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ARRIVAL - HO CHI MINH (SAIGON)
Arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport in Saigon,
you are met and transferred to hotel. Ho Chi Minh City, still
called Saigon by many locals, is a center of commerce, finance,
culture and tourism in Vietnam. This bustling metropolis
,contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes
and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping area and sidewalk
cafés. ( If time permits) we stroll around the down town to
explore the different local ways of life. Overnight in Sofitel
Plaza hotel 5* or similar.
HO CHI MINH - CU CHI TUNNELS
The sightseeing tour acquaints us with some
major sights of the city. We pass the now-demolished wartime
American Embassy before we visit the Reunification Palace which
was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until
end of April 1975, and some French colonial structures including
the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Sai Gon Post Office. After
seeing the Jade Emperor Pagoda and the War Remnant Museum, we
continue our trip on to the Cho Lon, Saigon's Chinatown, which is
crammed with fascinating temples and mysterious, narrow lanes. We
then drive this afternoon, to explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, an
incredible underground tunnel network of approximately 200
kilometres constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long
struggle for independence.Overnight in Sofitel Plaza hotel 5* or
similar.
HO CHI MINH - NEXT DESTINATION
There is a free time to relax or further
explore the city until time for transfer to the airport . The tour
ends after your transfer to Tan San Nhat Airport for departure |
