Private journeys and custom trips across Vietnam
3 daysHo Chi Minh CityCu ChiMy ThoCan Tho
The south in three days: the city's landmarks and the Cu Chi tunnels, then down the delta to Can Tho for the Cai Rang floating market at dawn.
Your journey at a glance
Overview
Three days is the shortest version of the south that does not feel like a checklist. Day one takes the city's landmarks — the Reunification Palace, the Central Post Office, Notre-Dame — and then the Cu Chi tunnels in the afternoon, which is the pairing most people want and few itineraries get right.
Day two drives down to My Tho and on to Can Tho, with the river and the islets in between, and day three starts early on a boat to the Cai Rang floating market before the run back to the city. There is a shorter two-day version that turns round at the delta instead of going on to Can Tho.
Highlights
Day by day
3 days, 2 nights, in the order we usually run them. Timings, hotels and activities are adjusted to your dates and interests when we plan it with you.
Customise this journeyDay 1, Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi
The city landmarks in the morning — the Reunification Palace, the Central Post Office and Notre-Dame Cathedral — then north to the Cu Chi tunnels in the afternoon for the documentary, the tunnel sections and the bunkers. Back to the hotel in District 1.
Meals: Lunch, dinner
Day 2, My Tho and Can Tho
South to My Tho and a boat cruise on the Mekong through the islets, with the orchards, the bee farm and the sampan canals on the way. On to Can Tho in the afternoon, hotel check-in and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3, Can Tho
An early boat out to the Cai Rang floating market while it is still trading, then breakfast on the water and a local workshop. Lunch, then the drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Where you'll stay
Stays are chosen for character and location, and confirmed with you before anything is booked.
1 night
Hotel room on a twin-share basis, two people per room. Property names are confirmed with your final itinerary.
1 night
Hotel room on a twin-share basis, two people per room. Property names are confirmed with your final itinerary.
The route
Map is schematic and not to scale for travel times.
Good to know
Yes — a two-day, one-night version that does the city and the tunnels on day one and the Mekong on day two, without going on to Can Tho. You lose the floating market. Ask us for that quote if three days is one too many.
Yes. The sequence of sights can shift with weather, traffic or opening hours, but the full list of included sights stays the same.
Children aged 10 and over are charged the full rate. Children aged 9 and under are charged 75 percent of the rate, and children under 3 travel free of charge.
A list of everyone travelling with full names, passport photos and gender, so hotels and any domestic flights can be booked.
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Tell us your dates and we'll shape the Saigon, Cu Chi & the Mekong around you.