South Vietnam

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A travel journal to Vietnam by garymarsh6

Saigon Cathedral Photo - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Quote: Visiting Ho Chi Minh city and the Mekong Delta.

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The Victoria Resort Hotel and Spa

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Hotel | "Smart Colonial Hotel in Can Tho"

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The Victoria resort hotel and spa. Can Tho.The Victoria resort hotel and spa hotel is a four star hotel in Can Tho in the Mekong Delta on the banks of the Hau River. It is set amongst beautifully kept and manicured grounds that contain exotic flowers, trees and shrubs. It has an old colonial feel to the place and was built during the end of the Victorian era. It has 92 room eight of which are suites. The views of the river are quite spectacular and you can watch the world go by from the terraces and gardens of the hotel with a nice long cool gin and tonic.The reception area is massive with a beautifully laid out open plan foyer. It looks very peaceful with over head ceili...Read More

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Kimdo Royal City Hotel

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Hotel | "Ideally Situated in the Centre for all the Action"

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Kimdo Royal City Hotel Saigon.We stayed in this hotel which is ideally based right in the centre of Saigon right near to all the sites and shopping and near to the Saigon River. It is ideally situated with plenty of restaurants and bars around. It is within easy walking distance to the cathedral post office, market and opera house. In the next block is the famous Rex hotel where the journalists used to meet to write up their reports to send off during the American/ Vietnamese war.The hotel is classified as a four star hotel and there are doormen to open the door on your arrival and bell boys to take care of your luggage. ReceptionThe reception area is very well furnished ...Read More

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Kimdo Royal City Hotel
133 NGUYEN HUE AVE
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 70000
84-8-8225914

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Mekong Delta Tour

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Attraction | "The Mekong Delta"

The fertile delta flats. Photo - Mekong Delta Tour, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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The Mekong Delta and Can Tho.The Mekong Delta covers a very large area formed but the silt washed down by river creating a marvellous fertile area for cultivating crops and rice. It covers an area of around 39,000 miles. It is also known as the nine dragon river and it travels over 3000 miles from the steppes of Tibet winding its way through Cambodia and Vietnam right down to the tip of the Vietnamese peninsular. The local people live and work and earn a living from the many tributaries of the river that finally ends up in the South China Sea. The main places on our three day itinerary included Can Tho and Vinh Long. The journey down to Can Tho involved a long bus ride pa...Read More

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Mekong Delta Tour
Mekong Delta
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 0710
84 985 144 144

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The Tunnels of Cu Chi

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Attraction | "A Rabbit Warren of Tunnels"

A tunnel entrance Photo - The Tunnels of Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Chu Chi Tunnels.The Chu Chi tunnels are an amazing collection of tunnels just outside Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) stretching about 75 miles long that were part of a network of tunnels that went all over Vietnam.They were built and used by the Vietcong who were guerrillas fighting the war against the Americans and they were very successful in concealing themselves in the tunnels. They used to stay in the tunnels during the day time and come out at night to scavenge for food, to sabotage buildings and to fight the Americans and thwart their campaign. Eventually the Americans gave up and headed home after the fall of Saigon.Most Vietnamese are very thin people and ...Read More

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The Tunnels of Cu Chi
Củ Chi District
Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon

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Ho Chi Minh

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Attraction | "Saigon"

Re unification palace Saigon Photo - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Saigon. Ho Chi Mein City,Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam covering an area of over 800 square miles and is situated right down in the South of the country just over 1000 miles from Hanoi the current capital. The climate of Saigon is very hot and humid for most of the year with an average temperature in the lower 30’s.The French recognised it as Saigon and when the Vietnamese took control of Hue the Emperor declared the city as the capital of Vietnam. During the French occupation of the country it was the capital until the North Vietcong forced the withdrawal of the Americans during the Vietnamese war when they over ran the City capturing it for the North in 1975 and...Read More