DAY 2 - CU CHI TUNNELS - HO CHI MINH (Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)​

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• Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible underground tunnel network constructed by Vietnamese resistance fighters during the long struggle for independence. After lunch visit Ho Chi Minh Museum, the former Presidential Palace (outside), from there on you will go on foot (the car will be available at all times) to visit the major sights of colonial Ho Chi Minh City: the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat), Continental Hotel, Opera House and City Hall. Overnight in Saigon. Lunch/Dinner: Local food

DAY 3 - HO CHI MINH - BEN TRE - HO CHI MINH (Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

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• Breakfast at hotel then transfer to Ben Tre, one of the closest provinces in the Mekong Delta, is a two-hour drive from Saigon and you will notice lush rice paddies and fruit farms emerging alongside the highway as you leave the city behind. The tour starts with a visit en route to either Vinh Trang pagoda, which was built in 1849 and is one of the first pagodas to incorporate a mixture of Asian and European architectural features or a small, colorful Cao Dai temple which represents a synthesis of world religions. You will then be dropped off at the pier where you commence a motor boat journey along the river passing by houses on stilts and fish farms on the way. On arrival at Turtle Island, visit a local house to sample freshly picked fruit and coconut milk while sitting in natural surrounds of their fruit orchards. Engage in a casual chat with the host and stroll around his garden to get an insight into daily farming life. Embark on a further boat ride with an optional stop at the small yet interesting Tan Thach market. There is also a chance to see a family run-business where they make coconut candy right at the pier. The next leg of the journey involves being paddled on a sampan through a maze of small canals. After you farewell your friendly boat rower, take a short stroll through sleepy villages before reaching a rest-stop to enjoy a cup of honey tea and a traditional folk song performance. Drive back to Saigon. Lunch/Dinner: Local food