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Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day

Cu Chi, Southern Vietnam
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Duration

Half day

Departure

Ho Chi Minh City

Tour type

Cultural & Historical

Tour Overview

CU CHI TUNNELS HALF DAY – STANDARD GROUP TOUR

The Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day tour is an ideal choice for travelers seeking to explore one of Vietnam’s most iconic historical landmarks. Located just outside Ho Chi Minh City, the legendary Cu Chi Tunnels reveal an extraordinary underground network that played a crucial role during the Vietnam War, offering visitors deeper insight into Vietnam’s history, resilience, and wartime ingenuity.

Carefully designed for international visitors, the Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day experience combines cultural exploration with meaningful historical discovery. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore secret tunnel entrances, visit wartime shelters, and sample traditional local dishes that once sustained soldiers, creating a memorable journey into Vietnam’s rich and heroic past.

Highlights:

  • Visit the historic Cu Chi Tunnels – an underground labyrinth from the Vietnam War.
  • Watch a wartime documentary to learn about the fighters’ resilience.
  • Crawl through hidden passageways, see bunkers, kitchens, and war relics.
  • Try war-time food: manioc and tea.
  • Optional shooting range experience (extra fee).

Itinerary

Day 01

Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day

07:30 – 08:00: Pick-up from District 1 hotels, depart for Cu Chi (1.5-hour drive).
09:30: Arrive at Cu Chi, introduction by the tour guide.

  • Watch a short documentary about the tunnels.
  • Explore the tunnel system:
    • Weapon factories, field hospitals, bunkers
    • Trapdoors & tunnel entrances
    • Underground kitchens & cooking techniques
  • Taste manioc & tea.
  • Optional shooting experience (own expense).

12:00:Depart Cu Chi.
14:30 – 15:00: Return to Ho Chi Minh City. End of tour.

What's Included

Included

  • Round-trip transfer by air-conditioned 29-seat bus
  • English-speaking guide
  • Entrance fee to Cu Chi Tunnels
  • 1 bottle of mineral water per person

Excluded

  • Travel insurance
  • Meals & drinks not mentioned
  • Tips & personal expenses
  • Optional shooting experience

Note:

  • Daily departure.
  • Pick-up service: Hotels in District 1 (except Sai Gon Ward & Tan Dinh Ward). Guests outside District 1 must meet at meeting point (112 Tran Hung Dao St, Ben Thanh Ward) by 07:45.

Children Policy:

  • Under 3 years: Free of charge (sharing with parents).
  • 4–9 years: 85% of adult rate (sharing with parents).
  • Above 9 years: Adult rate applies.
  • Max. 1 free child per 2 paying adults; extra children pay full rate.

Cancellation Policy:

  • Less than 24 hours before departure → 100% charge.

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