Vietnam · Archaeology

Cu Chi Tunnels Discovery: Small Group Tour with English Guide

7 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Ho Chi Minh City. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the historic Cu Chi Tunnels on a small-group tour from Ho Chi Minh City
  • 02 Learn how the tunnel network was built and used during the war
  • 03 Explore underground living areas, kitchens, hospitals, and command centers
  • 04 Watch an introductory video before touring the site
  • 05 Travel by air-conditioned minivan with an English-speaking guide
  • 06 Enjoy special tea and cassava at Cu Chi
  • 07 Hotel pickup and drop-off included for centrally located District 1 hotels

Discover one of southern Vietnam’s most important historical sites on this small-group tour from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Travel in an air-conditioned minivan with an English-speaking guide and learn how this vast underground network played a vital role during the Vietnam War.

At Cu Chi, watch an introductory video before exploring the remaining tunnel system and its specially constructed living areas, kitchens, storage spaces, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers. Along the way, gain insight into the harsh wartime conditions, see hidden trap doors and defensive features, and enjoy special tea and cassava once used as guerrilla food.

At Cu Chi, watch an introductory video before exploring the remaining tunnel system and its specially constructed living areas, kitchens, storage spaces, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Ho Chi Minh
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Pickup is available from Ho Chi Minh City hotels located in District 1. Hotel pickups commence approximately 15-30 minutes prior to the tour start time (exact pickup time will be provided upon reconfirmation). If you are staying in another area, please make your way to the meeting point. From Ho Chi Minh City depart to Cu Chi will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving.  Upon arrive at CU CHI, 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.

 Leave Cu Chi tunnels and return to Ho Chi Minh City at the end of your trip.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Ho Chi Minh City. 1 city · 7 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Hotel Pickup and Drop-off in centrally located hotel in Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Transport by air-conditioned Minivan
  • Experienced English speaking guide
  • Bottled water (1 bottle per person)
  • Entrance fees

What's Not Included

  • Personal Expenses & Beverages
  • Holiday surcharge & All other services not clearly mentioned above

Know before you go

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Pick up and transfer to the centrally located hotel/accommodation in District 1 (except Đa Kao Ward, Tan Dinh Ward) from the following streets: Lý Tự Trọng, Lê Thánh Tôn, Trương Định, Nguyễn An Ninh, Phan Chu Trinh, Lưu Văn Lang, Lê Anh Xuân, Đồng Khởi, Nguyễn Huệ, Thi Sách, Thái Văn Lung, Mạc Thị Bưởi, Hồ Huấn Nghiệp, Nguyễn Thái Bình, Lê Thị Hồng Gấm, Bùi Thị Xuân, Sương Nguyệt Anh, and Ký Con. * If you are not staying on any of the above streets, please make your own way to the meeting point (112 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh City). * The pickup time in the above-prescribed ranges varies according to the position of the customers’ hotels or the required pickup points.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Ho Chi Minh City..

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