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Mar
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Cu Chi Tunnels are an extensive underground tunnel system stretching over 200 km (124 miles). This remarkable site is world-famous for its scale, ingenuity, and historical significance during the Vietnam War.
Tour Highlights
- Explore the legendary Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the world’s most extensive underground tunnel systems used during the Vietnam War
- Learn about wartime history through an informative documentary film
- Crawl through authentic tunnels and discover underground living quarters
- Discover ingenious hidden trapdoors and handmade wartime traps
- Visit traditional craft workshops, including lacquerware and rice paper making
- Taste boiled tapioca and special tea, the daily food of guerrilla fighters
- Enjoy a half-day tour ideal for travelers with limited time
- Optional experience to fire real wartime weapons at the shooting range (extra charge)
Detailed Itinerary
Pick-up time: 07:30 – 08:00 A.M
Drop-off time: Approximately 01:00 – 01:30 P.M
- Pick up at your hotel and drive to Cu Chi Tunnels (distance: 60 km – travel time: around 1.5 hours)
- Visit a traditional lacquerware workshop along the way
- Upon arrival, watch a short documentary film introducing the history of Cu Chi Tunnels
- Explore specially constructed underground living areas, including: Kitchens, bedrooms, storage rooms, weapon factories, field hospitals, command centers.
- Discover a hidden underground town
- Learn about ingenious hidden trapdoors and dangerous handmade traps within the maze-like tunnel system
- Visit a rice paper workshop
- Enjoy special tea and boiled tapioca, the traditional food of guerrilla fighters during the war
- Shooting experience: Try AK47, M16, M60, or M30 (optional)
Inclusions
- Air-conditioned mini-van
- English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees
- Mineral water (1 bottle/person)
- Wet tissues
- Tapioca and local tea
Exclusions
- Beverages
- Personal expenses
