5-Hour Cu Chi Tunnels Tour from Ho Chi Minh City with tunnel history

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Watch a documentary that introduces the history and significance of the Cu Chi Tunnels
• 02 Explore the wartime underground cities, trap doors, bunkers, and secret hideouts of Cu Chi
• 03 Visit a rice-paper workshop and see a traditional local craft
• 04 Taste tapioca and local tea once eaten by guerrillas during the war

Located 60 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi is considered a heroic district for its role in the anti-American war in Vietnam and is legendary for its tunnel system of more than 220 km. On this tour, learn about the significance of the Cu Chi Tunnels, watch an insightful documentary, and venture into wartime underground cities. Explore traps, secret entrances, bunkers, and underground hideouts, visit a rice-paper workshop, and savour tapioca with local tea as soldiers once did. You can also optionally try shooting wartime rifles at the range for an additional fee.

Visit the functioning underground cities of Cu Chi and see numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres, and kitchens.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Ho Chi Minh

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Exploration

• Meet your tour guide at a pre-decided location or at your accommodation, then drive to Cu Chi.

• Learn about the Cu Chi Tunnels by watching a documentary on this sophisticated artificial tunnel system.
• Visit the functioning underground cities of Cu Chi and see numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centres, and kitchens. There is also plenty of evidence of the fierce battles of the 1960s, when Cu Chi was a "Free Target Zone".

• Explore an underground town.

• Walk into the jungle and discover traps, secret entrances, bunkers, and underground hideouts.
• Attend a rice-paper (spring roll skin) workshop.
• Enjoy tea with cassava, the food eaten by guerrillas during the war.
• Optionally, try shooting wartime rifles at a surcharge of 2.5 USD per bullet (1 line has ten bullets).
• Return to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• AC car or AC mini-van

• English-speaking Vietnamese guide

• Entrance fees

• Mineral water (1 bottle/tour)

• Wet tissues

• Tapioca and local tea

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses, tips and gratuities, VAT

What to bring

• Camera
• Suitable shoes
• Cash

Know before you go

• If you have any special requests, please inform us when you book the tour.
• If you want to try shooting some guns, please inform your tour guide. The fee is approximately 25 USD for 10 bullets, payable by yourself at the shooting range.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tour start

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.