All Vietnam day tours and short breaks tours, perfect to fill the gaps in any Vietnamese travel itinerary, showcase the best experiences to be had in this vibrant modernizing but charming nation.
Known as the ‘Gateway to the Mekong’, Ben Tre Province showcases the beauty of the famous Mekong Delta in the first 90km south of Ho Chi Minh City. The Ben Tre Mekong Delta Full Day Tour takes you to the languid backwaters of this stunning province, where verdant greenery fans out from the shores of the Mekong River and its tributaries. Relax on a local rowing boat as we drift serenely through placid waters lying beneath high-rising coconut trees; truly a picture of paradise.We will also visit the various handicraft villages around Ben Tre and witness the graft of workers and they make hundreds of objects out of the province’s iconic symbol, the coconut, as well as various other crafts like pottery and weaving. We see some of the fruit orchards for which the region gets its luxuriant affiliation with tropical fruit, as well as the thick jungle where many battles were fought during the American War. Contact Incredible Asia Journeys to see more information!
The resistance put up by the Vietnamese to the American troops and its allies during the Vietnam War was nothing short of remarkable, but it was the Battle of Long Tan where this fighting spirit was displayed by a small, but very brave regiment of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). The Long Tan – Nui Dat Battlefield One Day Tour takes you from Ho Chi Minh City to the site where 18 Australians and New Zealanders lost their lives in the claiming of well over 250 casualties from the Vietnamese side when ANZAC forces were outnumbered 20 to 1 in a blistering monsoon.We visit many historically important sites on the Long Tan – Nui Dat Battlefield One Day tour, including the Nui Dat Task Force Base, Horseshoe Hill, the Long Phuoc Tunnels, and the Discourtesy Rubber Plantation with its single, solemn cross commemorating the loss of all 18 ANZAC soldiers. Though this was Australia and New Zealand’s most successful battle during the war, where 108 soldiers fought off an onslaught by somewhere between 1,500 and 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers, it was also their most costly.This conclusive day tour from Ho Chi Minh City operated by Incredible Asia Journeys provides you with return transport from Saigon to Long Tan, including a tour of several of its sites and lunch in the town of Ba Ria.
This Mekong Delta Day Trip, leaving from and returning to Ho Chi Minh City, takes you to the heart of the legendary Mekong Delta. Through visits to My Tho Town, Tan Thach Village, a fruit plantation, a honeybee farm and many other attractions, you will get a glimpse of life in the rich culture and vibrant beauty of the Mekong Delta. The Mekong has been the home of the Vietnamese and several hill tribes for centuries because of the ideal living conditions created by its plentiful sea life, abundant fruit trees and fertile soil.On the Mekong Delta Day Trip, our friendly guide will take care of all of the transport and activity admin, leaving you to soak up the mystical atmosphere surrounding the ancient Mekong Delta.
The Ho Chi Minh & Cu Chi Tunnels Tour is a group tour that takes you around Ho Chi Minh City, to the Cu Chi Tunnels and back. We will pay a visit to the most famous sites in the capital of the South, such as the Independence Palace and Notre Dame Cathedral. The full-day tour demonstrates the interesting history of Southern Vietnam, crowned by a visit to the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels, a web-like underground tunnel of networks of much strategic significance during the American War.We include a friendly guide, all entrance fees and all transportation during the Ho Chi Minh and Cu Chi Tunnels Tour, leaving you to soak up the layers of history in this region.
The blanket of green that makes up Ben Tre Province is a welcome site to tourists coming from the urban jungle of Ho Chi Minh City. Ben Tre is famous countrywide for its coconuts; a relaxing sampan boat ride on this Ben Tre Boat Tour will float past verdant rows of bending coconut trees, stopping occasionally to watch the production of unique handicrafts made completely of coconut.On the Ben Tre Boat Tour, we glide across the beautiful backwaters of Ben Tre Province by sampan boat and kayak, with time to cycle around the humble villages as well. There is no better excursion into nature from Ho Chi Minh City than the cool breeze, exotic tropical islands and utter serenity that falls upon Ben Tre.
