Private Day Tour of Historic Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi Tunnels

Immerse yourself in the rich history of Ho Chi Minh City and explore the famous Cu Chi Tunnels on this private day tour. Discover colonial architecture, visit cultural sites, and learn about Vietnam’s fascinating history. Experience what it was like living inside the tunnel system and gain insight into the tenacity and resourcefulness of the Vietnamese….

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater) - The Saigon Opera House, a breathtaking architectural masterpiece in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, stands as a symbol of the city’s rich cultural heritage and vibrant arts scene. Built in 1897 by French architect Eugène Ferret, this magnificent structure showcases an exquisite blend of French…
What's Included
  • Entrance fees
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Bottled water & delicious local traditional buffet lunch
What's Not Included
  • Tips/ gratuities or personal expenses…
Additional Information

Discover the vibrant heart of Vietnam with our Ho Chi Minh City & Cu Chi Tunnels Private Tour. Begin your adventure to marvel at the stunning colonial architecture of the 18th-century General Post Office. Explore the historical Reunification Palace and soak in the lively atmosphere of local markets and hidden backstreets before traditional Vietnamese…

Location
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
Công Trường Lam Sơn
You will be picked up at your hotel which is located within district 1. Picking up & dropping of at other district might me extra charged.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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564jeremin
Aug 5, 2024
Great one-day tour with an excellent guide! - Great tour covering the most important landmarks in Ho Chi Minh City and the Cu Chi tunnels. Gives a nice overview, allowing to better understand the history of Vietnam, and picture how soldiers were living and fighting in the jungle using some very clever tricks and techniques. The guide is super nice, smart, and knowledgeable. He also speaks good English - we had very nice conversations on various topics while driving between different points of interest. All this in a comfortable, air-conditioned car and with bottled water provided (which has proven life-saving given the temperatures in Vietnam). I highly recommend it if you want a quick, condensed, one-day experience of Ho Chi Minh and Cu Chi tunnels :)
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Bevant2021
May 30, 2024
A Great Experience - We were picked up by a very pleasant young man in a good car, and embarked on what turned out to be a great day. Luc is a very personable and knowledgable guide who took us around Saigon with the highlight of the tour being the Cu Chi Tunnels. The day was well planned and he knew exactly where to go and what to do. We kept hydrated with multiple bottles of water and well fed with a buffet lunch in downtown Saigon. What a great experience and it was because of Luc and his ability to share with us the history of Vietnam. Well Done Luc
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965l_ch
May 9, 2024
Legend tour guide in Saigon - Luc is the best tour guide we have ever met so far as his wide and deep knowledge of the Vietnamese history and culture help us see deeper in Vietnam. Thanks so hist guiding and we recommend this tour 100% excellent for those who would like to visit Cu Chi Tunnels & Ho Chi Minh city in 1 day.
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Clark
Apr 18, 2024
Cu Chi tunnels with Luc - From the minute Luc arrived, he was great. His independence knowledge of all locations was to be applauded. He was fun with a great sense of humour 😀. Great driver and ensured he kept us engaged with any questions we had.
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Vasilis
Mar 3, 2024
Cu chi tunnels with Luk. - Very good trip at cu chi tunnels . Our guide Luk was perfect and he told us everything about this place ! Very helpful and easy to communicate!
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Dominickf81
Jan 18, 2024
Excellent Overview of Saigon History - This tour was a great way to pack in many years of Vietnamese history into a day trip. Our tour guide Luc provided a thorough explanation of Vietnam’s interesting history during the drive to the Cu Chi tunnels (about 90 minutes outside the city). At Cu Chi, you can explore the tunnels and learn more about the lives of the Vietnamese soldiers. After Cu Chi, we returned to the city for lunch before visiting the historic Post Office, Liberation Palace, and War Remnants museum. Although the Vietnam war was a painful moment in history, Luc was very sensitive, compassionate, and welcoming.
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Aburgos28
Aug 23, 2019
Amazing Day around the Tunnels and Delta with Bruce. - The Tour and Tour Guide was amazing. Bruce made everything effortless and we never felt rushed. We choose the private tour because we had small kids and it was absolutely the right choice. The kids enjoyed every minute and we as parents felt stressfree as Bruce and our driver did everything to make us feel at home. We have traveled over 20 countries so far and this has been on of the top experiences we have had on a tour. Would recommend Bruce and the tour to anyone going to Ho Chi Minh.
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Dibbsy01
Aug 5, 2019
Full day tour review of Saigon Cu Chi tunnels - Went on a full day review of Saigon Cu Chi tunnels, was picked up Bruce & driver for a full day tour of city highlights and tunnels, tour was fantastic and we were even taken to places that we wanted to see too, Bruce is very knowledgable and took the time to explain everything, will definitely call him again when I am next back In Saigon, would highly recommend if you are visiting!
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Paulsv7396ih
Aug 5, 2019
Paul - Fantastic day out. Early start and packed day. Guide Bruce was amazing as was our driver. Very knowledgeable was happy to change tour slightly to accommodate us. Can’t recommend highly enough.
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Travelier_2009
Nov 16, 2022
Arguing Guide, smoky car, lazy driver, Take this tour at your own risk! - I have taken several viator and TripAdvisor private tours but never got such a bad experience. We booked a private tour. We informed well in advance to the operator that due to jet lag, we will start late, we will skip a few visits, skip lunch as well from the itinerary. We mentioned in detail what we would like to accomplish, and we calculated reasonable timeframes and the operator agreed. However, after we met, he started with a negative tone at the outset and said he won’t be able to do everything we agreed upon, etc. He also changed the sequence and wanted to take us to the market first, knowing that the market is open late in the evening. This was to trick us in spending time in shopping, blaming us and then skipping more sights and thus saving on entrance fees. We insisted on seeing sights which close by 5 first and asked him to stick with the sequence we gave. We turned out to be right. The car smelled smoke, the driver was a smoker and did not care even if we complained. He also did not bother to come out and open the door for me, especially when it was on the side of traffic. Other tour drivers always did that. The tour operator kept on arguing and spoiled our experience. He took us to a shop where he probably gets a commission, but we did not buy anything as we had been to similar shop in our previous tour. That annoyed him more. At the end, he said his driver must go (just after merely 5 hours whereas tour was at least for 8 hours), then he said that the market visit is not even his itinerary. Fortunately, we saved a pdf of tour details and link to viator and showed him after which he admitted that he indeed has it in his itinerary, but he did not remember. Then he let go of the car and the driver, we walked and shopped in the market and he put us in a taxi to drop to our hotel. The hefty price we paid for private car and guide experience went down the tube. The operator said he was the owner of his company so if the owner has such attitude and has no problem with ruining customer experience, I don’t think you should engage this company. Viator and TripAdvisor should not put such bad apples on their platform.
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From $73
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).