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Top 15 Saigon Half-Day Tours

69 tours  ·  from $12 a head

These 15 saigon half-day tours are the ones worth a slot in a short trip, with the price, the pickup and the one detail to check before you pay.

Cu Chi Luxury Group Tour - Tapioca and Cake Half Day - What you see at the Cu Chi site
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Cu Chi Luxury Group Tour – Tapioca and Cake Half Day

1.Cu Chi Luxury Group Tour – Tapioca and Cake Half Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,375 reviews · from $21Our pick

Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels on a roughly seven-hour group tour from Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll see a short 3D film, wartime tunnels and exhibits, and try tapioca with tea. Guides such as Hien, Long, and Bao have been praised for clear, thoughtful explanations, though the group can include up to 25 people.

“Going down into the tunnel and seeing how small they were. I realized how resourceful the people were. It shows the human spirit to not be oppressed.”

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Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Vietnam War Underground Network - What going inside a tunnel is like
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Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Vietnam War Underground Network

2.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Vietnam War Underground Network

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,587 reviews · from $23

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Ben Duoc tunnel complex in a group of up to 12. An English-speaking guide introduces the history, wartime documentary, underground network and traps, with a chance to enter the tunnels. Guides have included Kevin, Anthony, Dan, Bao and Tom. District 1 pickup is offered; allow about seven hours.

“We had a great expedience and an amazing insight to how these people had to live Going inside the tunnels was truly was brilliant”

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Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Big Group Vietnam War Experience - Trying the tunnel passage
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Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Big Group Vietnam War Experience

3.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Big Group Vietnam War Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,386 reviews · from $19

Travel from central Ho Chi Minh City to the Ben Duoc Cu Chi Tunnels with an English-speaking guide. You’ll watch a short historical film, see reconstructed underground spaces, and try cassava. A widened tunnel section and an optional paid shooting range add hands-on experiences. The six-hour trip includes an air-conditioned bus, water, and admission.

“Great tour to see the Cu Chí Tunnels. The guide was friendly and informative. Great price on the tour and is perfect duration for a day trip (approximate departure of 8am and return around 2pm in HCM). Take this trip if you want to skip the river portion the other tours do. Try going into the Tunnels. It's quite the experience.”

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Small-Group Cu Chi Tunnel Half-day Tour: Morning or Afternoon - At Ben Dinh, look beyond the trapdoors
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Small-Group Cu Chi Tunnel Half-day Tour: Morning or Afternoon

4.Small-Group Cu Chi Tunnel Half-day Tour: Morning or Afternoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,521 reviews · from $40

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels with an English-speaking Vietnamese guide and a group of no more than 12. See trapdoors, bunkers, bomb craters and war equipment, then choose whether to enter a tunnel or try the shooting range for an extra fee. Guides may include James, Kevin, Dana and Slim Jim.

“Long but very informative day Janes our guide explained the background to the tunnels in great depth.”

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Ho Chi Minh City Private Half-Day Tour by U.S Army Jeep - French-era buildings in the city center
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Ho Chi Minh City Private Half-Day Tour by U.S Army Jeep

5.Ho Chi Minh City Private Half-Day Tour by U.S Army Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,164 reviews · from $71

See central Ho Chi Minh City from an open-air U.S. Army Jeep on a private four-hour tour. Stops include Independence Palace, the War Remnants Museum, the Jade Emperor Pagoda, and Ben Thanh Market. Morning and afternoon options follow different routes, with a guide and driver helping you navigate the city’s traffic and history.

“Our tour, tour guide, and driver were amazing! I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to see both the modern and historic parts of the city..”

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Private Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Adventure Tour - What you see at Ben Dinh
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Private Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Adventure Tour

6.Private Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Adventure Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 800 reviews · from $59

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City by air-conditioned car or minivan to Ben Dinh, where an English-speaking guide leads your private group through tunnel exhibits, trap models and underground passages. The tour lasts about six to seven hours, including transfers. VIP options add nuoc mia or a light meal; the tunnels may not suit anyone with claustrophobia.

“Mai was a very nice guide for this private tour. She was knowledgeable and efficiently maneuvered us through the crowds to maximize our tour time.”

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Ben Duoc 'Less-Crowded' Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour - The drive from Ho Chi Minh City
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Ben Duoc ‘Less-Crowded’ Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour

7.Ben Duoc ‘Less-Crowded’ Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 712 reviews · from $34

Travel from central Ho Chi Minh City in a group of no more than 10 to explore the quieter Ben Duoc tunnel complex. Expect war history, booby traps, an ex-US Army tank, a crawl through the tunnels, tapioca, and the underground Hoang Cam kitchen. Guides on this tour have included Safa, Ken, Tommy, and Leo.

“The history is fascinating, the tunnels are small! I’m quite short and still I felt so tall, i opted to hunchover and walk the full length of 50m and by the end i was ready to get out. I had to double over and every time I tried to look up, I hit my head! It was an interesting experience to say the least.”

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Afternoon Cu Chi Tunnels - Small Group Half-Day Tour - Ben Dinh: a working map of underground life
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Afternoon Cu Chi Tunnels – Small Group Half-Day Tour

8.Afternoon Cu Chi Tunnels – Small Group Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 481 reviews · from $25

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 1:00 pm for Ben Dinh, about 60 to 70 km northwest. An English-speaking guide introduces the tunnel network, then you explore its surviving passages, living spaces, kitchens, hospitals, and defensive features. The tour lasts about six and a half hours, with a maximum of 12 people.

“The experience was informative and well-organized. We learned some very interesting pieces of history. The stop at the handicapped people's art shop was not necessary and could have been improved if the people working on the art were INSIDE, in the air-conditioned room as opposed to the sweltering heat outside.”

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From Ho Chi Minh: Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day History Tour with Guide - A lacquer workshop breaks up the drive
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From Ho Chi Minh: Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day History Tour with Guide

9.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day History Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 480 reviews · from $14Best value

Travel from central Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, and return transport. You’ll watch a documentary, see bunkers and a command center, and try steamed tapioca with tea. Guides on this tour have included Kevin, Kyle, Quyen, and Thang; assignments can vary.

“Kyle was a great guide with lots of interesting facts. His English was very good to follow. The tunnels themselves are really interesting, must visit if you’re in Vietnam!”

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Half-Day Cu Chi Tunnels Guided Exclusive Experience with Pick Up - Going underground, or staying above
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Half-Day Cu Chi Tunnels Guided Exclusive Experience with Pick Up

10.Half-Day Cu Chi Tunnels Guided Exclusive Experience with Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 439 reviews · from $25

Travel about 60 km from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels on a 5 to 6-hour guided tour, offered in the morning or afternoon. A local English-speaking guide leads you through wartime living areas, traps, and tunnel history, then serves pandan tea and tapioca. Groups are capped at 12, and hotel pickup is offered.

“Awesome guide and a must see to better understand the resilience of the vietnamese people and the challenges for the Usa soldiers”

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Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day Luxury Tours - Start with the film and the tunnel story
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Cu Chi Tunnels – Half Day Luxury Tours

11.Cu Chi Tunnels – Half Day Luxury Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 368 reviews · from $35

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels for a guided look at underground living spaces, wartime facilities, hidden entrances, and traps. The roughly six-hour outing includes transport and admission, plus tea and cassava after the visit. Guides such as Son and Jimmy #10 have led tours, and a nearby shooting range is another possible stop.

“We were prepared for a long drive before hand. Our tour guide Son was very helpful and gave us a lot of information about Vietnam. The tunnels were extremely eye opening and a very good experience”

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Cu Chi Tunnel Half Day Group Tour With Guide - Cassava, tunnels and the AK47 option
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Cu Chi Tunnel Half Day Group Tour With Guide

12.Cu Chi Tunnel Half Day Group Tour With Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · from $34

Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City on a five-and-a-half-hour group tour with hotel pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle and an English-speaking guide. At the site, you’ll spend about 90 minutes learning about the tunnels, sample cassava and have the chance to try shooting an AK47. Groups are capped at 12. Guide Tri has been especially praised, though he may not lead your departure.

“Our tour was made especially amazing due to our guide Tri. He was exceptional and made us all laugh throughout the day. Was hard to believe how small these spaces were, given the ones we entered had been enlarged for tourists! Well worth a visit if you are physically able.”

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Explore Cu Chi Tunnels Half day tour - Ben Dinh, where the tunnels become real
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Explore Cu Chi Tunnels Half day tour

13.Explore Cu Chi Tunnels Half day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 255 reviews · from $36

A private half-day trip from central Ho Chi Minh City takes you by air-conditioned car to Ben Dinh, where an English-speaking guide explains the Cu Chi Tunnels and you can crawl through some narrow passages. The tour includes hotel pickup, a light tapioca-and-tea snack, and bottled water. An optional shooting range costs extra.

“We had an excellent and very knowledgeable guide, Ms Phuong Le. She made the trip great and a lovely experience for us. Thank you!”

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Cu Chi Tunnels - Half Day Morning or Afternoon Luxury Tours - A quick look at a rubber plantation
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Cu Chi Tunnels – Half Day Morning or Afternoon Luxury Tours

14.Cu Chi Tunnels – Half Day Morning or Afternoon Luxury Tours

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 213 reviews · from $35

Travel from District 1 to the Cu Chi Tunnels on a morning or afternoon tour with a guide and roundtrip transport. Explore underground passages, wartime bunkers, ammunition stores, and field hospitals, then stop briefly at a rubber plantation. Entry is included; the shooting range is optional and costs extra.

“Comfortable bus ride with friendly guide Bao (William) and fellow travellers. Cu Chi tunnels are an interesting insight into the power of the human spirit and determination. They are also very low!”

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Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Private Tour - Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office
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Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Private Tour

15.Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · from $54

Spend four hours visiting Ho Chi Minh City highlights with a private English-speaking guide and air-conditioned transport. Stops include the Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, Central Post Office, Ben Thanh Market and Jade Emperor Pagoda. Guides have included Tony, Minh and Qui; your guide can tailor the route, though Notre-Dame Cathedral is under maintenance.

“Fabulous tour with Tony—one of the best guides we’ve had on our two-week trip. Excellent English and great insights into Vietnamese history and culture. Highly recommend!”

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