The 15 Half-Day Tours in Ho Chi Minh City That Earn Their Price

1.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Vietnam War Underground Network

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,587 reviews · from $23Our pick

Review of the Cu Chi Tunnels small-group tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with hotel pickup, war history, tunnel access, costs, and practical tips.

“Our guide, Dan, was animated and enthusiastic. He gave us the history of the tunnels and Vietnam at the time of the American War (Vietnam War). He also added personal stories about his grandfather and father. The drive was interesting Read more”

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2.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Big Group Vietnam War Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,386 reviews · from $19

Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City on a six-hour group tour with transport, guide, water, and entrance included.

“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 the Tunnels. It's quite the experience.”

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3.Small-Group Cu Chi Tunnel Half-day Tour: Morning or Afternoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,521 reviews · from $40

Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City with hotel pickup, a small group, war history, tunnel access, snacks, and an optional shooting range.

“The tour was very interesting. Our tourguide Stark gave an excellent presentation and introduction to the war He qas very caring and keep on eye on us.”

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4.Ho Chi Minh City Private Half-Day Tour by U.S Army Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,164 reviews · from $71

See Ho Chi Minh City’s key sights from an open U.S. Army Jeep, with a private guide, historic stops, and a lively four-hour route.

“Best way to visit all the key landmarks of Ho Chi Min in 4 hours. Great commentary along the way and ample time to visit symbolic places such as the war memorial”

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5.Ben Duoc ‘Less-Crowded’ Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 712 reviews · from $34

Explore the quieter Ben Duoc Cu Chi Tunnels with a small group, hands-on war history, booby traps, tanks, tunnels, and tapioca.

“I can recommend this tour to Cu Chi Tunnels. As promised, there were not too many other tourists, the place gives a fascinating insight into the ingenious methods used by the vietkongs. Our tour guide was a bit too busy sharing his own Read more”

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6.Afternoon Cu Chi Tunnels – Small Group Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 481 reviews · from $25

Explore Ben Dinh Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking guide, small group, transport, entrance fee, and afternoon timing.

“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.”

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7.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day History Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 480 reviews · from $14Best value

Review of the $14 Cu Chi Tunnels half-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with hotel pickup, wartime history, local food, and practical tips.

“A great half day trip! We set off on time and the van was very comfortable. Service was excellent from Quyen. Thang was very welcoming and so knowledgeable! We really enjoyed seeing the Cu Chi Tunnels and learning all about the history. Would definitely recommend!”

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8.Guided Half-Day Tour with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 455 reviews · 4 hours · from $26

See Ho Chi Minh City’s palace, market, war museum, cathedral, post office, and pagoda on a four-hour guided tour with hotel pickup.

“The tour was good - it was informative and covered a lot of places. I liked that our guide Du was patient and accommodating even when our big group was a bit challenging to manage and the tour went overtime The bus was cool and comfortable and even had charging ports. All in all, this was a good introduction for first-time visitors to Saigon. Thanks Du!”

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9.Half-Day Cu Chi Tunnels Guided Exclusive Experience with Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 439 reviews · from $25

Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City with a local guide, hotel pickup, small groups, war history, tunnels, tea, and tapioca.

“The tunnels were amazing & well worth the 4 hour round trip to see them! Only 10 on the tour which was perfect. Our guide Andrew from Papa Holidays was fantastic. Very knowledgeable. We were limited by time & Andrew kept things moving so we were back on time. Highly recommend this tour especially if time is limited!”

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10.Cu Chi Less-Crowded Ben Duoc Tunnels Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 338 reviews · 390 - 450 minutes · from $31

Explore the quiet Ben Duoc Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City with a small group, local guide, tapioca tasting, and optional shooting range.

“A great tour with a good introduction to what life in the tunnels was like. A good and very knowledgeable guide helped elevate it all to the top level.”

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11.Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · from $54

See Ho Chi Minh City’s key sights in four hours with private transport, a local guide, hotel pickup, and useful history at every stop.

“Our guide Tony was excellent. Well versed in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) history and customs/culture. Spoke excellent English and he was quite flexible in planning our activities and tailored them to us. Our driver was also excellent. Highly recommend Roadstour Vietnam.”

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12.Cu Chi Tunnels Guided Tour: Vietnam War History Half-Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 189 reviews · from $16

Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City with an English-speaking guide, tunnel crawl, wartime stories, and round-trip transport for $16.

“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.”

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13.Private Ho Chi Minh City Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 160 reviews · from $54

Review of a private Ho Chi Minh City half-day tour covering the Post Office, Jade Pagoda, War Remnants Museum, and Independence Palace.

“Excellent tour so enjoyed wonderful tour guide etc found the event incredibly informative . Wonderful experience”

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14.Saigon City Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 119 reviews · 4 hours · from $29

Explore Saigon’s palace, war museum, cathedral, and post office on a guided four-hour city tour with hotel pickup.

“Mia was excellent, her English is great and she had fab energy. She navigates the other groups very well and gave sufficient time for us to appreciate each venue.”

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15.Half-Day Cu Chi Underground Tunnels Tour with Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $25

Review of the half-day Cu Chi Tunnels tour from Ho Chi Minh City, with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, transport, and entrance fee.

“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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