Private Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta Tour

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ID: GYG199723-310606
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Country: Vietnam

Duration: 08:00 hours


Description

This private Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta single day tour will bring you lots of happy memories in this beautiful land. Enjoy impressive hospitality from the local people.
Cu Chi Tunnels is the unique underground village with a complex network over 250km long, a must-see destination for every first time visitor to Vietnam!

This tunnel system was created as defence against the enemy. It provided a safe and hidden city for long term living with smoke-free kitchens, storage, handicraft and tailor stores, weapons factories, healthcare services, meeting rooms and command centers, which connected over one thousand tiny-warming houses where local people lived.

Visit Mekong Delta, a green and peaceful landscape with the expanses of rice fields, to see the typical agriculture life, and immerse yourself in such local activities as: tasting locally-made candy, enjoying traditional folk music (recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity), rowing sampan through the green canals, and eating the typical Giant Gourami fish dish.

• No additional or hidden expenses will be incurred during this tour
• As this is a private tour, pick up time is flexible per your request
• However, the private Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta tour generally runs between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM

What will you do:

Cu Chi Tunnels

• Watch a short documentary film about Cu Chi during the war (several foreign language options available at your request)
• Discover the incredible network of Cu Chi tunnels, made entirely by hand
• Taste the main dish eaten by locals during the war: boiled tapioca with hot pandan tea

Mekong Delta

• Cruise on the Tien river to visit the 4 islets which, represented as four mythical animals in Southeast Asia: Dragon, Kirin, Tortoise and Phoenix
• Walk through orchard gardens tp taste fresh and seasonal tropical fruits
• Enjoy the art of “Don ca tai tu” Southern folk music, which is an indispensable cultural activity to local life
• Take a short walk through a quiet village to feel the true country atmosphere, and reach to the beautiful riverside restaurant for lunch
• Enjoy a private lunch with various Mekong specialties, like: deep-fried giant gourami, spring rolls, giant fried sticky rice ball

Highlights

  • Learn about the strong will, tenacity, intelligence, creativity and pride of local inhabitants during the war
  • Visit a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism
  • See the typical agriculture life of the vibrant southern delta region
  • Immerse yourself in local rural life
  • Taste locally made delicacies
  • Enjoy traditional Vietnamese folk music

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We will pick you up at your hotel
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.