Gourmet Saigon Trail (5 days)
Gourmet Saigon Trail
(5days – 4nights)
Day 1: Saigon Arrival – Street Food (D)
We will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to hotel. Check in hotel on arrival for relax and prepare energy for late afternoon Saigon foodie. It is the highlight of the trip by discovering Saigon night life through amazing Saigon street food. The foodie tour is great fun and the perfect way to discover some of the lesser known dishes & drinking that the locals love to eat. So, save your appetite, delight your palate and let us fill your tummy with delicious and authentic Vietnamese food!
Summary:
Transportation: Car for airport pick up & motorbike for street food tour
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Twin shared room at hotel in Saigon
Street food tour from 17:30 – 22:00
Day 2: Saigon Cooking Class & City Tour (B, L)
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel then start cooking day with our chef to the colorful market. We will cook and then feast at cooking center! Afternoon, take a half day city tour to War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the General Post office. Free for your own dinner and overnight at hotel in Saigon.
Summary:
Transportation: Taxi with group at cooking centre.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Twin shared room at hotel in Saigon
Cooking class: Joining with group from 08:45 – 13:00
Day 3: Saigon – Mekong Delta (B, L)
Early breakfast at hotel then followed by an all day tour to Mekong Delta at 07:00. Embarkation the boat to cruise in the river for a look about the floating village and life from the water. We then go to local family home far from the typical tour routes to prepare lunch with local and see how the average Vietnamese family cooks and eats. This is rural and rustic and you will joining the daily life of rural Vietnamese families in Mekong Delta. Return to Saigon for an independent dinner. Overnight at hotel in Saigon.
Summary:
Transportation: Car & boat
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Twin shared room at hotel in Saigon
Day 4: Saigon – Home Demonstration Cooking (B, L, D)
Have breakfast at hotel then driving to local home for morning home cooking with very friendly host. This morning, you will go to the local market with host to buy some ingredient for cooking. You will then prepare, chatting and learning the way to cook some delicious simple dishes that usually cooked in most of the Vietnamese families. The cooking with lunch is full of fun, laugh and cozy.
Afternoon, optional driving to Cu Chi Tunnel - about 30 km from Saigon, hundreds of miles of narrow underground tunnels attest to the determination of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. These tunnels had a great role in facilitating Viet Cong control of this rural area.
Driving back the center around 14:30. Dinner today with buffet dining cruise in Saigon River – a great chance to admire Saigon’s splendid and romance. Free at your leisure and overnight at hotel in Saigon.
Summary:
Transportation: Car
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Twin shared room at hotel in Saigon
Home demonstration cooking with market outing from 08:45 – 13:30
Dining cruise from 18:30 – 20:00
Optional: Cu Chi Tunnel as be optional with surcharge.
Day 5: Saigon Departure (B)
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel then free at your leisure until transfer to the airport for departure.
Summary:
Transportation: Private car to the airport
Meals: Breakfast.
Accommodation: None
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Type of tour |
Private |
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Departure |
Everyday |
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Inclusion |
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Exclusion |
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Packing lists |
Polite clothes at temples, pagodas & mausoleum. Sun-glasses and hat, Sandal |
PRICE IN US$ PER PERSON
| Hotel Category |
2pax |
3–4pax |
5-7pax |
8-10pax |
11-12pax |
SGL |
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First Class |
485 |
439 |
407 |
370 |
355 |
105 |
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Superior |
575 |
535 |
505 |
470 |
455 |
169 |
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Deluxe |
730 |
695 |
673 |
640 |
627 |
350 |
HOTEL INFORMATION
| Location |
First Class |
Superior |
Deluxe |
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Saigon |
Faifoo hotel |
Royal Lotus Saigon |
Majestic |
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