Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta Full Day Tour
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Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta Full Day Tour
By Kim Travel
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The Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta are two of the top attractions around Ho Chi Minh City—but it’s hard to visit both in one day independently. Combine them into one great day out on this door-to-door tour which starts at the Vietnam War–era fighting tunnels, continues to lunch in My Tho, and finishes with a river cruise, folk music performance, rowing boat trip, and candy workshop tour.
from ₱3,253.21 per adult (price varies by group size)
₱3,090.52
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Ages 0-80, max of 99 per group
Duration: 11h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Save time by hitting Ho Chi Minh City’s two signature attractions in one day
- Cruise the Mekong, ride a sampan down canals, and enjoy live local music
- Enjoy a local lunch with tropical fruit, plus honey tea
- Upgrade for a smaller group—or a private tour, with beer, snacks, and more
- Hotel pickup & Drop off (centrally located hotels only)
- Experienced English-speaking guide
- Boat trips, Rowing boat
- Lunch and fruit, mineral water
- Sightseeing tickets
- Travel insurance
- Entry/Admission - Cu Chi Tunnels
What's not included- Other things not clearly mentioned in the included list
- Try your hand at the shooting range with different gun rifles such as: AK-47, M-16, M-60
- Tips
- Start:Traveler pickup offered.
- KIM TRAVEL - Daily Tours - Cu Chi Tunnels - Mekong Delta Tour from HCM city, 17 Thủ Khoa Huân, Phường Bến Thành, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, VietnamIf you are staying in another area, please make your way to the meeting point at Kim Travel's office ( 17 Thu Khoa Huan, Ben Thanh Ward, Disrtrict 1, Ho Chi Minh City).
Pickup details- Pickup is available from Ho Chi Minh City hotels located in District 1. Hotel pickups commence approximately 30-60 minutes prior to the tour start time (exact pickup time will be provided upon reconfirmation). If you are staying in another area, please make your way to the meeting point at Kim Travel's office( 17 Thu Khoa Huan, Ben Thanh Ward, Disrtrict 1, Ho Chi Minh City).
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 57377P7- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Free for children under 5 years old. Parents will be responsible for handling any costs that arise during the tour
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Vegetarian options are available — please advise at time of booking if required
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 57377P7
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- simonscottpartridge0 contributionsWorth the full dayA very enjoyable day on the Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta tour made all the better by our very knowledgeable and very passionate guide Lam. We weren’t sure if we should have just booked Cu Chi but very glad we did the Mekong Delta as well. Lots to see and do.Written September 10, 2024
- Global216591758190 contributionsGreat tour, better guide.The tour was fantastic. We got more than our money’s worth. The main reason it was so good was because of our guide, Bao. He was extremely knowledgeable and spoke very good English. He was engaging, funny and most of all he seemed to really care about the subject matter. I 💯 % recommend.Written September 10, 2024
- 112aria0 contributionsGreat tour!Amazing guide! Great trip! Would definitely recommend to friends and family. Bao had a ton of knowledge that he shared with the group in an engaging wayWritten September 10, 2024
- Kaykay S0 contributionsGreat time and had the best tour guideHad a amazing time at the tunnels and the Mekong river. Our tour guide Lam was so informative throughout our journey! We also got picked up on time and had no troubles throughout our day trip.Written September 10, 2024
- Travel040896216420 contributionsTommy <3Tommy was a great guide! Explained already a lot on the bus going there. On the tour het explained everything in detail and made some jokes.Written September 9, 2024
- AJ33990 contributionsExcellent tourTommy ran an excellent tour. He was informative and engaging. He knew his stuff and was keen to share. Left the tour having learnt lots more!Written September 9, 2024
- A4164PEhollyc0 contributionsFabulousHighly recommend. This is a great tour with in depth information of the history of Vietnam war from our tour guide, Niem.Written September 9, 2024
- aa33240 contributionsGreat experience in Ho Chi Minh City.The place was very interesting, the tunnels it’s like a real one, activities so good experience to try, and our guide Mr. Xem so good very kind and good friendly. Nice to see you 🙂Written September 9, 2024
- J78XRgavinm0 contributionsGreat trip, wowLAM and the driver were both fantastic. He was so knowledgeable, well spoken, and answered every question with enthusiasm and passion. He is the best. Thank you!!!!Written September 9, 2024
- Alexis J0 contributionsOnce in a life time experience!!!This tour was one of the best things I have ever experienced. Out tour guide LAM took the trip from great to amazing. He is the best person I have met in Vietnam and loves his job and it shows. I will be booking more because of him. The tunnels and river and everything in between was beautiful. Thank you LAM!!!Written September 9, 2024
- 551seny0 contributionsGood tour, good guide!Hoang, Laughing, is attentive and informative with the journey and history to make our experience wholesome. Friendly guide!Written September 8, 2024
- Dream254454428990 contributionsA very enlightening and educational trip!Mr. Laughing (Hoàng) brought very good energy throughout the whole tour and made it interesting and enjoyable. He also conveyed the strong spirit of the people really well and how they were not just fighting a war but fighting for their freedom and their lives.Written September 8, 2024
- hollymU6287FA0 contributionsInteresting and informativeEnjoyable and informative tour of the cu chi tunnels. Phong was friendly and happy to answer questions. He gave lots of examples to help us picture the fighting tactics during the war. The tour was well paced with plenty of opportunities for breaks.Written September 8, 2024
- Noemi L0 contributionsinteresting tour to cu chi tunnelsThe tourgide was very motivated and told interesting things about the trip. His english was very good. If you go half a day you don‘t have that much time but you can see the most important things.Written September 8, 2024
- Trail220344433460 contributionsThe tunnel was coolPhong was a great tour guide. It was cool to check out the tunnel! Also there is a possibility to shoot different types of gunsWritten September 8, 2024
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Stintino, Italy3 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
The tour at the tunnels was quite cool, but I acknowledge the merit to the quality of the "exhibition" itself. On the other hand, our guide gave us almost no information, except for random disconnected sentences about how bad the war was. But nothing directly relevant to what we were seeing. This was extremely annoying, especially because we noticed other groups had way better-prepared guides.
The worst came in the afternoon in the mekong delta: we were just brought from shop to shop to be asked to buy products, nothing was shown or explained to us. The "traditional music performance" was embarassing: it felt artists were there just to get extra tips (they did expressively ask for it), which is fine, but makes you wonder : where are the money you pay for this tour going to? The same happened for the 5-min boat drive and other activities "shown by locals".
Overall this tour was very bad value for money. I recommend the agency to check (English) speaking skills and quality of contents of *all* their guides and review the itinerary for the afternoon. It would be also nice to be more transparent on how "well" local collaborators are paid for their activities within the tours.
The worst came in the afternoon in the mekong delta: we were just brought from shop to shop to be asked to buy products, nothing was shown or explained to us. The "traditional music performance" was embarassing: it felt artists were there just to get extra tips (they did expressively ask for it), which is fine, but makes you wonder : where are the money you pay for this tour going to? The same happened for the 5-min boat drive and other activities "shown by locals".
Overall this tour was very bad value for money. I recommend the agency to check (English) speaking skills and quality of contents of *all* their guides and review the itinerary for the afternoon. It would be also nice to be more transparent on how "well" local collaborators are paid for their activities within the tours.
Written March 12, 2023
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Joe P
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Feb 2020 • Couples
Overall, we had a nice time. However, it seems like they waste a lot of time taking you to places where you are encouraged to buy random products. While we appreciate getting a glimpse into the local culture, they can easily skip the first break at the handicrafts market, and if they must break at that point, maybe set a time limit for guests so that things are wrapped up quickly.
You are expected to tip at every point. That was a problem for us because we got pick-pocketed the day before and had very little cash. But, we also felt like the tour is quite expensive by itself and you should only tip for good service.
Lunch was average. There's definitely room for improvement.
The guide, Ethan, was informative and knowledgeable though we felt like he kept going off-track sometimes. He could make his speeches a little more concise. But, he was very nice and courteous.
You are expected to tip at every point. That was a problem for us because we got pick-pocketed the day before and had very little cash. But, we also felt like the tour is quite expensive by itself and you should only tip for good service.
Lunch was average. There's definitely room for improvement.
The guide, Ethan, was informative and knowledgeable though we felt like he kept going off-track sometimes. He could make his speeches a little more concise. But, he was very nice and courteous.
Written February 24, 2020
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Dear D8301OUjoep,
We are truly grateful to you for choosing us as your service provider and giving us the opportunity to grow. We want to thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We are always looking for ways to better our service, and your feedback is an invaluable part of that process.
Hope you have a great time ahead.
Written February 25, 2020
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Scenic41262776375
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Apr 2023 • Couples
Tour was nice, but felt more like shopping tour. We got off the bus to buy some pictures at a location that wasn't mentioned in the tour description. The tunnels were really nice and our tour guide answered all our questions and told us interesting facts, but we would have liked to spend some more time there instead of the shop before. Even though it was way over 30 degrees, we only got a really small bottle of mineral water for the full day trip and had to buy a lot of drinks. Don't rely on the "included mineral water" and bring your own drinks, as everything is overpriced. Also bring a lot of money, as you are getting asked at every possibility to tip someone. Why are we asked to give the "recommended tip" at more than 5 occasions if we already pay 55$? Don't all the people get a good wage for that? On top of that, the company probably gets a lot of money for bringing us to all the shops. Also, our guide told us to give 5 stars, otherwise he would get a 10% salary reduction. This is just really sad, most of the people in the bus did it. We would have given 3 stars, but because they are getting unfair good recommendations, 2 stars are fair. Also trip with the small boat in the Mekong Delta was no longer than 10 minutes.
It was nice to see all the things and our guide was really good. But in the end, we felt commercialised as they did everything to make us spend a lot of money and the ratings are not fair at all as they kind of force you to give 5 stars.
It was nice to see all the things and our guide was really good. But in the end, we felt commercialised as they did everything to make us spend a lot of money and the ratings are not fair at all as they kind of force you to give 5 stars.
Written April 4, 2023
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Patrick B
Malmö, Sweden4 contributions
Im the kind of guy that normaly not go on tours, and this day showed me how important it is to have a skillfull local guide that have nollege and experience. Lucky us that we had a really good guide Nim, he had excellent English, clear in his way of comunicating with the members of the group, eye contact so he see that everyone are followin. First we went to the tunnels and Nim was very informative and Im sure that this tour could not been done any better by anyone else. The second main part of the day was going to the Mekong river. Very nice and intresting and again very important to have a local guide with good nollege, our guide grew up in this area and knew everything in detail and he left no questions in unanswered.
Thanks for a good day full with happenings. Serious company that act profesionally and good service.
Thanks for a good day full with happenings. Serious company that act profesionally and good service.
Written February 20, 2020
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Dear PatrickB7406,
Thank you so much for choosing Kimtravel and leaving such kind words for us on Tripadvisor. At Kim Travel, your satisfaction is our motivation and priority at work so we’re more than happy to know that you enjoyed the trip with us. It was a pleasure to have you on the tour and we hope to see you back in the future.
May you feel the happiness, and love that this day brings. Good Day!
Written February 23, 2020
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Anna
Melbourne, Australia17 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
This was our first tour in Saigon. Our tour guide was Ethan (from Kim Travel), we were staying at an AirBrb and he picked us up from our accommodation (which is great because other tours would usually ask you to meet at a certain meeting point, if you aren’t staying at their preferred hotels). Throughout our tour Ethan was accommodating and informative! He was knowledgeable and more than willing to answer any questions. The tour stuck to the itinerary. We would definitely recommend going on this tour with Kim Travel if you want to learn about the history of these two areas. We would also like to mention that during the tour, we took different types of transportation (bus, boat, golf cart, row boat) which made it an interesting experience. If you decide to go, request for Ethan as he was energetic and had a good sense of humor. @Ethan, thank you so much for having us. I hope all is well!!
Kind regards,
Anna & Si-An (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Kind regards,
Anna & Si-An (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Written March 8, 2020
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Dear msannatr,
We are truly grateful to you for choosing us as your service provider and giving us the opportunity to grow. None of our achievements would have been possible without you and your unwavering support.
Wishing You a Good and blessed Day Ahead!
Written March 8, 2020
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Travel_and_food
Sydney, Australia32 contributions
The tour was just amazing.
We learned all about the Cu Chi tunnels and experience just a fraction of what it was like during the war getting to walk through one. I don’t know how they did it! The area itself It was very powerful and I’d recommend it’s something everyone experiences so it need not be repeated.
I also had the chance to try out an M16 on the firing range (60,000 per bullet with a 10 minimum) which was well worth it too.
The trip to the delta in the afternoon took us out on the water where we stopped at a couple of islands, drinking from fresh coconuts, eating coconut candy, listening to some traditional music and boating down the river with coconut trees on either side.
Our tour guide, Tim, was not only knowledgeable in sharing historical events and personal stories, but kept us captivated with his witty sense of humour all day and made sure that if any of us had questions or concerns, he’d do his best to make sure we were looked after. Having done many tours over the last decade, Tim is amongst the best guides we’ve had!!
(Tour date 3 December 23)
We learned all about the Cu Chi tunnels and experience just a fraction of what it was like during the war getting to walk through one. I don’t know how they did it! The area itself It was very powerful and I’d recommend it’s something everyone experiences so it need not be repeated.
I also had the chance to try out an M16 on the firing range (60,000 per bullet with a 10 minimum) which was well worth it too.
The trip to the delta in the afternoon took us out on the water where we stopped at a couple of islands, drinking from fresh coconuts, eating coconut candy, listening to some traditional music and boating down the river with coconut trees on either side.
Our tour guide, Tim, was not only knowledgeable in sharing historical events and personal stories, but kept us captivated with his witty sense of humour all day and made sure that if any of us had questions or concerns, he’d do his best to make sure we were looked after. Having done many tours over the last decade, Tim is amongst the best guides we’ve had!!
(Tour date 3 December 23)
Written December 3, 2023
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Mark P
2 contributions
Mar 2024 • Solo
The tunnel experience was good but would have been a lot better if it hadn’t been rushed. Then the onward trip to the Mekong delta is simply not worth the 4 hrs on a bush to spend 1 1/2 hrs on a small island
And to be asked for tips buy the driver the guide, the singing show and also buy the boat operator is just to much. Be aware also that a thoe some of us got picked up at our hotel we were not dropped back and was told we had to make our way back from the tour office
My advice do a single trip to the tunnels and don’t do a combined trip including the Mekong
And to be asked for tips buy the driver the guide, the singing show and also buy the boat operator is just to much. Be aware also that a thoe some of us got picked up at our hotel we were not dropped back and was told we had to make our way back from the tour office
My advice do a single trip to the tunnels and don’t do a combined trip including the Mekong
Written March 15, 2024
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Sinead M
Maynooth, Ireland3 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Myself and my three friends loved the tour with Mr.T! He went out of his way to provide a comfortable and entertaining tour including providing us with power banks, snacks and his own wifi while on the journey to Mekong Delta. We loved his humour and history lesson throughout the day and he even taught us some of the Vietnamese language. We would highly recommend Mr.T as a tour guide and especially the full day tour because it is much more time-efficient. The food provided was delicious and there was plenty of stops which included fruit tasting, coconut water, tea and even a short musical concert. Mr. T offered was the perfect Insta guide because he made sure to get scenic group pictures of myself and my friends throughout the day.
Written October 14, 2023
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Tapas B
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We had a great tour guide Lockie! He was informative and fun, singing songs in the car and high energy! He made sure everyone was with the group in crowded areas and made sure we were all safe. He gave us plenty o opportunities to take pictures and did not rush us along. Great experience would highly recommend this trip and ask for Lockie by name! Simple Lockie is great.
Tapas Bose, USA
Tapas Bose, USA
Written October 7, 2022
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Thank you so much for writing a good review. It’s so great to know that you enjoyed the trip.
We appreciate your kind words for our services that reaffirm the hard works we put in every day and
motivate us to do better services in the future.
We hope to see next time!
Written October 9, 2022
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Rebeka M
Manchester, United Kingdom3 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Lockie is absolutely fantastic, he made the whole experience really fun, singing along and explaining all about the history of vietnam and local culture. We definitely recommend this tour if you want to discover more about their culture and history in a fun way.
Thank you Lockie for making the whole experience worthwhile and entertaining us on our way there, as well as, patientelly responding all the questions.
Thank you Lockie for making the whole experience worthwhile and entertaining us on our way there, as well as, patientelly responding all the questions.
Written November 28, 2022
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Thank you so much for writing a good review. It’s so great to know that you enjoyed the trip.
We appreciate your kind words for our services that reaffirm the hard works we put in every day and
motivate us to do better services in the future.
We hope to see next time
Written November 28, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Planning on going to the Cu Chi tunnels. If your partner gets claustrophobic but wants to do the other parts of the tour, can they wait on the surface and meet back up for the other parts of the tour? Or do they have to do the tunnels as well
Written December 24, 2023
No you don't have to go in the tunnels, they are just a small part of the tour. Most of it is above geounf
Written January 3, 2024
We are arriving on Norweigan Cruise ship on February 4. Is it possible to do this? We need to be back to the ship by 4 pm.
Written September 17, 2019
Hi, I'm at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel. Can you pick me up from the hotel ? If yes, what time is possible for next Saturday (Sept. 14th) ?
Written September 11, 2019
I’m a reviewer not a tour operator
Written September 13, 2019
Hi Do you collect from district 3 hotel des arts .?
Written March 26, 2019
i just booked & paid this tour for 9 April (2paxs) but there are no place on the booking format for me to fill up my pick up hotel. Are the tour agency going to email or contact me later for the pick up hotel ??? i am staying at CENTRAL PALACE HOTEL @ District 1
Written March 25, 2019
Hi Jess, I remembered they will email me their number to contact them if required or via WhatsApp.
Maybe you can drop them an email to remind them?
I do not have their number.
Hope it helps.
Written March 25, 2019
Gemma L
Perth, Australia
Will you pick up from the snow garden hotel 296 nguyen thoung hien? We are interested in the your tomorrow 24th February 2019 thanks
Written February 23, 2019
What im asking is, i mean the itinerary of normal private tour and luxury private tour are the same. So i want to know what make the price diff between normal and luxury private tour. Is it the "luxury minivan" is more comfortable with the normal private tour or how?
Written November 6, 2018
May i know for the luxury private tour, the "luxury mini van" is it the same van as the normal private tour with extra drinks and snacks or it really better in terms of comfortable?
Written November 5, 2018
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