Cu Chi Tunnels are consistently busy and often crowded throughout the week, with even larger crowds during weekends and Vietnam’s holiday periods. Long morning queues at every stop are common, regardless of the day.
To make the most of your visit, here are our tips:
For Private Tours: We recommend an early start (at 7:30 AM) to reach the tunnels before the large group tours arrive and long queues form. By finishing your visit in the mid-afternoon, you’ll also avoid the evening rush. This approach is especially helpful for families traveling with elders and young children, as you’ll return to the city in time for lunch.
Safe and fun tour for kids guaranteed
DEPARTURE TIME: 8h00 AM or 12h30 PM
TRANSPORTATION: Car / Van
DURATION: 6 Hours ( 2 hours drive to the tunnel , 2 hours visiting tunnel, and 2 hours driving back to the city center)
Highlights
- Watch Documentary Video (Only Showed In This Place)
- Experience The Thrill Of Crawling Into The Tunnels
- Visit Underground Bunkers (Meeting Rooms, Hospitals, Ammunitions, Etc.)
- See The Collection Of Guns And Traps, Enormous Size of Bomb Crater
- See Hoang Cam Smokeless Kitchen Where You Can Understand How VC Hide Smoke
- Play Firing Range (Bullets Fee Is Not Included)
- Try Tapioca (The Food VC Ate During The War)
OPTIONAL : Try shooting AK47, M16, M60, M30: around 1-2 USD/bullet (You can buy directly there)
What should we do
- See a self-contained underground city at Cu Chi War Tunnels.
- Learn all about the ingenious techniques of living underground for days, months and years from the first day that the tunnel formed to the end of Vietnam War.
- You can look for firing real wartime rifles and machine guns.
What to expect
- Learn the struggles of life in wartime Vietnam firsthand when you go below ground in the notorious Cu Chi Tunnels.
- See how soldiers and civilians lived through the conflicts and the ingenious methods used to conceal themselves.
- An extremely complex tunnel system, the Cu Chi network covers a wide area of countryside near to Ho Chi Minh city and was an excellent way for the Viet Cong to move underground, undetected by American forces.
- The Cu Chi tour starts with an introductory video detailing its long 25-year construction. Then it is time to go underground in the infamous 120-mile Cu Chi tunnel system which offered a safe haven for soldiers and thousands of Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War.
- On display are booby traps, the remains of an US army tank and huge craters left by American B52 bombs. You will be able to admire lots of compelling photos and personal effects left behind.
- There is also the chance to take part in your own “HUNGER GAMES” and fire an authentic AK rifle used during the war (magazines’s fee is on your own).
Itinerary
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We’ll pick you up at your hotel or pick-up location, then our friendly tour guide will introduce you to heat up for our journey
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If you are too familiar with the crowded modern city scene of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), then this trip will show you the much different side of it. It will take about 1 hour from the city center to Cu Chi Tunnel, on the way our tour guide will show you peaceful rural area of HCMC, which tourists mostly don’t see in the center of the city
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When we reach Cu Chi Tunnel, please wait for the tour guide to buy tickets for you. They are all included in the tour price, you won’t need to pay them.
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Discover many hidden left behind trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels and learn more about the handmade weapon and traps used during the Vietnam War. Seeing huge bomb craters and the mere 10–13 feet thick level of upper soil can support the bearing weight of a 55-ton tank and the explosive damage of bombs left from the war.
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Discover special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside Cu Chi tunnels meet their basic needs.
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You will be navigating authentic tunnels that Vietnam soldiers used to secretly move to in past (optional choices for 20m, 60m or 100m). If you have heart problems, or Claustrophobia, we recommend not going down
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Wartime is hard for everyone. Food is something that people separately seek for in the war. After some activities, you will try some local tea and tapioca that sustained VC fighters for years, to partly understand how people here spent their time many years ago in the war
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After all of the activities, you can choose to visit Cu Chi shooting range. Here you can fire real weapons like AK47, M16,… with the safe control of the army. However, bullet fee is not included in the tour. You may have to pay the bullet fee yourself if you would like to do the shooting
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A part of the journey is the end. We love to be your companion for the last moment. It will take about 1-1.5 hour through the local sites before reaching back to your hotel/ dropping off location. Hope to see you in your next trip! Love ya!
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Group Tour:
(USD/passenger)
[su_table responsive=”yes”]| Adult (Age 10+) | Child (Age 5-9) | Infant (Age 0-4) | |
| Small Group (10 – 12 pax) |
27.00 | 20.00 | Free |
| Big Group (15 – 25 pax) | 23.00 | 17.00 | Free |
Private tour: Please contact us for specific price.
Includes/Excludes
[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″ center=”no” class=””]- ✅ Transportation, Hotel pick-up/ drop-off (only in district 1, 3, 4)
- ✅ Well-experienced English-speaking guide
- ✅ Bottle of water
- ✅ All sightseeing tickets
- ✅ Tapioca tasting
- ❌ Lunch/Dinner
- ❌ Tips, Anything not mentioned above
Tour FAQs
[su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Should I book this tour?” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” anchor_in_url=”no” class=””]If you want to visit Ho Chi Minh City – Saigon popular tourism sites in a cool way, this tour is something you should consider doing.
[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”When should I not book this tour?” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” anchor_in_url=”no” class=””]If you are not interested in popular tourism sites (you want something more local), or if your budget for a city sightseeing is not that high, then this tour may not suit you. In that case, we recommend you check our other City Tours, with many options including other transportations, or visiting local sites,…
[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”How to book this tour?” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” anchor_in_url=”no” class=””]You can fill in the Booking Form. If you find a technical problem, or anything else, please visit Contact Page to send us a message.
[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Can I book the tour in last minutes?” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” anchor_in_url=”no” class=””]We recommend you book this tour 1 day in advance. Although it is private tour, for you only, it may take us a little bit of time to arrange transportation and other things to make the tour best.
[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Surcharge policy” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” anchor_in_url=”no” class=””]- Surcharge will be applied to travel on national holidays
Child policy
- Children under 5 years old: Free of charge
- Children from 5 – 9 year old: charge 75% adult price
- Children from 10 year old above: charge as adult price
Cancellation policy
- Free up to 7 days before departure date: USD 3 / booking as handling fee;
- Within 5-7 days before departure date: 30% charge;
- Within 3-5 days before departure date: 50% charge;
- Later than 3 days prior to departure date: 100% charge;
- Passenger not showing up: No refund.
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