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We booked a full day tour with Sinh Cafe, taking us to Tay Ninh province (to see the Cao Dai Temple) and the Cu Chi Tunnels. The cost was USD5 per person, not including the admission ticket fee of 65000VND for the tunnels. Lunch was also at our own expense. The advantages of booking such a tour is that you get to meet travellers of different nationalities - our group consisted of local Vietnamese, Americans, Japanese, Korean, Singaporeans, Norwegian, etc...It was great fun. The highlight of the tunnel tour was probably going through one of the tunnels...but sad to say, I didn't actually make it! I soon beat a hasty retreat as I got a bit claustrophobic...very embarrassing! My husband was more adventurous though, and he conquered the 100m tunnel (but he kept complaining of muscle aches in his thighs after that). The picture shows the tour group enjoying steamed tapioca and tea in the "kitchen" area of the tunnel. These were what the Viet Cong guerilla fighters survived on, during the war. Leave a Comment Address: Sinh Cafe: 246-248 De Tham St, District 1Website: http://www.sinhcafevn.com
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| | | | Out of Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels: A great trip even for the claustrophobic! | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Ben Dinh tunnel is a section of the Cu Chi tunnel network, about 50 km - 3 hours northwest of HCMC. There are other sections of the tunnel open for the public too, but I highly recommend a daytrip to Ben Dinh. The area has a visitors centre, where you can watch a video of the activities in the area during the VN war. Guided tour around the area includes crawling in the tunnels (not compulsory...), presentation of the tunnel structure, traps and guns used during the war (you can try shooting them if you like!). The entrance fee (abour 4 USD, 65.000 VND) is usually not included in the tour price, so be prepared. Recommended reading before the trip: Mangold, T. and Penycate, J: The Tunnels of Cu Chi. A good book about the life in the tunnels during the war. Leave a Comment Address: Nhuan Duc village, Cu Chi district, HCMCPhone: +84 8 7946442 (Ben Dinh)Directions: Book the trip to the tunnels from a travel agency in HCMC. Try a Ben Dinh - Tay Ninh combination tour from Tropic Tour, 203 Pham Ngu Lao (next to Tan Thanh Thanh Hotel). Price (ca 5 USD) includes minibus transportation, guided tour in Ben Dinh and lunch.
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| | | | Out of Saigon - Cu Chi Tunnels: Leopard crawl or duck walk at Cu Chi Tunnels | Tip Rating: | | | | |
One attraction you should not miss in your trip is the Cu Chi tunnels. Located 70km northwest of the city, they are an amazing 250km underground labryinth that stretches from the outskirts of HCMC to the Cambodian border. Built over 25 years starting in the 1940s, the tunnels allowed the Viet Minh and later, the Viet Cong, to control a huge rural area while avoiding their enemies. The underground city had living areas, kitchens, storage rooms, weapons factories, field hospitals and command centres. The tunnels housed up to 10,000 people, who virtually lived below the surface for years. Leave a Comment Address: Cu Chi DistrictPhone: (84.8) 7948820Directions: 70km north-west from the center of Ho Chi Minh CityWebsite: www.cuchitunnel.org.vn Other Contact: (84.8) 7946442
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