4 Days/3 Nights in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta
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Enjoy three nights in Ho Chi Minh City to put your finger on the pulse of this exciting and historic city, explore the sights, sample the hard-to-find nightlife, and enjoy a day trip to the Mekong Delta. You will have plenty of time for shopping for budget-priced local crafts, including lacquer, silk and works of art, and taste the best of Vietnamese cuisine. You do not have to be gay to enjoy this package. Our mainstream guests choose us because they know they will get something better from a gay company.

DAY 1

Your Vietnam adventure begins at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport, where our guide greets you and escorts you to your hotel. The remaining time on this day and evening are free for you to see and be seen. Cocktails on the rooftop of the Rex? Dinner in a chic (or funky) outdoor restaurant? Saigon is yours to explore.  

DAY 2

After an early breakfast you are out the door to enjoy the humming city with your guide. See a flurry of Saigon sights today: The History Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the War Crimes Museum. Lunch in the food court of the cavernous Ben Thanh Market. No white table linen here, but the incredible array of toothsome Vietnamese street food is a gastronomic pleasure that few tourists ordinarily experience. After lunch, wander and shop for bargains (our helpful guide will assist in good-humored negotiations). Then, it's off to Cho Lon, Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown, crammed with fascinating temples and mysterious, narrow lanes to explore. You are free tonight to dine with a new friend or step out onto one of Saigon's jam-packed dance floors (best Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays). 

DAY 3

After an early breakfast, embark with your guide and drive south through rice fields and tropical forest to My Tho in the lush Mekong River Delta. Visit the Vin Trang Pagoda along the way. Take a lazy three-hour boat trip on the river, past verdant vegetation and coconut plantations. Visit a honey farm, a former VC stronghold, and a coconut candy factory (yum!). Return to Saigon on the early evening. Your night is free.

DAY 4

Your morning is at liberty. Later, your guide will deliver you to the airport for your departure flight, but why not extend your stay and visit nearby always-tropical Phan Thiet Beach, the utterly charming French hill town of Dalat, Hanoi and Halong Bay, or the ancient wonders of Hue and Hoi An!

TET Holiday 2009: We regret that we can not accept Vietnam reservations during the period January 25 through 29 due to the TET (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday. Since it is considered unlucky to work during this period, practically everything closes and some prices double. We do not recommend visiting during this time because there are no public festivities and visitors are left with almost nothing to do.

PRICE PER PERSON FOR ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE
(DOLLARS/EUROS/POUNDS/BAHT)

Standard: Spring Hotel

Through 2008
Double 265 174 132 8,273
Single 515 338 257 16,078

Value: Elios Hotel, Deluxe Room

Through April 09
Double 276 182 138 8,625
Single 537 353 268 16,781

Superior: May Hotel (Deluxe Room)

Through September 08
Double 330 217 165 10,313
Single 645 424 322 20,156

Deluxe: Parkroyale Saigon, Deluxe Room

Through September 08
Double 417 274 208 13,027
Single 819 539 409 25,602

VIP: Sheraton, Deluxe room

Through September 08
Double 623 410 311 19,453
Single 1230 809 614 38,438

Ultimate: Park Hyatt Saigon

Through September 08
Double 998 656 498 31,180
Single 1983 1304 989 61,953
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SAIGON HOTELS

Standard: Spring Hotel
Value:  EliosHotel
Superior: May Hotel
Deluxe: May Hotel
VIP: Caravelle

Prices are based on currency exchange rates in effect on 01 March 2008 and may be subject to fluctuation

Where We Shine:
Our Customer Service Manager and guide staff in Saigon work for us - not for a local tour company, so we know you are getting the best guides available. They love to show our guests the real Vietnam, and enjoy Saigon’s often hard-to-find nightlife. All of our hotels are in safe, central locations.

INCLUDES
private airport transportation
accommodation with daily breakfast
guided sightseeing and night tour
day trip with guide, car and driver

Coils of fragrent incense hang in a local temple
Coils of fragrant incense hang in
a local temple

Saigon swings after dark. Our guide will show you the latest hot spots during your holiday.
Saigon swings after dark. Our guide will show you the latest hot spots during your holiday

Colorful markets offer an exotic array of discoveries
Colorful markets offer an exotic array of discoveries

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Citizens of most countries are required to have a visa to visit Vietnam. Please ask for details.

Includes
hotel accommodations with tax, service, and daily breakfast beginning on day 2; private airport transportation; two full days of sightseeing with English-speaking guide, private car and driver; admissions; one nightlife guide on the evening of your choice (please pay for local transportation, cover charges, and soft drinks for guide at the clubs you visit). Not included: airfare; other meals and drinks; other admissions or features not specifically mentioned in the itinerary; or items of a purely personal nature. On very rare occasion, we may combine up to three Purple Dragon customers on a sightseeing excursion.

 You can take an instant discount when you select any two or three Purple Dragon Vietnam packages together. Details are on the Club Sanook website. (See details on the left.)

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