Upon your arrival, get picked up by our driver and guide to the hotel in Saigon. We will take a drive to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office, The Reunification Palace, The War Remnants Museum. At noon, we will have lunch in a fine local restaurant in Ho Chi minh city.

PM: Visit Thien Hau pagoda, shopping at Ben Thanh local market. Check in your hotel and stay overnight in the hotel in Saigon.

ACC: Jovalie Hotel 3* Deluxe (twin/Double) room or equivalent.

8.00 AM: Pick you up from hotel. Start to visit The Great Holy See Temple, built in 1926, is considered one of the most striking structures in all of South-East Asia. It is the headquarters of the unique Cao Dai sect, a religion with a hybrid of Buddhism, Christianity & Confucianism. Above the entrance is the all-seeing holy eye – symbol of the sect. Visitors will attend the midday ceremony’s extravaganza to witness the daily mass held by the Cao Dai followers which is a fantastic experience.

PM: Drive to Cu Chi tunnels, the first of impression is watch of short introductory video showing how they were constructed, then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels. Also on display are various mantraps, the remains of an American tank and numerous bomb craters made by 500 pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers. For those interested there’s even the opportunity to fire off rounds from an AK47 or MK16 at the nearby rifle range Crawling under Cu Chi tunnels Crawling under Cu Chi tunnels.

17.30: Finish the tour at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.

ACC: Jovalie Hotel 3* Deluxe (twin/Double) room or equivalent.

8.00 AM: Picks up at hotel. Depart for My Tho. 

On arrived at My Tho, Visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals.

Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste the delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through the fruit plantation and village. Drive to Can Tho. Check in Riverside Cottage Can Tho.

If we have time, have free time to cycle around the place and take part in the cooking with the local to make up a special local meal. Have dinner with the local and stay overnight at the cottage.

ACC: Riverside Cottage Bugalow .

AM: After breakfast at the hotel, take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river ( Bassac  River), then proceed to visit Cai Răng floating market (& Phong Dien is optional), which are the liveliest in the whole religion.

Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Later wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a “Monkey bridge” which is built by only one stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Back to HCM city. Free for shopping at the Ben Thanh market. Stay overnight in HCMC hotel.

ACC: Jovalie Hotel 3* Deluxe (twin/Double) room or equivalent.

Free time for shopping until transfer to the Airport