Impression Southern Vietnam – 7 Days 6 Nights

This is the tour that has it all But be aware because there is so much more then the cliché conical hats, bright green rice fields Here we find history both old and new, shared with Khmer, Chinese, French and Americans. It shows you how the various local people live everyday; in the bustling cities, along the coast and in the paddy fields. A tour to find out what really goes on underneath that typical hat! Vietnam and Cambodia as you has dreamed it to be!

Highlights of this trip

Bustling Saigon city tour with mix of Old and New
Amazing of Cu Chi underground tunnel
Experience with the daily life in Mekong delta and communicate with local people
Cycling to visit blacksmith family and learning how to make knife manually
Staying at the homestay to learn more about culture and working together.
Joining the local activities under the guidance of local people
Enjoying the local food with Mekong specialties
Pristine Mui Ne beach

ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrive Saigon

Hochiminh city or Saigon, the most crowded city of Vietnam, This city used to be reverting to as ‘the Paris of the East’ but nowadays feels more like Vietnam’s version of Los Angeles. Skyline buildings, shopping center growing faster. There is another Saigon, with small lane and alley, hiding away from the rush life outside, let’s join with our guide, in the most crowded area, surprise yourself by walking through these little corners, to really feel life of Saigonese, taste a ‘banh my’ as the filled sandwiches are called, sit on a street corner and watch the world go by.

Welcome at airpot then transfer to hotel
Light lunch with traditional Vietnamese noodle soup – PHO
Check in hotel for refreshemnt
Later afternoon orientation walk through the lane and alley tour and stop for fresh beer on street as local do.
Overnight in Saigon

Day 2 : Saigon

We’ll first pay visit to the tunnel network at Cu Chi. The tunnels were a key part of the guerrilla warfare during the Vietnam War, and played a major role in defeating American soldiers. Late afternoon we’ll arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, buzzing with frenetic activity this cosmopolitan city looks outward, listens to Jazz, and drinks French wine. Existing alongside the high-rise hotels, shopping malls, and chic restaurants are ancient pagodas and colonial buildings, recalling a checkered but vibrant past.

Morning Saigon city tour by cyclo
Afternoon Cu Chi underground tunnel
Homehosted dinner in Saigon and experience saigon by night by walking tour
Overnight in Saigon

Day 3 : Saigon – Can Tho

Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City right from the early morning, you will have chance to enjoy the peaceful life of Mekong delta in our two day tour at the Mekong region. Can Tho will welcome you and offer you a chance to stay with locals and join their daily activities. During the two days, you will visit blacksmith family and communicating local host, such as learning how to make knife, then visit the orchards garden and experience how to make the local cake. Besides, you will spend more time in floating market of Cái Răng to meet the local business on floating market. The tour is more fascinated when you meet and talk to local people to understand more about their culture values and their Mekong lifestyle in Phong Điền, Can Tho. Surely, you will have an unforgettable experience in our Mekong two-day tour at home-stay.

You will arrive Can Tho for check-in hotel and have lunch. Afternoon, you will cycling to visit blacksmith family who are working for 50 years and made thousands of knifes and learning this experience by communicating with local people. Then, you continue to visit some local activities and communicate with local people who will share culture. After that, you stop at the traditional house with 3 generations and learn how to make and enjoy the special banana cake with local people.
Late afternoon, you will be back to Mekong Rustic Can Tho for dinner. Overnight in Mekong Rustic Can Tho.

Day 4: Can Tho – Phu Quoc

In the early morning, you will take a boat to Cai Rang floating market and have an opportunity to talk to the sellers on their boats. You back to hotel for check-out and have light breakfast or you can choose breakfast during visiting floating market. Then, you can visit the local family who made noodles by handmade or relax in fruits garden next to Mekong Rustic Cân Thơ before check-out. Then, transfer to Rach Gia for ferry to Phu Quoc island. Overnight in Phu Quoc.