Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
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.
Mekong Delta, a green and peaceful landscape with the expanses of rice fields contains duck and buffalo alongside the road, 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.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 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.
Mekong Delta, a green and peaceful landscape with the expanses of rice fields contains duck and buffalo alongside the road, 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.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
What can you see and do on this tour?
In 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.
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.
In Mekong Delta:
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 indispensible spiritual cultural activity in locals’ life.
Hop on a horse wagon 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: 6 hours
