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Destination: Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh Long - Can Tho - Rach Gia - Phu Quoc
Highlights: Visit the South of Vietnam to witness simple but busy life in the Mekong Delta. You'll have opportunity to involve in daily activities at floating markets of Cai Be, Cai Rang and Phong Dien. Time for all-year round diving in Phu Quoc, the island with pristine coral and diverse marine species would be a good choice for adventurer. Staying at comfortable resort might satisfy your body and soul after energy consuming activities.
Details Itinerary.
Code: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, G = Guide
Day 1: Arrival at Ho Chi Minh City (D, G)
Arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll be driven to your hotel. Rest of the day, you'll be free to stroll around the city as you wish.
19.00 - 20.30: You’ll a Welcome dinner at one of a famous restaurant.
You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City tour (B, L, G)
8.30: Your car and driver will come to take you for your Ho Chi Minh City tour
8.30 - 10.30: You’ll be driven to visit History Museum, an exhibition of the 5th century ‘Oc Eo’ civilization.
10.30 - 12.00: You’ll visit the Museum of War Remnants provides a very partial, but riveting, perspective of the ‘American War’
12.00 - 13.15: Lunch will be served at the local restaurant.
13.15 - 14.00: You’ll visit Centre Post Office with colonial building and the Cathedral Church.
14.00 - 14.45: You'll be driven to visit the Jade Emperor Temple. It’s one of the best Taoist temples in Vietnam, with superb effigies, remarkable carved panels of the descent to Hell and somewhat incongruous terrapin and tortoise sanctuaries.
14.45 - 17.00: You’ll have approximately two hour to visit the Ben Thanh market, one of the liveliest areas of Ho Chi Minh City, is packed with every conceivable commodity and a visit to lacquer workshop to see the complex processes and meticulous workmanship involved in this traditional Vietnamese craft product. End of your services at the hotel. You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City/Vinh Long/Can Tho (B, L, G)
8.30 - 10.30: Drive to Vinh Long, a city famous by the Mekong River and floating market
10.30 - 15.30: You’ll cruise to visit Cai Be floating market, fruit orchards, a traditional family-run brick kiln, and drop in to look at some traditional cottage industries - a workshop making the huge coffins unique to the Mekong is particularly interesting. You'll have a lunch at one of the local family and have a shot show of traditional music in Mekong Delta which is operated by the local people.
15.30 - 16.00: You'll have time to wonder around the fruit market to buy some kind of famoust tropical fruit such as banana, pomelo, dragon fruit and so on.
16.00 - 17.30: You'll be driven further into the Mekong Delta to Can Tho where you'll spend the night.
Day 4: Can Tho/Rach Gia (B, L, G)
8.00 - 10.45: You'll have breakfast at your hotel and then be picked up to Ninh Kieu Harbour. You'll then take about two hour boat trip to cruise along the Mekong River to Cai Rang and Phong Dien floating markets. You can enjoy the Mekong rural lifestyle.
10.45 - 13.00: You'll travel back to Rach Gia town to have lunch at local restaurant. You'll then check in your local standard hotel. The rest day will be free to stroll around the town.
You'll spend the night in Rach Gia.
Day 5: Rach Gia/Phu Quoc (B, G in Rach Gia)
You'll have a free time after the breakfast at your hotel. You'll then be driven to the harbor for boarding speedboat to Phu Quoc which is is at its best, making diving in Vietnam an all-year-round activity. There, the rainy season lasts from mid-May to mid-November. The centre is new, and developing, so there are opportunities to explore new areas. The coral is pristine, and the scattering of small islands at the bottom of Phu Quoc is home to a rich variety of marine bio-diversity. Although there are very few large pelagic species, dugongs have been sighted from time to time. On arrival in Phu Quoc, you'll find our private vehicle which will take you to your hotel. The rest day will be free on the beach.
You’ll spend the night in Phu Quoc.
Day 6 to Day 9: Phu Quoc (B)
Your time will be your own!
Day 10: Phu Quoc/Ho Chi Minh City departure (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll then be picked up by your resort's bus and transferred to the Phu Quoc airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. You'll transit for your international departure flight.
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