2012 / April 4–7 · 4 days / 3 nights
Southern Vietnam / Mekong
Saigon to the Mekong
An earlier family journey where the road becomes water: city visits, a private overland route and an overnight Mekong cruise.
Ho Chi Minh City → Tây Ninh → Củ Chi → Saigon → Cái Bè → Trà Ôn → Cần Thơ → Saigon
Along the way
The itinerary
Organized from the four-day April 2012 Vietnam program. The detailed daily schedule resolves a stray May date in its overview.
- 01
Day 1 · April 4
Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City
A city day with the Municipal Theatre, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office and Reunification Palace. The program continues to Giác Lâm and Thiên Hậu pagodas, Chợ Lớn and Bình Tây Market.
- 02
Day 2 · April 5
Tây Ninh & Củ Chi
A private vehicle and guide connect Saigon with Tây Ninh for the midday Cao Đài ceremony, then Củ Chi’s tunnels, returning to Saigon for the night.
- 03
Day 3 · April 6
Cái Bè → Trà Ôn
Drive to Cái Bè and board Le Cochinchine. The program includes craft villages, tropical fruit orchards and a walk or cycle through the countryside, followed by an evening and overnight on the river.
- 04
Day 4 · April 7
Cần Thơ → Saigon
Continue along the waterways toward Cần Thơ and Cái Răng floating market, with small-boat exploration of canals and local river life. Disembark and return to Saigon by road.
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