Day 11 Ho Chi Minh

An exhausting day in Ho Chi Minh City. We got up in time to meet our guide by 7 40 am. We drove with a group a people a short distance to the wharf where we boarded a luxurious speed boat to travel for an hour and a half up the river to the Cu Chi tunnels. There were crowds of people there, and the car park was already full of buses. We entered the jungle on a walking track and spent two hours learning about the Cu Chi army and people and how the Vietnamese utilised the tunnels to combat the US army. While not taking up the experience of crawling through the tunnels we did see trenches, battle grounds, dining and sleeping places, as well as many deadly traps. The tour also included an opportunity to shoot real guns with David and Malcolm having a go at shooting targets with Ak47s. The tour ended with a lovely lunch before boarding the boat for the long trip back along the wide and leafy river. On returning we walked to a local market but the heat and busyness was not pleasant and we were unsure of where to go. Again the traffic was building up so we decided to eat dinner at a Thai restaurant next door to the hotel which was pretty average. Tomorrow we leave for Cambodia.Read more