Cu Chi Ben Duoc Tunnels Tour (max 11 people) with Private Option
Description
This tour is perfect for the war buffs who want to know more about the Vietnam War. Imagine spending your days living in underground tunnels, only able to come out at night when the sun is down - that's what the people of Cu Chi did nearly 50 years ago during the Vietnam War.
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Itinerary
For this 7-hour tour, you can choose your own starting time when checking out with pickup from central hotels or meet at a designated meeting point. We'll explore the non-touristy Ben Duoc Tunnel of Cu Chi Tunnels where fewer visitors coming, so you can have the most personalized experience exploring Cu Chi Tunnels. After 2-hour car ride, we arrive at the tunnels where you'll have the opportunity to explore the tunnel system, which includes narrow passageways, hidden entrances, and underground chambers. Learn about the daily life of the Cu Chi guerrilla fighters and how they managed to survive in the tunnels. You can crawl distances through the tunnels. You may see kitchens, living quarters, among other things used during the war. Learn about how different types traps were created and set up. Visit the weapon rooms and learn how the soldiers made them. You can also safely try your hand at the shooting range with the war guns. After exploration, we travel back to Ho Chi Minh City.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup is offered from hotels in District 1 (excluding TanDinh and Dakao areas) Other districts, kindly make your way to the meeting point (our office) located at: 123 Ly Tu Trong street, District 1 by 8:15am for the morning tour and 12:00pm for the afternoon tour.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You must be above the age of 18 to participate in shooting experience.
- For standard option, pickup is not offered from Tan Dinh & Dakao Ward.
- After the morning tour, visit a nearby restaurant for restroom, feel free to enjoy a light lunch on your own.
Reviews(2,194)
Great tour! Very informative and interesting. Our guide was excellent! Thank You
I was expecting a hot, relatively boring day at first, but it went better than expected. It was enlightening to see all the different exhibits, going through the tunnels, and seeing first hands effects of real damage of the conflict as well as a little fun at the gun range after if one chose to participate. Tuan, the tour guide, made it a much more enhanced experienced. It was a little fast pace, but he was engaging and very knowledgeable of the subject as he is a direct veteran of the war as a South Vietnamese enlisted turned officer during the conflict. He was attentive and very humorous. Sometimes portrayed the officer urgency that one would expect when entertain the tunnels and roaming around. I definitely enjoyed this experience. - Jet, 2026
good great tour guide today with a war veteran tuan he was excellent telling his stories and all about the background and history of it all
Experience with a passionate veteran. Shared lots of knowledge and I learnt so much. Great day and insight into Vietnam’s history.
Big Dave made the experience. He was personable and funny and connected in a positive way with all the guests. The experience it self was super interesting and while I was not keen to go through the tunnels, Dave was very encouraging. I believe each member of the group went through. The communication was great and pick up so easy. The value for money was incredible. I was a bit suspicious of the price but everything they stated they did was true.
Our great and enthusiastic guide was Lucky! Cu Chi tunnel tour included a firing range shooting for extra price (I skipped), also an average restaurant lunch on the way back. The history lessons, the personal stories we heard during the trip are very interesting and worth listening. Tunnel site also shows bunch of military vehicles which you can climb, go inside. Experiencing the tunnels was the peak of the tour for me.
Experience is par Excellence ! Big handsome David is very helpful & entertaining. He deeply knows and share very useful history of Vietnam. Worth taking this trip.
Our guide, Big David is good. Able to explain clearly the history of Saigon and the Cu Chi Tunnel in a humorous and entertaining way. He shared honest personal opinion and gave a lot of recommendations on food and places of interest to hang out. Will definitely engage his service if I come again.
Our experience was amazing!! Our guide Big Handsome David was very knowledgeable and humorous, making our trip very engaging. The Cu Chi tunnels gave us a very unique experience, allowing us to experience the impact the war had on vietnam. The whole trip lasted from 8.15-3pm and the pacing of each section was great. We visited 3 locations, an art workshop run by ppl with disabilities , the Cu Chi Tunnels and the memorial. Wld highly recommend.
Incredible experience learning more about Vietnam’s war history. A must see for first timers, although a little physically demanding when crawling through the tunnels. I’d like to commend our guide, Big Handsome David, who was humorous, informative and friendly. He has made this tour extra fun and engaging all throughout. I would highly recommend his tour services!
