Small-Group 1-day: Cu Chi Tunnels, Cao Dai Temple & Ba Den Mount

Posted By : francisconZ7448QQ
This tour provided a wonderful day exploring sites outside Ho Chi Minh City. The first stop in the tour was Ba Den Mount, which was beautiful to walk around. We then went to the Cao Dai temple, and at the time we were there we were able to witness a prayer service taking place. Lunch was next, and I was impressed with how much food was provided. The restaurant was able to accommodate dietary restrictions, as I follow a plant based diet, and all of the dishes served were delicious. We finished with the Cu Chi Tunnels, and because we were there later in the day, we barely saw any other tourists in the area, which was nice as we were able to explore without needing to wait in line to explore any of the tunnels. Tom was an excellent tour guide to have, providing lots of information about the sites we were seeing, and Mr. Thao drove us safely to all of the destinations. I highly recommend this tour if you are looking to explore outside of Ho Chi Minh City.
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 06:53:03

Posted By : 999erinw
We did a private day out with the guide James. He was amazing. He totally made our trip. He was funny, entertaining, informative and we learnt so much on our tour. It was perfect. His organisational skills were epic.. the day was amazing and had a blast... Thank you James you legend
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Posted On : 2024-06-05 07:09:14

Posted By : Valerie_L
We had Tom as our tour guide and enjoyed the day! He was very friendly and eager to teach us fun facts. It was a long day, but quite productive. The drive wasn't too bad for us as it gave us time in an air conditioned van to rest in between pit stops. Food was delicious and plentiful. Pricey but worth it.
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 04:28:02

Posted By : 996delaneyv
This tour was AMAZING!!!!! Wonderful way to see the area around Saigon. James was a fantastic tour guide as well!! He was so enthusiastic, funny, and kind! My friends and I really enjoyed having him as our guide and he is a huge reason why our trip to Saigon was so memorable. Thanks, James!! 🫰
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 10:09:23

Posted By : sofiafD4269VW
James was a fantastic tour guide! So knowledgeable and extremely friendly, he was able to answer all of our questions and took extra good care of our group. The spots are fantastic but the highlight of our trip was the Cu Chi tunnels. Thank you James, and Katie for your easy and quick communications, we highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 10:01:21

Posted By : James_V
All in all, this excursion was fun. We saw a lot in the same amount of time we had. We ate delicious vietnamese food. And saw breath taking views.

The minus one star because every place we went was a power walk. We definitely didn't need to go to the roadside attraction. I wanted to enjoy the places we went to.

All in all, I would recommend this tour if you're able to keep up because our feet hurted at the end of the day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 22:39:13

Posted By : 584harrisonc
Tom our tour guide was extremely helpful and shared some truly captivating stories and experiences about the history and culture behind our tour.
The Cu chi tunnels are a must visit but make sure that if you want to go into the tunnels to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting a bit dirty!
We were also just in time for the Cao Dai temple prayer at midday which was very interesting and peaceful.
Lunch was definitely worth it too! They catered for dietary requirements such as vegetarian and there was so much food I couldn’t finish my meal.
To cap it all off the Ba Den mountain eclipsed my expectations and was truly awe inspiring! From the beautiful scenery to the incredible 4D experience I couldn’t be happier.

Thank you again Tom and the team for an unforgettable experience!
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 21:10:12

Posted By : MarineSergent
For the tour:
- We visited Ba Den, the Cao Dai temple and the Ben Dinh portion of the Cu Chi tunnels. Each location provided an interesting peak into Vietnam’s past, recent past and how it invests into the future. Our guide provided the most information during the Cu Chi tunnels visit, Cao Dai was mostly about observing a unique religious ceremony, and Ba Den was beautiful touristic walk and cable car ride.
For the logistics:
- we were a small group of 4 people along with the driver and our guide, this felt almost like a private tour!
- The total driving time was around 7 hours (we unfortunately got stuck for around 1 hour in traffic). Looking back, this was a bit too much of driving for us, even without the traffic jam; that being said our guide and driver did their best to make the car trip feel less lengthy.
- The food at the restaurant was very tasty, and served in gigantic portions (I don’t think our group was able to finish half of it). They kindly offered multiple vegetarian options.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 21:42:00

Posted By : Justin_P
This was a great, easy, and relaxing way to accomplish a lot of different sites in a 12-hour day. Cu Chi Tunnels, Ba Den, and Cao Dai are not very close to each other but they are all very worthwhile places to visit to learn more about the wartime history and religious cultures of Vietnam. The can ride between Saigon and the countryside was very scenic and our tour guide Tom did a great job keeping us engaged during the drive while providing enough time for us to rest/nap. We highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-04-19 19:08:44

Posted By : Katie_B
A fantastic tour led by Tuyen, who was brilliant! Tuyen was funny and knowledgeable, and his English is excellent. We ended up doing the tour in reverse order as he got word that the Ba Den Mountains were very busy in the morning; as a result, none of the places we visited were very crowded, which was great! Lunch was DELICIOUS and waaaay more food that two people could have possibly eaten. All the stops were great. I definitely recommend if you want to see sights out of the city! It's a long day, but definitely worth it in my view.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 18:31:38