CU CHI TUNNELS & MEKONG DELTA 1 DAY TOUR
Duration: 8-9 hours
Departure time: 8:00 – 8:30AM
Group Size: Small Group (12 people maximum)
At departure time, our car and driver will pick up you right at your hotel and then depart for the Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta tour.
1 and a half hours after leaving HCM city, we will arrive at Cu Chi and start our visit to these places below:
How the Viet Cong defeat the Cedar Falls operation in the iron triangle.
Walking to the entrance, we will enter the reconstructed liberation area, where you will have an opportunity to see a real local village as it existed during the Vietnam War.
You’ll see where people lived, images of their lives, fighting, where the children went to school, etc.
Discover “The White Area” in Cu Chi (1969 to 1972), reflecting the scene of fierce fighting between the US army and the Viet Cong.
After departing the liberation area, we will walk to the “underground tunnel” area that consisted of many factories and underground villages, such as the tunnel in the working area of the leaders of the Party Committee, the Military Command of the Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh Region, the secret meeting room, the anti-A tunnel to avoid bombing, an anti-explosion room, the food and weapons bunker, secret trap, fighting wells, wells, the famous Hoang Cam stove, in whose hidden smoke-visitors will witness a creative invention.
Leave Cu Chi, you move to Mekong Delta for exploring and Have lunch on the way reach there.
Start your time in this beautiful area by taking motorized boat on the Tien River to the Qui (Tortoise Islet). On the way, see the fishing port, boat-building workshops, and the Dragon, Phoenix and Unicorn Islet.
To explore deeply the local life, you walk into the small village roads, where you can visit tropical fruit gardens and enjoy the fresh fruits while listening to Don Ca Tai Tu – Traditional folk music performed by islanders. Here you also can join daily activities of the local people and take in the atmosphere of this beautiful natural countryside. Visit the bee house, and take the picture of the pythons. Lunch will be served right in the heart of the orchard garden.
The boat cruise will lead you through Bao Dinh canal, entering Ben Tre province — "The Kingdom of coconuts." Here you'll see a typical agricultural model called "Garden - Pond – Cage,” before visiting the coconut candy-making shop.
Next, enjoy a rowing boat trip on the small canal, fully covered by the shadow of the water coconut’s trees. After your boat ride, take a bike ride around the island before returning to your car. You will arrive back in Ho Chi Minh City at around 6:30 to 7PM.
Coming back to Saigon, Classic Mekong Delta 1 Day Tour ends around 5:00 pm.
INCLUSIONS:
16-seater car with AC English speaking tour guide
Entrance fees Lunch
Boat Trip Rowing Sampan
Coconut water/Coconut candy workshop Tropical fruits
Bottled water
Pickup and drop off right at the hotel
EXCLUSIONS
Personal expenses Tips
Others not mentioned in the itinerary