Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour: This is the newest Les Rives tour, which will let you visit in one day two most popular places of interest near Ho Chi Minh City: a historical site of Cu Chi Tunnels and a unique Cao Dai Temple that represents the world’s youngest and perhaps the most mysterious religion. Les Rives tour guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel and bring to Tan Cang Pier where you will board a speedboat. Travel comfortably to observe the life on Saigon River and its banks, while enjoying a light breakfast. Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, a small sample of the immense network of tunnels during the US-Vietnam conflict.
Your guide will lead you through the historic Cu Chi Tunnels, dug by resourceful guerrilla fighters to provide communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters during numerous conflicts. Get on the minivan and head to Tay Ninh Province to visit the famous Cao Dai Holy See Temple, which is a fusion of Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and a few other religions. Learn about the unique religion and the temple organization, and watch the noon mass.
After having a traditional lunch, you will be brought by van back to the hotel.
Start time & Price of Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
- Departure Time: 7:00 AM
- Duration: 7-9 hours
- Price:
- 3.999.000/adult
- 2.799.000/kid
- Tour code: CC-SIC (Boat & Cao Dai)
- Dress code: Proper wear is strongly recommended when visiting Cao Dai Temple and pagodas.
How to book Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Contact us at +84938314386 (Call/SMS/WhatsApp/WeChat) or join live chat – Tracy Do & Bill Bui
Itinerary of Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
- 7:00 am: Early in the morning, your guide will meet you at your hotel’s lobby and bring you by car to your boat at Tan Cang pier.
- 7:20 am: Then you will depart Saigon by speedboat. Within 15 minutes, the banks of the river change from city sprawl to lush jungle. A light breakfast of sandwiches or pastries, fresh tropical fruits and Vietnamese iced coffee (Ca phe sua da) is served, as your guide explains rural traditions and aspects of riverbank life.
- 8:50 am: You will arrive at the Cu Chi Tunnels site before the majority of larger bus tours arrive. Watch a brief introductory ‘propaganda’ video to the Cu Chi area.
- 9:00 am: Explore the Cu Chi site, which includes weapon and booby trap exhibitions, navigating authentic Viet Cong tunnel, visiting different underground bunkers (kitchens, meeting rooms, ammunitions etc.), a firing range and much more. Try the local cassava root that sustained Viet Cong fighters for years.
- 11:00 am: Depart for Cao Dai Holy See Temple, a mixture of a few different religions, located in Tay Ninh province.
- 12:15 pm: Walk around the temple to see its marvelous and mysterious architecture and watch the noon mass.
- 1:15 pm: You will have lunch at a local restaurant for a delicious Vietnamese cuisine.
- 1:45 pm: Depart for Ho Chi Minh City.
- 4:30 pm: Arrive back to Saigon to be dropped off at your place of stay.
Inclusion of Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat 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 van
Exclusion of Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
- Foods and drinks which are not mentioned in program
- Gratuities/tips (optional)
- Personal expenses
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
Cu Chi Tunnels & Cao Dai Temple Boat Tour
