Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple Full Day Tour from Ho Chi Minh City
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7 Ratings
Tay Ninh
This comprehensive day trip from Ho Chi Minh City gives you the opportunity to delve into Vietnam’s historical and cultural richness. It includes visits to Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai temple, as well as indulging in a delightful lunch at a local eatery, all within a single day.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Cao Dai Temple - This is the headquarters for the religion of Cao Dai, you’ll visit the Grand Temple of the Cao Dai Holy. You can learn more about this fascinating religion by observing the noon ceremony.
- Cu Chi Tunnels - This is an area where Vietnamese people proudly held their ground during the Vietnam war (in Vietnam it is known as The American War). Over 200kms of underground tunnels were made, the trip will help you understand the struggle the Vietnamese would have gone through on the frontline. It took an enormous amount of ingenuity, courage and imagination to match the enemy and these tunnels were a big part of the Vietnam War and ended being a resounding victory for the Cu Chi people.
The tunnel system, fortifications and trenches were a part of a soldiers life, you will see how they lived, the kitchens, store rooms, hospital, living quarters. You can crawl around parts of the tunnel yourself and watch a video of the history of the Vietnam War in this area.
What's Included
- Sightseeing and entrance fees per itinerary.
- Guided tours in English or French.
- Air-conditioned vehicle transfers.
- Local cuisine experience with lunch.
- Complimentary bottled water (2 per person).
What's Not Included
- Beverage, Tips
- Others not mentioned in the price above.
Additional Information
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- A maximum of 15 people per booking
Location
Cao Dai Temple
Long Thanh Bac Commune, Hoa Thanh District
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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H610brdanielv
Mar 20, 2024
A Great Get-Away - The trip was excellent! Our tour guide Danny was very informative all throughout our journey out of Saigon. The temple was beautiful, and we even got to see part of a funeral service; the tunnels were fascinating, especially with the meaningful historical insight provided throughout. Highly recommended.
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Bassam_k
Jan 21, 2023
BK Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple - The tour guide Luat was good and informative. The pace and the organization of the itenarary were good. The food was above average. The car and driver were good.
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Byamling
Nov 28, 2022
Great personalised private tour - Our guide Tai was knowledgeable about the Vietnam war as well as the Cao Dai religion, and was engaging. He was professional and respectful of other tours going on around as well.
It was nice to have this private tour as we had full control of the pace and what we did. He did not bring us to any souvenir shops.
The car provided was clean, comfortable and well kept. It was a MG, SUV. The driver drove in a safe manner throughout the entire journey.
The lunch provided was ok, each person was given a small bowl of rice noodles with beef slices, stir fried vegetables (to share), 2 pieces of deep fried spring rolls filled with vegetables, 1 steamed river prawn, local curry chicken (to share), 1-2 grilled sausages, and a big bowl of rice (to share). It was not spectacular, but it was not bad as well.
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Ricmansur
Apr 25, 2019
A - This is a wonderfull tour. Our guide Nyhat was excelent very kind gentle and well known Of everyrhing I hardly recomend This tour.
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Grmljag
Apr 14, 2019
Very enjoyable tour - Our hotel sorted this tour by Asiana Link Travel, and it didn’t disappoint, collected from hotel on time and the whole day was brilliant, we were very lucky to have mr Thong (slim Jim) as our guide for the day, he was brilliant! Can highly recommend the tour as both destinations were so very interesting and the information provided by SJ was excellent, lunch was excellent too. we really had a great day and would do it again as the experience of getting in and out of Ho Chi Minh City was amazing too. Highly recommended!
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Hazylium
Feb 4, 2019
Eye-opening experience! Photos don't do the tunnels justice. - Two of us went on this tour with guide Field, who was consistently polite, thoughtful, entertaining and very informative throughout the tour. On the way to the tunnels, he explained some of the history of the war and its effects on this region. The tunnels site has been turned into a kind of exhibition which really helped us gain a better understanding of wartime conditions, and how desperate of a struggle it must have been. Field did a great job of describing the various areas and giving us more historical context to appreciate what we saw.
Visited the temple after seeing the tunnels and reached there before noon, though unfortunately there was no noon service because it was the eve of Tet. Still, it was a very unique temple to visit, well worth checking out if you're in the region (especially if you're with an knowledgeable guide - like Field - who can tell you more about the Cao Dai religion).
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Fiona
Apr 2, 2016
Our guide, Viet, was really great... - <p>Our guide, Viet, was really great. His English was good and his knowledge was vast. Not just of the areas we visited, but of South East Asia and its history. I would definitely recommend this trip and if you're lucky enough to get Viet as your guide, then you'll be assured of a great day.</p>
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