
“From Bustling Ho Chi Minh City to Tropical Phu Quoc & Mekong Delta Adventure”
Overview
This 7-day adventure combines urban exploration, island relaxation, and rural discovery. Begin your journey in Ho Chi Minh City, where you’ll dive into Vietnam’s famous street food culture and explore historical landmarks that reflect its rich past. Fly to the tropical island of Phu Quoc, known for its white-sand beaches, turquoise waters, and laid-back charm. Discover local industries such as pearl farming and fish sauce production, visit cultural sites like Ho Quoc Pagoda, and relax at the stunning Sao Beach. Return to the city before heading to the lush Mekong Delta, where life revolves around water. Cruise through canals, visit traditional villages, and experience authentic rural life. The journey concludes with a visit to the vibrant Cai Rang Floating Market, offering a unique glimpse into local river trading culture.
Highlights
Detailed Itinerary
Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City – Street Food Experience
HO CHI MINH ARRIVAL – FOOD TOUR ( MEALS: D) Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, our guide and driver will meet you at the airport and transfer to your hotel in city center. In the afternoon, you’ll join food tour and discover every corners of the Ho Chi Minh. You’ll enjoy amazing local food including: Banh Xeo and Banh Khot: The Central, and South’s rice pancake with a lot of fresh Vietnamese vegetables. Bo La Lot (beef in wild betel leaves) Banh Mi - Saigon Baguette. You will experience the perfect fusion of 4 delicious flavors just after the first bite. Have local drinks with Saigon special beer or soft drink like Sugarcane Juice Or Kumquat Juice. Our guide’ll take you back your hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Airport transfer & hotel check-in
- Evening food tour with authentic Vietnamese dishes
Ho Chi Minh City – Fly to Phu Quoc
HO CHI MINH CITY – PHU QUOC ( MEALS: B) After breakfast, our driver picks you up then transfers to the airport for Phu Quoc. Upon your arrival, our driver picks you up and transfers to the hotel in Phu Quoc. Overnight in Phu Quoc.
- Transfer to airport & domestic flight
- Arrival and hotel check-in in Phu Quoc
- Leisure time
Phu Quoc – Island Discovery Tour
PHU QUOC DISCOVERY ( MEALS: B,L) After breakfast, our driver & tour-guide will meet up you at the hotel reception then begin to visits some famous sight name: Pearl Farm: Learn about the cultured pearl industry on the island Tranh stream: (available from May – October) Coconut prison: Being a prison built by the French colonialist to imprison Vietnamese people, it was known as Coconut Tree Prison. In 1967, Saigon Government rebuilt the Coconut Tree Prison into Phu Quoc communist prisoner prison in an area of 400ha, also known as Phu Quoc war prisoner prison, or Phu Quoc prison. Sim Wine Factory: a famous place where you learn process of producing Sim Wine. Pepper Farm: visit local pepper garden & meet the family who introduce about the harvesting of Phu Quoc pepper. Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Factory: You have a chance to learn about how to produce fish sauce from fish at local factory. Sao Beach: Swim at the beautiful beach with white and and blue water Ho Quoc Pagoda: The biggest Buddhist pagoda on the island with sea views. Around 17:00: Back to your hotel. Overnight in Phu Quoc
- Visit pearl farm, pepper farm & fish sauce factory
- Explore Ho Quoc Pagoda
- Relax at Sao Beach
- Visit Coconut Prison & local workshops
Phu Quoc – Leisure & Return to Ho Chi Minh City
PHU QUOC – HO CHI MINH CITY ( MEALS: B) Today, you are free at your leisure. You can discover Phu Quoc on your own or relax on amazing beaches. Our driver picks you up and transfers to Phu Quoc International Airport for Ho Chi Minh city. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
- Free time for beach or personal activities
- Flight back to Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City – Culture & History Tour
HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR ( MEALS: B,L) After breakfast, our guide and car will meet you at your hotel in HCM city center and start the tour to explore HCM city. The first place to visit in the tour will be the Reunification Palace, which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of the war in April 1975. After Reunification Palace, you can walk to see some French colonial structures including Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Central Post Office. Continue on to Chinatown, Thien Hau pagoda, which is dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. Explore the highlights of this fascinating area, beginning with intricate friezes, carved tableau and impressive incense coils make for some great photos. Then observe street life through the narrow streets to Binh Tay market that sells everything from clothes to dried squid. In the afternoon: Have Lunch at a local restaurant, then continue to visit War Remnants Museum where there is a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. In courtyard massive military vehicles are for exhibition as well as tiger cages for the visitor to get a feel on how it was to be a prisoner during wartime. In the museum building itself, each floor will represent a separate theme from the war and the war crimes committed towards the Vietnamese people. We end the city tour with Ben Thanh market where anything and everything is for sale. We drive back to hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
- Visit Reunification Palace
- Explore Notre Dame Cathedral & Central Post Office
- Visit War Remnants Museum
- Shopping at Ben Thanh Market
Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta Adventure
HO CHI MINH CITY – MEKONG DELTA ( MEALS: B,L) Around 08:00, our tour guide picks you up at your hotel lobby, then driving to the mighty Mekong Delta where boats, houses and market float upon the uncountable rivers and canals. We get on the boat, it will cruise along the river (a branch of the Mekong) and stop off at various local workplaces including a brick works, a coconut processing workshop and a mat weaving house. The boat will then stop at a quiet village where you can have a short walk to experience real Delta village life and take a bicycle ride through dense coconut plantations. 12:00 Have lunch at a local restaurant right at the rural area. 13:30 Continue to Can Tho – the heart of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Check in on your arrival, time at leisure and overnight in a Can Tho hotel.
- Boat cruise through canals
- Visit local workshops & villages
- Cycling through coconut plantations
- Transfer to Can Tho
Can Tho – Floating Market & Departure
CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET – HO CHI MINH CITY – TAN SON NHAT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ( MEALS: B) In the early morning, we take a river boat to visit the Cai Rang floating market - highlights of Mekong Delta where you will enjoy the beautiful scenery and see the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals, you will roam through the village to visit a rice husking mill, a rice noodles making shop which are nice chances to discover the daily life of Vietnamese people in Mekong Delta. NOTE: Cai Rang floating is busier and less tourisic in the early morning. You are advised to wake up at 06:00 and be ready for boat trip at around 06:30. The breakfast will be served during your boat trip at a local home. After that, you are free at your leisure. In the afternoon, our driver & guide transfer you to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport .
- Early visit to Cai Rang Floating Market
- Village visits & local experiences
- Transfer to airport for departure
Inclusions
- Accommodation in selected 3★ / 4★ / 5★ hotels
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B/L/D)
- Private air-conditioned transportation throughout the tour
- Airport transfers in Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc
- English-speaking guide for sightseeing tours
- All entrance fees as per itinerary
- Boat trip in the Mekong Delta
- Sightseeing tour in Phu Quoc (pearl farm, beach, pagoda, local factories)
- Drinking water during tours and transfers
Exclusions
- International and domestic flight tickets
- Vietnam visa fees
- Travel insurance (highly recommended)
- Personal expenses (shopping, laundry, minibar, etc.)
- Tips & gratuities for guide and driver
- Early check-in / late check-out at hotels
- Optional tours and activities not mentioned in the itinerary
- Peak season / holiday surcharges
- Any services not specifically mentioned in inclusions