A Day Biking The Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh City
Exotissimo Travel was established in 1993 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We are now one of the longest established inbound tour operators in Indochina, Myanmar and Thailand and one of the best known.
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A Day Biking The Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh City
OVERVIEW
Leave the bustle of the big city behind as you cycle along quiet laneways and dirt paths toward the Cu Chi Tunnels. Weave in and out of villages and fields and pass small children whizzing by on their way to school as you cover more than 25kms on bicycle. Visit the amazing network of tunnels at Cu Chi and learn about the wartime history before returning via bike and car back to Ho Chi Minh City.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Depart from Ho Chi Minh City at 0800 and transfer by vehicle 30km out of Saigon to avoid the busy traffic. Spend the morning riding backroads to Cu Chi tunnels, passing rice fields, rubber plantations and local villages.
Visit the Cu Chi tunnels. More than 250 km long and three levels deep, the tunnels were important for the Viet Cong victory over the Americans as they allowed the Viet Cong to control a large rural area around Saigon. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience of what underground life in the American war was like. The district of Cu Chi was the most bombed shelled, gassed, defoliated, and generally devastated area in the history of warfare. While U.S. forces relied on artillery support from fixed "Fire Bases," the Vietnamese used their tunnel system to move their artillery around, making it difficult for the U.S. troops to locate them.
Enjoy lunch at the tunnels, alongside the Saigon River. Continue cycling a great tarmac road to Trang Bang, from there cut across countryside by bike or bus towards Ha Nghia and Duc Hoa. This afternoon, return to Saigon by vehicle. Responsible Travel: Traveling by bicycle is an eco-friendly, emissions-free way to sightsee.
PRICING: in US Dollars per person
Rates are valid until 31 October 2010
| Number of People | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 7-10 | 11-14 | 15+ |
| Price per Person | 208 | 120 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 56 |
Our Services Include:
- Lunch
- Exotissimo English speaking biking guide, first-aid qualified
- Quality Trek Mountain bikes with helmets
- Transfers as mentioned by private air-conditioned vehicles
- All entrance fees as mentioned in the program.
Our Services do not Include:
- International and domestic flights
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Drinks and meals not mentioned in program
- Tips and personal Expenses
- Airport taxes
- Any other service not mentioned
Suggested Day Trips
Travel to the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City to visit the unusual Cao Dai Temple at Tay Ninh and explore the historic Cu Chi Tunnels. Drive through the countryside to the colorful, whimsical building which is home to the eclectic Cao Dai religion. Journey from here to Cu Chi Tunnels, an incredible network of 200 km underground tunnels constructed by the Vietnamese resistance fighters during the French and American wars.
A cooking class can teach you in a matter of hours some of the most popular Vietnamese dishes. Take a guided trip to the colorful food market and learn about the local ingredients, including 'nuoc mam' (fish sauce) which is ubiquitous to Vietnamese cooking. Partake in a hands-on cooking class where you will learn and practice traditional techniques for creating delicious Vietnamese food before feasting on a delicious lunch of your creations.
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