Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City
You crawl through real tunnels where Viet Cong soldiers lived underground for over a decade.
A full-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City combines two major sites: the Cu Chi Tunnels, an underground network built during the Vietnam War, and the Mekong Delta with its river islands and narrow canals. You explore the tunnel maze, watch a documentary on the war's largest U.S. ground operation, ride a traditional boat past four islets, glide through coconut-lined canals on a hand-rowed sampan, and finish with a Vietnamese lunch in My Tho. Hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide are included.
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Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta tour
- Pick up from hotel
- Drive to Cu Chi Tunnels
- Watch Vietnam War documentary
- Explore Cu Chi Tunnels maze
- Try entering hidden tunnel
- Crawl through real tunnels
- Optional M16 rifle shooting
- Taste cassava wartime food
- Boat cruise on Mekong River
- Sampan ride through canals
- Visit bee farm and taste honey tea
- Enjoy local fruits and music
- Lunch in My Tho
- Boat ride to Ben Tre
- Bike ride through countryside
- Learn about coconut product making
- Cu Chi Tunnels Entry included 2h
- My Tho 3h
What’s included
- English-speaking guide leading the entire day.
- hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned van.
- entry to Cu Chi Tunnels with documentary and tunnel access.
- traditional boat ride on the Mekong River.
- hand-rowed sampan ride through narrow canals.
- stop at a bee farm with honey tea and local fruits.
- tasting of tropical fruits from four seasons.
- full Vietnamese lunch in My Tho with vegan options available.
- bike ride through Ben Tre countryside.
- bottled water and wet tissues throughout the day.
- all fees and taxes.
Times
- Every day 07:00 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:30
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Operated by MayXanh Holidays
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The experience
The tour starts with pickup from your hotel around 6:30am and drives to Cu Chi Tunnels, where you spend the morning in an intricate underground network built by Viet Cong soldiers between 1961 and 1972. A documentary sets the context for what you're about to see. Then you walk through the tunnel maze itself (past trapdoors, storage rooms, kitchens, hospitals, and command centers), and crawl through real tunnels to understand how locals moved around. You'll also explore the forest above ground, watch a film on the tunnels' strategic role, and taste cassava, the staple food during wartime. Shooting an M16 rifle at the range is available for an extra fee.
After Cu Chi, the tour heads to the Mekong Delta. You board a traditional boat for a scenic cruise along the Mekong River, passing the Turtle, Dragon, Phoenix, and Unicorn Islets while taking in the lush landscape and river activity. Then you switch to a sampan, a narrow boat rowed by hand, to glide through canals lined with coconut palms and get a closer look at village life. A stop at a bee farm includes honey tea, local fruits, and traditional music. Lunch is a full Vietnamese meal served in My Tho, with vegan options available. The afternoon wraps with a bike ride through Ben Tre's peaceful countryside, known as the "coconut kingdom," where you learn how local coconut products are made.
Throughout the day you'll taste tropical fruits from four seasons, drink bottled water, and travel in an air-conditioned van. The tour runs about 11 hours total and suits all fitness levels, though the tunnel crawling and sampan rides involve some physical movement. An English-speaking guide leads the group the entire way.
Is this one for you?Pick the small group tour if you want to share the experience and split costs. Choose private if your party needs to move at its own pace and have one guide's attention throughout the day.
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Top questions
What exactly is inside the Cu Chi Tunnels?
The Cu Chi Tunnels are an underground network with trapdoors, storage rooms, kitchens, hospitals, and command centers built by Viet Cong soldiers during the Vietnam War. You walk through the maze and crawl through real tunnels to see how soldiers lived and moved around underground from 1961 to 1972.
Do I have to crawl through the tunnels, or can I just walk?
You can walk through most of the tunnel maze, but crawling through real tunnels is part of the experience so you understand how locals moved around. The tour is suitable for all fitness levels, though some sections involve physical movement.
What happens during the Mekong Delta part of the day?
You take a traditional boat ride along the Mekong River past four islets, then switch to a hand-rowed sampan to glide through narrow coconut-lined canals. You stop at a bee farm for honey tea and local fruits, listen to traditional music, and learn about village life before eating lunch in My Tho.
Is lunch included, and what if I'm vegetarian?
A full Vietnamese lunch in My Tho is included, and vegan options are available. Tropical fruits from four seasons, honey tea, and local drinks are also part of the tour.
What time does the tour start and end?
Hotel pickup begins around 6:30am. The full-day tour runs approximately 11 hours, so you'll return to your hotel in the late afternoon or early evening.
Is the rifle shooting at Cu Chi included in the price?
Shooting an M16 rifle at the range is optional and costs extra (approximately 600,000 VND per 10 bullets). All other activities and meals are included.
Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City
11h · EN
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