Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s most vibrant metropolis where history meets modern life. This short stopover tour offers a perfect introduction to the city’s iconic landmarks, wartime history, lively streets, and cultural highlights, combined with a visit to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh Arrival – Half Day City Tour (Meals: D)
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnels – City Tour (Meals: B, L, D)
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh Departure (Meals: B)
Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, you will be met by our driver and transferred to your hotel for check-in. The transfer takes approximately 30 minutes, depending on traffic conditions.
Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s largest city and economic center, always bustling with modern life. It is a dynamic place where business, culture, and history coexist, offering a fascinating contrast between its vibrant urban energy and rich historical legacy.
In the afternoon, meet your tour guide at the hotel and begin a city tour. Visit the War Remnants Museum, which houses an extensive collection of photographs, documents, weapons, and military equipment from the Vietnam War. Continue to the Reunification Palace, the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until April 1975.
End the tour with a visit to Ben Thanh Market, a French-built landmark dating back to 1870. Its iconic clock tower has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.
Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
After breakfast, meet your guide and depart for the Cu Chi Tunnels, located approximately 75 kilometers northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. This famous underground system once served as a major hideout and resistance base for Viet Cong forces during the wars against the French and the Americans.
Entirely hand-dug, the tunnel network stretches over 120 kilometers and includes multiple levels of passageways, meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, storage areas, trenches, and hidden exits. Designed for guerrilla warfare, the tunnels were deep and strong enough to withstand heavy bombings and allowed residents to survive long periods underground.
In the afternoon, return to the city for further sightseeing. Visit the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, a neo-Roman cathedral built by the French using materials imported from Marseilles, followed by the Saigon Central Post Office, designed by the renowned architect Gustave Eiffel. Continue to Cho Lon, the city’s Chinatown, and explore the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist temple built in 1909 by the Cantonese community.
Overnight at the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
After breakfast, enjoy free time until meeting your guide and driver at the hotel lobby for transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your departure flight.
End of services. Goodbye Vietnam and see you again.
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