Cu Chi Tunnel & Mekong Delta 2 Days 1 Night from Ho Chi Minh City

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnel - Ho Chi Minh City⌄

   Your local guide will take you on a fascinating tour of the Cu Chi tunnels tour, where you will learn more about the conditions the people lived in, the hardships they faced, and the amazing ingenuity employed to maintain life in the tunnels. We walk past huge bomb craters - evidence of the heavy bombing campaigns in the region during the Indochina conflict, discover hidden entrances right beneath your feet, wander past tiny little chimneys in the ground that dispersed smoke from the underground kitchens, sample some of the simple cuisine that local fighters would have survived on, and have an opportunity to venture into the tunnels and explore the complex.

2. 2Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta (My Tho & Ben Tre) - Ho Chi Minh City⌄

   Upon arrival into My Tho, we board your private boat for a cruise on the Mekong River. In our Mekong tour, we will visit an island with lush tropical gardens where we have a chance to sample tropical fruit. Continuing to another island in the Classic Mekong Delta My Tho – Ben Tre Private Tour 1 Day, we will learn more about another cottage industry, coconut candy. Your local guide will take you to a factory and explain the process of making the sweet. As we meander down the Mekong, we will have a chance to visit local villages in the area and learn more about the traditional lifestyles, culture, and customs of people who call the Delta their home. We will travel by tricycles motorbike to discover local life in incredible alleys hidden insight covered tropical fruit orchards , from where we will transfer to a smaller rowing boat to help us get deeper into the smaller canals of the Delta. Local cuisine and assist with ordering some of these delicacies.

   Meals: Lunch