Southern Vietnam & Highland Central Discovery 9 Days

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, your driver will meet you at the Airport. Move to Ho Chi Minh City.

Please note: the standard check in time is 14:00. Early check in is not included and subject to hotel availability. 

Meals on your own.

Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

8:30 AM: Pick up at your hotel and depart to Cu Chi will take approximately one and a half-hour 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. 

Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun (pay on your own).

Return to Ho Chi Minh City where we will set out to visit the former French colonial capital – Ho Chi Minh City or also called as Saigon by many locals. Main historical sites include The Independence Palace, Old Saigon Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, Opera House, famous Ben Thanh market where you can look at something for souvenirs. 

Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Lunch & dinner on your own.

8:30 AM: Pick up at your hotel and leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. 

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation. 

Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop. 

In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals on your own.

Breakfast at hotel. 2.5 hours before your flight, our driver will transfer you to the Airport for the flight to Da Lat.

Meet our driver in Da Lat and head to hotel for check-in. 

Please note: Standard check-in time is at 14.00. Early check-in is not included and subject to hotel’s availability

Meals on your own.

In the morning we will visit Bao Dai summer palace where the last Emperor in Viet Nam works and lived. Built in 1933, the restored palace is still furnished with a lot of its original furniture and fittings and offers a rich insight into the life of the Royal resident.

Robin hill & cable car - you can enjoy fresh airy space at Robin hill (1690m), Dalat cable car station to get the panorama view of  Dalat and enjoy the marvelous of the pine-forested valley stretching down to the South and take the cable car down to Paradise Lake.

Truc Lam Zen Monastery is one of the biggest Zen universities in Viet Nam. Please dress decently, a very quiet scenery beside its very beautiful flower garden, which is built on the top of the Pheonix hill and surrounded by Tuyen Lam lake (Paradise lake).

Datanla waterfall (25m high) is one of the more easily accessed falls in the vicinity of Dalat. Those who are looking for thrills should try the (mini) roller coaster ride from the top of the falls or an easy 15-minute walk that gets you to the bottom. Van Hanh pagoda with a giant golden Sakyamuni Buhda statue with 24 high meters.

Have your lunch at the local restaurant on the way (the tour guide will recommend the prestigious restaurant if require)

In the afternoon, we continue our trip to Dalat Cathedral church, known for a bronze rooster placed on the top of the tower and the European Gothic architectural style since 1931 it is the biggest church in Dalat city which was designed and built by Frenchman.

Flower Park (formed in 1966) is known as the paradise of flowers with a rich collection of local and foreign flower types: roses, impatiens walleriana, chives, azaleas, bird of paradise, hydrangeas, orchids, cactus…. You can take pictures in the colorful flower garden, walk-in bonsai park, stroll along the romantic lakeside, ride a horse, or use the swan pedal boat. 

Lunch & dinner on your own.

Free time to enjoy on your own.

Lunch & dinner on your own.

12.00 noon: Check-out hotel. You will be picked up and sent to Buon Me Thuot.

It will take you about 4-hour to reach Buon Me Thuot.

Arrive in Buon Me Thuot, pay a visit to the Local Coffee factory. Study about coffee’s culture, enjoy coffee.

Then head to hotel to check-in and relax.

Please note: the standard check in time is 14:00. Early check in is not included and subject to hotel availability.

Lunch & dinner on your own. Overnight in Buon Me Thuot.

Morning: 07:00 Pick-up guests and depart for Lak Lake. Have sight-seeings on the way.

08:30: Arrive at Lak Lake. Then, start the “elephant care tour” by Tractor (3km) passing by rice paddies and villages of M’nong, Tay and Nung. 

After that, we start to walk/hike until we see the elephant and we feed it with bananas, and sugarcanes. We wash and play with the elephant (source/river/lake shore), study about its habitats, … Etc. And visit M’lieng Village, discover the M’nong R’lam people’s cultures. 

Enjoy Dug-out canoe on Lak Lake (30′).

Noon: Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: 14:30 Visit Yang Tao Village, discover the M’nong R’lam’s traditional job of making Black Clay Potteries. Visit plantations of coffee, pepper and rubber.

17:00 We go back to Buon Ma Thuot City and transfer to your hotel. End of the services.

Lunch & dinner on your own. Overnight at hotel in Buon Ma Thuot.

Have breakfast at the hotel. You are free to explore Da Lat in your own way. You can choose some lovely souvenirs for your friends and family or stroll around and capture photos to catch the last moments here before you are transferred to the airport for your flight home.

The room is at your disposal until 12.00 noontime. 

End of service!