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Pro
An eerie experience
Con
Rank toilets (hold your nose)
In a nutshell
Sad that it only happened here around 40 years ago
Twan Says: Vietnam War museum at Cu Chi you can see all about the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, also known as National Liberation and American soldiers and Vietcong (often abbreviated to BC, and according the NATO alphabet pronounced as Victor Charlie) was a...
Twan Says: After the end of World War II, Vietnam was again a colony of France: French Indochina. Opponents of the French regime, the communist Viet Minh fighters, which began with the digging of a tunnel complex northwest of the capital, Saigon. After the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the...
Assorted Tunnels and Bomb Craters (3)
machomikemd Says: final part my tips with more picturesWalking around the complex, you will be shown many kinds of tunnel entrances and ventilation shafts that are camouflaged as ant hills. most of the tunnel entrances can only fit an average vietnamese so that the US army commisioned skinny...
Assorted Tunnels and Bomb Craters (2)
machomikemd Says: part two of my tips with more picturesWalking around the complex, you will be shown many kinds of tunnel entrances and ventilation shafts that are camouflaged as ant hills. most of the tunnel entrances can only fit an average vietnamese so that the US army commisioned skinny...
Assorted Tunnels and Bomb Craters (1)
machomikemd Says: Walking around the complex, you will be shown many kinds of tunnel entrances and ventilation shafts that are camouflaged as ant hills. most of the tunnel entrances can only fit an average vietnamese so that the US army commisioned skinny and slim troops plus the troops of...
Tunnel Sytem, VC versus Tunnel Rats!
machomikemd Says: If you don't have phobia for confined spaces, you can get inside a tunnel since they have one enlarged tunnel so that the big and bulky tourists can go inside these tunnels. Inside is a complex of ups and downs and mazes, there are dark areas too and several tunnel exits for...
machomikemd Says: Don't believe the propaganda that this was a destroyed American Tank, This is a destroyed ARVN (South Vietnamese Army M-41 tank) since the US Army supplied most of the Equipment of the ARVN during the Vietnam War and this tank was destroyed in one of the 3 major Iron...
Ben Nay Restaurant: Classic South Vietnamese Cuisine (2)
machomikemd Says: part two of my Ben Nay tips with more pictures aroundon a revisit to Saigon in 2012, we decided to include lunch on the revisit to the Cu Chi Tunnels since my last time at the Cu chi tunnel was in 2007. After the brisk and sweaty walk around the hot and humid areas of the Cu...
Ben Nay Restaurant: Classic South Vietnamese Cuisine (1)
machomikemd Says: This will be a two part tip with more pictures around on a revisit to Saigon in 2012, we decided to include lunch on the revisit to the Cu Chi Tunnels since my last time at the Cu chi tunnel was in 2007. After the brisk and sweaty walk around the hot and humid areas of the...
machomikemd Says: being on a personalized tour of the cu chi tunnels this time around. the travel time from downtown saigon in district one is about 46 minutes only (40 kilometers away) as compared to more than 1 hour for a big tour bus and you can have your own sweet time exploring the area...
globetrott Says: From Sai Gon / Ho Chi Min City it is a distance of about 30-40 minutes to drive to Cu Chi and you will pass through lots of interesting small villages along the way.I have done this as a halfday-excursion organized by "Saigontourist" for our cruiseship. They provide...
Souvenir Shops at Cu Chi: Souvenir Shops at Cu Chi (2)
machomikemd Says: Part two of my tips with more pictures of the souvenir shops around the Cu Chi Tunnel AreaThere is a number of souvenir shops around the cu chi area that sells everything from rubber sandals to local crafts made from bullets and scrap metal from the thousands of unexploded...
Souvenir Shops at Cu Chi: Souvenir Shops at Cu Chi (1)
machomikemd Says: this will be a two part tip with more pictures of the souvenir shops around the Cu Chi Tunnel AreaThere is a number of souvenir shops around the cu chi area that sells everything from rubber sandals to local crafts made from bullets and scrap metal from the thousands of...
the only tools to build the tunnels
globetrott Says: The only tools to build the tunnels were such a small shovel and such a basket to carry away the material, that was dug out of the tunnels. Of course it was a big advantage that the soil around of Cuchi is only soft mud and they were able to easily throw all of the mud into...
globetrott Says: Like in the former times of the Vietnam-war there is a production of sandals in the Cuchi-museum and you will be able to see how they were produced. You will be able to buy them, maybe as a special souvenir. They had all sizes of sandals, unfortunately the larger ones were...
Willettsworld Says: The tunnels are extremely small with an average height of between 1m and 1m 30 so, being as I'm 6ft 2" (185cm), there was no way I was going down! If you can fit, it's still probably not a great idea to go down if you suffer from claustrophobia!
Wear Comfortable and light Colored Wear
machomikemd Says: Th Cu Chi Tunnels is located in a jungle area and is hot and humid for most of the day and hence, it is best to wear light colored shirts and walking shorts instead of jeans. having a comfortable footwear such as rubber shoes or crocs or sanuk or flip flops is better then...
On the way to the Co Chi site there are some rubber trees plantation. One can stop and see how they harvest the rabber latex from the bark of the trees . 2 minutes after your stop children from the area will come and will try to sell you a necklace of the tree seeds.
Updated Sep 27, 2010
machomikemd Says: you can walk in an enlarged tunnel in the Cu Chi Tunnel area and the tunnel runs for 50 meters in all with several side exits for those who suffer from claustrophobia from walking in this darkened tunnels. If you don't have phobia for confined spaces, you can get inside a...
Cu Chi Tunnels Admission Prices:
machomikemd Says: Admission to the Cu Chi Tunnels is currently priced at 80,000 VND (about $ 4) and after paying the tickets (if you are not part of a tour package whether the big tour group or the small private tour group), then you will walk along a long semi underground tunnel going to...
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This page is about one of the tunnel-systems built by the Vietcong during the war against the USA
The VC (Viet Cong) tunnels of Cu Chi are situated at about 70km/44mls North West of Ho Chi Minh City on road Nbr. 22
Underground warfare in the Cu Chi Tunnels
Set around 35km from central Ho Chi Minh City, the Cu Chi Tunnels earned legendary status during the American War. A massive network of underground tunnels and chambers, Cu Chi, in its entirety,...
About 30km from Saigon. We did a day trip which was combined with a visit to the Caodai Great Temple in Tay Ninh. More info on that on my Tay Ninh page. The day trip was cheap - US$7 each but an...
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