk through a section of the 200-kilometer network of underground passages where you can see trap doors, storage facilities, weapons factories, and kitchens built by the Viet Cong. Try wartime rice tapioca and hot tea to experience how people lived during that period. Rifle shooting is available if you want to add that for extra cost. You'll be back at your hotel by around 1:30 PM.
- Meals
- Other (Hot tea and steamed tapioca)
- Accommodation
- (Kin Hotel Thi Sach)
Included Activities
- Cu Chi Tunnels guided tour with introduction and overview
- Documentary film about tunnel history
- Explore underground passages, trap doors, and Viet Cong facilities
- Local wartime food tasting (rice tapioca and hot tea)
Optional Activities
- Rifle shooting at nearby shooting range (AK47, M16, or machine guns) - payment required
Landmarks Cu Chi Tunnels 
- Day 3
Mekong Delta - My Tho - Ben Tre
Hotel pickup happens at 8:00 AM for the 1.5-hour bus ride to My Tho, passing green rice paddies and stopping at Vinh Trang Pagoda along the way. From there, take a motorboat down the Mekong River to a small canal and coconut island in Ben Tre. You'll walk through the village and visit a local family home where you can try tropical fruits, honey tea, and traditional Vietnamese music. After learning about coconut candy and handicraft making, grab lunch at a local restaurant under the trees, then either relax or bike around the village before heading back to Saigon around 5:00 PM.
- Meals
- Lunch (Special Vietnamese food at local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- (Kin Hotel Thi Sach)
Included Activities
- Bus ride to My Tho with scenic rice paddies views
- Vinh Trang Pagoda visit (largest pagoda in Mekong Delta)
- Motorboat trip along Mekong River
- Rowing boat excursion on small canal
- Coconut island village walk in Ben Tre
- Local family home visit with tropical fruit tasting
- Honey tea and honey wine tasting
- Traditional Vietnamese folk music performance
- Coconut candy shop visit and candy-making demonstration
- Coconut handicraft viewing
- Bicycle riding in village
- Lunch at local restaurant with special Vietnamese food
Landmarks Vinh Trang Pagoda Mekong River My Tho Ben Tre 
- Day 4
Ho Chi Minh City
This day is yours to spend as you like in Ho Chi Minh City. Wander the streets and see where French colonial buildings stand next to modern skyscrapers, or visit sites like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, and Ben Thanh Market. You could also spend the day in a café sipping coffee, getting a spa treatment, or taking a sunset walk along the Saigon River if you prefer something more relaxed.
- Accommodation
- (Kin Hotel Thi Sach)
Optional Activities
- Visit Notre Dame Cathedral
- Visit Central Post Office
- Explore Ben Thanh Market
- Café experience and Vietnamese coffee
- Spa treatment
- Sunset stroll along Saigon River
Landmarks Notre Dame Cathedral Central Post Office Ben Thanh Market Saigon River 
- Day 5
Ho Chi Minh City - Departure
Free time is yours before your departure, so take one last walk through the city, grab souvenirs from the markets, or have another Vietnamese coffee. At your scheduled time, a transfer will take you to the airport for your onward flight.
- End point
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (The hotel in Ho Chi Minh City's center, 00:00 - 23:55)
Optional Activities
- Final exploration of Ho Chi Minh City streets
- Last-minute souvenir shopping
- Final Vietnamese coffee experience
