Explore in Southern Vietnam | Hochiminh City - Cuchi - Tayninh | Code: IBS300

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN HO CHI MINH CITY (-/L/D)

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, our representative will meet you and transfer to visit downtown HCMC: Central Post Office, City Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral, visit Ben Thanh market and free time for your own shopping.

Dinner at a floating restaurant cruising on Sai Gon river to see Hochiminh Harbour at night. Overnight in Hochiminh City

DAY 2: HO CHI MINH - TAY NINH - CAO DAI TEMPLE ( B/L/D)

Breakfast, transfer to Tay Ninh,  approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the congregation of priests and devotees of the Cao Dai Temple are very welcoming of respectful visitors. 

The Great Holy See Temple was built in 1926 as the first temple and Holy See of the Cao Dai faith. Considered one of the most remarkable structures in all of Southeast Asia, the temple is home to the Cao Dai sects who practice a unique hybrid of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. Look out for the all-seeing holy eye, the official symbol of Cao Dai, located above the temple entrance. Then atten the extravagant midday ceremony to witness how the Cao Dai followers conduct daily mass.

Enjoy well-deserved, traditional lunch at local restaurant and you will proceed to Cu Chi tunnels to explore the amazing site where Viet Cong hid during the Vietnam War. It is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese and foreign tourists and includes a network of over 120 miles ( 200 kilometers) of tunnels that became legendary for their vital role in the Vietnam War.

Back to Hochiminh. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hochiminh City

DAY 3: HO CHINH MINH DEPARTURE (B/L/-)

Breakfast at hotel and we’ll have Ho Chi Minh City tour - called Saigon by many locals, visit Reunification Palace which was the former residence of President of South Vietnam until 1975 and the Museum of War Remnants, which contains exhibits relating to the Vietnam War  and the first Indochina War involving the French colonialists. Lunch. Transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure. End tour.