Vietnam · Boating

4-Hour Cu Chi Tunnels Speedboat Tour with Binh Quoi Lunch

4 Hours Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City Moderate pace

Visit the Jungles through the Cu Chi Tunnels

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels by luxury speedboat from Saigon
02 Learn about the Cu Chi Tunnels and their role in the Vietnam War
03 Try your hand at the Cu Chi rifle range
04 Visit a rice-paper and rice-wine production line
05 Enjoy a seven-course traditional Vietnamese lunch at Binh Quoi Village

Tour the Cu Chi Tunnels by luxury speedboat on this memorable four-hour experience from Saigon. Learn about the tunnels' history and significance during the Vietnam War while observing daily life along the riverbanks. Discover wartime traps, secret entrances, bunkers, and underground hideouts, and try your hand at the Cu Chi rifle range. The experience also includes a visit to a rice-paper and rice-wine production line, followed by a seven-course traditional Vietnamese lunch at Binh Quoi Village.

Walk into the jungle and discover traps, secret entrances, bunkers, and underground hideouts.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Ho Chi Minh

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Cu Chi Tunnels and Binh Quoi Village by Speedboat

Meet your tour guide at your hotel in District 1 at 7:30 AM and transfer by van to Tan Cang Pier.
Depart for the Cu Chi Tunnels by luxury speedboat at 8:00 AM.
On board, savour a light breakfast of a pat-a-chou snack with Lavie water and local fruit while enjoying the fresh air and gaining insight into the daily lives of local citizens living along the riverbanks.
Arrive at the Cu Chi Tunnels at 9:15 AM.
Learn about the Cu Chi Tunnels by watching a documentary film about these sophisticated man-made tunnels.
Walk into the jungle and discover traps, secret entrances, bunkers, and underground hideouts.
Try your hand at shooting at the rifle range at the Cu Chi Tunnels.
Visit a rice-paper (spring roll skin) and rice-wine production line.
Crawl into the tunnels and relish the foods served during wartime: green tea and tapioca.
At 11:45 AM, make your way to Binh Quoi Village and enjoy a Vietnamese seven-course lunch.
Arrive back in Ho Chi Minh City by speedboat at 2:00 PM.

Where this trip takes you

Cu Chi Tunnels, Tan Cang Pier, Binh Quoi Village

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Ho Chi Minh City 1 city · 4 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Insurance on the boat
Two-way speedboat transfer
Entrance fees
English-speaking Ho Chi Minh guide
Mineral water and wet towels
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in District 1
Snack and local fruit
Lunch

What's Not Included

Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
Hotel pick-up and drop-off outside District 1

Know before you go

You can choose to start this tour at 7:30 AM or 11:30 AM.
Hotel pick-up time will vary around 7:30-8:00 AM, as the pickup time depends on traffic, weather, and other customers in the group tour.
Pick-up service is available outside De Tham, Pham Ngu Lao, and Bui Vien Street with a surcharge.
The price varies during holidays.

Logistics