Saigon Discovery and Beach Relaxation

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1. Day 1: Saigon Arrival.
   

   Welcome to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam’s modern metropolis. Enjoy an orientation tour through Saigon’s bustling streets en route to the hotel from Tan Son Nhat Airport. Enjoy the rest of day at your leisure. Saigon is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the country forward with its pulsating energy. A chaotic whirl, the city breathes life and vitality into all who settle here, and visitors cannot help but be hauled along for the ride. From the finest of hotels to the cheapest of guesthouses, the classiest of restaurants to the tastiest of street stalls, the choicest of boutiques to the scrum of the markets, HCMC is a city of energy and discovery. Wander through timeless alleys to incense-infused temples before negotiating chic designer malls beneath sleek 21st-century skyscrapers. The ghosts of the past live on in buildings that one generation ago witnessed a city in turmoil, but now the real beauty of the former Saigon’s urban collage is the seamless blending of these two worlds into one exciting mass.
   Meals: N/A.
   Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon.

2. Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels – Saigon City Tour.
   

   

   

   

   

   This morning, you leave Saigon on an excursion for Cu Chi at Ben Dinh area. The Cu Chi Tunnels are an underground labyrinth of passageways, used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War (or “American War” as it’s referred to here) as protection against American air raids. Those inclined are invited to crawl through selections of the tunnels to better understand what life was like for the Vietnamese soldiers during wartime. Come back to Saigon center. Visit the War Remnants Museum, learn about Vietnam’s recent history at Reunification Palace, visit the nearby neo-Romanesque Notre Dame Cathedral and the City's Centre Post Office before passing by the ornate Opera Theatre and the City Hall. End up at the Ben Thanh Market, where vendors display a vast array of goods and handicrafts, appealing to every taste.
   Meals: Breakfast.
   Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon.

3. Day 3: Saigon – Mui Ne.
   

   After breakfast set on 5-hours transfer to Mui Ne. Located in 25 kilometers to the north east from Phan Thiet city, Mui Ne, a gracefully seductive sea cape. Strong sea breezes make Mui Ne very popular for kitesurfing and windsurfing. Moreover, Mui Ne is a precious gift of Nature, with the most beautiful sand – banks in Vietnam. The sand gathers together making the endless accumulated hills naturally coloring in red, yellow, white. Standing on top of the hills, you can easily feel the cool winds from the sea. On arrival, check in the hotel and spend the rest of the day at your leisure on your own.
   Meals: Breakfast.
   Accommodation: Resort in Mui Ne.

4. Day 4: Mui Ne – Free at your leisure.
   

   

   Today you have full day for beach relaxation or explore the town on your own.
   Suggestion: Visit enormous red and white sand dunes. The 'red dunes' are convenient to the center, but the 'white dunes' 24km northeast are the more impressive – the near-constant oceanic winds sculpt the pale yellow sands into wonderful Saharaesque formations.
   Meals: Breakfast.
   Accommodation: Resort in Mui Ne.

5. Day 5: Mui Ne – Saigon.

   Enjoy your free morning before drive back to hotel in Saigon. On arrival, free at your leisure.
   Meals: Breakfast.
   Accommodation: Hotel in Saigon.

6. Day 6: Saigon Departure.

   Today is free at your leisure for last minute shopping or sight-seeing before driving to the airport to catch your departure flight. Bon Voyage!
   Meals: Breakfast.
   Accommodations: N/A.