The private tour to Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai is a great day trip from Ho Chi Minh. Visit Tay Ninh, home of the unique Cao Dai sect which is a mix of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. After lunch, visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing underground labyrinth from which the Vietnamese fought during the American/Vietnam war.
Highlights
- Private English-speaking guided full-day tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple
- Learn about the unique Cao Dai sec, a religion mix of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity
- Tour the underground Cu Chi labyrinth
- Scrumptious local Vietnamese lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop off by air-conditioned private vehicle
Recent Photos of this Tour
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Cu Chi TunnelActual tunnel size was much narrower than this.Photo by: Victor01 2011 -
Cao Dai TempleEach color symbolizing a different religion/belief.Photo by: Victor01 2011 -
Cao Dai TempleAmazing artistry inside and out.Photo by: Victor01 2011 -
New Friendshow they rest in those days. ironic 'tho 'coz so peaceful yet it wasn't.Photo by: Victor01 2011 -
Useful Information
Private Tour: Cu Chi Tunnels and Cao Dai Temple Full-Day Tour from Ho Chi Minh City
The private tour begins with a visit to Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, home to the unique Cao Dai sect, whose patron saints include Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and Winston Churchill to name a few. The religion is an odd mix of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Christianity. The trip to Tay Ninh is combined with a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels. At its height, the tunnel system stretched from Saigon to the Cambodian border and was three levels deep. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life in the war must have been like. The tour includes a local Vietnamese lunch.
This tour operator is the 2007 Conde Naste winner of the Best Operator category in the World Saver Awards
Reviewed by Jeff G, January 2013
If you are able to get Lucky from Buffalo Tours as your guide this will be a very informative and memorable experience. The guy is simply amazing. He taught us more in a few hours than we typically learn on multi-day trips in other places. Lucky was one of the best tour guides we have ever had.
Reviewed by Mike F B, November 2012
Excellent Tour. The Cao Dai Temple was interesting and the history of the security staff was also very impressive. I had no idea the Tunnel system was so huge. Learned a lot about the horrible things that the US did this country during the Vietnam Conflict.
