You will join in a full-day tour of Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi tunnels about 8:00 am.
First, you will visit Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office, both of which are excellent examples of French colonial architecture.
Then, you will visit two famous tourist destinations in Saigon. First Reunification Palace, which is used to be the house and workplace of the President of South Vietnam. It is also the last place of the end of the war in Vietnam. Then we visit War Remnants Museum which has many exhibitions relating to the Vietnam War.
After that, you will pay a visit to Ben Thanh Market, to see a wide variety of important goods that all locals need for their daily lives as well as a large number of local handicraft and textiles and buy them as souvenirs.
Afterward, you will explore Cu Chi Tunnels.
Cu Chi Tunnels are one of the most famous historic sites in Vietnam. It is a huge network of tunnels connecting the underground and used for military campaigns during the Vietnam War.
Upon your arrival, you will be given several short introductions accompanied with an introductory video showing you the way the tunnels were built as well as the way local people survived in the serious conditions of the war.
Next, you will have time to discover the remaining area and tunnel systems which consists of the stunningly built living areas featuring all spaces necessary such as kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other manmade amenities such as field hospitals, storage, weapons factories, and command centers aiding anyone staying inside the tunnels.
Moreover, you will also have time exploring many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the complicated tunnels for the purpose of security during the war.
After that, you will be served a cup of special tea and cassava before trying your hand at shooting a real gun.
Finally, you will be transferred back to Saigon. The trip ends around 7 pm.
