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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Experience the vast underground network of the Cu Chu Tunnels on a half-day private tour from Ho Chi Minh City. With your expert guide, learn how the Viet Cong fighters used the tunnels during the war, and see first-hand the intricacies of these wartime quarters.
Highlights:
• Explore the undergrounds of the Cu Chi Tunnels
• Learn how thousands of Vietnamese guerillas lived and fought during the war
• Have the change to fire a real AK-47 into a shooting field
Local guide
Bottled water
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Round-trip private transfer
Landing and facility fees
Fuel surcharge
Bottled water: 01 bottle/pax/day tour
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
All hotel in Ho Chi Minh City Center
Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam At either 8am or 1:30pm you will be met in the hotel lobby by your guide and a driver for the tour. Today you are off to the Cu Chi Tunnels which were pivotal to the Communist’s victory over the Americans and the South Vietnamese Armies as they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area around Saigon.
At its height, the tunnel system, parts of which were several levels deep, stretched over 200kms from Saigon to the Cambodian border. Today the remaining tunnels of this intricate network have been widened to accommodate visitors and has now become a major attraction giving a unique experience of what underground life in the American war must have been like and a deep appreciation of the courage and ingenuity of the Vietnamese people.
This is where guerilla warfare is exemplified and you will learn about the clever design of the tunnels and the strategic use of trap doors. Even with B-52 bombers dropping 30-ton loads of explosive, turning the jungle into a pockmarked moonscape, 30 thousand American troops failed to conquered the area! You will be offered the opportunity to crawl around a portion of the 121 km long, multiple-layered tunnel and learn how thousands of guerillas managed to stay underground for many days at a time, also their great technique to conceal smoke from their cooking. There’re a lot more to enjoy and even a chance to fire with real weapons like AK47 for an additional fee. After the tour you will be returned to your hotel by private car.
300 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Patbgz
05 Sep 2019
Half day tunnels and half day city tour. 2 morning trips in aircon car. Lyly was our guide both mornings. She was brilliant, excellent English. Informative for both tours and on local history. City tour worth it for war museum alone. The tunnels were something else, amazing to see and glad we did it. Thank you Lyly for your great service and with so much more to see in Vietnam I hope to come back.
This tour in
Ho Chi Minh City
is organized by
Tour East Vietnam
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