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Cu Chi Tunnels Tour: Non-touristy Discovery of Ben Duoc Tunnel

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Morning Cu Chi Tunnels Tour from Ho Chi Minh City

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Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels in style or on a budget on this full-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City. The tunnel network played an important role during the Vietnam War for Viet Cong forces, who used it for food storage, living quarters, and a hospital, among other things. Choose from a less-touristy bus tour or upgrade for a luxurious ride in a limousine with a delicious lunch.

Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour by bus or limousine
Learn about the tunnels' significance during the Vietnam War
Hotel transport provided from Ho Chi Minh City
Both options are small-group tours for a personalize experience

What's Included

Transfer by mini-Bus or Limousine (depending on option booked)
English-speaking tour guide
Entry Ticket at Cu Chi tunnels
Tapioca, hot tea, bottled water
Hotel pickup in center of District 1, 3 & 4 (except for Tan Dinh & Dakao Ward)
Lunch (if VIP option booked)

Tip (optional)
Bullets (if you try shooting)

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

123 Lý Tự Trọng, Phường Bến Thành, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Pickup points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Pickup is offered in the center of District 1, 3 & 4 in Ho Chi Minh City. Other districts, please make your way to the meeting point (Vietnam Adventure Tours office) at: 123 Ly Tu Trong street, District 1 by 8:00am for the morning Tour & 12:10pm for the afternoon Tour.

What To Expect

This full-day tour begins with pickup from your hotel in District 1, or if you choose the VIP option District 3 and 4. Then drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels, located in the countryside where you can see rice paddies along the road and ducks and water buffalo swimming in rivers.

Stretching more than 120 miles (200 km), the tunnel network was used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War for hiding, communication, storage, medical care, and more. As you explore the site, you can see remnants of battle and try to imagine this now tranquil area as a war zone.

You also visit a nearby rubber plantation. When your time is up, you'll be returned to Ho Chi Minh City for hotel drop-off to end your tour.

Cu Chi Tunnels

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate
After the morning tour, we visit a nearby restaurant for restroom, feel free to enjoy a light lunch on your own.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Cu-Chi-Tunnel is history, you should visit

Joachim_L, Apr 2024

Our Guide Tuan was great. He was a soldier in the war, so he could explain everything added by his personal experience. The tour is average. We don‘t like wasting time for any stop at souvenirs shops. We booked the tour without lunch, but we have to spend one hour at a restaurant, ordering of course a meal and drink. All participants were unhappy about this.

Great experience

Vivienne_v, Apr 2024

Very interesting tour! Our guide told a lot about the historie of Vietnam en showed us the tunnels in a quiet part of the area. Stopped along the way for souvenirs and lunch. We really enjoyed it!

Smaller group - Larger experience

DavidGeoffrey_S, Apr 2024

Selecting the slightly longer, but less crowded option was a good choice - even though it was slight more expensive. Harry, our tour guide, was excellent and was able to provide much greater attention than in a larger group. Plus, because it was the less crowded of the two tunnel locations, we were able to go through tunnels at our own pace.

Nice experience

Palak_S, Apr 2024

Firstly the car we were taken in was very comfortable, in the limo we were served with water, cold drink and a bread . Our tour guide Bac was amazing he explained that everything very well

Fun trip to the tunnels

Jonathan_R, Apr 2024

This was a very good trip. Very comfortable minivan. Our guide was knowledgeable about the tunnels. My teenage kids enjoyed firing an AK46 on firing range.

Great experience for history enthusiasts

angelin_m, Apr 2024

We had a really great experience with Allen & Vietnam Adventure at the Cu Chi tunnel. We were taken away from the tourist crowd so we could experience getting in & out of the tunnel & got into different functioning rooms. We even sampled the very narrow part of the tunnel but Allen ensured that we were very safe all along. Allen gave a very thorough explanation even before we arrived in the tunnel. We closed the tour with a very nice Vietnamese lunch. Everything was well planned from end to end so we were very comfortable during the whole tour. Highly recommended tour package!

Great trip

Julia_S, Apr 2024

A great trip with a great guide. Very interesting and humbling. Trying the tunnels made us realise how awful the conditions were

Good tour, poor guide communication

traveltheworld, Mar 2024

Unfortunately I think the problem with this tour was the guide's communication. He was trying to be funny but it's hard to laugh when you have no idea what is being said. He tried his best to explain, but most of what was said came off as his bias views. Then when it came to the activities, I had to ask multiple times what was going on because the explanation was unclear. The tour itself however was fun.

Good tour

Rebecca_C, Mar 2024

Good tour. I loved the history explanation and being able to actually be able to participate in the tunnel walk. Just wished the shooting range was affordable. I was not able to participant because of that.

Brilliant

VickiElizabeth_B, Mar 2024

Awesome trip, just what we hoped for. Guide Tam was very informative, helpful and funny. Pick up and drop off from our hotel. Would highly recommend.

Tour with Tuan Vietnam Vet

Nicholas_L, Feb 2024

What an amazing tour with Tuan. He fought in the Vietnam war and was able to tell us firsthand about his experiences at the Cu Chi tunnels. I would definitely recommend it to everyone and tell them to ask for Tuan. He’s the best!

Amazing experience exploring the Cu Chi Tunnels

Julia_W, Feb 2024

We had such a great day on this tour. Our guide was brilliant, so informative, fun and interesting. The Cu Chi tunnels were so impressive and to be able to explore them and understand what the Vietnamese people did to try and survive was very thought provoking. We also tried the shooting range which was a first for me!

A worthwhile experience

Joanne_M, Feb 2024

Cu chi tunnels (Ben Duoc) are a worthwhile visit not to be missed. Two stops along the way - lacquer shop and gun range where you can shoot or just experience the AK47 or M16 shooting ranges. Appreciated our guide Van who gave us an excellent presentation throughout and Mr. May our bus driver who got us there and back safely.

Great!

ella_g, Jan 2024

Ben was the best tour guide! He have so much information and it was all so helpful, he taught me so much I never learned before. Experiencing the tunnels were crazy and unlike anything I have ever seen. If you are interested in war history you must do this tour.

A brief but impactful peek into the Vietnam wars

MUTHUKRISHNAN_J, Jan 2024

The experience in the real tunnels with history of the war having been told was a great experience. The guide was very knowledgeable and described the history well for us to understand. The time spent in the tunnels and the preceding movie helped a great deal In understanding the history

Limo service is not reliable - waiting for at least a partial refund

david_k, Jan 2024

I would have rated it 5 stars if we received what we were promised. We paid roughly double the standard price for a limo with a maximum of 9 people in the tour. Much easier to hear the details and ask questions. Instead a bus arrived. We were told the limos had broken down. Instead of a more personal tour, we ended up paying for a bus full of people. Some in the back just got out since they couldn't see anything out of the windows. We were told to email the company for a refund. We did. We were told we would hear back within 48 hours. It's been more than that now. Hopefully they will respond. We shall see what they do. If the tour guide (Alex) just was up front with what was going on it would have made the situation better. We could have gone the next day and it would not have been a problem. Anyway, the situation was not handled well.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear David! I hope this message finds you well. First and foremost, I would like to extend our sincere apologies for the disappointing experience you had during your recent tour with us. We deeply regret that we were unable to meet the expectations set for your limo tour. We understand the frustration that arises when a promise is not fulfilled, especially when it involves a special event. The unexpected breakdown of our limos and the subsequent substitution with a bus undoubtedly affected the personalized experience we aim to provide. Regarding your refund request, we sincerely apologize for the delay in our response. Please be assured that a partial refund issued will be credited to your payment method by Viator. Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding in this matter. We hope for an opportunity to rectify this situation and regain your trust in our services. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Sincerely, Oscar,

Good value for money.

Ronalds_B, Jan 2024

Overall good experience. Our tour guide Alex was very articulate and enthusiastic. His english was better than most of the other guides and he’s sense of humor uplifted us throughout the day. On the downside, throughout the day there’s multiple stops where you’re expected to participate in some other activities such as going to a gun range where it’s either pay for the bullets (pay per bullet, which are not cheap) or wait while the others are shooting. And it gets pretty loud…

Not this tour guide...and maybe not this company

Daniel_L, Jan 2024

The first 1.5 hrs of the tour was the most poorly organized/communicated tour I've been on -- they didn't contact me on WA as tour companies usually do either when you book or the day that they are going to pick you up. The driver didn't speak English and no other tour guide was present in the van, and no communication was given other than to get onto a bus as we drive around to pick up the other tour participants. The driver said we will meet our tour guide at Cu Chi. So we all drive in silence with no introductions between participants and no introduction given to the tour. Finally we reach Cu Chi and the tour guide joins us, and apologizes, and explains that this is a very busy tourist season and he gave a morning tour first, and couldn't join us for the first part of our journey. I empathize with his plight, as he is a hard worker, but this isn't acceptable, and at the very least, better communication should be given about the situation. Our tour guide was not one of the "veterans" mentioned in other reviews of this company. He is young, and I don't want to penalize him by naming him, but the tour company should know who he is and take the feedback I'll give now: He is clearly an intelligent young man, he speaks excellent english, and he is very knowledgeable. However, I think his tours could be improved greatly by the following: 1. He tries to make a LOT of jokes, presumably to keep the audience entertained and engaged. However, it is way too much, and to be honest, no one in the group thought they were funny. Let me tell the tour guide: we are giving up a whole day to go to Cu Chi because we are deeply interested in learning more about Vietnam and its history. We don't need to be "entertained", or else we would stay in Saigon. Do not worry about talking "too much" about historical context, we want it! The jokes make us feel like we have to do work for you, by acting slightly amused, when we are not. 2. there is a video that I believe is supposed to be shown at the Cu Chi facility, before going on to the actual tunnels. I have heard other reviews talk about this video. However, instead of letting us view the video, the tour guide did his own presentation, and we skipped the video. I asked him later, why didn't we watch the video? He said that it is communist propaganda, and "only 30% of tour guides show this video to their groups, those tour guides believe in communism." I have no idea if that statistic is true, but regardless, if the tour guide thinks we don't want to see this "propaganda" then he should at the very least ask us to vote on it. I think we all would have wanted to see it! A 10-minute propaganda video is not going to suddenly convert our group to become communists. We want to view it as an important cultural context to the Cu Chi visit. I felt that was very presumptuous of him to deny us viewing the video because he thought he knew what was best for us.

Amazing and knowledgeable

Julie_H, Dec 2023

Ben our tour guide was very knowledgeable. He told us some heart felt stories about his family during this period. I would totally recommend that if you are going on this tour to ask for Ben as he lovely and helpful with all question. Unfortunately for us we couldn’t have Ben the whole time as there were 2 buses that needed him. As they were short staffed. Thank u Ben for a wonderful history lesson. Shooting at the range was also a lot of fun!!!

Great fun and informative tour!

Jack_B, Dec 2023

We had a great time on this Cu Chi tunnel tour. Justin was a brilliant tour guide who made the trip fun and also really interesting. You have to visit this place to understand the conditions the Viet Cong lived in during the vietnam/america war. Great to be able to shoot from a real AK47 too (this does cost extra however). Overall would recommend this to anyone visiting Ho Chi Minh city. If you dont have much time in the city and need to be selective about which tours you go on then this is the one to go for.

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