Private Cu Chi & Mekong Delta 1 Day Tour

Departure time and meeting point as requested

This tour is perfect for those who are interested in the history of the Vietnam War or are looking for a day trip not too far away from Ho Chi Minh city. The tour takes you to two important tourist sites: Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta.

7:30 Our guide picks you up at your hotel to go to Cu Chi Tunnel for one and half hours by minivan.

The peaceful rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalos swimming in the rivers along the side of the road. You will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage and defoliation all over the area, caused by bombing and mines, when Cu Chi was “A Free Target Zone “. The remnants you will see that Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the fierce battle ground that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to fire an AK-47? Visit Cu chi tunnels, you have a chance to find out!

Afternoon: We will depart from Cu Chi to My Tho city for two hours by car. On the way to My Tho, we stop at a restaurant to have lunch.

Upon arrival at My Tho City, The boat takes you to a small canal, which is the place you totally escape from the busy town. The boat cruise in the coconut trees canal takes you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. We disembark and have a walk around the village. Stop at a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea, honey wine and listen to Vietnamese traditional music, performance by the villagers.

Continue walking on the village’s road to the coconut candy shop, learn how to make candy, and show some handicraft made by coconut trees. Take a walk through a village with two sides. There are so many kinds of fruits, flowers, trees, local houses, and children in the Mekong delta. Take your time to take nice photos and enjoy nature scenery.

17:00 – 17:30 going back Ho Chi Minh City..

19:00 Tour ends at your hotel

Private tour with private car, flexible time, flexible rest stop.

• Passing green rice paddy fields with nice view
• Cruising on Mekong river by open motorize boat
• Enjoy honey tea, honey wine, tropical fruits,
• Listening to Southern Vietnamese folk music
• Chariot riding
• Rubber plantation
• Network of tunnels
• War documentary film
• Take rowing boat into the small canal