Locals Life of the Southern Viet Nam in 5 Days

Freeday in Ho Chi Minh city, meals on your own

• Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.
• Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. 
• Have lunch at local restaurant.
• Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time.
• Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs.
• Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. 
• Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun. 
• Return to Saigon. End trip.

Explore the historic Cu Chi Tunnels and delve into Vietnam’s wartime legacy near Ho Chi Minh City: Discover the intricate 250km network underground, once used for weapons storage, military bunkers, and operations. Experience the thrill of crawling through the tunnels and firing various weapons at the shooting range, gaining firsthand insight into this pivotal part of Vietnamese history.

• Pick you up at your hotel and depart for Ben Tre. After arriving at Phong Nẫm Bridge, board the boat & cruise along the Chẹt Sậy River. The cool breeze from the river and lush tropical islands along its banks immediately excite you to explore all the great things ahead.
• Arrive and visit various local workplaces to find many wonderful examples of how local people use ageless techniques to create their crafts, dried coconut, handy coconut husk brooms, and many family businesses using coir, or coconut fiber, to create amazing art.  Drive around the village roads by “Xe Lôi”, the local vehicle, a motorized rickshaw.
• Perfect your day with a delicious and filling lunch at a local host house.
• Break time, treating yourself to a relaxing time to relish the beautiful countryside.
• time relaxing while rowing in a small boat slowly through the natural canals to get a sense of how truly beautiful this area is.
• Proceed to Tra Vinh province. Visit “Con Chim” community tourism site is built according to the naturally favorable rule, based on the cultural values of the community, and operates in the direction of slow tourism. Time for cycling around Con Chim island and meeting the local villagers to experience the local daily life.
• Embark on the boat and return to the dock. Check-in to the hotel and relax.

• After breakfast, arrive and visit the mat weaving village with nearly 100 years of development, Tra Vinh's mat industry has developed from production and self-consumption into a well-known quality product.
• Visit and learn about Kmer culture: Angkorajaborey Pagoda, also called Ang Pagoda, the Tra Vinh Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture, and Ba Om Pond. It is one of the types in the system of 141 pagodas of the Khmer in Tra Vinh province, and Ba Om Pond is a unique and famous landscape in Tra Vinh Province. The pond is rectangular, 300 m wide, and 500 m long. The pond's surface is clear and blue, covered by lotus flowers and water lilies. A hundred-year-old ancient oily tree whose roots rise from the ground creates strange shapes that attract tourists here, and visit the Tra Vinh Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture
• After that visited the coconut nectar company, a traditional job for local people collecting coconut blossoms from coconut flowers.
• Have lunch at a local restaurant and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Breakfast in hotel 
Freeday in Ho Chi Minh city, Come back home 

Experience the enchanting allure of the Mekong Delta, the cultural hub of Southern Vietnam: Just a scenic two-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City brings you to this vibrant region, where floating markets and picturesque landscapes await. Immerse yourself in local life with visits to workshops showcasing traditional crafts like coconut candy, rice paper, and sticky rice cakes. The warm hospitality of the locals, always ready with a smile and eager to assist, adds a heartwarming touch to your journey through this captivating delta region.