My family visited this site just last week and recommend it highly. The kids (ages 8 and 12) enjoyed crawling through the tunnels and walking through the forest. They never got bored - hurray! This was also a learning experience for them, which is always good. A little hot, so bring water, and at the end a shooting range is offered -- a bit noisy and may not be everyone's cup of tea to shoot an AK47 for fun. Still, great day out for the family - would recommend.

Thanks to our Guide - Joey (named by an Australian) I did the most remarkable thing in my life - Entering through a small hole, on my back crawled some 30 meters ,15 foot deep ,twisting in a dark/black ( could not see my hand)/muddy ,1.5 meter tunnel, full of bats., even discloated my ankle down there, had to knock it back in myself (bugger) My feeling once I was out cannot be explained - utter exaustion and shaking but sense of achievement and amazement of the VC who lived in these conditions during the war - they have my respect ( I'm a veteren) What a wonderful race of people they are as we found out over 2 weeks travelling the country. BZ

If you have a chance eventhough a chance in your life, you should visit Cu chi Tunnels (Địa đạo Củ chi - in Vietnamese, the Vietnamese people's state - of - art plant under Sai gon river in Vietnam War.

I liked the idea if being in a place that I had read may stories about. The guide was nice enough in his disdain for Americans and his recollection of the war. Interersting also was the opportunity to fire military weapons in the jungle where so many died, but to do so in peace. The invitation to fire weapons captured in the war with the Americans was great. But when i discovered that the american weapon was not manufactured until the 80's, it brought back feelings of distrust of the guide. This distrust was confirmed appropriate when I entered the tunnels for what the guide said was a "happy tour" and learned that the space inside was small enough to warrant a warning to the clostrphobic. The guide seemed to find great pleasure in the panic displayed by a few in or group. I truly enjoyed my trip to vietnam and for the most part found the people very kind and welcoming. But at Cu Chi, I found a guide that continued to feel and dispaly great disdain for Americans..or at least this American. I will return to the country in the spring of 2008, but visiting Chu Chi is not on my Itenerary. It is however a trip I would recommend.

I liked the idea if being in a place that I had read may stories about. The guide was nice enough in his disdain for Americans and his recollection of the war. Interersting also was the opportunity to fire military weapons in the jungle where so many died, but to do so in peace. The invitation to fire weapons captured in the war with the Americans was great. But when i discovered that the american weapon was not manufactured until the 80's, it brought back feelings of distrust of the guide. This distrust was confirmed appropriate when I entered the tunnels for what the guide said was a "happy tour" and learned that the space inside was small enough to warrant a warning to the clostrphobic. The guide seemed to find great pleasure in the panic displayed by a few in or group. I truly enjoyed my trip to vietnam and for the most part found the people very kind and welcoming. But at Cu Chi, I found a guide that continued to feel and dispaly great disdain for Americans..or at least this American. I will return to the country in the spring of 2008, but visiting Chu Chi is not on my Itenerary. It is however a trip I would recommend.

How could people live and work in the small tunnels? Amazing Vietnamese people! THey must have loved their country so much to endure such difficulties in fighting for their freedom. Cheap and original. Go there! Try moving inside the tunnels. You'll admire them like me.

It's really worth to go. You can see the magic of Vietnamese soldiers and citizens who had worked so hard to build almost a little village inside the earth. Amazing. :)

We just loved Vietnam.We were there in Feb.2007 and with the wonderful, professonal and knowledgable tour guides from Trails of Indochina our experience in Saigon and the Cu Ci Tunnels are everlasting. There was nothing I did not like about the people ,food or culture , My wife and I can't wait to go back and take in even more of that wonderful country. The Vietnam were very kind to us. Jeff and Brenda Grobman Edmonton Alberta

I like in VIet Nam where i was born and live.City life also offers people many moral benefits, help me open-mined. This place can have the best education, cultural palace and public....

A two-hour drive northwest out of Ho Chi Minh City brings you to the area of Cu Chi, famous for its maze of tunnels used by the Viet Nam in the war against the United States. Often little more than one meter high and 80 centimeters across, these tunnels were supply routes, kitchens, hospitals and training facilities. Crawl down a tunnel yourself (if you can fit) or try an AK47 rifle!