スピードボート＆ホーチミン海岸小旅行でクチトンネル

I will start by saying, if you do this excursion from the cruise port you must have reasonable expectations given the distance of everything. We had a wonderful guide, James, and driver which set the positive tone of the day. What I loved most about James was his sense of humor and he was our photographer for the day and took tons of pics of us which he sent to me at end of day (nice touch!). The first half of day was spent driving to city and getting on speedboat but the boat ride is very enjoyable up and back. We spent about 90 minutes or so at tunnels which we really enjoyed and was the main reason we booked this tour. Once you take the speedboat back a bit more than half your day is gone. We were able to squeeze in the Independence Palace and a Notre Dame driveby as apparently it is closed to actually going in due to the renovations. We also had a mini stop at a lovely coffee shop where they served us ice tea as we waited for our takeaway coffee (love this!). You have to really start making your way back to port by 3 as it took us a good 2 hours with traffic and even though in terms of miles it is really not that far. Many of our fellow passengers were on cruise excursions which ended up being past all aboard time so I appreciated that our guide was very cognizant of traffic and things that can happen at the end of day.

The tour guild Liam made us feel like family he was outstanding with his customer service and knowledge and was very easy to understand. When I asked to be taken somewhere off the scheduled route he did it without delay. He had our day a total pleasure.

We are a 4 Gen Family (ages 9 months to 85) cruise traveling through Vietnam. This was the first of three tours booked with Maximus Travel Vietnam and they delivered. Bruno did an outstanding job guiding us through the Chu Chi tunnels, the speedboat was a great alternative to long bus rides and allowed us to also tour Saigon (something the ship didn’t offer). The private mini-bus was perfect for our infant, toddler and two octogenarians. Way better and more comfortable than getting on and off a bus of 40-60 other people. And all this for about the same price as the cruise line was charging just for the tunnel tour. Contact was fantastic through WhatsApp both with the agent and the tour guide. Looking forward to similar tours with them in Danang and Hanoi. Highly recommend!

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We had a great time on this excursion. It was so nice to have a wonderful guide, V, who shared so many details about the history behind the sites we visted. I highly recommend this tour.

This tour was amazing!!! The communication from the tour operator was great. They reach out to you before your tour to let you know the details. The tour operator responded to all of our questions in a timely manner and made sure we knew where to meet them at the port. They were on time and made everything stress free. Vinh our tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and wasted no time getting us around the city. The van and boat ride made the trip from the port to the tunnels and the city quick. The chi chi tunnels were very interesting and Vinh gave us a great history before we arrived. Vinh provided us an in depth tour of the tunnels and surrounding area. The speedboat to and from the tunnels was a great way to see this beautiful country from a different perspective. Plus it saves alot of time! Vinh also gave us a great city tour! We saw the market, the post office, the independent palace, and notre dame cathedral. We even got to visit the war remnants museum. Lunch was also delicious and traditional Vietnamese. Vinh was a fabulous guide. He was extremely kind and accommodated all of our requests with a smile. We ended our tour with a beautiful origami heart souvenir that I will keep and remember this day fondly. Thank you for a wonderful excursion and a glimpse into your country.

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