2019-02-14

7 newest Da Nang adventure tour destinations you cannot miss in 2019

Da Nang is predicted to be among the hot spots in Asia in 2019, following statistics from an Australian travel services firm (Skyscanner Australia). In fact, not only Da Nang is more attractive to the foreign tourists but the domestics as well. Da Nang is a young and dynamic city, after Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), yet, it knows how to refresh its tourism by continuously introduce new places for comers. There are a lot of tips and inspiration from previous travelers and the locals to this beautiful Da Nang.

*Dragon Bridge of Da Nang, the new symbol of this city, is twinkle in the night*

Tourists may be familiar with traditional must-visit attractions in Da Nang, namely Marble Mountains, Hai Van Pass, Son Tra Peninsula, Hoi An ancient town, etc. In 2018 and in the upcoming year 2019, Da Nang is more popular with new destinations built and Da Nang adventure tours. Here comes the listings of 7 places to refresh at Da Nang 2019, from the most adventurous to the elegant ones.

1. Da Nang Adventure tour to hidden waterfalls

Waterfalls are not popular attractions in Da Nang, even to the local people. Yet, they carry hidden beauty, lying in the mountains and jungles. Tourists who love trekking can join in such jungle treks to explore the gems of Da Nang which has been hidden for many years. Da Nang adventure tour is fitly for trekkers, not for travelers or tourists, as the treks does not have any tourist services like restaurants, convenient lodging, or mobile connections.

*A group of trekkers on top of an unknown-name waterfall on the way trekking to Ba Đờ Phọt Fall, one of the biggest and most popular waterfalls in Da Nang 2019*

2. Adventurous waterfall sliding in Hòa Phú Thành eco-tourism zone

Situated in the west of Da Nang, around 40 minutes from the center of Da Nang city to the place, Hòa Phú Thạnh eco-tourism zone poly possesses the adventurous activity: waterfall sliding. To ensure safety of the travelers, the sliding activity are open 2 shifts a day, at 10AM and 2PM. Thus, tourists should note and come in time to join this activity. Beside waterfall sliding, there are other interesting services offered like zipline, fish massage, water sliding, etc.

*Two people at a time on a plastic boat to sliding through canyons of the waterfalls*

3. Chess Board Peak on Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang

Another adventure tour that is less dangerous but still full of naturally wild scenes is the way to the peak of Son Tra Peninsula. Travelers can join any of Da Nang motorbike tours to Son Tra Peninsula, going on winding roads and bends to the mountain, then climb up to the peak of the mountain. There you will love fresh air and panoramic views of the wild nature, the ocean, the city of and around Son Tra.

Chess Board Peak - Scenic rewards after climbing up the mountain and riding through windy roads — *Chess Board Peak – Scenic rewards after climbing up the mountain and riding through windy roads*

4. The Golden Bridge in Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang

Bà Nà Hills is among the must-see and must-go attractions in Da Nang for more than a decade. They’ve completed a construction called Golden Bridge, which allows tourists to walk in the middle of sky, above the grandiose jungles, feeling safe with the two giant hands holding the bridge.

*The Golden Bridge lying 1,000 meters above the sea-level brings travelers the feeling of flying high and standing on clouds*

5. Thuan Phuoc Field – Filming studio and camping

This is just perfect for photo-shooting lovers. This Thuan Phuoc Field lies in the west of Da Nang, having scenes inspired from countryside of Holland. With the ticket price 200.000 VND per day per person, you can have tons of pictures of your moments here, feeling like in Holland right in the middle of ASEAN.

*Attractive pictures with European styles are favored by the youngs*

6. Food Lovers just need a food tour

Da Nang is the next-door neighbor of Hue – the citadel city, where having the most delicious and various types of food as the place was once to serve the emperors of Vietnam. Coming to Da Nang for tasting food is an ideal choice to discover both modern city and ancient culture. To have the most of a food tour, travelers should book a Danang motorbike tour to easily travel around the city, and even to the nearby places for further attractions and tasty cuisines.

*Bánh Xèo (also known as Vietnamese pancake) originate in the central of Vietnam, of which Danang, Hoi An lies in the heart*

7. Going to Bach Ma Mount. Peak

After the food & drink tour, for those who love the natures, you should not miss Bach Ma National Park where the great nature is partly reserved (tourists are not allow to enter in reserved areas) and open for tourists to sightsee the primitive beauty of the great green. Joining in any of the Danang motorbike tours to Hue, it’s certain that Bach Ma National Park is among the stops of the tour. There are several noticeable attractions inside the park, yet, you must climb to top of the Bach Ma mountain to take in all its beauty from a height of 1430 meters.

*Stunning view to the whole Bach Ma National Park (including reserved areas*

New year is in the air already, plan a new journey to refresh yourself. Da Nang has already been in the travel bucket lists of many travelers around the world. So how about you? Have you chosen any place as your destination yet? If you need more advice, we are always willing to listen. If you need someone to go with you through ups and downs of Da Nang, we are ready here with innumerable Danang motorbike tours for your travel, customizing to your expectation.

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2019-02-13

One-day riding an enduro dirt bike back and forth to Dong Xoai

Do you love speed? Do you want to have challenges in your trips? So riding enduro dirt bike is a great idea. Enduro is a kind of motorbike sport running on extended cross-country, off-road courses, which is exciting and challenging. And Dong Xoai is one of the best destinations to ride enduro because of the terrain. Below is a very interesting experience of one-day Dong Xoai tour by enduro dirt bike.

Dong Xoai is one of the best playground for enduro

Where is Dong Xoai?

Dong Xoai is located in Southern Vietnam which is a city in Binh Phuoc province, 101km away from Ho Chi Minh City. It’s an attractive tourism place. The beauty of Dong Xoai is hidden insights and culture. From Ho Chi Minh City, it takes 2-3 hours to ride motorbike. You can ride along Ho Chi Minh trail to Dong Xoai town. A motorbike tour to Dong Xoai will offer you an unforgettable memory in this special land.

Rubber jungle is another attraction near this place

Experience about riding enduro dirt bike

The typical is within one day, leaving Ho Chi Minh City soon, at around 4.00 am and best choice for adventure fan is an enduro motorbike. It is the best way to explore the new challenges in trip and easy to hire one in the city with cost of $20-$45 for one day (24 hours). These enduro bikes have a huge of gas tank so you don’t worry about lack of fuel when exploring mountain forest.

Best option for the adventure travelers is an enduro motorbike

Heading north of Saigon to Binh Phuoc province, along Ho Chi Minh trail en route to Dong Xoai town, travelers can stop to visit tropical fruit farms, war relics and enjoy the fresh and peace. It makes you really expect an interesting adventure at Dong Xoai. You’re expected to spend 3 hours to riding enduro dirt bike from Ho Chi Minh City to this town. With adversity and obstacles on the road which made of soil, you have to ride carefully. If it rains, these roads become so muddy that you get trouble in movement.

Which season you should have a ride to Dong Xoai?

You should go for dry season to start your Dong Xoai motorbike tour to avoid the heavy rains. One day riding enduro bike makes you have the best dirt bike tour experience. Dong Xoai is suitable for those who do not have enough time for the longer ride but still want to challenge their skills. Riders will get challenges in conquering the tracks through cashew nut and rubber plantation and stream crossings.

Riders will get challenges in conquering the tracks in the jungle

Riding enduro dirt bike through the forest and fruit farms is fantastic. Not only mountain but also small rivers you need come over. With a dirt bike tour, you can enjoy great taste of the muddy tracks and dusty trails in thick forest and countryside. In Dong Xoai, visitors meet and join the Ethnic Minority people as well as their culture. It is a good chance to explore local cuisine and relax at stilt house.

Some well-known places you can visit in this town are the grass field Bu Lach, Suoi Giai Lake, Bu Gia Map National Park, Dung Waterfall, Ba Ra Hill, Bom Bo village and large rubber plantations. Leaving Dong Xoai, we are not back in the same route. We continue riding dirt bike across Nam Cat Tien, Dong Nai to return to Ho Chi Minh City at 5 p.m. Finish one-day motorbike tour Dong Xoai.

Bu Gia Map National Park is a hidden beauty

Let’s try! An amazing dirt bike adventure is waiting for you!

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2019-02-13

Tips for Phong Nha Dark Cave tour: best options and ticket price in 2019

Phong Nha Cave is one of the most beautiful attractions in Vietnam that is recognised by UNESCO World Heritage Site and attracts both foreigners and the local. Each year, the quantity of tourists coming to the cave is more and more. For the best route to explore, some below tips will be helpful for Phong Nha Cave tours.

Phong Nha Cave is recognised by UNESCO World Heritage Site

Where is Phong Nha Cave?

Phong Nha Cave is located in Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province, in the north of the Central Coast region of Vietnam. The cave is around 450 km south of Hanoi. You can choose one of three ways to come there: motorbike, car or train. It takes 7-8 hours from Hanoi to the Phong Nha dark cave tour. The appropriate time for your adventure is during summer.

The best tour and adventure fees

Coming to Phong Nha Cave, travelers will enjoy the mysterious nature sight. The cave is not only a wonder of Vietnam but also a natural legacy of the world. Here consists of many amazing things. Phong Nha cave tour 1 day is the best chance to experience when coming to Vietnam.

Phong Nha cave tour is the best chance to experience Vietnam nature

Budget for the tour

The entrance tickets price for the cave is VND 150,000 / person / visit with adult. Children is under 1.3m in the height will be free to visit the cave. To discover Phong Nha cave tour 1 day, you have to go boat because the entrance road to cave is river. Son river is fresh and its water is pure that visitor can see the bottom through the water.

The sight, including river, mountain, is beautiful, so you feel relax there on your spectacular boat trip through Phong Nha Cave. It is an enjoyable experience in your tour. It takes 40 minutes by boat on the Son River to Phong Nha entrance. Boat ticket for transportation costs 360,000 VND/ boat for up to 14 people to visit Phong Nha dark cave tour. You can rent private boat or come along with others. Remember to put on life vest for your safety.

You can rent private boat or come along with other travelers

Exploring Phong Nha Cave

Phong Nha Cave is one of the most beautiful caves in the world. The cave is gorgeous which makes travelers feel be lucky to be able to go inside there. Maybe it’s the best cave tour in Phong Nha.

Here is a huge limestone cave with the age of hundreds of millions of years ago. When entering the cave, travelers will have an opportunity to admire a subterranean world of stalactites and stalagmites of diverse shapes and colors. Stalactite and stalagmite, elongated forms of various minerals deposited from solution by slowly dripping water. In Phong Nha cave, they are colorful: red, purple, green, etc.

According the before reports, the explorers said that Phong Nha had Vietnam’s most beautiful underground river. The entrance of the cave is high and wide. Phong Nha cave is the longest water cave and dry cave in Vietnam with beautiful sandy floor. There are magnificent stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is not only a natural legacy but also a historical place. Inside the cave, we can see traces the writing carved on the rock by ancient Cham language.

Traces the writing carved on the rock by ancient cham language

With one day Phong Nha cave tour, visitors can explore the nature and see miracles. Massive stones in the cave have total length of up to 20km. The halls of cave are painted and lighted. We are excited and scared at the same time because of the mysterious sight. Forms of stones are magical shapes such as the looks of Mary, the angels fly, crocodile, lions.

People in there are friendly and warm. You can enjoy their life after finishing your Phong Nha National Park tour. Hurry up, come and enjoy!

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2019-02-11

Discover wildlife of singing gibbons and crocodiles in Nam Cat Tien dirt bike tour

If you come to the South of Vietnam, don’t forget to visit Nam Cat Tien National Park tour adventure, a very promising “green gem” for your wonderful adventure tour. The peaceful nature reserve is always welcome and highly recommended for travelers.

Cat Tien National Park is very promising adventure

Where is Nam Cat Tien National Park?

Nam Cat Tien National Park is located in Tan Phu, Dong Nai which belongs to Cat Tien National Park. Nam Cat Tien National Park currently covers an area of 38,100 hectares of spectacular forest, which is a famous tourism attraction in Dong Nai drawing both the domestic and foreign tourists. It is the tropical rainforest with diverse vegetation and animals, ideal for nature lovers full of passion. So why not going on a tour adventure Nam Cat Tien.

Nam Cat Tien tropical rainforest is home of diverse vegetation and animals

How to move in the park

To experience the amazing destination, a Nam Cat Tien dirt bike tour is a great idea beside minivan which help you move easily in the forest. By this way, you have better chances of seeing a wide variety of wildlife. The fee of entrance ticket is 40,000 – 80,000 VND. Travelers should visit the park in dry season from December to May, for less rain and easily explore the beauty of wild nature.

Travelers should visit the park in dry season

What to do in Nam Cat Tien Park?

As a rich tropical forest and biosphere reserve in southern Vietnam, tour Nam Cat Tien adventure show you how the park reserves a wide variety of breathtaking flora as well as animals including Asian elephants, birds, sun bears and a variety of smaller mammals.

Around the forest, you can enjoy the tranquil atmosphere, clean air and diverse wildlife with typical animals including deer, civet, guar, mongoose, macaque, snakes. Besides, travelers will see unique mushrooms, plenty of kinds of forest wild orchids becoming rare and hundreds of medicinal herbs. Especially, there are a wide variety of exotic trees such as 500 – year old trees.

Singing Gibbons are attraction of this park

Visitor can also join a challenging excursion named Wild Gibbon Trek – a fantastic way to enjoy the Nam Cat Tien Park tour adventure. The trek sets off early at around 4.45am. You will be guided to track the singing gibbons through the forest before dawn. It is one of the best times to hear the gibbons singing through the jungle.

Once the gibbons start to sing, tourists will find out the position of gibbons and observe their normal day-to-day activities. They always eat, swing through the trees and cry each other. Depending on these gibbons, time of viewing is short or long. It is a once in a lifetime for a wildlife experience, making your tour Nam Cat Tien adventure more exciting.

Bàu Sấu – Crocodile Lake Exploring

Bau Sau is the second largest wetlands in Vietnam, home of wild aggressive crocodiles. A popular activity is trek to Crocodile Lake (Bau Sau) which gets not only crocodiles but also a great variety of bird and mammals. The Siamese crocodile is a typical animal. These crocodiles are endangered. Rarely, visitors can see them in the wild. We can observe their hunting. It’s so interesting and attractive.

Siamese crocodile is a typical animal in Nam Cat Tien

Where to stay in Nam Cat Tien National Park?

If you move by dirt bike, it’s great idea you bring a tent to camping in the forest, but be careful. If you want to find a resort or hotel, choose one of hotels below:

Green Hope Lodge: cost of 7-40 USD per night

Cat Tien Forest Call Lodge: 4 USD – 34 USD/night

Cat Tien Jungle Lodge: 82 USD – 225 USD/night

River Lodge: 7 USD – 36 USD/night

Green Bamboo Lodge Resort: 4 USD – 55 USD/night.

Enjoy the wildlife. Have a good trip!

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2019-02-11

Why don’t we explore beaten-off Ho Chi Minh trail adventure by a motorbike?

In Vietnam, there are many beautiful roads which are destinations of speed lovers. If you are traveler who loves traveling by motorbike, you will have a wonderful time on the fantastic road, Ho Chi Minh trail adventure. To take for yourself chance to travel wildly, you can join the motorbike tour on the trail.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

With the length of 16,000 kilometers including tracks, roads and waterways, Ho Chi Minh trail is a network of roads going along Vietnam from north to south through the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia. In the Vietnam War, it was the most important road- the blood road which played connect role between the north and the south. Ho Chi Minh legendary Trail is also a historical destination that proves Vietnamese spirit in fighting.

Discovering Ho Chi Minh trail adventure

The trail lies in 3 countries: Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, but the adventure is mentioned here which is only adventure on the Ho Chi Minh trails Vietnam. The time to riding motorbike is about 15 days or more from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. The adventure from northern part to the central and down south to the highland and southern provinces goes through Ha Noi, Mai Chau, Phong Nha, Khe Sanh, Dong Ha, Hoi An, Kham Duc, Kon Tum, Buon Ma Thuot, Da Lat and Ho Chi Minh. On the road, you will have an opportunity to ride motorbike through villages, beaches, jungles, trails. It’s so exciting and challenging. Let’s notice the safety.

Ho Chi Minh trail adventure by motorbike through jungles

Currently, the Ho Chi Minh Trail tour has been upgraded to a national highway, so the riding is more convenient and easier. But it still has the difficult paths which bring challenges for riders. Many paths are muddy and the wetlands are crooked. On the road, we frequently see the areas of beautiful landscapes and homes to the Vietnamese ethnic minority. It’s a peaceful life. At each destination on tour, riders can rent village home stay to relax and enjoy local cuisines, culture. The price of home stay is around 200,000 – 1,000,000 VND.

You will find yourself be amazed by Ho Chi Minh trail

The fifteen-day adventure Vietnam motorcycle on the Ho Chi Minh trail tour is a wonderful experience for speed enthusiasts. Riders have a chance to drive on the beautiful new highway of Ho Chi Minh trail. You will cross many well-known Vietnam’s tourism places such as Cuc Phuong National, Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Hue, Dalat Highland, Nha Trang beach, Cat Tien National Park, etc. Each day, you should go around 150 – 300 kilometers road then relax and fix your motorbike if necessary. We can spend time visiting these local places.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is located in Ho Chi Minh Trail Phong Nha. It’s one the most beautiful park in the world which was recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Quang Binh province- the narrowest part of Vietnam, those paths are crooked. It makes unconventional way where you have to ride cutting into the jungles. The journey by motorbike along the trails in Phong Nha will be both physically challenging and emotionally charged.

Phong Nha - Ke Bang is a natural treasure of Vietnam — Phong Nha – Ke Bang is a natural treasure of Vietnam

The one of the most impressing paths is Ho Chi Minh Trail Hue, some paths of the trail creep along the top of tall limestone cliffs and offers beautiful vistas of the canyon and valley below. The countryside and mountain views of Vietnam on the road are attractive which make travelers be surprised.

In the Ho Chi Minh Trail tour, there are not only paths but also bridges on rivers. Some bridges and paths are small and narrow which you get troubles. Your route will be late by bad weather. Let’s bring the protective suit.

Exploring beaten-off Ho Chi Minh trail adventure by a motorbike take you have good memories and full of valuable experiences. In the end of adventure, you have successful feeling because you conquered the most beautiful beaten-off of Vietnam and discover this beloved S-shaped country.

Let’s try!

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2019-02-01

Wildlife adventure exploration in a full day trip to Nam Cat Tien National Park

The wilderness always raises plenty of amazing interests in the nature lovers, so most of the adventure travelers coming to Southern Vietnam will opt in Nam Cat Tien National Park to enjoy wonderful exploration in a sense of “into the wild”. Here is some experience in a full day Nam Cat Tien National Park tour adventure.

Nam Cat Tien National Park tour adventure is a must for adventurous travelers

Secluded location

Located in Dong Nai province, between the two major bustling cities Ho Chi Minh and Da Lat, Nam Cat Tien National Park belongs to Cat Tien National Park, one of the largest parks in Vietnam. Getting to Nam Cat Tien National Park is so easy that you can travel by dirt bike or minivan.

Dirt bike to Nam Cat Tien is always a priority of seriously adventurer

The exploration in the park

Nam Cat Tien National Park is a tropical forest home to a wide diversity of flora and fauna. According to the reports, the park has 600 varieties of plants, 240 types of birds and 50 species of mammals, offering you a great opportunity to be immersed in fresh atmosphere and discover nature mysteries. If you are passionate about nature exploring, tour Nam Cat Tien adventure is a truly wilderness heaven which includes singing gibbon trek, spectacular evergreen rainforest, Java rhinoceros, butterfly and Crocodile Lake.

You can start your wildlife safari by tracking gibbons singing during a trek

Gibbon trek

You can begin your wildlife safari by singing gibbons trek. It’s a rare opportunity to observe wild gibbon cries and the perfect time to depart is sunrise. Before dawn, group of gibbons will start their normal daily activities. After trekking into the forest, the guide would help you find out the position of gibbon thanks to their singing. Seeing them and you can know more about their life in the wild. They eat, swing and call others.

It’s a rare opportunity to observe wild gibbon singing

It may take some hours, but from time to time, just some minutes and you will see them sooner than expected. Normally, wild gibbons are safe for a contact but you are advised not to approach too close to them. A meeting with these creatures is a magical experience making adventure tour Nam Cat Tien become more fantastic. Besides, travelers might meet other wildlife animal such as wild pigs, snakes, monkeys by chance.

Travelers might encounter wild pigs by chance

Crocodile Lake

Dubbed “Bàu Sấu” or Crocodile Lake, the water is home of hundreds of crocodiles. Here is glorious scenery you have never seen before. These crocodiles are endangered in the wild and listed in the World Red Book of Vietnam. They live in the lake, hunting and swimming night and day. A trek to Bau Sau is the best way to explore their life in the nature. You can see by your eye these crocodile in various sizes. Visitors also join the activity including boat rowing in Crocodile swamp. That’s full of challenging in Nam Cat Tien Park tour adventure.

As well as crocodile, travelers have an opportunity to watch a rare animal named one-horned Javan rhinoceros and hundreds of exotic birds nest around the lake also. After about 5-7 hours at the tour Nam Cat Tien National Park, we should take a break for lunch before back to the journey into the forest.

Trekking to Bau Sau is the best time to explore crocodiles in the nature

Beauty evergreen rainforest

Nam Cat Tien National Park has diversity of animals and plants, too. With 600 varieties of plants, a nature’s mysteries forest appears in front of your eyes. It’s a rich tropical forest and biosphere reserve in the Southern. Walking around and you will see strange mushrooms, rare forest orchids, hundreds of medicinal herbs and old trees.

Amazing signature old tree in Nam Cat Tien

I bet you would shut out: “Amazing!” with giant Lagerstroemia Ovalifolia trees with 6 tops and giant Tung – Tetrameles nudiflora trees. A Tung tree has 20 metres high and 10 metres wide. Hundreds of exotic flora proves the wealth of wild in Nam Cat Tien Park. Getting deeper into the forest, you can enjoy the mysterious beauty of wildlife with lot of insects. In breeding season of butterfly, travelers will have a chance to stand between million colorful butterflies. It is like a magical thing.

It is noticed that when it comes to exploring the woods independently, you should take advantage of Google Maps and GPS apps on your phone to avoid getting lost and remember to protect your skin from mosquito and leeches

Experience a gorgeous swarm of butterflies in a Nam Cat Tien adventure tour

After an exciting full day of wildlife exploration, when sun goes down, it is time to finish the tour Nam Cat Tien adventure and back to Ho Chi Minh City. Nam Cat Tien Park is a true haven for nature enthusiasts. Let’s try soon with us!

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2019-02-01

A day studying about Vietnam at Cu Chi tunnels

Cu Chi tunnel in Vietnam is a well-known destination near Ho Chi Minh City, which enchants millions of travelers from all over the world. This complicated subway system is built for assisting Viet Cong in Vietnam War against French and US army. The delicacy and marvel of this structure give Cu Chi tunnels many appellations such as iron land, deadly secret zone, and top 10 most monumental underground constructions according to National Geographic.

It will commonly take you a day to explore Cu Chi tunnels and experience some interesting activity there. To be fully prepared, you will need some information about this famous place.

The delicacy structure of Cu Chi tunnels attract many visitors

Location and story of the iron land

Away from Ho Chi Minh City about 70 km to the North West, Cu Chi tunnel Vietnam is located at the end of Ho Chi Minh trails – a very dominant position for supporting Viet Cong in Vietnam War. This place is very important in there ambushing and preparing strategy to attack Saigon in Tet 1968 campaign.

Cu Chi tunnels is about 70 km from Ho Chi Minh Chi City

Cu Chi tunnel Vietnam war started from some bunker shelters in which Viet Cong soldiers hided from French army in period 1945 – 1955. Those shelters were hard to reveal but if the enemy had found out, they had no way to escape. Therefor they decided to create a system of tunnels with plenty of rooms and hidden exit doors so they could hide longer and escape easier.

Visitor is getting out of a tiny hidden exit door

The first tunnel was built in 1948, composed by very simple structure. There are only several rooms for keeping documents, weapons and hiding soldiers. From 1961 – 1967, the tunnels was gradually completed. About 250 km of subways was built in those years including many places helping lives of soldiers and provincial.

Trenches provided Viet Cong soldiers a place to fight and defense effectively

They have working places, meeting rooms, residences, infirmaries, warehouses, kitchens, air vents, wells, and numerous of exit doors. During the war, US army attacked this place intensively. In that fierce situation, Cu Chi tunnels become more important for Viet Cong to secretly operate and support the big campaign.

Meeting room is necessary for underground operation of Viet Cong army

Cu Chi tunnels was acknowledged as a national monument in 2016. The preserved ruin consists of two areas which are Ben Duoc tunnels and Ben Dinh tunnels.

Places to visit in Cu Chi

Cu Chi wildlife rescue station: A spot that you should not ignore on the way of your trip, located only 1 km away from Cu Chi tunnels. Since its inception in 2006, the rescue station has saved thousands of wild and rare animals. Visiting this place you not only can contemplate those creatures but also be told about their lives and journeys to the station.

Visiting Cu Chi wildlife rescue station will add more to your knowledge of nature

Ben Duoc tunnels and Ben Dinh tunnels: This is the point of your itinerary to Cu Chi tunnels. Exploring this giant underground structure, you will have change to experience life of those people who had to live there in the war. You will be amazed by all the traps and weapons they used to dreadfully haunt the enemy’s soldiers, and understand how a petite-less equipped army could win the battle.

One of the traps had terrified US army soldiers

Model of liberation area: Built with the idea of reviving the life then in Cu Chi, this zone helps visitors realistically observed their architecture, lifestyle and the harshness of war. Model of liberation area is divided in to 3 zone based on timeline: period 1961 – 1964, period 1965 – 1968, period 1969 – 1972.

The model of living brings to visitors better observation

Engineers made weapons by material getting from US army’s boms

Hero memory temple of Ben Duoc: The temple is constructed to tribute soldiers who sacrifice in Cu Chi tunnels Vietnam War. This erection will add a bit to your architectural knowledge with bold traditional Vietnam style. You can also take a look at the park, the 9-floors tower and the biggest pottery art of Vietnam in this area.

Hero memory temple of Ben Duoc is created with bold traditional Vietnam architecture

Activities to experience

Shooting sport and gun assembling practicing: At the shooting range, you can test your talent with the real rifle and bullet. You will get a thorough guidance how to assemble the gun and shoot at the target. This activity draws lots of visitors who always have challenged spirits.

Shooting sport could be the best activity to experience in Cu Chi tunnels

Playing paintball games: When visiting Cu Chi tunnels, you have chance to try out a very exciting games in which you are prepared all the fighting gadgets and paintball bullets. What could be better than actually joining a combat after learning about it?

Reinforcing team collaboration with paintball games

Swimming in South China Sea simulating pool: The pool is built in a unique style and close to the nature. After discover all the interesting places and activities, relaxing in cool water could be the best way to finish your journey.

Immersing into cool water would be very refreshing and chilling

There are others interesting activities that giving you varied choice such as kayaking, canoeing, biking, 4D cinema, and camping.

If you have opportunity to visit Ho Chi Minh City, don’t miss exploring Cu Chi tunnels. This place will definitely give you an unforgettable memory. Saigon Riders hope you will get a meaningful trip with all the information we have provided.

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