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Cu Chi

District in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Cu Chi is about 40 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City in Southern Vietnam. The Cu Chi Tunnels are an elaborate underground community made up of 250 km of tunnels and chambers below the city.

Where to eat, drink and stay

Sleep1 place

Levy's hotel160,000 dong/night for single room and 200,000-300,000 dong/one night for double room
Small hotel.
Price
160,000 dong/night for single room and 200,000-300,000 dong/one night for double room
Address
24A, street 12A, Quarter 8
Directions
from Sai Gon to Cu Chi along highway 22, the hotel levy's right overpass Cu Chi
Phone
+84 8 3792 8852
Website
levyshotel.wordpress.com

Getting there and around

Getting there

A multitude of tour buses leave Ho Chi Minh City for the Cu Chi tunnels daily.

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UnderstandThe tunnels were dug with simple tools and bare hands during the French occupation in the 1940s, and further expanded during the Vietnam War in the 1960s to provide refuge and a defensive advantage over the American…

Get inA multitude of tour buses leave Ho Chi Minh City for the Cu Chi tunnels daily.

SeeA well defined walking track loops around the area, with things to see spaced at regular intervals, including mock ups in the "Revolutionary Tradition Area" of how people lived and what they ate during the struggle.

BuyThere are numerous souvenir shops at the end of the walking track. Given the location there is some focus on war memorabilia, and the traditional Vietnamese souvenirs found elsewhere.

EatThere are a number of stalls selling food and drinks near the entrance.

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Sources and licences

Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Cu Chi" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Củ Chi district", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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