Understanding history, experiencing feelings in the tunnels, shooting guns, or enjoying local food … will bring you an exciting day.
Overview of Cu Chi
Cu Chi tunnels are among the top 7 strange tourist destinations in Southeast Asia and in the world’s six artifacts. Located in the suburbs of Saigon, with a 200km tunnel, Cu Chi Tunnel was built from the anti-American war. This monument is being used as a war museum, a destination to attract domestic and foreign visitors on tour in Vietnam to explore.
Located about 70 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels is the creative building of the army and the people of Cu Chi in the long and fierce resistance war of 30 years to fight the enemy invasion, gain independence and liberalize the country.
Cu Chi tunnels have entered the heroic history of the Vietnamese people as a legend of the 20th century and become a famous place in the world. This is unique military works with about 250 km of the tunnel as wide as the spiderweb under the ground. There are works associated with tunnels such as trenches, dugout, living areas, kitchens, storage facilities, armory, hospitals and so on.
After over 20 years of construction, Cu Chi tunnels had been completed not with a modern technique, but with the hands of the people who determined to keep the fatherland. Since then, Cu Chi has been the “home” of many generations of soldiers with the guerrilla tactics that always affected the American invaders, and contributed greatly to the liberation of the motherland.
Unforgettable moments
The tunnel system is about 200 km long, but only a few are open for visitors, with wide tunnels and lights for tourists to easily access. However, tourists who would like to explore the tunnels still cannot avoid having to crawl through the hot, dark and suffocating tunnels, but it will be the most memorable experience in the life.
Crouching to crawl through the dark tunnels, the underground city appears in your eyes, which are Hoang Cam stoves, dorm room, conference room, hospital, class rooms … All vividly replay the difficult and creative life of soldiers and people here under the ground. The feeling of war is more pronounced when you enjoy the dish of boiled cassava right inside the tunnel.
In only a short time, crawling through narrow paths, lingering in the dark tunnel, but the tourists of Vietnam package Tours feel as they returned to the heroic past. when going on the ground and enjoying the space filled with fresh air, you will be penetrating more the silent dedication of the Vietnamese people.
Not only a trip back to the past, coming to Cu Chi, you also have the opportunity to relax with the modern entertainment here. The most interesting is renting a kayak or swan boat in the “simulated East Sea” to visit the small island in the lake like “Bach Long Vi”, “Con Dao”, “Hoang Sa “,” Truong Sa “,” Phu Quoc “… All the locations are arranged harmoniously, creating a passionate beauty.
If you like to exercise to relieve stress, there is nothing more useful than diving a few rounds at the pool or applying for a shooting. Take a day to explore Cu Chi, surely the trip will be more attractive than you think.
Today, Cu Chi Tunnels have become an attractive tourist destination for visitors to Ho Chi Minh City. Visitors of Sai Gon City Tour choose this attraction to experience life as the real soldiers.
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