Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City
Crawl through a 25-year-old tunnel network, then float past water coconut trees on the Mekong
A full-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City visits Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta with a small group of 12 travelers, an English-speaking guide, and hotel pickup. You crawl through the underground passageways built during the Indochina War, taste wartime rations of tea and cassava, then board a motorboat to Thoi Son island to walk orchards, sample tropical fruit, and watch local artisans make coconut candy and rice paper. The day ends with a sampan ride through narrow canals shaded by water coconut trees.
Step-by-step itinerary
Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta tour
- Pick up from hotel at 7:30am
- Travel to Cu Chi Tunnels
- Explore Cu Chi Tunnels network
- Taste wartime tea and cassava
- Shoot real guns at shooting range
- Board motorboat on Mekong River
- Cruise to Thoi Son islands
- Walk through orchards and taste fruits
- Enjoy traditional Vietnamese folk music
- Visit local workshops for coconut candy and rice paper
- Sample honey tea and local specialties
- Take sampan ride through narrow canals
- Return to hotel
- Cu Chi Tunnels Entry included 3h
- My Tho 3h
What’s included
- Your package covers lunch and hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport between sites, a motorboat cruise on the Mekong, and bicycle use.
- the guide speaks English throughout the day.
Times
- Every day 07:30 08:00
Before you book
Operated by The Sun Tourist
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The experience
The tunnels sit 70 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, an underground labyrinth built over 25 years starting in 1948. You'll crawl through the narrow passageways that once connected villages and sheltered hospitals, schools, and kitchens during the Indochina War. The guide walks you through the network's layout and history, then you taste tea and cassava, the staples that sustained the resistance. The group stays small, only 12 people, so there's room to move and ask questions without the crowds that pack the site on larger tours.
After the tunnels, a motorboat takes you along the Mekong River to Thoi Son island, where you step off to walk through fruit orchards heavy with tropical varieties you can taste on the spot. The boat stops at local workshops where you watch artisans make coconut candy, rice paper, and honey products. You can sample these and drink honey tea before moving on. A sampan, a small wooden rowing boat, carries you through narrow canals shaded by water coconut trees, a quiet stretch that breaks up the day's pace.
Hotel pickup starts the morning at 7:30 a.m., and the guide brings you back at the end of the day. Lunch is included, and you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle between sites. The boat ride and bicycle use are built in. The only extra cost is ammunition if you choose to shoot at the tunnel's range (18 and up only).
Is this one for you?The guide speaks English, so you follow the commentary and history without translation delays. The group caps at 12 people, which means you move through the tunnels and island stops without the bottlenecks of larger tours: useful if you want to ask questions or linger at the workshops.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 9 years); Infant (under 4): free.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
How far is Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City?
Cu Chi Tunnels sits about 70 kilometers outside Ho Chi Minh City. The drive takes roughly an hour and a half from central hotels, and your guide handles the route.
What exactly do you do inside the Cu Chi Tunnels?
You crawl through the narrow passageways of the underground network. The same tunnels that were used during the Indochina War to connect villages and hide hospitals, schools, and kitchens. The guide explains the layout and history as you move through, and you taste tea and cassava, the food soldiers ate during the war.
What happens on the Mekong Delta part of the tour?
You board a motorboat and cruise along the Mekong River to Thoi Son island, where you walk through orchards and taste fresh tropical fruits. The boat stops at local workshops so you can watch artisans make coconut candy, rice paper, and honey products, and you sample what they've made. A sampan ride through narrow canals shaded by water coconut trees rounds out the afternoon.
Is the shooting range included, or is that extra?
Shooting at the tunnel's range is optional and costs extra (60,000 Vietnamese dong per bullet). You must be at least 18 years old to participate. It's not part of the standard tour package.
What's included in the tour price?
Lunch, hotel pickup and drop-off, an air-conditioned vehicle, the boat ride on the Mekong, and bicycle use are all included. Your English-speaking guide is with you the whole day.
Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City
11h · EN · at your hotel
from US$ 53.96 per person
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