Cu Chi Tunnels And Ho Chi Minh Full Day Tour

Cu Chi Tunnels And Ho Chi Minh Full Day Tour

The Cu Chi tubes are a huge system of underground tubes that connect to each other. They are in the Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and are part of a much bigger system of tunnels that run under most of the country.

 

The tunnel network is about 200 km long and has hospitals, command centers, kitchens, warehouses, storage facilities, offices, and places to make weapons.

The Cu Chi tunnels were the site of several military actions during the Vietnam War. They were also the Viet Cong's main base of operations during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

 

The Cu Chi Tunnels are now a popular place for people to visit. There are tours that can help you learn more about Vietnam's past.

8 a.m., leave for Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi tunnels, 70km away from the central of Saigon.

 

9h30 AM. When you get to the Cu Chi Tunnels, you can watch a documentary film to learn more about their secret. Part of the movie will show you how the tunnels were built and how the people who lived there got by during the war.

Next, you'll have a chance to learn about, see, and explore the system of tubes deep underground that can withstand a US military bomb attack.

 

The vents let air into the tube. The depth from the ground to the first floor is 3 meters, and the depth from the second floor to the third floor is more than 12 meters. The tour guide will explain how the tube works.

 

Find the Hoang Cam smoke-less stove, hidden places to hide, battle bunkers, dangerous booby traps, and the rice paper workshop.

 

After that, you will be given special tea and potatoes, which were meals for guerrillas during the war.

During your break, you can either relax or try shooting different weapons from the Vietnam War, like the M16 rifle, the AK-47, and a light machine gun called the M60.

 

12:00 lunch by your budget.

13:00 city tour of Ho Chi Minh City

The Reunification Palace is the first stop on the trip. It was the home of the President of South Vietnam until the war ended in April 1975. You can walk from the Reunification Palace to see some French colonial buildings.Such as the Old Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral.

 

14h30 Go to Chinatown and visit the Thien Hau pagodas, which are dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. Check out the most interesting parts of this area.

 

The elaborate friezes, carved tableau, and impressive incense coils make for great photos. Along the small streets that lead to Binh Tay Market, you can watch people go about their daily lives. The market sells everything from clothes to dried squid.


Then, keep going to the War Remnants Museum, which has a lot of things related to both of the Indochina wars. Lots of big military trucks and tiger cages are set up in the courtyard so that visitors can get a sense of what it was like to be a prisoner of war.

 

The museum building will have different floors that will each have a different theme about the war and the crimes that were done to the Vietnamese people during the war.

 

16h00 The last stop on our city trip is Ben Thanh Market, where you can buy anything.

The tour will be finished at 17:30 at the hotel.