Cu Chi Tunnels & Saigon City Tour from Phu My Port

Crawl through the tunnels where the Viet Cong sheltered during the war.

A full-day tour from Phu My Port combines the Cu Chi Tunnels (a 125-mile underground network used during the Vietnam War) with four major Saigon landmarks: the War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Central Post Office, and the Reunification Palace. You explore tunnel sections, watch a documentary about the war's history, and see where fighters built storage, weapons factories and kitchens. The tour includes a professional English-speaking guide, Vietnamese lunch, all entry fees, and return to the port in time for your ship's departure.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Cu Chi Tunnels2m · entry included
2. Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral
3. Saigon Central Post Office15m
4. War Remnants Museum45m · entry included
5. Saigon Opera Housepass by
6. Reunification Palacepass by

Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon City Tour

• Drive northwest to Cu Chi Tunnels
• Watch documentary about tunnels
• Explore underground tunnel network
• Learn about tunnel features and history
• Try local war-time foods
• Visit Notre Dame Cathedral
• See Saigon Central Post Office
• Shop at Ben Thanh Market
• Return to port for cruise

The experience

The tour starts at the Cu Chi Tunnels northwest of Saigon, where your guide walks you through the historic role these passages played in the Vietnam War. You'll watch a short documentary that explains how the network withstood bombing campaigns, then descend into the tunnels themselves to see trap doors, storage rooms, and the kitchens where fighters prepared meals. The tunnels stretch across some 125 miles of subterranean passages. You explore a section of this system to understand its layout and engineering. Afterward, you try local wartime foods (rice tapioca and hot tea) that sustained people underground.

The afternoon shifts to central Saigon's colonial landmarks. You visit the Saigon Central Post Office, designed by Alfred Foulhoux and built between 1877 and 1883, which stands next to Notre Dame Cathedral and reflects the grandeur of French Indochina. The War Remnants Museum displays American military equipment from the conflict (a helicopter with rocket launchers, a tank, a fighter plane, and a conventional bomb weighing 6,800 kilograms) alongside graphic photographs documenting the war between 1945 and 1975. You also see the Reunification Palace, where a North Vietnamese tank crashed through the main gate in 1975 to end the war. Two of those original tanks remain in the palace grounds.

The tour includes a stop at Ben Thanh Market for shopping before returning you to Phu My Port in time for your ship. Your guide speaks English throughout, and the operator provides bottled water, tissues, lunch, and all entry fees. The drive to Cu Chi takes you through scenic countryside toward the Cambodian border, and the full experience runs seven to eleven hours depending on traffic and how long you spend at each site.

What’s included

• Professional English-speaking guide and private transportation from Phu My Port.
• Vietnamese traditional lunch.
• all entry tickets to the Cu Chi Tunnels, War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Saigon Central Post Office.
• bottled water and tissues.
• port pickup and drop-off.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day13 departure times: the first at 06:30, the last at 14:00

AgesAdult (12 to 85 years) · Child (3 to 11 years) · Infant (under 3): free

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 9 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Maximus Travel Vietnam

Is this one for you?This is a private guided tour, so you move as a group with one guide rather than exploring on your own or joining strangers. Choose it if you want someone who knows the tunnel history and the war's context to walk you through both the underground sections and Saigon's colonial sites, and if you need the logistics (transport, lunch, entry fees) arranged so you can focus on the experience and still make your ship's departure.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (under 3): 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 24h before the start.

What exactly do I see inside the Cu Chi Tunnels?

The tunnels contain trap doors, storage facilities, weapons factories, and kitchens where the Viet Cong operated during the war. You explore a section of the 125-mile network and watch a documentary explaining how the tunnels' layout protected fighters from bombing.

How much time do I spend in the tunnels versus Saigon's city sites?

The morning focuses on Cu Chi Tunnels, including the documentary and underground exploration. The afternoon covers four Saigon landmarks (the War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, and Reunification Palace) plus shopping at Ben Thanh Market.

Does the tour return me to the ship on time?

Yes. The operator times the return to Phu My Port so you're back in time for your cruise departure. The full tour runs seven to eleven hours, accounting for the drive and time at each site.

What's included in the price, and what costs extra?

The tour includes your guide, all entry fees to the tunnels and museums, Vietnamese lunch, bottled water, port pickup and drop-off, and return transport. Shooting range activities at Cu Chi are not included and cost extra if you choose to participate.

Is the tunnel walk difficult, or can anyone do it?

The tour is suitable for all fitness levels. However, the operator does not recommend it for travelers with spinal injuries, pregnancy, or poor cardiovascular health, as crawling through tight tunnel sections requires bending and physical exertion.