Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Guided Tour with Hotel Transfers - Group, Ho Chi Minh City
Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Guided Tour with Hotel Transfers - Group, Ho Chi Minh City
Duration: 7 hours (approx.)
7 hours (approx.)
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience
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Explore Vietnam’s rich history with this half-day guided tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels, where you'll uncover secrets from the Vietnam War era right in Ho Chi Minh City. Begin your journey with a hotel pickup and enjoy an engaging 90-minute drive to Ben Dinh site before diving into an insightful exploration that includes tunnel crawling and learning about underground life during wartime.
Explore Vietnam’s rich history with this half-day guided tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels, where you'll uncover secrets from the Vietnam War era right in Ho Chi Minh City. Begin your journey with a hotel pickup and enjoy an engaging 90-minute drive to Ben Dinh site before diving into an insightful exploration that includes tunnel crawling and learning about underground life during wartime.
Take a guided half-day tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels, with round-trip hotel transfers from Ho Chi Minh City and multiple pick-up times.
Explore the Ben Dinh site, featuring original tunnel segments, hidden trapdoors, field hospitals, and wartime relics.
Watch live demonstrations of booby traps and learn about guerrilla tactics from your English-speaking guide.
Try boiled cassava and Vietnamese tea—simple staples that sustained soldiers during the war.
Choose from a value-friendly big group tour or a small group experience with fewer people and more guide interaction (up to 25 or 12 guests, respectively).
Round-trip hotel transfers from Ho Chi Minh City
Pick-up at 7:30am or 12pm from District 1 (red-bordered area shown here; excluding Tan Dinh & Dakao) (based on option selected)
Pick-up from Districts 1, 3, and 4, approximately 1 hour before tour start (based on option selected)
Entry to Cu Chi Tunnels
2 hours guided exploration at Cu Chi Tunnels (Ben Dinh site)
English-speaking guide
Cassava tasting with tea
Water bottle
Guide explaining war strategies at Cu Chi tunnel to a group of visitors.
Step into Vietnam’s wartime past with a guided half-day tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels, a vital underground stronghold used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
Getting started
Get picked up from your hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City and enjoy a scenic 90-minute drive to the Ben Dinh site.
What to expect
Historical introduction
Start with a short documentary that outlines the construction and wartime use of the tunnels.
Tunnel exploration
Spend around 2 hours on-site crawling through tunnel sections and exploring underground kitchens, living quarters, command centers, and escape routes.
Life underground
Learn how the Viet Cong survived using hidden wells, makeshift hospitals, food storage, and clever design—even during intense bombing raids.
Trap demonstrations
Watch live demonstrations of booby traps and hear real stories of guerrilla warfare.
Man emerging from Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam.
Person exploring narrow Cu Chi Tunnels on half-day tour in Vietnam.
Guide explaining war strategies at Cu Chi tunnel to a group of visitors.
Man emerging from Cu Chi Tunnel in Vietnam.
Person exploring narrow Cu Chi Tunnels on half-day tour in Vietnam.
Tour group with guide in Cu Chi tunnel kitchen, observing traditional cooking methods.
What to bring
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Wear comfortable shoes as the terrain is rugged and bring sunglasses, insect repellent, and a sun hat.
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Only bring small bags or backpacks as large items may hinder movement through the tunnels.
What’s not allowed
- Smoking is not allowed inside the tunnels.
Accessibility
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The experience is not wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
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This experience is not suitable for guests with mobility issues and claustrophobia as the terrain is uneven and the tunnels are very narrow.
Additional information
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The tour includes pickup from certain hotels in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. If your accommodation is outside the hotel pick-up area, head to the meet-up location provided.
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Pickup times available are 7:30am or 12pm.
Visitors gathering at Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam, near a thatched hut surrounded by lush greenery.
Sugarcane and peanuts served at Cu Chi Tunnel, Vietnam.
Tour group with guide in Cu Chi tunnel kitchen, observing traditional cooking methods.
Visitors gathering at Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam, near a thatched hut surrounded by lush greenery.
Sugarcane and peanuts served at Cu Chi Tunnel, Vietnam.
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