Breakfast at hotel.
7:45 Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and our guide will give you full lecture about the Viet Nam war, Cu Chi tunnels war, Agent Orange on the way to the first stop at Agent Orange center where you will see how they make the lacquerwares.
Our driver will drive you more than 45 minutes to reach the Ben Duoc original tunnels where there are less tourists. This is a special warzone kept by the government showing a part of the Vietnam war.
You will have a small lecture about the clever techniques used by Viet Cong soldiers during this particular period. You will spend more time to explore the underground well, secret entrance, bamboo traps, underground hospital, meeting room, commander in chief room, kitchen. You will decide to explore/ go inside the tunnels 15-30-50 meters). After the experience, you will understand how resilient Vietnamese people are. It is an excellent journey to see the popular tunnels that played a major roll in the history of Vietnam.
Then you will taste VC food tapioca, visit uniform bunker, Ho Chi Minh sandals by car tyre, weapon bunker and trap bunker.
You will have a chance to shoot real guns AK47, M16 but it costs 600.000 vnd (for min 10 bullets). You can pay by cash or credit cards.
It takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to drop you off back to your hotel. Taking lunch by yourself.
Please choose 1 of these options for evening activity:
Option 1: Foody tour by motorbike
5pm our guide and motorbike will com to your hotel to pick up for Saigon Sightseeing&Food By Night (from 5pm – 9pm)
On this tour, you have a lot of chances to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine. And visiting the most popular tourist attractions in Saigon.
–Saigon China Town is a colorful mix of old and new features, with lots of traditional shops, markets, and local food stalls.
–Thich Quang Duc Monument – A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.
–Saigon Central Post Office, Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City Hall – French Colonial Architectures which are known as one of the most charming features of this city.
–Nguyen Hue Walking Street – located in District 1. It is currently a famous pedestrian street in the city.
–Saigon River Side – Sitting on the banks of a romantic river, chatting and enjoying unique drinks, Saigon at night will be in your sight.
You will enjoy three Vietnamese cuisines:
+Vietnamese Pancake – known as Banh Xeo, a crispy, stuffed rice pancake.
+Fresh Spring Roll – consisting of pork, prawn, vegetables, bún, and other ingredients.
+Beef Spice Noodle Soup -thick round rice noodles, topped with rare steak, brisket, and meatballs.
Finish our time, we get on the motorbike and drive back to your hotel.
Option 2: Night life tour
The tour starts at 17:45 our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, by 18:15 you will be arriving at the traditional puppet theater to enjoy a traditional puppetry show featuring Vietnamese farmers’ lives. Puppet masters will stand behind the stage smoothly controlling all the puppets on the ends of poles beneath the stage, giving you a new cultural experience different from normal South East Asian activities. The show will end at 19:15 then you will head to the cruise for a great dinner in the middle of a river, enjoy the colorful view of Sai Gon riverside by night. After your dinner we will transport you back to your hotel around 21:30
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city