"a system of Vietcong-tunnels" Top 5 Page for this destination Cu Chi by globetrott

Cu Chi Travel Guide: 75 reviews and 277 photos

This page is about one of the tunnel-systems built by the Vietcong during the war against the USA

You will see how easily and fast the ground did "swallow" the soldiers...

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In a nutshell:a place of history

Last visit to Cu Chi: Mar 2009
Intro Updated Jun 18, 2011
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Reviews (17)

walking through the museum Transportation (2)

Walking through the Cu Chi tunnelmuseum is really easy : the ground is flat and small paths will take you through the... more travel advice

a shovel & basket to dig the tunnels - Cu Chi

the only tools to build the tunnels Local Customs (4)

The only tools to build the tunnels were such a small shovel and such a basket to carry away the material, that was dug... more travel advice

various gates to the tunnels Things to Do (9)

There were various entrances to the tunnels, some of them leading to the right place, some of them getting the enemy... more travel advice

sandals made of car-tyres Local Customs (4)

Like in the former times of the Vietnam-war there is a production of sandals in the Cuchi-museum and you will be able to... more travel advice

Shopping (1)
nice and cheap souvenirs

Restaurants (1)
snacks and refreshments

Comments (19)

breughel Jul 2, 2011 at 12:52 AM Report Abuse

Thank you for visiting my new Oswiecim page and the Delphi souvenirs. Quite different stories! Chu Chi is not for visitors suffering of claustrophobia!
Vienna0815 May 22, 2011 at 2:47 AM Report Abuse

mit etwas cleverness und Ausdauer kann man jede militärische Supermacht mit minimalen Mitteln bezwingen, das finde ich sehr beruhigend !
easterntrekker Dec 10, 2010 at 4:55 PM Report Abuse

Excellent pages ! The tunnels are amazing.We have a trip booked for Jan...can't wait.
abc37 Jan 4, 2010 at 5:24 AM Report Abuse

das ist echt interessant, daß die Vietnamesen jetzt noch mit dem Vietnamkrieg ganz gut Geld verdienen !
xaver Oct 31, 2009 at 8:32 AM Report Abuse

Interesting historical destination, I am sure I could never fit in one of those tunnels.
hunterV Sep 25, 2009 at 11:11 AM Report Abuse

It's a wonderful memorial of course! Thanks for sharing, Michael! ><><><><
lindyz Jun 7, 2009 at 2:11 AM Report Abuse

Cu Chi was certainly an interesting and amazing place to visit, you have put so much info on your tips, much more than I remember from our half day visit.
pure1942 May 7, 2009 at 1:09 PM Report Abuse

Hi Michael, Great page on a place I plan to visit in October. Like your Mandioc tip. I ate it as part of my staple diet in Brazil, where it is also very popular :) Thanks for sharing. Brian
Kuznetsov_Sergey Apr 23, 2009 at 4:39 AM Report Abuse

Excellent page about such a distant for me place. Germans are also welcomed in Russia in spite of WWII.... I doubt that the Vietnamese soldiers were also well-paid by Russia or China (but weapon was from there no doubt!)
Nemorino Apr 20, 2009 at 11:56 PM Report Abuse

I was stationed not far from Cu Chi in 1964/65, in the next province, but we didn't even know about the tunnels at that time. Thirty years later I went back with my older son and I actually overcame my claustrophobia long enough to crawl through a tunnel.