Cu Chi Tunnels
- Address:Ho Chi Minh City
- Hours:Open daily 9am - 5pm
- Admission:VND 75,000
Cultural Experience, Off-the-Beaten Path, Monument - Military
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The Cu Chi Tunnels are a network of underground passageways that run to more than 120 miles (200 kilometers) in total length in this area alone. Work by the Viet Cong commenced in 1948 as a means of shelter from the French air attacks during the Indochina conflict.
The network provided vital access and strategic control over the large rural area surrounding Ho Chi Minh City; over the following two decades the tunnels became a complex underground city including hospitals, defenses and living quarters. This meant despite all the bombings in the area many of the local people could still continue to live underground. In its prime and at its most impressive the Cu Chi Tunnels stretched from the southern Vietnamese capital all the way to the Cambodian border to the west, and in places was dug to 3 stories deep.
Much of the original tunnel system was destroyed in bombing raids during the 1970s but existing parts have been restored and opened as a poignant and fascinating reminder.
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Really good tour, very interesting to learn all about the tunnels they built for the war.
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Located approximately 20 mi (30 km) northwest of central Ho Chi Minh City, off the road to Tay Ninh town.
Many of the Cu Chi Tunnels vary greatly in size and accessibility allowing a leisurely visit for the curious or a challenging exploration for the more intrepid visitor.
