Visit Ben Dinh Tunnel
Explore the massive network under the ground used in the Vietnam War.
Know about Vietnam war and see some evidences remain such as bomb crafter and tank.
Enjoy boiled topioca and sharing story about War
Visit Reunification Palace - Top choice historical building
Visit Central Post Office and Notre Dame Catheral – two icons of Ho Chi Minh city
Visit War Remnants Museum – Top-rated museum in Vietnam
DAY 1: CU CHI (HALF DAY)
7h30 AM: Departing from Tourism Corporation VieTourist office at 95 – 97 – 99 Tran Hung Dao street, Cau Ong Lanh ward, district 1. The mini van/ car arrives at Cu Chi. On the road, we arrive at Handicraft Village. You can find out about traditional Vietnamese art paintings. Paintings are drawn sophisticatedly and brightly.
We may stop along the way for refreshments and toilet.
Handicraft Village
9h00 AM: It takes us 1 hour to reach Ben Dinh – a system network belonging to Cu Chi tunnels.
When you go through the entrance, you will watch a brief of propaganda video, which introduce Vietnam war and the way the tunnels were utilized to struggle against G.Is in Vietnam war.
We will visit the surroundings and follow our tour guide to discover the Ben Dinh tunnel. Tour guide will explain to you the life of people who lived under the ground and how they survived and contacted each other
Then, you will experience realistically by crawling through the tunnels and eating boiled tapioca which was the main food people had to digest day by day. Take some rest and have intersting conversations about the war in the past.
12h00 AM: Lunch time! We have lunch at Ben Dinh restaurant.
DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY (HALF DAY)
02h00 PM: The coach/ car takes us back to Ho Chi Minh city. We will visit Reunification Palace – The building, which was named Norodom Palace, was constructed for the French government in 1868. After The French moved out of Norodom Palace, The South Vietnam president was taken over and rebuilt the palace with the design of Ngo Viet Thu. This place is famous not only for its history but also for its unique architecture.
Reunification Palace
03h30 PM: We keep going to two popular places which are known as symbols in Ho Chi Minh city. Central Post Office, which built between 1886 and 1891, has French colonial architecture combined with Eastern style. This place has been existed with history of Ho Chi Minh city for a long time and there are two painted maps created inside the post office. One map is titled “Telegraphic lines of Southern Việt Nam and Cambodia 1892” and the other is titled “Sài Gòn and its surroundings 1892”.
Not far away is Notre Dame Cathedral, constructed in 1863 and fully constructed in 1880 by French architecture, has Roman architectural style mixed with Gothic architectural style and including cathedral, two bell towers (58 meters) and park outside. The building has been in remodeling, so we are not able to go inside, but the view outside is wonderful and worth checking in.
Notre Dame Cathedral
04h00 PM: Continue the journey, we head to War Remnants Museum. The must - visit museum for tourists in Ho Chi Minh city. The first name was ““Exhibition House for U.S. and Puppet Crimes” in 1975, but the name was changed to " “Exhibition House for Crimes of War and
Aggression” in 5 years later. Until now, it has the name “War Remnants Museum” in which displays, stores and preserves evils and outcomes of the war. This place is also the last destination in this trip.
Included:
Pick-up and drop off at the centrally located hotels in District 1 (if option selected)
Transfer by air-conditioned vehicle
Sightseeing as per program.
Boat trip in the Mekong delta.
English speaking guide
1 lunches at local restaurants with Vietnamese set menu
Excluded
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Tax & Tips
Flights
Drinks and meals not mentioned in Inclusive
Hotel pickup and drop-off outside of District 1
CHILD POLICY
Child under 5 years old: free of charge
Child from 5 years old to 11 years old: 60% of tour price
Child from 12 up: as adults
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellation policy for deposited Tours:
a. If you cancel your booking, your deposit will not be refunded
b. If you are a “no-show” on the morning of the trip, for whatever reason, you will lose your deposit
Cancellation policy for full charged Tours:
a. Up to 24 hours before the start of the activity: full refund
b. Less than 24 hours before the start of the activity or in the event of a no-show: no refund
c. Flight delayed, food poisoning, getting sick unable to attend tour. Under those circumstances, we agree to reschedule your start date with an additional charge of 50% of the total tour cost
d. The refund is done using the same payment method. In the event of credit cards which are charged monthly, the amount shall be credited at the end of the current invoicing period. The exact time of the refund depends on the user’s credit card agreement. The refund by bank transfer shall be done within seven bank working days.
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