Humanities Trip to Vietnam

36 students and 5 teachers will be going to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on the 21st November to 25th November.

Reporting time will be 8:45 at Northland Secondary School.

We will be back on the 25th November, touch down at 1045 pm.

The bus will be sending all back to Northland Secondary School.

Keep track of what we are doing on the sgbeats on the lift hand column (the black box).

I will be sending the updates in by SMS.

Itinerary (updated):

ITINERARY FOR 5DAYS HO CHI MINH HUMANITIES TRIP

(Specially Prepared for Northland Secondary School)

21 NOV: SINGAPORE – HO CHI MINH CITY (LUNCH ON BOARD/ DINNER)

- 1345hrs: Arrival into Vietnam International Airport

- 1400hrs: Customs Clearance

- 1430hrs: Meet your Local Tour Guide & Board Coach. Thereafter, we shall proceed for a guided orientation cum city tour of Ho Chi Minh. The tour of the City includes visits to the Notre Dame Cathedral, Grand Post Office, City Hall, Ho Chi Minh City People’s committee. Check into Bat Dat Hotel.

- 1800hrs: Assemble at lobby, transfer to Saigon Cruise.

- 1900hrs: After arrival in harbor, check in the Saigon Cruise for dinner. Then follows a welcome dinner on board of Saigon Boat, which is the famous Saigon River Cruise on Saigon River to enjoy the sights of lifestyle along the banks of the river.

- 2030hrs: Check out cruise, transfer for dinner Ashoka 1 Halah Restaurant for super dinner with stylist buffet Halah foods at this restaurant.

- 2230hrs: Return back to Bat Dat, briefing by tour leader

21^st NOV // SQ178 // SIN-SGN // 12:40-13:45

22 NOV: HO CHI MINH CITY – CAN GIO – HO CHI MINH CITY (B’FAST/ LUNCH/ DINNER)

- 0800hrs: Breakfast at Hotel

- 0900hrs: proceed to Can Gio this is one of the white sand beaches that can be found all along the coastline of Vietnam. It is an island in the Saigon river formed by silt washing down from upstream. The area is a large mangrove swamp that that houses several shrimp farms. You can visit the mangrove park and nearby museum. Can Gio is about 60km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City and the journey will take about 2½ each way.

- 1100hrs: Arrival in Can Gio

- 1130hrs: Lunch with Picnic Lunch from Ashoka 1 Halah Restaurant

- 1300hrs: Visit to a Mangrove Swamp for some studies on Mangrove Swamps

- 1500hrs: Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City and visit Ben Thanh market

- 1900hrs: Dinner at Tandoor restaurant

- 2030hrs: Return back to Hotel, briefing and Overnight at Hotel

23 NOV: HO CHI MINH CITY – CAI BE - VINH LONG – HO CHI MINH CITY (B’FAST/ LUNCH/ DINNER)

- 0700hrs: Breakfast at Hotel

- 0800hrs: Proceed for Cai Be - Vinh Long.

- 1130hrs: Arrival in Cai Be, have lunch with Halah lunch box from Ashoka 1 Halah Restaurant

- 1300hrs: Enjoy taking "a day to be a farmer" program at Cai Be. You will dress a famer clothes and go fishing in river, visit the paddy field.

- 1600hrs: Return back to HCMC

- 1930hrs: Dinner at Lion City restaurant (Halah Set Menu)

- 2030hrs: Return back to Hotel, briefing and Overnight at Hotel

24 NOV: SCHOOL VISIT – HO CHI MINH CITY - CU CHI TUNNELS (B’FAST/ LUNCH/ DINNER)

- 0800hrs: Breakfast at Hotel

- 0900hrs: After breakfast, transfer to Le Quy Don Middle School at Vo Van Tan Street, D3 for a School

Exchange Program. Back to hotel for a rest and check out.

- 1130hrs: Lunch from Ashoka restaurant

- 1300hrs: Transfer for Cu Chi Tunnels – the underground village built by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War time. It is consider as on of the Homocle’s sword thrust into the former capital of Saigon regime. End route stop at rice pancake making. Seize the chance to make your own rice paper.

- 1600hrs: Back to Ho Chi Minh city. Arrival, transfer to hotel for bathing.

- 2000hrs: Dinner at the Halah@ Saigon Restaurant

- 2130hrs: Return back to Hotel, briefing and Overnight at Hotel

25 NOV: HO CHI MINH CITY – SINGAPORE (B’FAST, LUNCH)

- 0830hrs: Breakfast at Hotel

- 0930hrs: After breakfast, transfer to visit the War Museum and Reunification Palace

- 1230hrs: Lunch at Ashoka 2 restaurant

- 1400hrs: Free at own leisure or transfer the entire group to a shopping centre where the group will be able to buy varieties of local products. After that at about 4 pm, transfer to airport to board flight SQ 185 back to Singapore.

25^th NOV // SQ185 // SGN-SIN // 19:50-22:45

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