Private VIP Cu Chi Tunnels & Bonus City Tour

4.9 (20 reviews) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Duration6h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Embark on a 6-hour private tour to Cu Chi Tunnels and rustic countryside sightseeing. The Cu Chi Tunnels Tour provides an introduction to its historical significance during the Vietnam War.
It offers a unique opportunity to explore the renowned underground tunnel system, which gained fame after the war. Visitors can learn about its intricate workings and how it effectively withstood the destructive power of numerous bomb attacks from the US military.

This is Highlight:

Explore an underground system of rooms, hospitals, and weapons factories

Crawl through the very narrow tunnels, Gain more knowledge of Vietnam's history, tradition, and culture as well

Taste the local foods that Vietnam soldiers ate during wartime

Watch a short documentary film about Cu Chi Tunnels during the war

Try to shoot with AK47 or MK16 riffles in a well-supervised area (optional with surcharge)

What's included

  • Friendly and professional tour guide
  • Transportation by air-conditioned car/minivan
  • Pick up and drop off at the center of Saigon
  • Bottled water
  • Light snack with tapioca and tea at Cu Chi Tunnels
  • Entrance Fee
  • Your Personal Expense
  • Tips and personal expenses
  • Other meals not mentioned in itinerary

What to expect

  1. Ho Chi Minh City
    2h
    Get picked up at your hotel and then we will travel beyond the typical city tourist spots to a local neighborhood of Cu Chi, where you feel tranquil, peaceful, and happy while driving through many green rice fields, rubber plantations, and water buffalos.
  2. Cu Chi Tunnels
    30m · Admission ticket included
    When you arrive, we will do the following activities:
    1: Watching a documentary film about the Vietnam War. Subsequently, we show you the diagram of Cu Chi tunnels and how it constructed with kitchens, bedrooms, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers.
  3. Cu Chi Tunnels
    30m · Admission ticket included
    2. We will see booby traps and trapdoors. The trip's highlight is to experience of crawling and walking through the cramped and narrow passageways. There are now reconstructed chambers for you to see, as it was in the time of war
  4. Cu Chi Tunnels
    30m · Admission ticket included
    3. Learning more about the handmade weapons and traps used during the Vietnam War. Learning how the local guerrillas made the sandals from truck tires too
  5. Cu Chi Tunnels
    30m · Admission ticket included
    4. Drink hot tea and eat tapioca (guerilla food during the war) at the last stop. And last but not least, if you are interested, we can visit the shooting range, at an extra cost.
  6. Ho Chi Minh City
    2h
    We will get back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meeting and pickup

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Pickup details

Free pick up and drop off by scooter from your hotel doorstep in District 1,3,4. If your location is not in the city center, we will meet at the meeting point which is at The Saigon Opera House.
Or you can pay the extra 5$usd for the pick up and drop off service.

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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