One day visit Ho Chi Minh city and Cu Chi Tunnel small group

What to Expect

This day tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi Tunnels takes you around the prominent attractions of the largest city of Vietnam. The one-day tour is a chance to understand more about Vietnamese history in the War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace, admire French-colonial architecture at the General Post Office, Opera House and Notre Dame Cathedral, and discover the complicated system of Cu Chi tunnels constructed by Vietnamese people during the War.

Highlights

Itinerary

• Morning

  7:30 - 8AM: Our tour guide will meet and pick up from your hotel in district 1. The tour starts with most visited sites around Ho Chi Minh city.
  Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.
  Then we continue visiting the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

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• Noon time

  We will have lunch at a local restaurant. And then we will have short break before moving to Cu Chi.

• Afternoon

  13:00: We get on bus and depart to Cu Chi Tunnel.
  The trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time.
  Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war.
  Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served. There will be break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun.
  19:00 We return to Ho Chi Minh city. Trip ends

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