Tips on how to choose the best Cu Chi Tunnels tour: There are dozens of amazing tours to do in Ho Chi Minh City and one of the most popular tourist attractions is Cu Chi Tunnels. They offer diverse Cu Chi Tunnels tours and you may be confused when you should make choices. This is the ultimate guide choose the best Cu Chi Tunnels tour in Saigon.
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Which are choices of Cu Chi Tunnels tour?
I would like to list the most popular Cu Chi Tunnels tours as follows:
- Small group/Luxury/VIP Half-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour (morning tour) by car (Ben Dinh)
- Small group/Luxury/VIP Half-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour (afternoon tour) by car (Ben Dinh)
- Private Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day by car (Ben Dinh)
- Group Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels and Ho Chi Minh City tour by car (Ben Dinh)
- Private Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels and Ho Chi Minh City tour by car (Ben Dinh)
- Luxury group Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta tour by car (Ben Dinh)
- Private Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta Full Day by car (Ben Dinh)
- Private Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour and cooking class by car (Ben Dinh)
- Private Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple tour by car (Ben Dinh)
- Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour by motorbike (Ben Dinh)
- Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour by bicycle (Ben Dinh)
- Half-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour (Ben Dinh) by speed boat (boat – boat or boat – car)
- Full-day/half-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour by jeep (Ben Dinh)
- Half-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour (Ben Duoc) by car/motorbike/jeep
Tips on how to choose the best Cu Chi Tunnels tour – There are many choices of Cu Chi Tunnels tours in Ho Chi Minh City
Ben Dinh or Ben Duoc?
The length of Cu Chi Tunnels is approximately 250 km, tourists can not explore the whole tunnels as well as the whole area. They can see the tunnels and learn more about the history at 2 sites Ben Dinh and Ben Duoc. Ben Duoc is 10 km further but larger than Ben Dinh. Ben Dinh attracts more international tourists because it is closer to the city center than Ben Duoc, and some tunnel sections have been made to be wider and fit tall and big people. If you would like to visit a less touristy place, you can choose Ben Duoc. In fact, you can meet lots of international tourists at Ben Dinh in the peak season for tourism. Ben Duoc is the favorite of Vietnamese people and a few foreign visitors thanks to the large total area of approximately 80,000 m2, many other things including organs, houses, liberation area, weapons to see, paintball gun field to join. The price of Cu Chi Tunnels tour (Ben Duoc) is a little higher than the price of Cu Chi Tunnels tour (Ben Dinh).
Which means of transportation to get to Cu Chi Tunnels?
The most popular means of transportation to travel to the tunnels are perhaps 4-seater, 7-seater, 16-seater, 29-seater car. Cars with air conditioning are comfortable, safe, and reasonably priced. You can choose to join a group or private Cu Chi Tunnels tour by car. If the number of your group is less than 3, the price of group tour is lower than the price of private tour. On the contrary, you can book a private tour at a reasonable price. The price of Small group Cu Chi Tunnels tour by car (maximum 27 guests) is about $20 USD/person. The price of Luxury group Cu Chi Tunnels tour by car (maximum 12 guests) is about $29 USD/person. The price of VIP group Cu Chi Tunnels tour by limousine car (maximum 9 guests) is about $50 USD/person. The price of private Cu Chi Tunnels tour by car (3 guests) is about $45 USD/person. The less maximum guests on the tour, the more expensive the tour is.
Speedboat is the fastest way to reach Cu Chi Tunnels from the center of Saigon because waterway has no traffic congestion. In addition, tourists can get to Cu Chi Tunnels sooner and explore everything before the sites become crowded and packed with tourists. However, the price of Cu Chi Tunnels tour by speedboat is more expensive, is about $100 USD/person.
Cu Chi Tunnels tour by motorbike is for the tourists who would like to take an adventurous ride from central districts to Cu Chi suburban district. Tourists can choose to ride motorbike themselves or sit on the back of the bikes. On the way, tourists can stop at any interesting place to sightsee and relax.
Cu Chi Tunnels tour by jeep is not very popular for some reasons including the high price.
Cycling Cu Chi Tunnels tour requires health and interest of riding bicycle around the countryside of Cu Chi and green forests. Tourists usually are transferred from Saigon to Cu Chi, then hop on their bikes to explore the district as well as one of 2 Cu Chi Tunnels sites.
The prices of jeep and cycling tours to Cu Chi Tunnels are usually not cheaper than popular Cu Chi Tunnels tours by car.
Car and speedboat tours usually last half day, the other usually last full day.
Tips on how to choose the best Cu Chi Tunnels tour – A motorbike tour is interesting and adventurous
Should I combine Cu Chi Tunnels and other tourist attraction?
It takes about 6 hours to complete a Cu Chi Tunnels trip by car, so you can combine this tourist attraction and Mekong Delta/Cao Dai Temple/farm/District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City. Let me share with you some information about the above places.
Mekong Delta region is located in Southern Vietnam and comprise 13 provinces. On day trips from Ho Chi Minh City, you can visit My Tho, Ben Tre, Vinh Long. On Full-day Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta tour, we have enough time to visit the tunnels site (Ben Dinh) and one province (Tien Giang). The top highlights of Mekong Delta include the peace and green, the complex network of waterways, fruit gardens, farms, floating fishing houses, boats and sampans, delicious specialty foods, rice fields, coconut gardens,…
Cao Dai Temple is located in the center of Tay Ninh Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. Thanks to the mysterious Caodaism which founded by Ngo Van Chieu and combining Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Confucianism, and the bamboo-reinforced cement, this holy site has become one of the most famous tourist attractions in Tay Ninh.
Coming to Cu Chi, you can see rubber plantations, rice paper work shops, and many other farms. There is a chance to try harvesting mushrooms, vegetables, herbs, and cook delicious Vietnamese dishes under the instruction of a friendly and experienced Vietnamese chef.
Tips on how to choose the best Cu Chi Tunnels tour – Cao Dai Temple
Tips on how to choose the best Cu Chi Tunnels tour – Mekong Delta
Tips on how to choose the best Cu Chi Tunnels tour – Farm and cooking class
Should I book a group or private Cu Chi Tunnels tour?
If there are few people in your group, a private tour is more expensive. If you would like to maximize your budget in Ho Chi Minh City, you can choose to join a group tour. If there are from 3 people in your group, a private tour is reasonably priced. For example, they have to arrange one 4-seater car, one tour guide, one driver for a group of 1, 2, 3. A 7-seater car is used for group of 4,5 tourists.
Besides, you should choose private Cu Chi Tunnels tour if you travel with your family, especially children and/or old people.
Which tour is the best choice to save money on your trip?
Small group Cu Chi Tunnels tour by car (Ben Dinh) with maximum of 27 people has the lowest price. If you choose a trusted tour agency, the quality of this tour is good and you will enjoy your trip to the legendary tunnels.
Which choice if I don’t want to travel alone or join a large group?
The VIP Cu Chi Tunnels tour by car (Ben Dinh) by limousine with maximum of 9 people is a great choice for you.
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