DAY 1: SAIGON ARRIVAL

Welcome to Vietnam and the start of your mini adventure. Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as it's still commonly known, is the original 'Pearl of the Orient' is a bustling metropolis with bundles of history seen in the fascinating museums and the patchwork of buildings that line the streets.
On your arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, you will be met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel for check in (available from 2pm onwards).

PM: Start our holiday with a half day city tour in Saigon. Kicking off with the Reunification Palace, the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and now a museum and venue for official receptions. You can visit the War Room from where the South Vietnamese forces were controlled, and most poignantly, the room where the North Vietnamese army took official control in 1975. Nearby stands the 19th century Notre Dame Cathedral, a major centre of Catholicism in modern Vietnam and one of the city’s major landmarks. Next to the cathedral stands the Saigon Central Post Office, a classic French colonial structure with huge ceilings that still functions as a post office today.
Finally head to Ben Thanh Market, packed to the rafters with everything from fruits to nuts, tourist kitsch to true bargains - it's the perfect place to pick up souvenirs for friends and family back home.
Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Overnight at hotel in Saigon