Welcome to Vietnam

From here, visit two of Ho Chi Minh's finest examples of French colonial architecture: the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office. Lunch at a local restaurant.
 After lunch, drive to District 5, the location of Vietnam's largest Chinatown, (known as Cholon).  A bustling commercial center, Cholon is a fascinating maze of temples, restaurants, jade ornaments, and medicine shops. Here, you'll visit the busy Binh Tay Market (even more crowded than Ben Thanh) and Thien Hau Pagoda, a pagoda dedicated to the goddess of the sea, popular with seafarers making thanks for their safe trip from  China  to  Vietnam.  Your tour will end at Ben Thanh Market.  Do a bit of shopping, then enjoy dinner at one of the night market’s restaurants.

From US$ 75 per person (low season price based on 2 people)

INCLUDES:

•    Private car/driver throughout as mentioned
•    English speaking guide 
•    All activities as mentioned
•    Lunch as mentioned
•    Admission fee to indicated sights
•    2 bottles of water per day per person in the car
•    Gov’t tax

EXCLUDES:

•    Personal expenses
•    Services not specified in program
•    Tipping /gratuity

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08: 30 Pick you up at your hotel & transfer to Tay Ninh to visit the amazing Cao Dai temple. You will have chance take part in the midday ceremony& take pictures, before having lunch at a local restaurant.

Then transfer to Cu Chi tunnels, where you will start the visit on foot. You will have a short film on the history of Cu Chi tunnels before walking into the forest where the tunnels are located. There are several choices for distance of tunnel which you can crawl in (NB don’t wear your best clothes for this as you will get hot & dirty!) The shortest one is 30 meters and longest one is 100 meters. In total the system measures 250 km, connecting several villages together.

The tunnels will give you a real experience of life during the war. Soldiers and their families fought and lived in the tunnels. There were even schools, health care rooms, special hidden smoke kitchens, meeting rooms and bedrooms underground.

After experiencing the tunnels, take a break with some hot green tea boiled in pandan leaves and try with some steamed tapioca in the forest.

Have a short walk to get back to the car and drive to the Wildlife at Risk shelter where they protect the rare animals of this region and rescue animals from mistreatment by local people. Take a walk for a visit and get some fresh air before heading back to Saigon.

From US$104 per person (low season price based on 2 people)

INCLUDES:
•    Private car/driver throughout as mentioned
•    English speaking guide  
•    All activities as mentioned
•    Lunch as mentioned
•    Admission fee to indicated sights
•    2 bottles of water per day per person in the car
•    Gov’t tax

EXCLUDES:
•    Personal expenses
•    Drinks during meals (soda, beer, juice, etc)
•    Services not specified in program
•    Tipping /gratuity

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Day 01                                 SAIGON – HEADQUARTERS OF THE PARK – SAFARI NIGHT

7:30AM depart from hotel in Saigon to Cat Tien National Park. On arrival, transfer by boat across the Dong Nai River to the Park Headquarters.

In the afternoon, explore your surroundings and listen to the sounds of the jungle while admiring some of the 1600+ plant & tree species.

Safari night: Have dinner and then take a car along the jungle trails to observe wild animals such as deer, wild pigs, snakes, porcupines, gaur (rare) and weasels as they forage for food on the grasslands or in bushes during the night.

Overnight in Headquarters

Meals : Lunch and dinner included

Day 02                                HEADQUARTERS OF THE PARK -  CROCODILE LAKE

7:00AM have breakfast and check out of the Headquarters. Drive through 9km of green forest and then trek 5km more to Crocodile Lake (Bau Sau). See peafowl and other water birds flying over the lake.

Crocodile Lake wetland ecosystem stretches over 13,759ha, of which around 150ha is frequently flooded, 5,360ha is seasonally flooded and the rest has altitude of less than 125m. These play an important role in maintenance and conservation biodiversity in the region as well as social and economic life of communities around the Dong Nai River Basin, especially in controlling floods.
Dinner with Crocodile Lake’s rangers.

Note: You can also choose to take rowing-boat along the Crocodile Lake (not included)

Overnight in Crocodile Lake

Meals : Lunch and dinner included

Day 03 :                              CROCODILE LAKE - HEADQUARTERS OF THE PARK  – SAIGON

7:00AM have breakfast, check out and leave for the Meeting-point.

You can have lunch in a local restaurant nearby. Around 12:00 – 12:30 noon, car will bring you back to Saigon.

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Price – US$379.00 per person (low season price based on 2 people travelling together & sharing a room)Included
Transportation
Accommodation
Excluded
Vietnam Visa on arrival stamping fee
Tipping and other personal expensesSpecialist tour guide
Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
VAT & services

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