- Time: Half day
- Origin: Ho Chi Minh City (SIB - CU CHI BY SPEEDBOAT AM)
- Validity: January 1st, 2025 - March 31st, 2025
- Transport: Boat
- Destination: Ho Chi Minh City
- Minimum number of guests: 4
Highlights
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Itinerary
7:00 . Group gathering
Tour with guide
Early in the morning, our guide will meet you at your hotel’s lobby and bring you by car to our speedboat at Bach Dang pier.
7:20 . Breakfast time
Tour with guide
Then you will depart Saigon by speedboat. Within 15 minutes, the banks of the river change from city sprawl to lush jungle. A light breakfast of sandwiches or pastries, fresh tropical fruits and Vietnamese iced coffee (Ca phe sua da) is served, as your guide explains rural traditions and aspects of riverbank life.
8:50 . Arrive Cu Chi
Tour with guide
You will arrive at the Cu Chi Tunnels site before the majority of larger bus tours arrive. Watch a brief introductory ‘propaganda’ video to the Cu Chi area.
9:00 . Visit tunnel
Tour with guide
Explore the tunnel site, which includes weapon and booby trap exhibitions, navigating authentic Viet Cong tunnel, visiting different underground bunkers (kitchens, meeting rooms, ammunitions etc.), a firing range and much more. Try the local cassava root that sustained Viet Cong fighters for years.
11:00 . Lunch time
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Enjoy a delicious traditional Vietnamese lunch by the river, consisting of authentic fried spring rolls, chicken and beef dishes and soup.
11:30 . Return to Ho Chi Minh city
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Say goodbye to Cu Chi Tunnel and return to Ho Chi Minh City
13:00 . Tour finish
Tour with guide
Arrive back at Bach Dang’s pier. Les Rives staff will take you back to your hotel by car.
What to Expect
- Enjoy the cruise along Saigon River to Cu Chi Tunnels.
- Watch a short documentary about Cu Chi during the war.
- Pay a visit inside the tunnels and try some rifle shooting (optional with surcharge).
- Enjoy light lunch on-board or at the local riverside restaurant.
Term & conditions
Tour inclusive:
V.A.T and service charge.
Air-conditioned transfer, speedboat.
English-speaking guide service.
Light breakfast & lunch.
Admission fee as specified in the program.
Drinking water.
Tour exclusive:
Travel insurance.
All meals and beverage unspecified.
Personal expenses, optional visit and other services unspecified.
Children policy :
Children from 0-2 years old: free of charge.
Children from 3 years to 10 years old: 80% of adult’s price.
Children from 11 years old: 100% of adult’s price.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation charge will be applied if cancellation notice made:
- After booking confirmation: 10% of the tour fare.
- Within 24 hours before departure time: 40% of the tour fare.
- Last-minute or no-show: 100% of the tour fare.