Experience two of the most popular activities in Ho Chi Minh City on one convenient tour. Travel to Cu Chi tunnels, an elaborate network of underground passages used by the Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War. Learn about the importance of the tunnels and the role they played in history. Then take a river cruise on the Mekong Delta where you can admire the scenery and interact with locals.
Highlights:
- • Visit the historic Cu Chi Tunnels and learn more about the surviving spirits of Vietnamese people during the war.
- • River cruise on Mekong Delta
- • Listen to southern folk music and taste tropical fruit
Itinerary
- • 7:00 pickup from your hotel to head to Cu Chi Tunnels.
- • At the Cu Chi Tunnels, watch a short documentary film about the area during the war (available in many languages)
- • Discover the cover of secret refuge and an incredible network of Cu Chi.
- • Gain more knowledge about history, weapons and self-constructed traps the Vietnamese soldiers created to fight the war.
- • Try to shoot with Ak47 or MK16 riffles in a well-supervised area (optional with surcharge)
- • Taste the main dish that local people and soldiers ate to survive during war time: boiled tapioca with hot pandan tea.
- • Explore a traditional wet market to try some fresh seasonal fruits, and understand more about the different lifestyle of countryside people.
- • At Mekong Delta, cruise on the Tien river to see the fisherman’s ports and 4 islets which represent four mythical animals of Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise, and Phoenix.
- • Visit Kirin islet for the main activities. Walk through orchard gardens then taste some fresh seasonal tropical fruits. Enjoy the art of “Don ca tai tu” southern folk music performed by the locals.
- • Hop on a horse wagon and then relax on the hand-rowing sampan.
- • Have a short walk through a quiet village to feel the countryside atmosphere and reach to the beautiful riverside restaurant for lunch.
- • Return to Ho Chi Minh City.