South Vietnam - Saigon, Cu Chi Tunnels, Mekong Delta (3 days)
South Vietnam's top attractions 3-day tour
As part of this tour, we will get acquainted with the largest city of Vietnam - Saigon, get inside the partisan tunnels in Cu Chi, go to the Mekong Delta, where we will visit floating markets and entire floating settlements.
During the tour we will see:
- Mekong Delta
- Can Tho City
- Partisan Tunnels of Kuchi
- Ben Thanh market in Saigon
- Reunification Palace
- War Crimes Museum
- Main post office
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Detailed tour program:
Day 1
7:00 Breakfast and departure from the hotel
Mekong Delta - Can Tho
We will go to Cantho, the capital of the Mekong Delta. This is the largest floating market in Vietnam.
Dinner and overnight in Can Tho
Day 2
Breakfast and check out from the hotel.
Cu Chi Tunnels
The legendary tunnels of the Vietnamese guerrillas, preserved from the Vietnam War with the United States
South Vietnam (in particular, the Cu Chi region) was a hotbed of underground resistance during the American expansion. Now this suburban area is called the underground village: its labyrinths stretch underground for 187 km - from Saigon to the very Cambodian border. The tunnels were dug for 15 years with improvised means right under the noses of unsuspecting American infantry.
The small village of Cuchi, which took its name from rubber, would have remained one of the countless inconspicuous villages in which American troops carried out their "actions to clean up the area", if not for the amazing perseverance and hard work of the locals. The tunnel system they created, some of which even have multiple "floors", includes countless entrances, living quarters, warehouses, weapons workshops, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Above the main tunnel, which is 70 cm wide and 90 cm high, there is a 3-4 meter brickwork. The tunnel can withstand heavy artillery fire and a 100-kilogram bomb.
Tall American soldiers could not penetrate the labyrinths, and those who did manage to do so were met by numerous traps - so only a few returned from there. Today, the Cu Chi Tunnels have become a major tourist attraction, providing a unique insight into the underground life of the Vietnamese guerrillas.
Currently, a tourist attraction has been organized on the basis of two elements of the complex.
Return to Saigon
Dinner and overnight in Saigon
Day 3
Ben Tanh Market
Ben Thanh Market is one of Saigon's iconic attractions and is the heart of the city's central district, the Reunification Palace, the former presidential palace, the War Crimes Museum, the Opera House, the General Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, City Hall, and much more.
Reunification Palace
The Reunification Palace (also known as the Independence Palace) is the former presidential palace of South Vietnam, whose architecture is a mixture of traditional and modern architecture typical of the 60s of the 20th century. Designed by architect Ngo Viet, this building is one of the city's stunning landmarks and a historical witness to two bitter wars with the French and the Americans.
War Crimes Museum
The War Crimes Museum, which tells the most horrific facts about the war, contains shocking photographs, models of "tiger cages" used to contain Vietnamese communists, photographs of sick children affected by American bombings. You will also have the rare opportunity to see some of the experimental weapons used in the war that were once classified.
Main post office
In the very center of the bustling Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh City, next to the Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral, the building of the city's Main Post Office is located. It is curious that the building was designed by the famous Gustave Eiffel, the same one who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris and New York's Statue of Liberty. A huge building in Ho Chi Minh City appeared in 1891.
Notre Dame de Saigon
Notre-Dame Cathedral Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City is a functioning 19th-century Catholic church (completed in 1880). Today it is the main center of the Christian religion in the city and a popular tourist destination. During the construction of the cathedral, the project of the architect Jules Bourard in the Neo-Romanesque style with Gothic elements was taken as a basis.
Excursion features
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Tour price: $450 per person
What's included:
English speaking guide
Private transfer throughout the route, starting from Saigon and ending in Saigon.
Entrance tickets on the route - tickets to Kuchi, boat cruise in the Mekong Delta.
Accommodation in 3-4 * hotels along the route (2 nights).
Not included:
Flight or transfer to Saigon
Lunches and dinners
Personal expenses