8-Hour Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon City Tour with War History

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Crawl through one of the Cu Chi Tunnels and see wartime traps up close
• 02 Gain deeper insight into the Vietnam War at the War Remnants Museum
• 03 Walk through the historic Reunification Palace for a French-American architectural perspective
• 04 Explore Saigon's iconic landmarks, including Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office

Chase the light at the end of the Cu Chi Tunnels and learn about the various traps used during the Vietnam War. Then saunter through the streets of Saigon for a deeper perspective on the war as you visit the War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Central Post Office.

Chase the light at the end of the Cu Chi Tunnels and learn about the various traps used during the Vietnam War.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Ho Chi Minh

Languages English, Vietnamese

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon City Tour

Morning at the tunnels

• 08:00 am - Meet and greet your Ho Chi Minh tour guide at your hotel/Airbnb and accompany him to the Cu Chi Tunnels.

• 10:00 am - Visit the various traps used during the war.

• 11:30 am - Enter and crawl through one of the tunnels.

• 01:00 pm - Take a relaxing break at the end of the excursion, including a tasting of native Cu Chi tapioca as you stop for lunch.

Afternoon city tour

• 02:00 pm - Proceed to the War Remnants Museum to gain another perspective on the Vietnam War.

• 03:15 pm - Walk to explore the French-American historic building, Reunification Palace.

• 04:00 pm - Explore the city's iconic buildings, Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Comfortable air-conditioned transportation

• Experienced local English-speaking Ho Chi Minh guide services

• 1 bottle of water per guest per day

• Pick-up and drop-off (mostly in District 1)

• All entrance fees and sightseeing tickets

• Lunch

What's Not Included

• Anything not mentioned above

• Personal expenses

• Tips

Know before you go

• Cu Chi Tunnels are an impressive network of tunnels with a length of over 250 km. This strategic place was used by 18,000 Viet Cong fighters during the war. The underground network included an entire underground city of living quarters, meeting rooms, cafeterias, hospitals and operating rooms, weapons factories, bomb shelters, wells, and even theatres - everything necessary to conceal and house thousands of guerrilla fighters beneath the Vietnam jungle.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tour start

Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.