Trip Name: Cu Chi Tunnel and City tour
Type of trip: Private
Trip Duration: One day
Destination: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam
Trip Grading: Regular itinerary, moderate walking,
Flexibility: This sample itinerary can be amended accordingly to meet your expectation.
Highlights: This trip features a half day tour to the famous incredible Cu Chi tunnel just outside of Saigon and a half day city tour of Saigon highlights. Cu Chi tunnel has been used by the Vietnamese for centuries. The tunnels were the key part of guerilla warfare during the Vietnam war. Stretching hundreds of miles, the tunnels were dug by local people using shovels. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life in the American war must have been like.