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From the Saigon River to the underground tunnels, this half-day journey reveals a fascinating side of Ho Chi Minh City’s history and countryside. A scenic speedboat ride brings you to the Cu Chi Tunnels, where wartime shelters, hidden kitchens, and historic artefacts offer insight into life during the war. With a light breakfast on board, guided exploration and a local lunch included, the experience combines history, river scenery and local flavours in one morning.
Cu Chi Tunnels by Luxury Speedboat: Wartime Discovery Half Day
9.6Excellent - 6 reviews
Cu Chi Tunnels by Luxury Speedboat: Wartime Discovery Half Day
9.6Excellent - 6 reviews
4 hours
Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels
1 Lunch
BestPrice Travel
International flights not included
Departure: Daily departure from Ho Chi Minh City Center (Dist 1)
Daily departure from Ho Chi Minh City Center (Dist 1)
Category: Cu Chi Tunnels Tours, Day Trip
Theme: History
Type: Group tour
Why Australian tourists love this trip?
- Cruise from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi along the Saigon River on a scenic speedboat journey
- Discover underground tunnels, shelters, and wartime kitchens with a local guide at Cu Chi Tunnel
- Enjoy a relaxed half-day experience with breakfast on board and a local lunch before returning to the city
Tour Price
Trip itinerary
Half Day: Cu Chi Tunnels Haft Day by Luxury Speedboat
Morning
Around 07:00, your day begins with a hotel pick-up and transfer to Bach Dang Pier, where your luxury speedboat adventure to Cu Chi starts. Enjoy a light breakfast of fresh pastries, seasonal fruit, tea and coffee as the city gradually gives way to quieter riverside scenery.
At 08:40, arrive in Cu Chi and receive an introduction to the historical site before beginning your guided exploration.
Step into the fascinating underground world of the Cu Chi Tunnels. Walk through sections of the tunnel network and learn how the tunnels were used as shelters, kitchens, and living spaces during wartime. Your visit also includes:
- Exploring the underground tunnel system
- Seeing hidden shelters and wartime kitchens
- Viewing weapons and historical artefacts
- Trying a shooting experience (available as an optional activity)
- Tasting traditional cassava, an important food source during the war
Around 10:30, return to the luxury speedboat and settle back on board. Cruise downstream towards Ho Chi Minh City, enjoying a different perspective of the city and its surrounding waterways along the way.
At 12:00 - 12:45, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Around 12:50, transfer back to your hotel in District 1 or around Nguyen Hue Street, bringing your half-day Cu Chi experience to a close.
NOTE: This itinerary is for the morning departure. An afternoon departure option is also available; please contact our Sales Consultant for the detailed afternoon itinerary.
Meals: Lunch
Accommodation: NA
- PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
- Please note that due to the individual nature of the tours, times are approximate and can vary slightly.
Inclusions
1 Lunch
Cruise
- Pick-up and drop-off services within Ho Chi Minh city (center area) District 1
- Welcome drink on boat + cold towels
- Experiences Manager on board
- English Speaking Guide on board
- Light Breakfast on board (bread, cold cuts and fresh milk)
- Refreshment for afternoon tour
- Water during the trip
- All sightseeing ticket
- Vietnamese Traditional Set Lunch
- Insurance
- Government tax
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Holiday surcharge
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating
Based on 6 customer's reviews
9.7
Excellent
Score breakdown
- Itinerary9.5
- Food/Drink9.7
- Tour guide9.3
- Enter/act9.8
- Accommodations10
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Besides the transfer from hotel to port where speed boat leaves from do you go on the speed boat the whole time ?
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@Donna Andrews:
No boat only transfer you between Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi. After that you will walk around to visit Cu Chi
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Best Price Travel helped us plan our half-day speedboat and Cu Chi Tunnels tour from Ho Chi Minh City.
Our tour guide, Duc was outstanding and deserves special appreciation for his exceptional guiding. We were pretty impressed by him since he was incredibly informed, personable, had a nice sense of… MoreBest Price Travel helped us plan our half-day speedboat and Cu Chi Tunnels tour from Ho Chi Minh City.
Our tour guide, Duc was outstanding and deserves special appreciation for his exceptional guiding. We were pretty impressed by him since he was incredibly informed, personable, had a nice sense of humor, and spoke excellent English. We were picked up from our hotel and driven to the port to board our speed boat. There was a chance to use the restrooms before boarding (there were none onboard). We had a sandwich and water/pop/ice coffee on board.
We arrived in the Cu Chi Tunnels location after approximately 1.5 hours of driving through varied scenery. We used the restrooms and began our tour by seeing a brief movie on the area and how it came to be. We then strolled around the area, which was crowded with other groups. Duc provided us with a wealth of knowledge and statistics. We were able to experience the tunnels by going down into one and back out, as well as climbing through one, all of our own volition; others did not choose to participate.
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Cindy, thank you so much. The tour was fantastic and congratulations to Viet on being a great tour guide. Big tanks to you and your company on being so efficient. Jan
OUR cruise tour is the highlight of our vacation. I will definitely recommend this tour and the toir is worth the price. Thank you
This evaluation is based on our interactions with Best Price Travel since we used them to arrange our half-day Cu Chi Tunnels trip from Ho Chi Minh City.
Duc, our tour guide, was exceptional and deserving of praise for his outstanding guiding. We were quite pleased by him since he had a wealth of information,… MoreThis evaluation is based on our interactions with Best Price Travel since we used them to arrange our half-day Cu Chi Tunnels trip from Ho Chi Minh City.
Duc, our tour guide, was exceptional and deserving of praise for his outstanding guiding. We were quite pleased by him since he had a wealth of information, was affable, had a great sense of humor, and spoke wonderful English. We were escorted from our hotel to the dock to board our speed boat after being picked up there. Before boarding, there was a chance to use the facilities (as no facilities onboard). On board, we had a sandwich, water, and iced coffee.
We arrived in the Cu Chi Tunnels region after traveling through a variety of landscapes for around 1.5 hours. After using the amenities, we began our tour by seeing a brief documentary on the location and its history. The location was crowded as we and many other groups wandered around it. Duc gave us a lot of crucial data and information to consider. Some others chose not to participate, but we were able to explore the tunnels by going down into one, back out, and by climbing through one.
We had the option to shoot live ammo at a shooting range using an M60, M30, AK47, M16, and other weapons for an additional fee. We decided to photograph the mounted M60 since it was exciting! Despite the music being so loud, they provided hearing protection. After that, we kept going across the region and finished with a great lunch by the river. Less
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(+) Positive reviews: This was the best way to travel to the Cu Chi Tunnels. No traffic to worry about, very relaxing trip down the river and the lunch provided was excellent.