Setting off from Phu My Port in Vung Tau, we will take 3-hour drive to the famous Cu Chi tunnels, which the Viet Cong set as their operation base for the Tet Offensive in 1968.
Arrive in Cu Chi tunnels and tour guide will give you an overview introduction of Cu Chi Tunnels and its legendary history.Enjoy the scenic drive northwest towards the Cambodian border. You will get to explore a section of the network of some 125 miles (200 kilometers) of subterranean passages and rooms.Upon arrival at the Cu Chi Tunnels, take a short documentary film about the Cu Chi tunnelstell you how about the tunnels histories and how fierce the war happened.Then the tour guide will help you to learn the pivotal part they played in the war such as trap doors, and climb inside to see where the Viet Cong built storage facilities, weapons factories, kitchens.Afterward travelers can try local special foods like rice tapioca and hot tea which was main food in Cu Chi during the war.Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or MK16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range (not included, participate at own expense and risk).
Leave Cu Chi tunnels and transfer for lunch at Ben Duoc restaurant.
After our delicious lunch at a good local restaurant, we head to the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Saigon Old Post Office. Designed by Gustave Eiffel and built between 1877 and 1883, the Post Office truly reflects classical French colonial architecture style. We finish our day with some shopping time at the Ben Thanh Market, a very popular tourist spot mainly due to its rich history and prime location. It offers a wide selection of goods ranging from faux Nike shoes to beautiful silk Ao Dai. After that, we will return to the port in good time for cruising.
End of service.