8.00AM, meet Asian Moonlight Travel’s tour guide at your hotel lobby. Then, we enjoy a 2-hour drive northwest of Sai Gon to the Cu Chi tunnels, through urbanized areas and a lush southern Vietnamese countryside. This tunnel complex was dug in 1948 for the guerrillas to hide from French air and ground sweeps. The tunnels also served as communication routes, food and weapon caches, and as hospitals and living quarters for guerrilla fighters throughout the American war. Visit the underground villages to better understand the tunnels’ history, life in the tunnels and the Vietnamese people’s resilience during combat.
Have lunch at local restaurant with Vietnamese cuisine.
In the afternoon, you will take Sai Gon city tour with: the outside of Opera House, The People's Committee building with no public access; the outside of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Next to it, we visit the Central Post Office influenced by Renaissance architecture; and the former Presidential Palace, headquarters of the Sai Gon Government during the American war. Then we will visit the War Remnants Museum, which primarily contains exhibits relating to the American phase of the Vietnam War. If time permits, you are free for shopping at Ben Thanh market. End of the tour!
Tour Inclusion:
- Transportation with A/C as program
- Local English speaking guide as program
- Meals as stated in the itinerary
- All sightseeing tickets as program
- Tissues and water on coach
Tour Exclusion:
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities (suggest 3-7 USD/pax/day for tour guide and driver)
- Travel insurance, personal insurance
- Beverage if not included in program
- Accommodation
- Vietnam visa stamp fee (25 USD/pax/entry; if any)
- Domestic and international flight tickets (on request)
- Other services not mentioned above
- International flights & departure taxes (if any)
- Peak season or public holidays surcharge (if any)
