Experience Cu Chi tunnels "Like No Other" with an open talk about war with a Cu Chi veteran. Join the home dinner program exclusively designed for you by Destination Indochina DMC.
Ho Chi Minh City
8 Hours, From $US185pp
Private & Exclusive
JOURNEY
Overview
Overview
Experience Cu Chi tunnels “like no other” with an open talk about war with a Cu Chi veteran. Join the home dinner program exclusively designed for you by Destination Indochina DMC.
JOURNEY
Highlights
- Scenic drive passing historical sites of Saigon
- Visit the Cu Chi tunnels with an escort and a local guerrilla
- Explore the local culture and daily life of Cu Chi people
- Uncover the myth of underground system dug by the VCs and local guerillas
- Taste the authentic flavor dinner at uncle CHIA’s home
- Refresh with a young coconut after touring the tunnels
- Discover and learn history lessons through an open talk with Q&A session
Highlights
- Scenic drive passing historical sites of Saigon
- Visit the Cu Chi tunnels with an escort and a local guerrilla
- Explore the local culture and daily life of Cu Chi people
- Uncover the myth of underground system dug by the VCs and local guerillas
- Taste the authentic flavor dinner at uncle CHIA’s home
- Refresh with a young coconut after touring the tunnels
- Discover and learn history lessons through an open talk with Q&A session
JOURNEY
Itinerary
The Vietnam War, or the American War as it is known in Vietnam, pitched modern American technology against fierce Vietcong resistance fighters waging a guerilla war. On this half-day tour, you’ll experience a local perspective on wartime memories and see the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels.
Start with a scenic tour of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), highlighting landmarks pertinent to the Vietnam War — the former location of the US Embassy, the Caravelle and Rex Hotels and Gia Long Palace. You also pass the wartime residence of General Westmoreland, and the former Tan Son Nhat Airbase, which came under a three-day siege during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Traveling into the countryside, you’ll pass small villages, rice paddies and rubber plantations. Along the way, stop at a local village to observe the process of making fragile rice paper – a booming home-industry in this area.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant located on the Saigon River, before continuing on to the tunnels. Arriving at Cu Chi, you’ll discover the ingenuity and resilience of the Vietnamese people during a walk around this underground complex built by the Viet Cong. Work on the tunnels began in 1948 during the war against the French, and greatly expanded throughout the 1960s. Averaging 31 inches wide and five feet tall, the maze of tunnels was extensive, covering over 120 miles and included storerooms, sleeping quarters, kitchens, medical facilities and classrooms. At one time, more than 16,000 people lived in the tunnels.
Drive to uncle CHIA’s home after exploring the tunnels and surrounding area. Join a family dinner with an open talk about the war in Cu Chi land, and get to know about his guerrilla’s life since 14 years old.
This experience can be fully customized to meet your expectation, travel dates, time frame and travel interests. Please contact our travel advisor to make your dream trip happen.
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Itinerary
The Vietnam War, or the American War as it is known in Vietnam, pitched modern American technology against fierce Vietcong resistance fighters waging a guerilla war. On this half-day tour, you’ll experience a local perspective on wartime memories and see the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels.
Start with a scenic tour of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), highlighting landmarks pertinent to the Vietnam War — the former location of the US Embassy, the Caravelle and Rex Hotels and Gia Long Palace. You also pass the wartime residence of General Westmoreland, and the former Tan Son Nhat Airbase, which came under a three-day siege during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Traveling into the countryside, you’ll pass small villages, rice paddies and rubber plantations. Along the way, stop at a local village to observe the process of making fragile rice paper – a booming home-industry in this area.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant located on the Saigon River, before continuing on to the tunnels. Arriving at Cu Chi, you’ll discover the ingenuity and resilience of the Vietnamese people during a walk around this underground complex built by the Viet Cong. Work on the tunnels began in 1948 during the war against the French, and greatly expanded throughout the 1960s. Averaging 31 inches wide and five feet tall, the maze of tunnels was extensive, covering over 120 miles and included storerooms, sleeping quarters, kitchens, medical facilities and classrooms. At one time, more than 16,000 people lived in the tunnels.
Drive to uncle CHIA’s home after exploring the tunnels and surrounding area. Join a family dinner with an open talk about the war in Cu Chi land, and get to know about his guerrilla’s life since 14 years old.
This experience can be fully customized to meet your expectation, travel dates, time frame and travel interests. Please contact our travel advisor to make your dream trip happen.
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As this suggested itinerary can be personalised to your specific requirements, it is not available for online booking.
Depending on your preferred dates and arrangements, final pricing will vary from low season to peak season travel.