Vietnam · Battlefield Tours

Cu Chi Ben Duoc Tunnels: Authentic & Less Touristy (Max 10)

7 Hours Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the less crowded Ben Duoc section of the Cu Chi tunnels
  • 02 Explore original tunnels, hidden entrances, and wartime relics
  • 03 Learn about the Vietnam War from a local perspective
  • 04 Travel in a small group of maximum 10 people
  • 05 Enjoy a more relaxed visit with more time on-site
  • 06 Experience local market atmosphere and Vietnamese food culture
  • 07 Tea, boiled cassava, drinking water, and entrance fee included

Discover the Cu Chi tunnels at Ben Duoc, a quieter and less touristy site that offers a more authentic look at this remarkable wartime network. With a small group of up to 10 travellers, you can explore the tunnels and surrounding relics at a more relaxed pace while learning about how people lived and survived underground.

This experience also adds a local cultural angle with a visit connected to Hoc Mon market life, giving you a glimpse of everyday trade, tropical produce, and Vietnamese food culture. It is a rewarding combination of history and local atmosphere, all within easy reach of Ho Chi Minh City.

Discover the Cu Chi tunnels at Ben Duoc, a quieter and less touristy site that offers a more authentic look at this remarkable wartime network.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Ho Chi Minh
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

CU CHI-BEN DUOC TUNNELS & LOCAL MARKET

Tour snapshot

Within sight of Hồ Chí Minh City, the Cu Chi-Ben Duoc Tunnels and Hóc Môn Agricultural Wholesale Market are both a well combination half day tour for those who loves to seek deep not only into Vietnamese’s current busy lives but also a search back far into the past.

Travelling is all about this, and why don’t you try to bargain and see the battle after our hard-to-find-but-totally-worth-the-effort day tour?

Highlights

Sample delicious Vietnamese tropical fruits just like the locals do — in the market.

Stroll through tight walkways and bustling atmosphere of Hoc Mon wholesale market.

Learn more about Vietnam’s unique food culture.

wiggle through some of the narrow passageways in Cu Chi tunnel.

If that’s not enough wartime nostalgia, you can even fire a variety of automatic weapons.

Awesome Bargain & Battle

In this city of almost 10 million, you have plenty of ways to spend your time and money. There are so many amazing excursions, tours and places vying for your dollars, so it can be difficult to stray off the tourist-beaten path, but it is worthwhile. Travelling with Hana Tourist, you are venturing beyond the hotspots and will be rewarded with a well-established (and essential) stops in combination with a heritage study in one day. We simply name it ‘Bargain & Battle’ half day tour for a Hóc Môn Agriculture Wholesale Market and Cu Chi Tunnel destinations.

The Hóc Môn Agriculture Wholesale Market is the largest agricultural products supplier in the city, accounting for 50-55 per cent of the total demand. Authority has unveiled a plan to develop this wholesale markets into destinations for not only product buyers but also tourists.

Meanwhile, Cu Chi Tunnel is one of the greatest works constructed by Vietnamese people as a place to live and hide from being attacked during wars. This Half Day Tour is all about fresh, cheap, ‘Bargain’ and a great way to crack into the historical ‘Battle’ story and scene.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City 1 city · 7 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance fee, drinking water, cool tissue
  • Tea & boiled Cassava

What's Not Included

  • Personal expense, tips/gratuities for local guide.

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • If your hotel is not listed or is outside our pickup zone, please let us know. We'll provide an alternative meeting point that works for both sides.
  • Our guide and van will be at your hotel lobby between 7:30 and 8:00 AM for the morning trip and between 12:00 and 12:30 PM for the afternoon trip. The pick-up order is organized for the most efficient route and timing.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Tour start
Ho Chi Minh City, VN
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

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

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