Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour is a perfect mix of the historic legendary 250-km-long tunnels which helped Cu Chi people and Vietcong soldiers to hide from the enemies in the Vietnam War just a few decades ago AND a vintage vespa cruise around Ho Chi Minh City to experience not only main streets and high buildings but back alleys and the hidden local life.
Start time & Price of Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
- Departure Time: 7:00 AM
- End time: 4:30 PM
- Price:
- 3.799.000 / adult
- 3.099.000/kid
- Tour code: CC-SIC ( Boat & City by Vespa Tour)
How to book Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
Itinerary of Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
Part 1: Cu Chi Tunnels Visit with Les Rives
Start the Cu Chi Tunnels Tour early at 7:00 am with a pick up at your hotel in District 1. A huge advantage of joining a Cu Chi Tunnels Boat Tour is to beat the large tour groups and avoid from the crowd. Be transferred to the pier in District 1 (or 4), Ho Chi Minh City, depart to Cu Chi District by speedboat.
Travel to the well-known and must-see historic Cu Chi Tunnels while gliding through the floating hyacinths and listening to the guide telling you about the local life on the river and the river’s banks.
Explore the historic war site at Ben Duoc Cu Chi Tunnels. See everything from entrances, weapons, underground bunkers, parts of tunnels, smokeless cook. Sip some tea and eat cassava root which was the main foods for locals and Vietcong in the Vietnam War.
If you are feeling adventurous enough, you can even crawl through the Viet Cong tunnels, admire its design and construction. It is a chance to fire the AK-95 gun at the Cu Chi Tunnels site.
After learning and seeing with your own eyes the legendary tunnels, you enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch with specialty foods at a local riverside restaurant. Next, just relax as the modern speedboat takes you back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Part 2: Experience Saigon local life by Vespa
Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
At around 1pm, arrive at the pier in Saigon, end of speedboat tour. The vespa team (driver and guide) will pick you up at Tan Cang pier and start to get off the beaten path of Ho Chi Minh City.
While weaving through the bustling streets and narrow alleyways like a local, you see the close-up sites which are not seen by tourists joining city tour by car/van. Saigon has not only high buildings, luxury hotels and restaurants, beautiful architectural constructions in District 1, but the Chinese community, small family business in the big city, Vietnamese and Vietnam-Chinese customs and religion. A hidden gem – less-known Buddhist Pagoda will be a highlight of the Saigon vespa trip.
At around 4:30pm, be dropped off at your hotel or residence.
Inclusion of Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
- Light breakfast, drinks and fresh fruits, lunch
- English-speaking tour guide
- All entrance fees
- Free pickup and drop off at hotels in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
- Transportation by boat and vespa
Exclusion of Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
- Foods and drinks which are not mentioned in program
- Gratuities/tips (optional)
- Personal expenses
Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels Boat & Vespa City Tour
