Southern Vietnam Tour 5 Days – The Best Private Tour of Smile Travel

🗓️ Duration: 5 days and 4 nights

🚌 Transportation: Car

📍 Route tour: Ho Chi Minh City – Mui Ne – Cu Chi Tunnel – Mekong Delta – Ho Chi Minh City

📄 Brief:

Overview

You are about to come to Southern Vietnam but do not know where to go and what to do? Don’t worry! Smile Travel will lead you to the most famous and unique destinations in the South with the Southern Vietnam tour 5 days, Ho Chi Minh City, Mui Ne and the Mekong Delta. The travel schedule will include ecological, resort, spiritual and cultural tours with destinations such as the Cham Poshanu tower, sand dunes, fish sauce museum, Cu Chi tunnels,… Along with that, you also have the opportunity to enjoy Southern Vietnam food, which has a different flavor from the Northern and Central cuisine.

Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival – Free Day

Smile Travel‘s tour guide and car will welcome you at Tan Son Nhat airport. After that, we will drive to the hotel to check in and relax before starting the South Vietnam tour 5 days. You will have a day to freely explore the bustle and hustle of Ho Chi Minh City. Don’t forget to enjoy the shimmering night scene and the excitement of this city.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City – Mui Ne – Poshanu Cham tower – Sand dunes – Fishing Village – Fairy Stream (B/L/D)

7:30: After breakfast at the hotel, you will board the van/minibus to move 3 – 3.5 hours to Mui Ne. The closer to Phan Thiet, the more the terrain has changed significantly to semi-desert with many cactus plants and dragon fruit plantations. 

Coming to Mui Ne, you will explore the first Poshanu Cham tower. This is an architecture of the Indian Buddhist temple relic of the ancient Cham Kingdom. 

12:00: Our guides will take you to a local restaurant, famous for its South Vietnam food, for lunch. After that, we will move to the hotel to check-in. 

14:00: Tourists get in the car to visit white sand dunes, located about 30 km from your hotel. This is a sandy paradise, which impresses with the natural beauty, and looks like the Grand Erg Oriental – Sahara desert. Here, you will have the opportunity to experience sand-sliding or quad-bikes (private costs) and see Lotus lake, located in the heart of the sand dunes, with a beautiful vision. 

On the way back, you can once again experience red sand dunes and learn about the interesting daily life of local fishermen, as well as thousands of fishing boats delivering products from the sea to the local market in the fishing village. 

Finally, we will take you to Fairy Stream to see the white canyon, an original and unique place, not much human impact. 

Tourists will have dinner at the local restaurant before returning to the resort. After that is free time for you to visit and relax.

Overnight in Mui Ne

Day 3: Mui Ne – Fish sauce museum – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L/D)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will have free time to swim and sunbathe. 

At noon, you will have lunch at a local restaurant after checking out the hotel. 

After that, we will go to the Fish Sauce Museum in Phan Thiet city. Here, you will be able to see the relics, visit Phan Thiet Old Quarter and learn the process of making traditional Vietnamese fish sauce. 

Next, tourists will board and drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. The second day of the Southern Vietnam tour 5 days will end in Ho Chi Minh City at 17:00. After that, you will have dinner at a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City and check-in at the hotel.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 4: Cu Chi Tunnel – Mekong Delta (B/L/D)

Depending on the location of your hotel, Smile Travel‘s car will welcome you at 6:45 – 7:00, after you have breakfast at the hotel and are ready for the trip. 

The first destination of today is the Cu Chi Tunnels. We will move about 1.5 hours here. After arriving, you will watch a video introducing how Vietnamese people build tunnels and live in the harsh conditions of wartime. 

After that, you will have time to explore the tunnel system, including kitchen areas, bedrooms, weapons factories, command centers and hospitals,… Cu Chi Tunnels also have many hidden traps and dangerous traps arranged like a maze for security purposes in the war. Ending the trip in the tunnel, you can enjoy special tea and cassava – a guerrilla food used by Vietnamese people in the war. 

After lunch at the restaurant, you will have time to rest short before moving to the next destination. 

In the afternoon, we will move to My Tho city to visit. You will take a boat on the Tien River, feel the breeze from the river and the natural beauty of the four beautiful islands, including Unicorn Island, Phoenix Island, Tortoise Island and Dragon Island. When passing through a small canal by sampan, you can connect to the beauty of the countryside and ride a bicycle around the village to have an unforgettable experience when participating in the Southern Vietnam tour 5 days. 

Tourists will have time to visit the coconut candy workshop and enjoy delicious honey teas and seasonal fruits. You will also have the opportunity to enjoy South Vietnam’s folk music performed by local artists. 

19:00: Tour guide and driver will take you to Ho Chi Minh City for dinner and overnight here.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City tour half day – Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)

After you have breakfast and are ready for the trip, Smile Travel’s guide will pick you up at the hotel at about 7:30 – 8:00, depending on the location of your hotel. 

After that, tourists will visit the Independence Palace, formerly the Reunification Palace. This is a famous place in Ho Chi Minh City, designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu. 

Next, you will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful architecture from the French colonial period, including the Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral,… 

After that, we will stop at the museum of war evidence, where the vast place displays artifacts from the two Indochina wars. 

12:00: The guide will take you to the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. 

The rest of the time, you can freely visit the city and shop before moving to Tan Son Nhat International Airport to fly home. End of Southern Vietnam tour 5 days.

Southern Vietnam Tour Included:

✅ Private Transportation with A/C

✅ 1 night Accommodation based on twin/ double share basic 3* standard hotel in Mui Ne

✅ 3 night Accommodation based on twin/ double share basic 3*-4* standard hotel in Day 1,3,4

✅ English-speaking tour guide

✅ Entrance fee

✅ Mineral water (1 bottle/pax/day)

✅ Stand for the meals are included in program: B=Breakfast; L: Lunch; D= Dinner (Local lunch and dinner with set menu)

✅ Boat trip in the Mekong delta

Southern Vietnam Tour Excluded:

❌ Personal fee/ Flight ticket/ Beverage/ Visa

❌ Single supplement charge

❌ Early check-in and late check out the hotel

❌ Tip for tour guide and driver 

❌ Other not clear above

⚠️ NOTED:

A child under 4 years old: FOC & sharing a room with parents.

A child from 4 to 8 years old: Charged 75% & sharing a room with parents.

A child from 9 years old: Full of charge.

+ There will be additional surcharges on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. 

+ Please make sure your passport is at least 6 months validity when flying to Vietnam. Smile Travel can also help you apply for a Vietnam visa (if required). 

+ If a place is not available at the time of booking, we will make alternative suggestions in the same category. 

+ Specific schedule may vary depending on the operating and weather conditions. 

+ Check-in time is 14:00 and the check-out time is 12:00. The early check-in and late check-out is not applied, except for what is specified in the program.

⚠️ Please take notes: 

• Because Notre Dame Cathedral is being restored, tourists can only visit outside.
• Tour end time and schedule per day may vary depending on traffic conditions and weather factors. 
• Smile Travel’s driver only receives and returns passengers at the hotel or accommodation in the center of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
• Smile Travel will not be responsible for your lateness. 
• The proportion of newborns will be applied if they do not occupy seats and tours. Therefore, please provide us with information if you have a newborn at the time of booking.

ACCOMMODATION 

RATE CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE TOUR

Group Tour Cost / person in USD | 16 Pax + 01 FOC (FOC based on half twin sharing room)

Tip Policy Mandatory for driver and tour guide with Inbound clients:

From 1-4 clients: usd/day/pax

From 5-10 clients: usd/day/pax

From 10 clients: usd/day/pax

Special note: 

• Muslim Group request Halal food and will pay an extra USD/PAX/MEAL

• Indian tourists request Indian food and will pay an extra USD/PAX/MEAL.

• SERI TOUR will get a special price (cheaper price) contact us!

Have a nice trip!

Contact Smile Travel to book a tour:

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