Southern Vietnam Adventures 7 Days

Arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel in the city centre. After checking in, you’ll be free for a preliminary wander around District 1. Your overnight will be in Ho Chi Minh City.

A free day in Ho Chi Minh City to spend as you wish. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

In the evening, at 18.00, you’ll then be picked up at hotel for Vespa tour. Your first stop is to Café zoom to “watch the world goes by” (quoted by The Lonely Planet) and enjoy cocktail and appetizer (inclusive) before adventuring into favorite local eating spot. You’ll experience the nightlife of Saigon the way locals do, all from the back of a vintage Vespa scooter. Then the tour will continue to a hidden Vietnamese-style coffee shop to have a taste of Vietnamese music (live) as a local. After this the tour will bring guest to a Mall (Diamond Plaza or Birdie Buddies Kids Club at Crescent Mall) to enjoy some games before returning to your hotel. Your overnight stay will be in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast, you’ll be picked up at your hotel and travel to Ba Den (Black Virgin) Mountain, Tay Ninh province. This is the highest mountain in the southeastern Vietnam (986m high). It’s about 3-hour drive passing beautiful rice fields and rubber tree plantations, through small towns with smiling people.

Upon arrival at the foot of the Black Virgin mountain, we commence trekking on the foot path to the top of the mountain. You may encounter some small streams and great views along the way. Reach the top of the mountain after about 2.5-3 hours and reward yourself with the stunning views. Break for a picnic lunch at the summit.

Descend the mountain on a beautiful but steep route for about 2 hours to Ba Den Temple. Here you can take a rest and board a cable car to the bottom of the mountain this will afford you further view of your accomplishments on the mountain before driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

After escaping from Ho Chi Minh City’s urban sprawl, you’ll travel to Ben Tre. You’ll then take a boat around Ben Tre River to see the view of rural lifestyle of the people who live along the river bank on the way. Arrival at My Thanh An, you’ll enjoy grapefruit – a famous specialty in Ben Tre before a motor-boat leads you through the myriad of Mekong’s tiny channels to a family house in a canal-side orchard to have lunch.

In the afternoon, you’ll wander around to see the rice fields and vegetable farm with an opportunity to join with their daily work of planting and watering vegetables. Thence, “Xe loi” – a three wheels bike will take you to Nhon Thanh village for a rowing boat ride to visit the traditional family run brick–inn and the salt processing. You’ll then return to Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Today, your guide and driver will take you to Nam Cat Tien National Park. Part of the journey takes you through attractive scenery and large plantations.

The national park is home to diverse flora and fauna, including elephants, gaurs, gibbons, lizards… rare reptiles, birds and freshwater crocodiles, located isolated under the forests ancient trees, a place that promises thrilling discovery opportunities. Upon arrival, begin your afternoon trekking trip. This is the perfect time to explore the semi-wild animals living in the animal rescue center. You’ll spend the night at Cat Tien National Park guest house.

+ (Optional tour): Nightlife Safari tour in the National Park are organized by rangers and forester.
In the evening (between 18:00 – 19:30), you’ll enjoy a night safari (night wildlife viewing) experience. You’ll have the chance to spot various nocturnal animals in their natural habitat.

+ (Optional tour):  Morning gibbon watching in the national park is organized by rangers and foresters. Early in the morning (05:00 – 07:00), under the guidance of a professional woodsman, you can observe gibbons in their natural habitat. Gibbons naturally live in families and territories, and morning is when they chatter and enjoy the dawn.

You’ll have breakfast at the restaurant and prepare for the 11-12 km hike into the tropical forest. You’ll travel about 10 km by a specialized vehicle to the starting point.

This trail is used for animal observation patrols and forest protection. You will not encounter anyone but wild animals and lots of old trees if you are lucky. After about a 10 km trek through the southern tropical forest system, you will arrive at Bau Sau, Vietnam’s second Ramsar site, which is an important global ecosystem with flooded terrain and wetlands essential for conservation.

You’ll have a late lunch at the forest ranger’s tent, and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of this rich ecosystem.

In the late afternoon, there will be many birds, storks, cranes, and peacocks, and you’ll enjoy the sun setting over the crocodile lake. You’ll spend the night in a ranger hut, an exclusive experience available only in Cat Tien National Park, providing a rare opportunity to explore night wildlife firsthand.

You’ll wake up at 05:00 to move out of the forest and cross the howling gibbon site, walking about 5 km on an easy trail. A specialized vehicle will be waiting to pick us up and return to the guesthouse. Take some time to pack up and prepare before returning to Ho Chi Minh City.

Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrives to take you to Tan Son Nhat airport for your departure flight. End of services.