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Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels and My Tho 3 Islands Day Tour

A full-day journey from Ho Chi Minh City combining selected highlights of the Cu Chi Tunnels with a Mekong River cruise to Unicorn, Turtle, and Coconut islands in My Tho.

Ben Tre Tour code: HCM-02

Highlights

Documentary, hidden entrances, and selected areas of the Cu Chi TunnelsAn accurate three-island route to Unicorn, Turtle, and Coconut islands in My ThoFruit gardens, bee farm, honey lemon tea, fresh coconut, and fruit tastingMekong river boat, rowing boat through a water-coconut canal, tuk-tuk ride, and coconut candy workshop

Detailed itinerary

Day 1

Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels - My Tho 3 Islands - Ho Chi Minh City

Explore the history of the Cu Chi Tunnels in the morning, then cruise the Mekong River and visit gardens and three islands in the afternoon.

07:30

Hotel pickup and departure for Cu Chi

Travel by car or bus from your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels historic site.

Morning

Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels

Watch an introductory documentary and explore selected highlights of the historic underground network, including hidden entrances, living areas, kitchens, meeting rooms, and weapon-storage areas.

After Cu Chi

Tea and cassava before continuing to My Tho

Taste tea and cassava associated with wartime life, then meet the driver and continue to the Mekong Delta.

Afternoon

Mekong River cruise

Board a river boat, see fishing villages and riverside life, and begin the three-island program in My Tho.

Stop 1

Unicorn Island

Walk through fruit gardens, learn how local farmers transformed rice fields into orchards over generations, visit a bee farm, and enjoy honey lemon tea with fruit sweets.

Stop 2

Turtle Island

Experience the local garden environment, learn about grapefruit growing and tree grafting, pick a coconut, and taste coconut water with five kinds of fruit in the garden.

Stop 3

Coconut Island

Take a rowing boat through a natural canal shaded by water coconut palms, ride a tuk-tuk through the garden village, and visit a traditional coconut candy workshop.

End of tour

Return to Ho Chi Minh City

Finish the river program, meet the driver, and return to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrival time depends on traffic conditions.

Included

Included

Car or bus transportation from Ho Chi Minh City according to the itinerary

Mekong river boat

Canal rowing boat

Fruit, honey lemon tea, and fruit sweets according to the program

Drinking water and fresh coconut

Entrance fees according to the itinerary

Local guides

Local tourist insurance

Not included

Personal expenses

Drinks outside the program

Additional food orders outside the program

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