HO CHI MINH CITY
Saigon’s best days out.
The 15 most popular half-day tours in Ho Chi Minh City. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City: small-group van, English guide, Ben Duoc tunnels, traps, and hotel pickup.
Most Popular“Very informative. We had a good time and lesrned a lot about the time of the vietnam war.. guide was very knowledgeable!”
Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City: guided Ben Duoc tunnel visit with documentary, cassava, water, and entrance fee.
“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…”
Small-group Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City with hotel pickup, Ben Dinh stop, English guide, and optional AK47 shooting.
“A must to do in Ho Chin Minh City. Great tour guide from start when he picked us up from the hotel to dropping us back safely”
Ride through Ho Chi Minh City in an open-top U.S. Army Jeep, hitting key sights in 4 hours with smart timing and helpful guides.
“Great tour, very informative and fun to ride around in the open Jeeps. Ken was a great guide! It covers all of the major points you want to see in the city.”
A small-group Cu Chi Tunnels trip to Ben Duoc: quieter tunnels, real war details, hands-on crawling, tapioca, and underground wartime life.
“Leo was fantastic. He gave a very good insights on the Cu Chi tunnels and general Vietnamese history. Our family throughly enjoyed the experience.”
Afternoon small-group Cu Chi Tunnels tour with pickup, English guide, and a guided visit to Ben Dinh Tunnels plus war-era context and sights.
“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.”
Half-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour from Ho Chi Minh City with hotel pickup, WWII context, documentary, and food for about $14.
“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!”
A 4-hour guided Saigon loop with hotel pickup: Ben Thanh Market, French-era landmarks, the War Remnants Museum, and Jade Emperor Pagoda.
“Our tour guide Tom was absolutely amazing. He was so knowledgeable and interacted well with our group. I would recommend doing this tour with Tom.”
Half-day guided Cu Chi Tunnels trip from Ho Chi Minh City with small group pickup, war documentary, trap insights, tea and tapioca.
“This was a wonderful tour, our tour guide, Josh, was excellent! His English skills were perfect! He was able to provide a lot of historic information that was very helpful when touring the tunnels! He was also very friendly and welcoming. Be aRead more”
HCMC to Cu Chi Ben Duoc: secret tunnel crawl, booby traps, tapioca tasting, and optional AK/M16 range shooting.
“I loved our Cu Chi Less-Crowded Ben Duoc Tunnel tour today with Ken! He was so engaging and informative. I learnt so much first hand information that was extremely moving and insightful. I highly recommend this tour as we saw a lot and got to go thru many tunnels and get a chance to experience…”
A private, air-conditioned half-day in Ho Chi Minh City covering the big sights with hotel pickup, an English guide, and smart pacing.
“Tony is a fantastic tour guide!! We learned so much from him and he was very respectful of our interests and what we really wanted to see. I would highly recommend taking a tour with Tony! Our driver, Mr. Bao, was wonderful and kept us safe - always opening the door for us and punctual…”
Half-day guided bus trip from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels, with an English guide, tunnel crawl option, and wartime stories.
“The tour was great thank you and there were no issues at all. The guide was very helpful and was happy to explain anything we asked him about.”
Private 4-hour Saigon tour hitting Post Office, Jade Pagoda, War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace, and Notre Dame with hotel pickup.
“This was a great day - we got to see all of the major sites around the city centre and the guide was very informative and explained about both pre and post war history- a great tour”
A 4-hour Saigon history tour covering Reunification Palace, the war museum, Saigon Post Office, and Notre-Dame photo stops with pickup.
“David was fantastic. He is so knowledgeable and has so much passion for the history of Vietnam. It was amazing to learn from him. Would recommend this tour 10/10”
Cu Chi tunnels by air-con van with pickup, admission included, and an English guide for a 6–7 hour history-focused day from Ho Chi Minh City.
“Only at Saigon, should experience in a lifetime. How amazing the Vietnamese defeat of US and France army with the incredible tunnel.”
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