Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon City Highlights Tour

Sightseeing  :  Vietnam  :  Ho Chi Minh  :  Ho Chi Minh City  :  Day Trips

Ho Chi Minh City, still popularly referred to as "Saigon" by the locals, is a cultural melting pot with something to offer every traveler. There is no better time for visiting Saigon while it passes through a remarkable and rapid phase of transformation. Above all, experiencing the heartfelt warmth and humor for which the Saigonese are renowned will stay with you long after you’ve departed for home. The alleys walk is designed to enable you to experience the real face of Saigon which will surely catch you by surprise. For over a century, millions of Saigonese have been living and earning their decent life in thousands of alleys which may well be anyone’s mind-blowing experience 07:30am: from your hotel in Saigon, enjoy a pleasant 65km drive through some nice country areas northwest of Saigon; You are going to visit a massive underground network located near by the area once called "Iron Triangle" and was the termination of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The tunnels were designed by local guerrillas as a “springboard for attacking Saigon.” The area was used for infiltrating Saigon-intelligence agents, part cadres, and sabotage teams. The Tet Offensive of 1968 was prepared and the necessary troops and supplies assembled in the Cc Chi tunnels. The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The role of the tunnel systems was so important to the Viet Cong in resisting American operations and protracting the war, eventually persuading the weary Americans into withdrawal. Some tunnels have been made larger to accommodate the larger sized western tourists, while low-power lights have been installed in several of them to make traveling through them easier and booby traps have been clearly marked