If you are a history lover or a veteran, the Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Tour is an excellent choice for those without all day to explore. By booking Cu Chi Tunnels Tour half-day via Saigon Locals Travel, you can choose the Cu Chi Tunnels morning tour or the Cu Chi Tunnels afternoon tour.
Most importantly, our local tour guide will give you an insight into this famous and most extensive underground tunnel system in Vietnam. The Cu Chi tunnels system is an underground city of resilience with two areas: Ben Dinh and Ben Duoc.
Furthermore, you will understand how each tunnel works and functions. In addition, the tunnel’s excellent resistance to the powerful destruction of the US military’s bombs and bullets.
In particular, CNN channel chose Cu Chi Tunnels Vietnam as one of the 12 most spectacular tunnel works in the world. The intricate network of tunnels includes multiple levels, concealed entrances, and booby traps strategically designed to detect the enemy forces.
Throughout the country’s turbulent history, these iconic Saigon tunnels witnessed the extreme sufferings in the brutal wars and symbolized the Vietnamese people’s tenacity and resourcefulness. Hence, the Cu Chi Tunnels Vietnam tour is worth exploring.
You may be interested in our other best Cu Chi tunnel tour tours from Ho Chi Minh city and other Saigon tours, such as
- Saigon Street Food Tour – 50 USD/pax.
- Cao Dai Temple And Cu Chi Tunnels Tour – from 105 USD/pax.
- Cu Chi Tunnels And Mekong Delta Tour – 65 USD/pax.
After Saigon, you may need our Saigon private cars to transfer to other destinations in southern Vietnam, such as
- Saigon To Can Tho Private Car – 126 USD/sedan.
- Saigon To Dalat Private Car – 166 USD/sedan.
Cu Chi Tunnels Private Tour Highlights
- Discover and get a deeper understanding of the artificial underground world nestled in the largest and most complex tunnel network in Vietnam, spanning more than 200km.
- Understand the complex and incredibly creative lives of the tunnel residents.
- Interact with a local family to learn about Vietnam’s local history and culture.
- Learn more about the daily lives of local people in the area, both past and present.
- Explore the war line simulation and dangerous bunkers and traps built by Vietnamese soldiers.
- Get a chance to experience real gun shooting (optional).
- Enjoy wartime dishes like steamed cassava and hot tea.
CU CHI TUNNEL HALF DAY TOUR DETAILED ITINERARY
At 8:00 am or 12:30 pm, our private car driver and local tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. After boarding the car, we will begin the most amazing Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour.
The distance from Ho Chi Minh City center to the Cu Chi tunnels is about 44km, so it takes more than 1 hour to get to the Cu Chi tunnels complex by one-way car.
Along the way, our local tour guide will give you an overview of the journey and the Cu Chi Tunnels, as well as its legendary history. Cu Chi is an impressive underground tunnel system with a length of 250 km, a must-visit historical site for domestic and international tourists.
When we arrive, we will first watch a short documentary about this tunnel to understand more about its history and how fierce the war was in this area. Our knowledgeable local tour guide will then tell you about the important part they played in the war, such as the trap doors.
Next, we will climb down into the tunnel to understand how Viet Cong soldiers built warehouses, weapons factories, living quarters, clinics, kitchens, etc. Therefore, you will see how resilient and tenacious the Vietnamese army and people lived and fought during such years of fierce war.
Additionally, during the Cu Chi tunnels tour, you will have the opportunity to try local wartime specialties such as tapioca and hot tea. Besides, during the afternoon tour of Cu Chi tunnels, you can challenge shooting M16, AK47, or machine guns at the shooting range (optional, and you must pay on your own).
Around 2:00 pm or 7:00 pm, we will return to Saigon and finish the Cu Chi Tunnels Tour Half Day. Saigon Locals Travel & Transport hopes you have great memories with this largest tunnel in Vietnam.
Travel Guides
- Wear neat clothes that are convenient for tunneling activities and dark colors to avoid stains. Plus, sports shoes/flip-flops/sandals are more comfortable when moving.
- Remember to prepare some necessary cosmetics to avoid the sun and prevent insects.
- Tourists who are afraid of tight spaces or have low blood pressure should not go into small tunnels.
Reference price list for shooting guns at Cu Chi Tunnels:
- Note: Prices may change from time to time.
1. National defense sports shooting price:
a. Ben Dinh:
- K54: 20,000 VND/bullet
- Colt 45, K59, Rulo: 25,000 VND/bullet
- AK(1), Carbin: 30,000 VND/bullet
- AK47, M16: 60,000 VND/bullet
- M16 (1): 40,000 VND/bullet
b. Ben Duoc:
- K54: 20,000 VND/bullet
- Colt 45, K59, Rulo: 23,000 VND/bullet
- AK(1), Carbin: 30,000 VND/bullet
- AK, M16 : 30,000 VND/bullet
- M60: 55,000 VND/bullet
2. Paintbullet shooting:
- Unit price: 3,000 VND/bullet
- For AK guns: 25 bullets / 1 magazine
- For M16 guns: 20 bullets / 1 magazine
- For pistols: 07 bullets / 1 magazine
- Service fee (armor, mask, battlefield, referee, etc.): 50,000 VND/person/turn/60 minutes.
