9-Day Ultimate Vietnam Island Hopping Experience Tour from Ho Chi Minh City: Mekong Delta, Nha Trang, Dam Bay and Mieu Island | 11 Meals Included

What you'll experience

Highlights

9 days

Day-by-day itinerary

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   Day 1 — Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City

   Xin Chao! Welcome to Vietnam, your driver will meet and greet you at the airport. You will be transferred to the hotel by private transportation. Check-in to the hotel and get over the jet lag. You can mooch through the streets of the city. Historic charm, architectural marvels, and products' variety are splashed all over this area.
   After enjoying the first day yourself and return to the hotel for a relaxing sleep.
   Overnight in Saigon

   Meals: B: Excluded, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Acnos Hotel Deluxe City Room (3*), Upgrade to Paragon Hotel Premier Window (4*), Upgrade to The Myst Dong Khoi Verdant Calm Room (5*)
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   Day 2 — Ho Chi Minh City Tour

   With over eight million inhabitants and four million motorbikes, Saigon is truly a city that never sleeps. Despite its modernity, Saigon maintains a strong link to the past and our city tour takes in some of Saigon's most historic landmarks including the Notre Dame Cathedral, a red brick edifice with twin spires constructed from materials imported from France (entrance is only permitted when no services are being performed). Then head across the square to the Central Post Office, completed in 1891. A short drive away is the former Presidential Palace, the headquarters of the Saigon Government during the American War. Continue to the War Remnants Museum for a vivid perspective of the American War through the eyes of the Vietnamese. (Please note that some of the displays are very graphic.) Experience Saigon's famed street coffee culture while your guide provides a brief language lesson as well as insights into daily life of a Saigonese before returning to your hotel.
   NOTES：
   Availability: Morning, Afternoon
   Suggested departure time: 08:30, 13:00
   Tour duration: 04 hours
    

   

   Saigon Central Post Office

   

   Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon

   Meals: B: Included, L: Included, D: ExcludedStay: Acnos Hotel Deluxe City Room (3*), Upgrade to Paragon Hotel Premier Window (4*), Upgrade to The Myst Dong Khoi Verdant Calm Room (5*)
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   Day 3 — Saigon - Caibe - An Binh Island - Vinhlong

   Depart from Saigon for the 1.5hr drive to Ben Tre, situated in the Mekong River Delta, exchanging city scenes for lush rice paddies and fruit farms. At the pier, embark on a fascinating motorboat excursion. Then, the rowing boat will take you deeper into the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time. Back to our boat to go across one of the longest Mekong river. fish farms and scenes of countryside living. Arrive at An Bình Island. Head to handmade canal to Ut Trinh homestay & enjoy a lunch. After lunch, walking around this orchard & enjoy some cups of tea when listening to the traditional music in the ancient house.
   Then walk around local village to visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop-rice... Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea.  And have an optional biking can be made for a leisure! It will be so amazing to bike on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses. Then visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries from clay. The cruise will end at Vinh Long city before driving back to Saigon.
   Overnight in Saigon
   NOTES：
   Suggested departure time: 08:00
   Tour duration: 8.5 hours
    

   Meals: B: Included, L: Included, D: ExcludedStay: Acnos Hotel Deluxe City Room (3*), Upgrade to Paragon Hotel Premier Window (4*), Upgrade to The Myst Dong Khoi Verdant Calm Room (5*)
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   Day 4 — Saigon Vespa Tour – Nha Trang

   Saigon retains a beautiful mix of its Vietnamese, Chinese and French influences. Discover the real Saigon like a local on the back of a vintage-style Vespa. Visit a songbird gathering (before 9am only) at Tao Dan Park, the Thich Quang Duc monument dedicated to the monk who famously self-immolated in 1963 to protest the persecution of Buddhists, a flower market, and a funeral home for a glimpse of Vietnamese mourning customs. In Chinatown,  visit Ong Bon pagoda, Tailor's accessories market and a Chinese medicine storefront. Continue to leafy District 2 through the newly built Thu Thiem Tunnel to witness how far Saigon has expanded and visit a local market. Head back downtown past some of the city's historic landmarks including the People's Committee Building, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, the CIA building on Dong Khoi Street and the Saigon Opera House.
   After breakfast, you are free at leisure until transferring to airport for your onward flight to Nha Trang. Upon arrival Cam Ranh airport, you are pick up and transferred to hotel for check in and free at leisure.
   Overnight in Nha Trang
   NOTES:
   Suggested departure time: 08:00
   Tour duration: 04 hours
    

   

   Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon

   

   Saigon Central Post Office

   

   Reunification Palace

   Meals: B: Included, L: Included, D: ExcludedStay: Liberty Central Nha Trang Premier Ocean View Room (3*), Upgrade to Citadines Bayfront Nha Trang Studio Executive Room (4*), Upgrade to Amiana Resort Deluxe Room Garden View (5*)
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   Day 5 — Nha Trang Beach & Free at Leisure

   Own Expense Activity: Join-in Nha Trang Day Cruise on Emperor Junk
   Morning transfer to Hon Tam Pier where you will board a speedboat (join-in basis) and head out to Mieu Island to visit a small temple. Take a 30min walk across the island and observe the villagers engaging in their daily activities. Board the Emperor Junk and cruise through the bay to the Tam, Mot and Mun islands, popular snorkelling and scuba diving sites known for their crystal clear water and colourful diverse marine life. Enjoy kayaking, snorkelling, or just relaxing on the beach. Lunch is served on board as the boat drops anchor at Dam Bay on Tre Island, a tranquil lagoon that is home to many fishermen and farmers on the largest island in the Bay of Nha Trang. The cruise continues south to Tru Beach, a wild stretch of sand fringed by palm trees making it a beautiful spot to swim and take photos.  Cruise past the entertainment complex of Vinpearl Land and Emperor Bao Dai's Villa on the way back to Hon Tam Pier. Transfer back to your hotel.
   NOTES：
   Suggested departure time: 08:30
   Tour duration: 7.5 hours
   Capacity: Max. 32 pax
   The surchare of 20% of tour cost will be applied on Public Holiday (Feb 07-09, Apr 30, May 01, Dec 24 & 31)
    

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Liberty Central Nha Trang Premier Ocean View Room (3*), Upgrade to Citadines Bayfront Nha Trang Studio Executive Room (4*), Upgrade to Amiana Resort Deluxe Room Garden View (5*)
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   Day 6 — Nha Trang Beach & Free at Leisure

   Own Expense Acitivity: Nha Trang Hot Spring and Mud Bath
   After all the sun and sea, revitalize your skin by visiting the Thap Ba Hot Spring Center. Cycle from your hotel to the centre located approximately 4km (2mi) north of Nha Trang. Relax in a cool, slippery, coffee-coloured mud bath, said to be beneficial for your skin and overall well-being. After soaking in the salubrious mud, rinse off and swim in a pool filled with mineral water. Optional visit to the nearby Po Nagar Cham Towers. Situated on a granite knoll, these four attractive Cham Towers were built between the 7th and 12th centuries and are still actively used for worship by Cham, Chinese and Vietnamese Buddhists. Notice the magnificent 28m (91ft) high North Tower (817 AD), with its terraced pyramidal roof, vaulted interior masonry and vestibule before cycling back to your hotel.
   NOTES:
   Availability: Morning, Afternoon
   Suggested departure time: 09:00, 13:00
   Tour duration: 04 hours
   There is a surcharge for pick up/drop off service at non-downtown hotels, including: Mia, Diamond Bay, Amiana, An Lam, Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, etc.
    

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Liberty Central Nha Trang Premier Ocean View Room (3*), Upgrade to Citadines Bayfront Nha Trang Studio Executive Room (4*), Upgrade to Amiana Resort Deluxe Room Garden View (5*)
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   Day 7 — Nha Trang Beach & Free at Leisure

   You enjoy breakfast at hotel and free at leisure
   Overnight in Nha Trang.

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Liberty Central Nha Trang Premier Ocean View Room (3*), Upgrade to Citadines Bayfront Nha Trang Studio Executive Room (4*), Upgrade to Amiana Resort Deluxe Room Garden View (5*)
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   Day 8 — Nha Trang Beach & Free at Leisure

   You enjoy breakfast at hotel and free at leisure
   Overnight in Nha Trang.

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: ExcludedStay: Liberty Central Nha Trang Premier Ocean View Room (3*), Upgrade to Citadines Bayfront Nha Trang Studio Executive Room (4*), Upgrade to Amiana Resort Deluxe Room Garden View (5*)
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   Day 9 — Nha Trang – Saigon & Departure

   You enjoy breakfast at hotel and free at leisure until transferring to airport for your onward flight to Ho Chi Minh city.

   Meals: B: Included, L: Excluded, D: Excluded

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Pricing notes (children, single supplement)

* Price for Single Occupancy applies when one person stays in one standard hotel room.
* Price for Double/Triple Occupancy applies when two/three people stay in one standard hotel room respectively
* Price for Child applies when child of 3-11 years stays as the 3rd person in one standard hotel room.
* Infants below the age of 2 must pay an additional charge of $107.00 for a seat in coach, and share a room (Basic 3* Hotel) with two adults (one infant per room maximum).
* Maximum room capacity: 3 people including adult and child/infant.
* We have the right to change your accommodation into split rooms.

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