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Daily Small Group Tour to Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi Tunnels
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Important Information
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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.
Highlights
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
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
Meeting Points
Departure
112 Đ. Trần Hưng Đạo
If you are not staying on any of the above streets, please make your own way to the meeting point (112 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh City).
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Daily Small Group Tour to Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi Tunnels
Quận 1
About
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.
Highlights
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
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
Meeting Points
Departure
112 Đ. Trần Hưng Đạo
If you are not staying on any of the above streets, please make your own way to the meeting point (112 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh City).
Return
Itinerary
1
The Independence Palace
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.
1 hour
2
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral
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.
1 hour
3
Central Post Office
Visit this place 30 minutes.
30 minutes
4
War Remnants Museum
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.
2 hours
5
Cu Chi Tunnels
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.
3 hours
6
Ben Thanh Market
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.
