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Cu Chi Tunnels & Ho Chi Minh City Full-Day Tour

Ho Chi Minh City

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Highlights

  • Take a full-day guided tour with hotel transfers from Ho Chi Minh City, covering the Cu Chi Tunnels (Ben Dinh site) and top city landmarks.
  • Pickup is between 7:30am – 8am; the tour runs for approx. 9 hours, with about 2 hours spent exploring the Cu Chi Tunnels.
  • Visit Independence Palace, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, and the War Remnants Museum—all included with entry.
  • Crawl through preserved tunnel sections at Cu Chi, and see wartime bunkers, field hospitals, trapdoors, and survival setups.
  • Choose between a shared group tour (up to 12 guests) or a private group tour, with Vietnamese lunch available on private options.

Inclusions

  • Round-trip hotel transfers from Ho Chi Minh City (pickup from 7:30am – 8am)
  • Full-day guided tour of Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi Tunnels (Ben Dinh site)
  • Access to Independence Palace, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office & War Remnants Museum
  • Lunch at local Vietnamese or Indian restaurant (menu here) (if option selected)
  • Entry to Cu Chi Tunnels
  • Cassava tasting with tea
  • Water bottle

Cancellation Policy

Tickets for this activity are non-refundable. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact us to cancel your booking.

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Your Experience

Your experience

Uncover Vietnam’s history on this full-day guided tour from Ho Chi Minh City, combining the city’s landmark attractions with a deep dive into the wartime Cu Chi Tunnels (Ben Dinh site).

Getting started

You’ll be picked up from your hotel in District 1 between 7:30am and 8am. Begin the day with a guided visit to Ho Chi Minh City’s top sites before heading to the Cu Chi Tunnels.

City highlights

  • Independence Palace: Explore the preserved meeting halls, underground war bunkers, and strategy rooms central to Vietnam’s past.

  • Notre-Dame Cathedral: Snap a photo of the red-brick cathedral and its twin bell towers—one of the city’s oldest colonial relics.

  • Central Post Office: Step inside a grand building designed by Gustave Eiffel, featuring vaulted ceilings and vintage French-era maps.

  • War Remnants Museum: See powerful exhibits of war photography, weapons, and stories documenting the human cost of conflict.

Cu Chi Tunnels

After a Vietnamese lunch (if selected), travel to the Ben Dinh site for a guided, immersive look at one of Vietnam’s most significant war zones.

  • Orientation documentary: Begin with a short film introducing the Cu Chi region and its underground resistance system.

  • Tunnel exploration: Spend around 2 hours on-site exploring cramped tunnels, kitchens, field hospitals, storage units, and bunkers used by Viet Cong fighters.

  • Trap demonstrations: Learn how soldiers used camouflage and booby traps to defend their network—shown through live guide demonstrations.

  • Cassava & tea: End your visit by sampling boiled cassava and traditional tea—staples of survival during the war.

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