FORGOTTEN SAIGON AND CON DAO ISLAND BEACH TOUR – 6 DAYS
Best places to visit: Saigon - Cu Chi tunnels - Vung Tau - Con Dao Island - Saigon
6 days
Daily Tour
20 people
English, Cezch
Con Dao Island being locates in Pacific Ocean, not so far away from coastline. Today, it is becoming a popular for both domestic and international tourists. Con Dao is not only a historic destination but also famous for leisure travel, beach breaks with white sandy beach, an untouched national park and friendly local people which all make Con Dao island a must-see place in the south of Vietnam.
Itinerary :
* Brief Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival – Saigon
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City – Half day Cu Chi Tunnels – Con Dao Island
Day 3: Enjoy sightseeing on Con Dao Island (B)
Day 4: Relaxing on Con Dao Island (B)
Day 4: Relaxing on Con Dao Island (B)
Day 6: Con Dao – Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Day 1: Saigon and Con Dao Sightseeing Beach Tour to Vung Tau: Arrival – Ho Chi Minh City
On arrival at Tan San Nhat Airport, you are met by our guide and transferred to hotel. The bustling Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals, is a center of commerce, finance, culture and tourism in Vietnam. This metropolis, contradiction of its northern counterpart, is crowded with bikes and motorbikes, excited by numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafes.
O/N in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 2: Saigon and Con Dao Sightseeing Beach Tour to Vung Tau: Ho Chi Minh City – Half day Cu Chi Tunnels – Con Dao Island
Morning breakfast at the hotel, we transfer about 30km north-west of Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi town.
Cu Chi Stunnels were used as the base from which the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968. The Cu Chi tunnels consist of more than 200km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels, the tunnels are between 0.5 to 1m wide, just enough for a person to crawl along.
After lunch’s time we take you directly to the airport for flight to Con Dao Island. 1 hour flight then our guide and driver pick you up to Resort of Saigon Con Dao for check-in. The rest of day is free to relax by the pool or on the sandy beach.
O/N in Con Dao
Day 3: Saigon and Con Dao Sightseeing Beach Tour to Vung Tau: Enjoy sightseeing on Con Dao Island (B)
Fresh air and wind blowing in from the ocean, it is time for you to enjoy sightseeing the sunrise from horizon. Following is nice breakfast. Today we have morning time to explore some highlights place in Con Dao and the first stop is Con Dao museum and Phu Hai prison, tiger cage, Hang Duong Cemetery, would empathies partly how resistance war of Vietnamese revolutionaries. We also visit the madam Phi Yen Temple before return resort. Free at the leisure afternoon to go for swimming at Dat Doc Beach or Lo Voi Cape, which are beautiful and isolated beaches.
O/N in Con Dao
Day 4: Saigon and Con Dao Sightseeing Beach Tour to Vung Tau: Relaxing on Con Dao Island (B)
Today we have free day at our leisure
O/N in Con Dao
Day 5: Saigon and Con Dao Sightseeing Beach Tour to Vung Tau: Relaxing on Con Dao Island (B)
Today we have free day at our leisure
O/N in Con Dao
Day 6: Saigon and Con Dao Sightseeing Beach Tour to Vung Tau: Con Dao – Ho Chi Minh City (B)
Breakfast the resort, free until check out then transfer to Con Dao airport for our flight to Ho Chi Minh.
Optional programs for free days in Con Dao Island:
Option 1: Hon Tai and Hon Bay Canh
Breakfast at the resort, we will spend morning time take the boat trip to visit Hon Tai island and snorkeling, having outdoor lunch at Hon Bay Canh, then we will visit salt-marsh forest, enjoy last swimming and snorkeling before come back the our resort.
Option 2: Con Dao National Forest
After breakfast, 8: 30 AM we leaving hotel for trekking across the forest to Ong Dung bay (about 5km). As follow having outdoor lunch, enjoy snorkeling, swimming and relaxing in the beach until sunset.
Option 3: Con Dao National forest
Today, the full day outdoor activities, such as visiting Co Ong, trekking through the forest to Dam Tre bay (about 6 km), have lunch in open air. Spend couple hours. In the afternoon, we can swim on the bay before return our resort.
End of Services
Inclusions:
- Local English speaking tour guide
- 4 nights accommodations twin share basic with daily breakfast
- A/C transportation
- Round trip airfare (Ho Chi Minh City – Con Dao)
- Entrance fee to site during the guided time
- Food indicated on tour itinerary
Exclusions :
- Drinks, Personal expenses.
- Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites.
- Tips and gratitude for guide, porters and drivers.
- Others not mentioned in the price above