Quintessence of Southern Vietnam in 9 Days

Upon your arrival at Tan Son Nhat – Sai Gon International Airport, our tour guide will be holding a welcome signboard with Paradise Travel & your name outside the baggage claim area and escort you to Saigon downtown with a brief introduction en route.

The afternoon is at your leisure. Overnight at hotel

(Park Hyatt or The Reverie Saigon)

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At 08:00 AM morning, our driver and tour guide pick you up from your hotel then start to Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh – a province 95 kilometers South East of HCMC, close to Cambodia border. The Cao Dai Temple is like a Walt Disney fantasia of the East. Its exterior is decorated with multi-colored dragons of all shapes and sizes competing for space with a number of swastikas. Above the main entrance is the all-seeing holy eye, the symbol of the Cao Dai sect. The interior is just as engaging as statues of Jesus Christ, Buddha and the Hindu god, Brahma, stand side by side. Having lunch at a nice restaurant.

At 13:00 PM, after having a lunch, we will leave Tay Ninh and travel to Cu Chi Tunnel. Just one part of an extensive network of tunnels that underlie Ho Chi Minh City, the Cu Chi Tunnels are famous for their role during the Vietnam War. Learn of their importance as hiding spots, communication and supply routes, and living quarters during the war. After exploring the narrow, subterranean routes and listening to stories from your guide, end your tour by returning to your hotel. Our driver and guide will transfer you to your hotel in Saigon, arrive Saigon at around 06:00 PM. In the evening, have a dinner on luxury cruise to see the view of Sai Gon river. Night at luxury hotel.

Today, we will visit the War Remnants Museum or the Presidential Palace, the former palace of President Thieu and his predecessors. Then stroll around the city’s colonial streets in the evening to the Old Saigon Post Office, Opera House and the Notre Dame Cathedral which were built between 1877 and 1883. Built in Neo-Romanesque style, Notre Dame is the major seat of the Catholic religion in modern Vietnam. Continue to Ben Thanh market, where a wide selection of goods are on offer. Having lunch at a nice restaurant.

Free time at your leisure until our driver comes to your hotel and transfer you to the airport. Upon your arrival to Da Lat, meet your driver to take you to your hotel in Da Lat. Overnight at hotel.

(Dalat Palace Heritage or Ana Mandara Villas)

8:00 AM: pick up at hotel and visit Datanla and Prenn waterfalls, two of the many famous waterfalls in Dalat. Then visit Truc Lam Buddhist Meditation Monastery and the Robin hill by cable car (expenses excluded). Visit the Palace of Bao Dai (the last king of Vietnam,) then back to the hotel for lunch. Visit traditional hand embroidery workshop XQ. Travelers will have the opportunity to witness firsthand the talent of the skilled artisans of the Da Lat embroidery craft.

Then you visit the Valley of Love, the Flower Garden City, a venue of rare flowers and vibrant colors. Growing and export of flowers is a key economic sector of Dalat. Finally, stop at Dalat market, tourists have free time for sightseeing and shopping for souvenirs, vegetables, fruit, wool clothing to bring to your family. Night at your hotel in Da Lat.

At 08:00 AM, our driver and guide will transfer you to Nha Trang city that is famous for its wonderful natural scenery of mountains, beaches and islands. It takes around 3.5 hours on driving to arrive Nha Trang. Check in hotel and having lunch at a nice restaurant.

Free time on beach and overnight at resort.

(Evason Hideaway/ Ana Mandara or VinPearl Villa)

Breakfast at your hotel, free time for relaxing on beach.

Breakfast at your hotel, free time for relaxing on beach.

Breakfast at your hotel, free time for relaxing on beach.

After breakfast at hotel, our driver and guide will pick you up from hotel then transfer you to the airport for your flight back home. Finish your trip in Vietnam.

Goodbye and see you again!