Day Trip Biking to Cu Chi Tunnels
ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY:
Cu Chi Tunnels is a legendary tunnel system with more than 220 km of tunnels, a must-see attraction for Vietnamese and International tourists interested in the history of the Vietnam War. The tunnels are now a historical structure of Vietnam and are considered a heroic district because of their role in the resistance against the US during the Vietnam War. The tunnels are now a historical structure of Vietnam and are considered a heroic district because of their role in the resistance against the US during the Vietnam War.
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Cu Chi Tunnel by Bicycle
Mekong Bike Tours will meet you at your hotel in Saigon downtown and drive you to Tan Phu Trung Village, where we will start cycling through the countryside and have a chance to see the new life of villagers after three decades of liberation. Take a ferry, cross the Saigon River, and cycle the dirt paths through rubber plantations, where you may observe locals harvest latex from the trees. We have another ferry take us to the land of Cu Chi where we ride to a local home of rice paper-making workshop before reaching Cu Chi Tunnels and break for lunch. Following lunch, we watch a documentary film back in 1967. Here offers a chance to learn about the war in Cu Chi. Then to the tunnel site where simple weapons that used during Vietnam War.
Then, spend your time exploring the remaining area and tunnel systems, including the specially constructed living areas with kitchens, and bedrooms alongside other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers, helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served—break time for relaxation or those who want to try a real shooting gun. We return to Ho Chi Minh by vehicles in the late afternoon. Cycling to Cu Chi Tunnels