Cu Chi Tunnels and Countryside Tour by Luxury Speedboat
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Cu Chi Tunnels and Countryside Tour by Luxury Speedboat

$120.00


Travel to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels by the waterway is an interesting option for those people who don’t like the crowded city road and trafic jam. Embark on a luxury speedboat then cruise via Saigon River to Cu Chi Tunnels and discover a vast underground network built by guerrilla fighters during the Vietnam War. Have a change of transport in your return to Ho Chi Minh City to experience more about local life en route with air-conditioned vehicle and the knowledgeable guide, who will takes you to an herb farm, a cricket farm and a home where rice paper is made in the traditional way. Lunch is included in a local restaurant





  • Enjoy the scenic journey from Saigon to Cu Chi both on the river cruise and on the land ride by Luxury speedboat and Air-con vehicle
  • Explore the amazing 250 km underground tunnels with the meeting hall, hospital, kitchens… for underground living of Viet Cong guerrillas during the war
  • Enjoy On-board Snacks and a delicious Vietnamese lunch at a riverside restaurant
  • Visit cricket-raising farm and rice paper making in the local family

In the morning, meet your guide at the hotel then transfer to the pier in Saigon downtown. Embark on a deluxe speedboat to the Famous Cu Chi Tunnels. Once you are onboard, welcome drink then speed away thebustling city toward the countryside. You will find the opportunity to have the life–time photos of the life along the riverbank where families live on the stilt houses and many children whose livelihoods grown up on the water surface. The journey over the Saigon River takes approximately 1 hour, and unlimited refreshments with local fruit are served on board.

Upon arrival at Cu Chi, exploring the amazing underground tunnels. The tunnels consist of more than 200kilometers. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life was like during the U.S.-Vietnam War.

Afterwards, Lunch at a riverside restaurant will be served with Vietnamese food.

Return to your hotel by road through tranquil rice paddies, where entrepreneurial villagers use the hot roadside as a platform for drying all manner of produce. A short photo-stop will be made at a small village where your guide will explain the process of rice paper production. Hundreds of sheets dot the countryside, drying on woven racks in the relentless sun. Have more visits to an organic herb farm and a cricket farm. Get a taste of fresh herbs and discover a Vietnamese delicacy as you watch crickets being prepared as food. You will arrive to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh city by late afternoon.


Inclusions

  • Air-con vehicle for hotel / pier transfer and from Cu Chi to Saigon
  • Luxury speedboat from Saigon – Cu Chi
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Snacks and beverages
  • Lunch

Exclusions

  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities (optional)

Additional info

  • Comfortable shoes, sunscreen and insect repellent is recommended
  • Return trip on the road by air-conditioned car

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