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.