Morning, meet our guide at your hotel and transfer about 75 km Northwest of downtown Ho Chi Minh City to visit the
famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were once a major underground hideout and resistance base of Viet Cong forces during
the two wars against the French and the Americans. The tunnels, entirely hand-dug, formed a highly intricate network of
interlinked multilevel passageways at times stretched as far as the Cambodian border and totaling over 120 km in length.
Its complexity was beyond imagination containing meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, schools, depots, trenches and
emergency exits all aimed for guerrilla warfare. The tunnels were deep and strong enough to withstand destructive
bombings and self-contained enough to outlast prolonged sieges.
Afternoon, tour in Saigon starting first with Reunification Palace, which was formerly the South Vietnam President’s
residence and symbol of the Southern Administration’s reign until end of April 1975. Next, stop at Saigon Notre-Dame
Basilica, a neo-Roman cathedral built over 130 years ago by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from
Marseilles. Call in Saigon Central Post Office, a fine colonial building which was designed and built in the early 20th
Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. Move on to Cho Lon or the city’s China Town where you will
visit the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist structure in Vietnam built in 1909 in dedication to the Lord of
Heaven.
Meal: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city