Cu Chi And Mekong Full Day Tour

This full-day tour combines two of southern Vietnam's landmark sites in one trip from Ho Chi Minh City: the wartime Cu Chi Tunnels and the waterways of the Mekong Delta. An English-speaking guide leads the day, with transport, lunch and boat rides included.

Pickup starts in the morning from centrally located hotels in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, with a return in the early evening after the Mekong Delta stretch of the day. Guests staying outside the pickup zone can meet the group at the tour office in District 1 instead.

Cu Chi Tunnels tour

The day begins with a guided walk through the Cu Chi Tunnels, the underground network Vietnamese guerrilla fighters used during the war. You can see the tunnel entrances, communal kitchens, weapons workshops and hospital areas built beneath the forest floor, and the guide explains the wartime survival techniques the network was built around. Some tunnel sections have been widened for visitors, though the layout still reflects the tight, low passages originally dug by hand. Before continuing to the next stop, guests are offered cassava and tea, the simple ration the fighters relied on at the time.

Mekong Delta boat trip

After lunch at a local restaurant, the tour continues to My Tho for a cruise on the Mekong River past Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Turtle Islands. A stop at a local bee farm includes tastings of honey, honey tea, rice wine and banana wine, and a rowing boat carries the group along narrow coconut-lined canals. The day also takes in a coconut candy workshop in Ben Tre and a chance to sample tropical fruit while listening to live southern Vietnamese folk music.

Hotel pickup and drop-off is included for centrally located hotels in District 1, and Rayna's local team handles the booking and support around the day so help is on hand if plans change.

• Guided walk through the Cu Chi Tunnels, the underground network used by Vietnamese guerrilla fighters during the war.
• Cruise on the Mekong River past Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Turtle Islands.
• Rowing boat ride through narrow coconut-lined canals near Ben Tre.
• Tastings of local honey, rice wine and banana wine at a family-run bee farm.
• Visit to a coconut candy workshop and live southern Vietnamese folk music in a local orchard.
• Vietnamese lunch and hotel pickup included for centrally located District 1 hotels.

1. You will receive your tour confirmation voucher by email shortly after booking.
2. Check your spam or junk folder if it does not appear in your inbox, or contact online support.
3. Download the voucher and present it, on your phone or printed, at pickup or the tour office.

• Bring a valid government-issued photo ID or passport for entry.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
• Eating, drinking and smoking are not permitted in the transfer vehicle or during the tour.
• This tour is not open to Vietnamese passport holders.
• Hotel pickup is available for centrally located hotels in District 1, excluding Tan Dinh and Da Kao Ward; guests outside this zone can meet the group at the tour office in District 1 at 7:20 am.
• Seating is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and the tour runs on a shared basis unless booked as private.
• Schedules can shift with traffic, weather or operational conditions.
• Children sharing with two paying adults receive the child rate; infants who do not use a seat or tour inclusions travel at the infant rate, so tell the operator in advance if travelling with an infant.
• No refunds or amendments apply for unused, missed or no-show services, so arrive on time for pickup.
• Outside food and drinks may not be allowed at some stops due to venue rules.