The tunnels of Cu Chi were built over a period of 25 years that began sometime in the late 1940s. They were the improvised response of a poorly equipped peasant army to its enemy’s high-tech ordnance, helicopters, artillery, bombers and chemical weapons. Today, welcome you come to visit Cu Chi tunnels.
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At the morning: Pick you up at your hotel in HCM city then departure about 2.5hours to Cu Chi tunnels. Before arriving at the Cu Chi tunnels, we’ll visit some villages and discovery local life in the area, both past and present. Learn about their lives, culture, and customs and get an insight into the recent past through local eyes.
Continue on to the Cu Chi tunnels. The Viet Minh built the first dugouts and tunnels in the hard, red earth of Cu Chi (ideal for their construction) during the war against the French. The excavations were used mostly for communication between villages and to evade French army sweeps of the area. It included, hospitals, schools, meeting rooms, kitchens, and sleeping quarters. Life was difficult for the inhabitants, and to protect against outside intruders, booby traps were laid throughout the complex.

Your local guide will take you on a fascinating tour of the Cu Chi tunnels, we walk past huge bomb craters – evidence of the heavy bombing campaigns in the region during the Indochina conflict, discover hidden entrances right beneath your feet, wander past tiny little chimneys in the ground that dispersed smoke from the underground kitchens, sample some of the simple cuisine that local fighters would have survived on, and have an opportunity to venture into the tunnels and explore the complex.
You’ll end this historical Ho Chi Minh City tour with a greater understanding of the local impacts of the conflicts of the 20th century.
PRICE $32 PER PERSION
Inclusions:
Local English speaking guide, transportation, entrance fees as indicated.
Exclusions:
Items of a personal nature, tips / gratuities for drivers or guides.
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