Daily Small Group Tour to Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi Tunnels

Vietnam’s recent history is complex, so exploring Ho Chi Minh City’s wartime relics is best with a guide to explain them. This full-day tour delivers: focusing on the 1955-1975 Vietnam War, with sightseeing on top. See the city’s colonial-era sights, chart the war in the photo exhibits of the War Remnants Museum, and explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, used by the Viet Cong to hide from and fight the enemy.

GROUP SIZE: 12 people
PICK UP: 07:30 – 08:00 (the time of pick up depends on customer’s hotel/ accommodation’s exact position).
RETURN: 19:00
ROUTE: HCM City – Cu Chi district – HCMC

Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.

Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral.

**The Notre Dame Cathedral have been being restored, so the guests just visit outside.

Visit this place 30 minutes.

Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars. Have lunch at local restaurant.

Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.
Break time for relax before return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Leave Cu Chi Tunnel to return Ho Chi Minh after 1h30 hours driving then drop off the guests at hotels/stays in District 1. End trip.

Please take notes:
*Drop off time is subject to traffic, weather…so the finished time could be later than expecting.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• Daily Small Group Tour to Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi Tunnels
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• Entry/Admission – Cu Chi Tunnels
• English-speaking tour guide
• Entry/Admission – The Independence Palace
• Transfer & Sightseeing as per program
• Bottled of Mineral water
• Entry/Admission – War Remnants Museum
• Meal as lunch.
• A/c van/bus pick up and drop off (centrally located hotel in Dist 1),
• Small group tour with maximum 12 pax

• Travel insurance, beverage
• Tips & personal expenses (shooting gun, telephone calls…)
• Holiday surcharge

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• This Tour is Provided by LOCAL TOURS VIETNAM.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 12 Travelers is accepted for booking.