Day 1.
With barely no sleep as we come from a red eye flight, we still want to make the most of our remaining days in Vietnam. By the end of the day, we should be packing again and start moving to our next destination which is Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The day started with a free breakfast from Seventy Hotel (aside from the genuine smiles of the hotel staffs, naks!). Upon arriving in the early morning, we asked the receptionist if we can have the Cu Chi Tunnel tour at 8:30am, and he said yes. Unfortunately, none of us was able to go down at 8:30 (overslept) and we were left behind. Good thing, a travel agency is located at the lobby, and we decided to check their packages. With a little haggle, we were able to snatch a Cu Chi Tunnel tour for USD 42.00, with driver and sort-of-tour guide.
We drove off to Cu Chi Tunnel by 9:30am and after more than 1.5 hours on the road, we arrived at the Cu Chi Tunnel, located outside the main city.
The CU CHI TUNNEL
The tunnels of Cu Chi was the revolutionary base of Military Region Committee Saigon and all the Cu Chi People, to front and fight enemies. The present Cu Chi underground relic is preserved in 2 areas of Ben Duoc and Ben Dinh, offers the past of the Vietnamese war, including actual experience of the tunnels itself.
Entrance fee to the Cu Chi Tunnel is 90,000 VND (Vietnamese Dong), about USD 4.50. Upon entrance, you will be traversing in an underground tunnel where ticket inspectors checked your tickets. Moving forward along the road, small underground huts can be found. This is the start of the actual tour, an insightful video presentation of the Vietnam war and the life at Cu Chi. Once the video has ended, or you chose not to finish it, personnel will ask you if you have a guide, and if you don't have, they will assign you on a tour group, which include a tour guide.
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| Road sign to Cu Chi Tunnel |
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| Our info guide |
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| One of the tunnels Vietnamese soldiers used. |
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| One of the traps used by soldiers |
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| Foot trap |
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| By the end of the tour, we were treated to a Vietnamese tea and cassava, a first hand experience of soldier's food. |
After more than an hour in Cu Chi, we decided to go back to the City and have the walking tour of the rest of spots Vietnam has to offer. But before anything else, its Lunch time (food will be given special entries for this trip, because we really enjoyed them)!
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