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Private History Tour Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon City Tour

By Saigon Private Tourguide
Free cancellation available
Price is €77 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

In this tour, you'll explore the life of a Viet Cong soldier underneath the ground.
Stretching over 200km, this tunnel network -dug by hand- connected shelters, posts, hospitals and weapon bunkers…You can walk through the area and learn about the life of VC, face the cleverly disguised entrances and elaborate booby-traps. Then the mini-van will drive back Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

  • Lunch will be served with a local special style.
    After lunch we will stop at War Remnants Museum - originally opened in September 1975; it displays old military equipment and other related items from Vietnam War.
  • Afterwards, continuing seeing the Weapon Bunker in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Viet Cong’s base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968).
  • Then taking a short stroll to see Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office, City Hall they are the beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period.
  • The CIA building in Saigon: Saigon Helicopter Photo

Activity location

  • Cu Chi Tunnels
    • Phu Hiep TL15 Phu Hiep,
    • 700000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Cu Chi Tunnels
    • Phu Hiep TL15 Phu Hiep,
    • 700000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Private History Tour Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon City Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€76.99 x 2 Adults€153.98
Total
Price is €153.98
Until Thu, 2 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    - Bottled drinking water on the car/bus - All entrance fee
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    - Drink/drinks on meal (if any) - Personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Cu Chi Tunnels

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
8:00AM Enjoy a two-hour drive northwest of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), through the southern countryside to the legendary Cu Chi tunnels. Stretching from Saigon to the Vietnam-Cambodia border, the network includes countless trapdoors, entangled living areas, storage facilities and weapons factories, mini military hospitals, command centers and even kitchens. In this tour, you'll explore the life of a Viet Cong soldier underneath the ground. Stretching over 200km, this tunnel network -dug by hand- connected shelters, posts, hospitals and weapon bunkers…You can walk through the area and learn about the life of VC, face the cleverly disguised entrances and elaborate booby-traps.

War Remnants Museum

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The War Remnants Museum, also known as the Museum of American War Crimes, until now, has stored more than 20,000 documents, exhibits and films, in which more than 1,500 documents, artefacts, films have been applied to introduce in eight thematic exhibition frequently. In 35 years, the War Museum Ho Chi Minh has welcomed over 15 million visitors at home and abroad. Visiting the War Remnants Museum Ho Chi Minh, you will feel shivery because it offers a shocking reminder of the long and brutal Vietnam War, with many graphic photographs and American military equipment on display, including a helicopter with rocket launchers, a tank, a fighter plane, a single-seater attack aircraft and a 6,800kg conventional bomb.

People's Committee Building

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Ho Chi Minh City Hall is closed to the public as it’s an official Vietnam government building. It is beautiful French Colonial architecture and sunny cream-and-yellow hue, make it a tourist favourite and a symbol of Saigon, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. The building stands at one end of Nguyen Hue Boulevard on Le Thanh Tonne Street, a brisk walk away from Dong Khoi Street.

Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater)

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Saigon Opera House or also known as the Municipal Theatre Saigon, is located in Lam Son Square at the beginning of Le Loi Street, a popular shopping street that runs from the park across the road through to Ben Thanh market. Standing magnificently at the heart of Ho Chi Minh City where it crosses out many important routes, the building is outstanding as one the impressive sight in Saigon both night and day

Central Post Office

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
Saigon Central Post Office, in Vietnamese we call Bưu điện Trung tâm Sài Gòn, is located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City – at number 2, Paris Commune Street, District 1 and nearly opposite Saigon Notre Dame Basilica, the city’s grand cathedral. Built around 1886 – 1891 when Vietnam was part of French Indochina and based on the design of Gustave Eiffel, a famous French architect, together with his collaborator Alfred Foulhoux, it is the largest post office in Vietnam and a must-go tourist attraction in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Independence Palace

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The Independence Palace, or the Reunification Palace, was built on the site of the former Norodom Palace with an area of 120,000 square metres. Standing at the end of Le Duan Street crossing Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, it symbolises the traditional philosophy, oriental rituals and personalities of Vietnam nation in the harmonious combination with modern architectures.

The Secret Weapons Cellar

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Secret Weapon Bunker is a historical attraction located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is a hidden underground bunker that was used during the Vietnam War.

Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral

  • 10m
Notre Dame Cathedral Saigon is one of the most unique architectures in Ho Chi Minh city, looking from the outside, you can see the bright red colour of the refined brick wall, which has not been covered with moss for hundred years. These bricks were made in Guichard Carvin, Marseille St André France and were directly imported from France. There are 56 coloured glass plates on the wall to portray characters and events in the Holy Bible. These glass plates reflect the light and create a magnificent beauty. There are 31 air holes on the wall in flower shape, looks like a carpet of flowers. There are 25 windows assembled by multi-color glasses.

Location

Activity location

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    Cu Chi Tunnels
    • Phu Hiep TL15 Phu Hiep,
    • 700000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Cu Chi Tunnels
    • Phu Hiep TL15 Phu Hiep,
    • 700000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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