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3  DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
SAIGON HIGHLIGHTS-VIETNAM
Departure : Any Day upon request
Validity : 1 November 2006 – 31 October 2007

Saigon, surely one of the most evocative place names in Asia and definitely one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. The most Westem in atmosphere of Vietnam's cities, Ho Chi Minh City (to use it's official name-although to residents and visitors alike it is universally and affectionately known as Saigon) has a population of 5 million, and a booming free-market economy. It is a city of amazing contrasts: elegant new international hotels, exclusive restaurants and trendy bars side-by-side with roadside noodle stalls, street children and vociferous cyclo drivers. Golf courses, bowling alleys and shopping malls vie for space with fruit and vegetable markets, pagodas and karaoke rooms. Bustling, booming, crowded, noisy-all words that barely scratch the surface of the addictive and often mesmerizing chaos that is Saigon. And yet there are the elegant colonial French boulevards and buildings, the Cathedral, the riverfront, the quiet moments at a sidewalk cafe watching the world literally go by you at breakneck speed. Saigon . A city that is almost indescribable and completely unforgettable.

Day 1 Arrival in Saigon (D )Upon arrival in Saigon, you will be transferred to hotel with the rest of the day at leisure.
Accommodation : Hotel in Saigon

Day 2 Saigon (B/L ) Breakfast at hotel. Then start the morning by visit Cu Chi Tunnel. Journey out of the city centre to the Cu Chi regions, where you will visit the vast underground network of tunnels built first as a defence against the French, and later expanded during the American war. It was from here that the North Vietnamese waged their guerrilla warfare and you will marvel at their ingenuity and resilience. See secret trapdoors, underground kitchens, living areas and meeting rooms. The more adventurous may explore the deeper second, and even third level tunnels For those preferring to remain above ground, there is ample opportunity to view excavated areas from above. Your guide will advise you of the length and level of difficulty of each tunnel before entering-some are easily accessed by stairs. We recommend good walking shoes and sun protection for this tour and advise you may get a little dirty! Return to Saigon for lunch at local restaurant followed the afternoon tour. Visit the former Presidential Palace, which is now preserved as a museum, including the underground communications bunkers, headquarter for the Saigon Government during the American War. Continue to the History Museum, which houses an excellent display tracing the origins of the indigenous Vietnamese. Take the opportunity to see a delightful performance of Water Puppetry in the grounds. Visit Notre Dame, an impressive neo-Romanesque cathedral in the centre of city, the ‘wedding cake' styled hotel d'ville and Dong Khoi street, formerly the centre of haute couture in Saigon when it was known as Rue Catinat.
Accommodation : Hotel in Saigon

Day 3 Depart Saigon (B ) Breakfast at hotel with the balance of the day at leisure until departure time to airport for onward flight

PRICE INCLUDES
— Private air-conditioned transportation
— Full tour program with entrance fees
— 2 nights accommodation as listed
— English speaking guide
— Meals as specified

NOT INCLUDES
— Personal Expenses— Airfare & airport taxes — Vietnamese visa fee & Processing fee— Other services & meals not mentioned — Gratuities to guides/drivers — Items of person expenses
Exact departures time from hotels will be reconfirmed locally