Cu Chi Tunnels

Early start today up at 6.45 but were greeted with a lovely breakfast from our host. Then on board the bus to the Cu Chi tunnels. Instead of paying a couple of hundred euro for a private tour we opted for a group one of 15-20 people but when the bus arrived we lucked out and there were only 5 including the 3 of us!!!

The Cu Chi museum was incredible. We were shown why and how the tunnels were built. We learned the tricks they used to survive underground for up to 18 hours, including making mounds of dirt with holes in them to look like termite mounds where the holes actually worked as a ventilation system. We were also shown the many traps they used. We got the chance to get in to some of the old tunnels and travel between tunnels and chambers. It was a pretty horrible experience being squeezed into the dark dingy tunnels; it gives a new understanding of the Viet Cong dedication to win the war.Read more