District 1 Trip Overview
A tour with VNBike Tour will show you a full clearly view of Cu Chi – the dead land in the past but turning brighter and peaceful presently, even though Cu Chi inhabitants got through tough times but they still keep positive mind and honest warming heart to foreign travelers. Moreover, you can also explore the peaceful and authentic Mekong Delta when you immerse in the green and fresh countryside life as well as experience all activities like a real local people there.
When you are the ones who focus on high-quality service with private space to feel the real atmosphere and easily connect with locals while travelling, then this tour is perfectly designed just for you!
We guarantee that there is no incurred expense during the tour and we promise to bring you lots of happy memories in this authentic land with an impressive hospitality from our local people!!
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: District 1, Vietnam
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A tour with VNBike Tour will show you a full clearly view of Cu Chi – the dead land in the past but turning brighter and peaceful presently, even though Cu Chi inhabitants got through tough times but they still keep positive mind and honest warming heart to foreign travelers. Moreover, you can also explore the peaceful and authentic Mekong Delta when you immerse in the green and fresh countryside life as well as experience all activities like a real local people there.
When you are the ones who focus on high-quality service with private space to feel the real atmosphere and easily connect with locals while travelling, then this tour is perfectly designed just for you!
We guarantee that there is no incurred expense during the tour and we promise to bring you lots of happy memories in this authentic land with an impressive hospitality from our local people!!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cu Chi Tunnels, Phu Hiep TL15 Phu Hiep, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
Cu Chi Tunnels – the unique underground village with the complex network of over 250 km long, a must- see destination for every first time visitors in Vietnam!
The tunnel system wasn’t only created for hiding and fighting the enemy, but it was also a safe hidden city for long term living with smoke-free kitchens, storage, handicraft and tailor stores, weapon factories, healthcare rooms, meeting rooms and command centers which connect together with thousand tiny-warming houses where local people could live, get married and raise their kids.
Visit Cu Chi one time of your life to understand more about the strong will, tenacity, intelligence, creation, and the pride of inhabitants over there and see clearly a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism.
***What we will do at Cu Chi Tunnels? :
– Enjoy both countryside with big farming and jungle sightseeing.
– Watch a short documentary film about Cu Chi during the war (in many foreign languages options)
– Discover the cover of secret refuge and an incredible network of Cu Chi tunnels.
– Crawl through the narrow tunnels which are totally made by hand.
– Gain more knowledge about history, weapons and damaged self-construct traps, etc.
– Try to shoot with AK47 or MK16 riffles in a well supervised area (*optional with surcharge)
– Taste the main dish which locals ate during the war time: Boiled tapioca with hot pandan tea.
– Explore to a simply wet market to try some fresh seasonal fruits, understand more about the different lifestyle of countryside people, make some fun and share your laugh with friendly local sellers.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Conference Center Tien Giang Province, 6 Rạch Gầm, Phường 1, Thành phố Mỹ Tho, Tiền Giang, Vietnam
Mekong Delta, a green and peaceful landscape with the expanses of rice fields contains duck and buffalo alongside the roads, nipa palm canals, coconut and orchard gardens.
Visit Mekong Delta to see the typical agriculture life of the vibrant southern delta region and immerse yourself in some locals’ activities, such as: tasting local-made candy, enjoying traditional folk music – recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, rowing sampan through the green canals, and eating the typical Giant Gourami fish dish, etc.
***In Mekong Delta we will:
– Cruise on the Tien river to see the fisherman’s ports and 4 islets which are represented as four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, Phoenix and visit Kirin islet for our main activities.
– Walk through orchard gardens then taste some fresh seasonal tropical fruits, and enjoy the art of “Don ca tai tu” Southern folk music which is an indispensable spiritual cultural activity in locals’ life.
– Hop on an electric car and relax on the hand – rowing sapan to recall local people life in the 19th century, and take a short walk through a quite village to feel the countryside atmosphere and reach to the beautiful riverside restaurant for lunch.
– Enjoy your private lunch time with some famous Mekong specialties, such as: deep-fried giant gourami, spring rolls, giant fried sticky rice ball.
Duration: 3 hours
