Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnels Full Day Tour

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Experience how local had to live underground tunnels during Vietnam War
  • Visiting a commanding center of Vietnamese Communist during the War
  • Enjoy special food used by local for daily live: steamed tapioca and hot tea
  • Discover Special Hoang Cam smoke-less kitchen founded in the French War
  • Exploring the fighting bunkers, dangerous booby traps used during the war
  • Visit rice paper workshop to see how local making rice paper for their living

ITINERARY:

08:00 – 08:30: We pick you up from hotel in city center of District 1, 3, 4 of HCM City and take the morning trip to visit Cu Chi Tunnels System. The trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving with a quick stop at Lacquer workshop.

Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time.

Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war.

Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun (optional).

Before city tour in the afternoon, you will be offer one beef/chicken noodle at famous local restaurant. Then we keep going with Ho Chi Minh city tour at noon – will visit amazing and landmark places in biggest city of Viet Nam like Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.

Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by Ben Thanh Market and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum, the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. We then drop you off at your hotel and end of our trip at around 17:30.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Tour Price:

No of Pax / Booking 01-03 Pax 04-07 Pax 00-10 Pax 10-12 Pax
Price / Person 64 usd 62 usd 60 usd 59 usd

 

Please take notes:

**The Notre Dame Cathedral have been being restored, so the guests just visit outside.

Tour Inclusions: A/c van pick up and drop off (centrally located hotel in Dist1 , HCMC), transfer & sightseeing as per program, English-speaking tour guide, entrance fee, pure bottled water, meal as lunch.

Tour Exclusiosn: Travel insurance, beverage, tips & personal expenses (shooting gun, telephone calls...), other services not mentioned in the inclusion; Tax.

Trip Notes:

  • Pick up is included just for the centrally located hotels in District 1, 3, 4 of Ho Chi Minh City
  • It is recommended to bring the torch if you plan to go inside the tunnel in Cu Chi (optional)
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