Cu Chi Tunnel Half Day Tour
Description
Escape the bustle of the city to explore the rural scenery and the famous Cu Chi Tunnels in Southern Vietnam. Step in the shoes of a Viet Cong fighter, as you climb through an impressive 155-mile (250-km) long tunnel network, and visit a typical gun shooting area. Enjoy a convenient hotel pickup at from your guide as you depart for Cu Chi. Along the way, watch as the frantic city scenery transitions to a more peaceful, rural setting. Witness passing rice paddy farms, quaint roadside vendors, and increasingly lush greenery. Optional light lunch for ones choosing our morning tour - lunch is at your own expense - location: It is not a Pro local restaurant - we do not own it and not related to it. It is just a place our driver and guide stop for lunch and people have rest room.
Tour Options
Itinerary
7h30 to 8h00 AM or 12h10 to 12h30: We pick up tourists at hotel lobbies around Ben Thanh Market area (District 1 centre). Street names as below: Lý Tự Trọng, Lê Thánh Tôn, Trương Định, Nguyễn An Ninh, Phan Chu Trinh, Lưu Văn Lang, Lê Anh Xuân, Đồng Khởi, Nguyễn Huệ, Thi Sách, Thủ Khoa Huân, Thái Văn Lung, Mạc Thị Bưởi, Hồ Huấn Nghiệp, Nguyễn Thái Bình, Lê Thị Hồng Gấm, Bùi Thị Xuân, Sương Nguyệt Ánh, Nguyễn Văn Cừ & Ký Con. Out of these streets, kindly contact us to get directed to the meeting point. Start the 90 minutes drive to Cu Chi tunnel
9h30 or 14h00: After the 1.5 hour drive, we get to The tunnels of Củ Chi (Vietnamese: Địa đạo Củ Chi) are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong soldiers as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous North Vietnamese fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American and ARVN forces, and helped to counter the growing American military presence.
12h30 or 17h00: We start the drive back to Ho Chi Minh city from Cu Chi Tunnel. For the morning tour, our guide and driver will stop at a restaurant for lunch and you can have your optional lunch there (Your own expense) or relax around 30 minutes for the others tourists and our guide and driver to have lunch, We finish the tour and return everybody at the meeting point location if your hotel is not in the pick up list. If your hotel is in the pick up list we return you back to the hotel. Time to return to hotel/meeting point: 3h00 PM for the morning trip and 18h50-19h00 for the afternoon trip.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our guide will pick up you at the hotels in the street below: Street names: Lý Tự Trọng, Lê Thánh Tôn, Trương Định, Nguyễn An Ninh, Phan Chu Trinh, Lưu Văn Lang, Lê Anh Xuân, Đồng Khởi, Nguyễn Huệ, Thi Sách, Thủ Khoa Huân, Thái Văn Lung, Mạc Thị Bưởi, Hồ Huấn Nghiệp, Nguyễn Thái Bình, Lê Thị Hồng Gấm, Bùi Thị Xuân, Sương Nguyệt Ánh, Nguyễn Văn Cừ & Ký Con. Out of these streets, kindly contact us.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Upgrade to small group tour maximum 17 with luxury Limosine 5$ per pax
Reviews(3)
We booked with Asia Pearl Travel, and were told a pick up point. when we arrived there, it turned out to be the office of Vietnam Adventure Tours. They couldn't find our booking, and when I called the number on the ticket, the guy didn't understand my problem and just told me the bus would come. The lady from Vietnam Adventure Tours then checked again for our names and it turned out that Asia Pearl Travel had forwarded our booking to them but without the booking number. So we could go on the tour after all, and it was good and Tuan was a great guide, but save yourself some hassle and book with Vietnam Adventure Tours directly and not Asia Pearl Travel.
Dear Sir, Thank you very much for your feedback. In group tour business, we have day that we cannot gather enough travelers and we send our partners our customer or they can send us customers to go in a full bus. It is common operation of group tours. We make sure what we sell you will be conducted and guide are good. For checking in with the staff at tour beginning, kindly just show (read) your name only and the tour you go as the staff has your name on his list. Do not show the Viator travel ticket which tour guide and pick up staff has no way to check and are strange to. Thank you very much.
Our family had an interesting one-day tour at the Cu Chi Tunnels in Vietnam. We explored the historic tunnels and learned about the life of soldiers during the war. Our guide, John, was knowledgeable about the history and spoke English clearly and fluently, which made us very satisfied. Although it was quite hot outside, the tunnels were cool and pleasant due to the lush greenery. It's definitely worth the experience.
Our local guide Tuan was great. His English is clear - the best of all guides we have experienced in Vietnam. The tour went perfectly as described. A recommendation is to take the morning one as it would be almost a whole day's experience so that we can see everything in detail and not be too rushed. We took the afternoon one and it was quite rush.
Dear Traveler, We would like to thank for your feedback which to us is a treasure. We would like to wish you all the best and a happy vacation! Best regards, Windy
