8 Days South Vietnam Explorer Tour

8 days7 nights
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Ho Chi Minh City
Can Tho
Phu Quoc
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  • Tour Name
    8 Days South Vietnam Explorer Tour
  • Tour Type
    Small Group
  • Travel Date
    2025-08-08
  • Accommodation
    Luxury
  • Adults
    5
  • Children aged 2 to 11 years
    5
  • Infants aged 0 to 23 months
    5
  • Rooms
    5
  • Extra beds
    5

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Highlights

Ho Chi Minh City
Can Tho
Phu Quoc

Experience the highlights of memorable destinations in South Vietnam as you travel from the nation’s capital, Ho Chi Minh City, to Can Tho, and picturesque Phu Quoc.

Create your own beautiful travel memories on this 8 day guided journey to iconic destinations in South Vietnam. Commence your journey in Ho Chi Minh City and gain a sense of how Vietnam has integrated ancient and modern past with its current focus on growth and development. Travel to Can Tho located on a tributary of the Mekong River, where you’ll discover the renowned Cai Rang floating market. Move off the mainland and onto the exquisite Phu Quoc island, where you’ll enjoy the quintessential coastal experience taking in white sand, clear waters, and relaxed vibe.

Perfect for the traveler seeking a real experience of Vietnam, this tour includes 7 nights accommodation in four and five star hotels, in country transfers, daily breakfast and lunch, and the opportunity to relax like a star. Time to create beautiful travel memories? Book your Vietnam tour today.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City

On arrival into Ho Chi Minh City airport be met by your dedicated tour guide outside the baggage claim area. On the way to your pre-booked four or five star inner city hotel, the guide will point out the highlights and history of Ho Chi Minh City, where you can spend the rest of the day exploring.

Meals included: None

Day 2 - Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi Tunnels-Ho Chi Minh City

After breakfast and a one and half hour drive, you will be presented with the challenging opportunity to explore the incredible underground Cu Chi Tunnel network, which was constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence. The below-ground network providing living and restorative capability formed an essential part of their strategy for success. Some tunnels have been enlarged to accommodate visitors.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City downtown to take a visit Ben Thanh Market where you can mix with the locals going about their daily lives while you check out the variety of goods on offer and sample some of the wares. A strong French colonial influence is evident at Notre Dame Cathedral and an amazing fusion of French and Vietnamese architecture within Saigon Central Post Office. Further remnants of French colonial architecture can be found strolling along Dong Khoi Street, now mixed with high rise and populated with designer shops, restaurants and entertainment.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 3 - Ho Chi Minh City - Cai Be - Vinh Long - Can Tho

In the morning, you will leave Ho Chi Minh City to visit Cai Thia, passing through Cai Be, in the Mekong Delta. From here, witness local life from a different perspective as you ride a bicycle along paths that wind through plantations, vegetable gardens and tropical vegetation. You will pass peaceful villages and cycle along narrow canals, before stopping at a local family to sip tea and enjoy local fruits. After lunch at a guesthouse, jump aboard a rowing boat for further exploration on the river after which a local boat will return you to dock. From here, continue your journey to Can Tho where you’ll spend the night.

Meals included: Breakfast

Note: The route for today’s cycling activity is between 5 and 10 kilometers and a maximum 1 hour travel.

Day 4 - Can Tho – Phu Quoc

Begin today with a boat cruise on sparking streams of mighty Mekong River to Cai Rang Floating Market, where hundreds of boats loaded with fruits, vegetables and fish jostle for trade and sellers shout loudly to advertise their wares. Then, transfer to Can Tho airport for the flight to Phu Quoc, where on your arrival you’ll be picked up and transferred to the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 5 – Phu Quoc

Following a hotel breakfast you will be transferred to the pier to take a cruise along the coastline to Turtle Island’ and Finger Island, where you can enjoy the water and beauty of the coral reef. Snorkeling and fishing are appealing options. Lunch will be served on board as the cruise continues to Dai Beach, the best place for relaxing, swimming and sunbathing. Late afternoon travel slowly back to town in time to catch the sunset. Transfer back to hotel to overnight in Phu Quoc.

Meals included: Breakfast , Lunch on cruise

Day 6 - Phu Quoc

The whole day is free for you to enjoy at your leisure – whether to relax on the beautiful beach, hike the national park, explore the villages, pagodas and markets, or to sample the cuisine in the restaurants and cafes.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 7 - Phu Quoc - Ho Chi Minh City

The day is free to do as you choose - whether relaxing and swimming on the beach or tracking down the best bargain - until it’s time to transfer to the airport for the departure flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

On arrival you’ll be picked up to begin the city tour. Gain an overview of the spirit of the people and what they have overcome from turbulent history of Vietnam on display at the War Remnants Museum, featuring artefacts and records of hostilities against French, Japanese and American incursions. Also of significance to the country’s history is the Independence Palace commemorating the declaration of independence and rejoining of the south with the north. The rest of the day is free for you after check in hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 8 - Depart from Ho Chi Minh City

Your time is free till our guide and driver escort you to airport for your return flight. The tour concludes today.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation

Ho Chi Minh City
Can Tho
Phu Quoc

Inclusions / Exclusions

Inclusions:

  • Admission fees: to sightseeing spots and activities specified
  • Accommodation: hotels based on double/twin occupancy as specified
  • Meals: as specified in the itinerary
  • Tour guide: excellent private English-speaking guide
  • Transportation: Economy class domestic flights between Can Tho/Phu Quoc/Ho Chi Minh City. Cruise on Mekong River and Phu Quoc
  • Transfers: land transfer with drivers as specified
  • Travel Agency Liability Insurance during the tour
  • Government taxes and fees.

Exclusions:

  • International/domestic flights to and from Ho Chi Minh City
  • Vietnam visa fees
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers and any expense of personal nature
  • Our tour package does not include travel insurance. Please purchase travel insurance before your trip to provide for any unforeseen circumstances.

Important Information

  • This is a private tour for your group of family or friends. No other travelers will join you. It's always available for your schedule!
  • Smart casual dress and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
  • Prices Based on Twin Occupancy
  • The prices shown above are not valid during Official Holidays (such as Christmas Holiday, New Year's Holiday, National Holiday or other festival occasions in each country etc.)
  • The tour guide may adjust the itinerary due to closure of the museums each Monday or temple holiday.
  • Any city not included in the existing tour package can be blended into as Private tour.
  • Entering and exiting Vietnam from Siem Reap and Bangkok are also available.
  • Optional tours to Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Camboida and other destinations are also available.
  • Stays at entering and exiting cities (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi) can be extended.

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