Toan was a great guide and made us feel very comfortable throughout the tour. We highly recommend booking the private tour, it made the experience more relaxed and enjoyable!





Explore the intricate network of underground tunnels at Cu Chi, an iconic testament to Vietnam's war history. Used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, these tunnels played a crucial role in their guerrilla warfare tactics. Highlights: - Booby Traps Showcase: Witness the ingenious yet deadly traps set up by the Viet Cong. - Tunnel Exploration: Delve deep into the underground labyrinth, with opportunities to crawl through some sections. - Shooting Range: For an additional fee, experience firing historical war-era weapons (ammunition fee not included). - Tapioca Tasting: Sample the staple food that Viet Cong soldiers relied on during the war.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $100.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 11.
Begin your tour with convenient pickup from selected hotels in Ho Chi Minh City’s Districts 1, 3, and 4. Meet your guide and travel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle before departing for the Cu Chi Tunnels.
The tour begins around 7:30 am or 12:00 pm with a convenient pickup from central hotels in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. From there, we'll embark on a scenic journey to Cu Chi Tunnels ( Ben Duoc Tunnels ). After approximately 1.5 hours, we'll arrive at the tunnels, where you'll be immersed in the past through a captivating documentary film introducing the Cu Chi Tunnels. Experience the remarkable underground network as you crawl through the passages used by guerrilla fighters during the Vietnam War. Along the way, you'll encounter fascinating insights into their lives, observing the kitchen, living quarters, and meeting room. Discover the intricacies of trap-making and their deployment, and visit the weapons room to learn about the ingenious techniques employed by the resourceful Viet Cong soldiers. You will be back at your hotel around 2:30 pm for the morning tour and 7:00 pm for the afternoon tour.
Relax on the return journey to Ho Chi Minh City before being dropped off at your selected hotel in Districts 1, 3, or 4.
Pick up & Drop off at a centrally located hotel in Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day – Private Tour (Ben Duoc Experience) lasts about 6 hours. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $50 per person for this Ho Chi Minh City experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $100. There are 4 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 7 departures a day between 7:30 AM and 1:00 PM.
Children aged 4–10 pay from $30, adults from $50. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pick up & Drop off at a centrally located hotel in Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Pickup points include Silverland Min Hotel, Roseland Point Hotel.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 52 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Indochina Heritage Travel.
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Toan was a great guide and made us feel very comfortable throughout the tour. We highly recommend booking the private tour, it made the experience more relaxed and enjoyable!
Great tour from start to finish. Our guide Anna was very professional and spoke excellent English. She told us many interesting stories about the war and Vietnamese culture. The tunnel experience was amazing although a little tight inside!
Excellent tour and very well organized. Our guide Max was fantastic and gave us a lot of interesting information about the Vietnam War and how people lived in the tunnels. We really enjoyed going underground and seeing everything for ourselves.
Great experience with our tour guide Hannah. She came prepared with snack, drinks and a lot of knowledge. Yes a private tour is much more expensive, but if you can afford it is totally worth it. Thank you for explaining everything to us. Especially Patrick had the time of his life! Regarding the cu chi tunnels. We did Ben Duoc tunnels for a less touristic experience.
My guide Bunny was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the history of Vietnam and very good at placing the experience in context. It’s a long drive to the site, so having a history lesson driving there was very useful. The site itself if challenging if you are tall, or big. Many parts I had to crawl on all fours, so it helps to be flexible and in decent shape
An excellent tour and well worth the trip! Hannah was a wonderful tour guide and gave us loads of great information and took us round the tunnels. A really great experience that we would highly recommend!
Seeing the Cu Chi tunnels on a private tour with Toan was great. The car was very clean and the air conditioning great. Our guide, Toan, was amazing- very friendly and informative! He made the experience really enjoyable. He was accomodating for our timing as well, as we needed to get back to our hotel for a certain time. Highly recommend as it was quiet with not many tourists!
Tiny was our guide and she did a great job. Very knowledgeable and also very amusing. Really interesting tour and so less busy than the other tunnels - really enjoyed our trip.
This was an excellent tour and we would highly recommend it if you want to see the tunnels with no crowds of tourists. The cost of the tour was considerably less than the equivalent tour ( on a coach with30 others to the busier site) offered by our cruise line. Our guide, Tiny, was excellent. And spoke very good English and was extremely informative.
We really enjoyed our visit and tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels with our guide Phu. He spoke good English, imparted a good amount of information and was willing and able to answer questions. Phu is an excellent guide and clearly passionate about his job. The communication prior to the tour was good and the pick up was punctual. The tunnels themselves was the highlight of the tour. On the way we visited a craft factory that employs victims of Agent Orange, which was interesting and there was no pressure to buy. We could have done without the visit to the gun range, but this was something some of our tour group wanted to do. The restaurant for lunch on the way back was reasonably priced and the food was excellent. We never felt rushed, but the multiple stops and traffic meant the tour ended up being about 8.5hrs from pick up to drop off. Fortunately our mini bus was very comfortable and well air conditioned. It would be ideal if you could choose a trip option that excluded the gun range.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day – Private Tour (Ben Duoc Experience) | 6 hours | 4.8 (52) | $50 | |
Ben Duoc 'Less-Crowded' Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour | 6–7 hours | 4.9 (763) | $34 | View |
Cu Chi Ben Duoc Tunnels Tour (max 11 people) with Private Option | 7 hours | 4.9 (2,231) | $18 | View |
Cu Chi Ben Duoc Tunnels: Authentic & Less Touristy (Max 10) | 7 hours | 4.9 (1,557) | $18 | View |
Private Cu Chi - Ben Duoc Tunnels & Liberated Area (Day Trip) | 7–8 hours | 5.0 (187) | $135 | View |
Black Virgin Mountain, Cao Dai Temple & Ben Duoc Cu Chi Tunnel | 10 hours | 4.9 (92) | $135 | View |
Cu Chi-Ben Duoc Tunnels & War Remnants Museum – Small Group | 7–8 hours | 4.8 (104) | $26 | View |