A tunnel network northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, begun in 1948 against the French and expanded during the Vietnam War into an underground base with kitchens, a field hospital, workshops and command rooms. You can visit it at two sites 13 road kilometres apart, and they are very different: Bến Đình is the closer one and the default stop on almost every day tour, while Bến Dược is further out, much quieter, and the only one with the memorial temple carrying 45,666 names. The sections open to visitors have been widened at both sites – the original passages measured roughly 80 by 60 centimetres.
- TicketsNot needed for an ordinary visit.
- Price135,000 VND (about $5.17) – Foreign visitors: 35,000 VND monument fee + 100,000 VND service and guiding ticket
- OpenDaily 7:00–17:00, public holidays included – that is what the operator prints in the footer of every page of its own site.
- Best timeThe dry season from December to April, when it barely rains and the paths stay firm; in the wet season from May to November the tunnel is clammy and the walls are wet.
- ClaustrophobiaThe one critical point is the widened crawl tunnel: low, warm, dimly lit, walked in single file, with no room to turn around.
The two sites compared
Bến Đình
The nearer site, on Tỉnh lộ 15 in Nhuận Đức commune, wartime base of the Củ Chi district party committee. Around 13 km closer to the city than Bến Dược, which is why almost every day tour from Ho Chi Minh City comes here. A compact patch of woodland with the documentary film, the trap exhibition, the wreck of a US M41 tank that hit a mine in 1970, a shooting range and the crawl tunnel.
This is where the well-known widened crawl tunnel is, with exits roughly every 20 metres. Busy, with groups piling up between 9 and 11am – but it fits into half a day.
135,000 VND for foreign visitors (35,000 monument fee + 100,000 guiding ticket), as of 09/2026
Bến Dược
The further site in Phú Hiệp hamlet, An Nhơn Tây commune, about 70 km northwest of the centre. In wartime the seat of the regional committee and the Sài Gòn – Chợ Lớn – Gia Định military command, a national monument since 1979. Wide wooded grounds with demonstration tunnels, a Hoàng Cầm smokeless kitchen, workshops, plus the memorial temple, the reconstruction area, a restaurant on the Saigon river and a shooting range.
Much quieter, more ground to cover, more time per station – and the only site with the memorial temple. The longer drive means a longer day. The 'Trăng Chiến Khu' night programme also takes place here.
same rate as Bến Đình: 135,000 VND for foreign visitors, as of 09/2026; the 'Vùng giải phóng' reconstruction area costs 85,000 VND on top
Đền Bến Dược and Khu tái hiện vùng giải phóng
Right beside the Bến Dược site: a seven-hectare memorial temple begun in 1993 and opened in 1995, with 45,666 names of the dead and of 'heroic mothers' carved into granite, a nine-storey tower 39 metres high and the largest ceramic mosaic in Vietnam. Next to it, a 38.5-hectare open-air area reconstructs the villages and landscape of 1961 to 1972 in three sections, including a moving model of Operation Cedar Falls.
The quietest part of the complex and the reason the longer drive to Bến Dược pays off if the history is what you came for. From the tower you look out over the former Iron Triangle.
temple included, no extra ticket; reconstruction area 85,000 VND (about $3.25), as of 04/2025
Tickets and prices
Not needed for an ordinary visit. The operator sells tickets at the counters of both sites; there is no official online shop for the day ticket. Only the night programme 'Trăng Chiến Khu' is sold in advance through Ticketbox, the hotline or the counter.
Official prices
- Foreign visitors: 35,000 VND monument fee + 100,000 VND service and guiding ticket135,000 VND (about $5.17)
- Vietnamese visitors: monument fee only35,000 VND (about $1.34)
- Open-air reconstruction area 'Khu tái hiện vùng giải phóng' at Bến Dược (separate ticket)85,000 VND (about $3.25)
- Shooting range, live ammunition – price per round, weapon and instruction included60,000 VND (about $2.30)
- Paintball battle including equipment, referee and 50 balls250,000 VND (about $9.57)
- Night programme 'Trăng Chiến Khu' at Bến Dược, 18:00–20:40399,000 VND (about $15.27)
- Speedboat Bến Bạch Đằng – Củ Chi (Greenlines DP), one way, 78 km220,000 VND (about $8.42)
As of 09/2026 · source and direct booking: diadaocuchi.com.vn
When everything is sold out
Practically never happens – the grounds are large and no cap is applied. The bottleneck is not the ticket desk but the crawl tunnel at Bến Đình, when several coach groups arrive together between 9 and 11am.
Cu Chi Tunnels tours from Ho Chi Minh City
The operator sells only at the counter on site, and by public bus one direction takes two and a half hours with two changes – so what you book through a reseller is mainly the transfer and the tour leader, not the ticket. It pays off when travel, guiding and admission sit in one price and the listing names which of the two sites you are going to; with the cheap offers from about $16, the 135,000 VND is still collected at the gate.
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Opening hours and best time
Daily 7:00–17:00, public holidays included – that is what the operator prints in the footer of every page of its own site. No closing days, no seasonal break. The widely repeated '8am to 5pm' comes from third-party portals. On selected evenings Bến Dược additionally runs the night programme 'Trăng Chiến Khu' from 18:00 to 20:40; dates are published month by month on the operator's site.
When it is quietest
The dry season from December to April, when it barely rains and the paths stay firm; in the wet season from May to November the tunnel is clammy and the walls are wet. The hour of the day matters more than the month: from late morning the heat sits over the site and it turns muggy underground. The first tour of the day, arriving around 8 to 9am, is the most comfortable – and the coach groups have not all landed yet. Late afternoon from about 3pm works too, but leaves little time before last admission.
Who it suits
With children
Possible in principle: the grounds are spacious and most stations are above ground. But the displays include sharply realistic bamboo traps, bomb craters and war material, and gunfire from the nearby shooting range carries all day – for younger children that combination is often too much. The crawl section can simply be skipped.
Minimum age
None for the visit itself. The shooting range with live ammunition has a minimum age of 18.
Wheelchair
The main paths across the site are level and passable, and Bến Dược also runs electric buggies. The crawl tunnel itself is not accessible.
Pushchair
Fine on the paths, impossible in the tunnel. There is no left luggage – the pushchair stays at the tunnel entrance with someone from your group.
Dogs
No published rule. Since large parts of the area are under military administration, do not bring animals.
Claustrophobia
The one critical point is the widened crawl tunnel: low, warm, dimly lit, walked in single file, with no room to turn around. What takes the edge off is that the route is divided into stretches of roughly 20 metres. After each stretch a staircase leads up, and stepping out there is normal and unremarked. If you are unsure, go last in the line and come out after the first stretch.
What to wear
Light, airy clothing with long trousers and closed shoes. It is not cool down there but warm, damp and stuffy – you sweat more in the tunnel than outside. The red laterite soil stains, so pale trousers will not stay pale. Bring insect repellent, water and something to wipe your hands on.
Photography
Allowed and normal, including in the tunnel. In the Bến Dược memorial temple the usual restraint applies: no flash, do not stand in the way of people praying. At the shooting range, filming other shooters is not welcome.
Getting there
By public transport
The operator names two routes. To Bến Dược: bus 13 from Bến Thành (or bus 94 from Chợ Lớn) to Củ Chi bus station, then change to bus 79 to Bến Dược. To Bến Đình: bus 13 or 94 to An Sương, then bus 122 to Tân Quy and bus 70 to Bến Đình. Allow two and a half to three hours each way. Worth knowing in 2026: from 1 July to 31 December 2026 Ho Chi Minh City is letting everyone ride 134 inner-city bus routes free of charge – until 30 September without any proof, after that with electronic identification. Intercity, airport and open-top tourist buses are excluded.
By car
Both sites have car parks. Self-driving only makes sense with a driver: the Quốc lộ 22 and Tỉnh lộ 15 are busy roads with heavy motorbike traffic. International visitors arrive at Tân Sơn Nhất airport (SGN) in Ho Chi Minh City, about 55 km from Bến Đình; there is no useful rail connection, the nearest station is Sài Gòn in the city centre.
From the nearest city
Bến Dược lies about 70 road kilometres northwest of the centre, Bến Đình roughly 13 km closer. Reckon on 1.5 to 2 hours each way by bus or car; a Grab or taxi costs around 500,000 VND (about $19) one way. The standard solution is an organised half-day tour, which is usually cheaper than a private car once two people share it. A speedboat service from Bến Bạch Đằng (78 km, 220,000 VND) started in 2020; the operator Greenlines DP no longer lists it, so boat transfers today run through private providers.
Tips for your visit
- Decide which site first. Bến Đình if you want half a day and the rest of it back in the city; Bến Dược if quiet, the memorial temple and the reconstruction area matter more than a shorter drive. Many tour listings never name the site – ask before you book.
- Check whether admission is included before you book. The cheapest group tours, from around $16, are essentially a coach seat; the 135,000 VND is collected separately at the gate.
- Bring cash in dong. The ticket desk, shooting range, drinks stalls and souvenir stands work in cash, and cards are not accepted everywhere.
- At the crawl tunnel, go last in the line if you are unsure. A staircase leads up after every stretch of roughly 20 metres, and stepping out there is part of the design, not a failure.
- Dark long trousers and closed shoes, plus insect repellent. The red soil stains, and in the tunnel you are down on the ground.
- At the shooting range you pay per round, not per series: 60,000 VND a cartridge, minimum age 18. If you dislike the noise, know that it carries across the whole site – earplugs are not an indulgence here.
- At Bến Dược the electric buggy is worth it: temple, tunnels, reconstruction area and shooting range are far apart, and walking it at 33 degrees eats half the morning.
- With more time, check the dates for the 'Trăng Chiến Khu' night programme at Bến Dược (18:00–20:40, 399,000 VND). It runs on selected evenings only and is announced month by month on the operator's site; you can stay overnight in a homestay, guesthouse or tent.
What the internet gets wrong
Both sites charge exactly the same. The operator announced on 19 January 2026 that from 1 February 2026 foreign visitors pay a 35,000 VND monument fee plus a 100,000 VND service and guiding ticket – 135,000 VND in total, about $5.17 at the rate of 20 September 2026. No cheaper site, no separate tariff.
110,000 VND has not been a valid price at either site since the January 2026 announcement. The figure that survives in English guides is a pre-2026 site price with the guiding ticket left out.
125,000 VND was the correct total until 31 January 2026 (35,000 + 90,000). The guiding ticket rose from 90,000 to 100,000 VND on 1 February 2026, so the total is 135,000 VND. The dollar figure is roughly right by accident; the dong figure is not.
The sections open to visitors have been widened, reinforced and lit at both sites – Rough Guides says so explicitly for both, and English Wikipedia notes the passages were enlarged for tourists. The originals were about 80 cm high and 60 cm wide; the visitor sections run around 1.20 m by 0.80 m. What you walk through is a made-accessible replica, with the genuine narrow openings displayed alongside.
The widened route at Bến Đình is divided into stretches of roughly 20 metres with staircases up in between. Travel writers who have walked it describe exits every 20 metres or so, and the operator's own visit sequence treats leaving early as normal. Nobody is locked into the full distance.
The operator prints 7:00–17:00, every day of the year, in the footer of every page of its site. The extra hour at the start is the coolest and emptiest of the day. Several English guides also state that the ticket counter closes at 4pm – plausible, but not published by the operator.
There is no audio guide at either site. What exists is the documentary film and a member of staff who walks the group round, and for foreign visitors that guiding ticket is compulsory, not an upgrade. You cannot buy a cheaper ticket without it.
The shooting range is never part of the admission ticket and is rarely part of the tour price. Live rounds cost 60,000 VND each, about $2.30, paid in cash on the spot – not the 20,000–40,000 VND per bullet that nomadagent.online still quotes. Paintball is a separate 250,000 VND.
Northwest. The operator gives 70 road kilometres to Bến Dược, with Bến Đình about 13 km closer; the 35 to 37 km sometimes quoted is the straight-line distance from Bến Thành, not the drive. Realistic driving time is 1.5 to 2 hours each way.
250 km is the wartime peak the operator gives for the whole network. Vietnamese Wikipedia puts it at around 200 km in 1965 and about 120 km preserved today. What is actually open to walk at the two sites together is a few hundred metres.
History in brief
- The first galleries were dug in 1948 during the war against France, according to the operator in the communes of Tân Phú Trung and Phước Vĩnh An: short earth passages for hiding people, documents and weapons, at first separate from village to village.
- Because people had to move between the villages, the separate systems grew together. Between 1961 and 1965 a continuous main axis – the 'backbone' – was dug through the northern communes of Củ Chi, with side galleries branching off it.
- The network ended up on three levels: the upper about 3 metres down, the middle 5 to 8 metres, the lowest 8 to 12 metres. Camouflaged hatches sat between the levels and air shafts ran along the passages; individual sections could be sealed off when gas was pumped in. The clay-and-laterite soil held well enough that collapses were rare.
- Some 200 kilometres had been dug by 1965, and the operator puts the peak at around 250 kilometres. Underground there were sleeping chambers, kitchens with the smoke-dispersing Hoàng Cầm stove, a field hospital and operating room, weapons workshops, wells and meeting rooms.
- Operation Crimp ran from 8 to 19 January 1966, the first large attempt to destroy the system. English Wikipedia puts it at around 8,000 soldiers from the US 1st Infantry Division, the 173rd Airborne Brigade and an Australian battalion; the operator speaks of up to 12,000 men. By the Vietnamese account, the attackers' own records credited them with 70 metres of tunnel destroyed.
- A year later, from 8 January 1967, Operation Cedar Falls targeted the Iron Triangle. The US Army deployed a specialist unit of about 600 small-framed engineers who went down into the passages – known in Vietnam as the 'rat unit' and in the United States as the tunnel rats. Equipped with gas mask, pistol, knife, probing rod and torch, they blew up side galleries. The operation was called off after 19 days.
- The tunnels were also attacked with water, gas and tracker dogs; the people below laid out American soap at entrances and exits to confuse the dogs. Life underground was barely bearable by the operator's own account: no light but candles, too little oxygen, parasites, skin and bone diseases.
- In 1968 units set out from here for the Tet Offensive on Saigon. After the war Bến Dược was declared a national monument in 1979 and Bến Đình in 2004, with the rank of 'special national monument' added on 12 February 2016. Vietnamese Wikipedia puts the surviving network at around 120 kilometres today; the city is preparing a UNESCO World Heritage nomination, aiming to file by 2027.
Frequent questions
How much does it cost to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels in 2026?
Foreign visitors pay a 35,000 VND monument fee plus 100,000 VND for the service and guiding ticket: 135,000 VND in total, about $5.17 at the rate of 20 September 2026. That price has applied since 1 February 2026 and is identical at both sites. Vietnamese visitors pay only the 35,000 VND.
Ben Dinh or Ben Duoc – which site should I visit?
Bến Đình is closer to the city (around 55 road kilometres), more compact and much busier; nearly every half-day tour goes there. Bến Dược is about 70 km out, far quieter, has more ground to cover and is the only site with the memorial temple carrying 45,666 names and the reconstructed village. Go to Bến Dược if you have the time and the history is the point; go to Bến Đình if you want the rest of the day back in Saigon.
Are the Cu Chi Tunnels original?
Not the ones you walk through. The visitor sections at both sites have been widened, reinforced and lit: from roughly 80 by 60 centimetres to about 1.20 m high and 0.80 m wide. The original dimensions are shown alongside at display openings, and most adult visitors cannot fit through them.
How long is the crawl section, and can you get out early?
The widened route at Bến Đình is around 100 to 140 metres depending on which guide you read, split into stretches of roughly 20 metres. A staircase leads up after each stretch, so you can come out after 20 metres and continue above ground without holding up the group.
Is it worth visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels?
For most visitors to Ho Chi Minh City, yes – but go knowing what it is: a memorial site run by the city's military command, with a documentary film, a trap exhibition, reconstructed kitchens and workshops, and a widened tunnel you can crawl through. It is a presentation of the war from the Vietnamese side, not a neutral museum, and the shooting range makes it noisier than most memorials. The figures on this page let you judge the presentation for yourself.
Can you visit the Cu Chi Tunnels without a tour?
You can get there on your own, by bus or Grab, but you cannot walk the site alone. Foreign visitors are automatically sold the ticket that includes guiding, and staff take groups of roughly 10 to 20 people round. What you save by going independently is the transfer, not the guide.
Is the entrance fee included in Cu Chi Tunnels tours?
Not always. The cheapest offers, from around $16, cover transport and a tour leader only, and the 135,000 VND is collected at the gate. Look for 'entrance fee included' in the inclusions list before booking – otherwise a cheap tour quietly gains another $5 per person.
How cold is it inside the tunnels?
It is not cold. Unlike European show caves at a steady ten degrees, the Cu Chi tunnels sit shallow in warm tropical soil: underground it is humid, stuffy and barely cooler than outside, and wet on top of that in the rainy season. The operator publishes no measured figure. You will not need a jacket, but you will need water.
How long does a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels take?
The guided walk at the site takes about 60 to 90 minutes. With travel from Ho Chi Minh City, allow half a day for Bến Đình and closer to a full day for Bến Dược with the temple and the reconstruction area.
How do I get to the Cu Chi Tunnels by public transport?
To Bến Dược: bus 13 from Bến Thành to Củ Chi bus station, then bus 79. To Bến Đình: bus 13 to An Sương, then bus 122 to Tân Quy and bus 70. Either way takes two and a half to three hours each way. 2026 is a good year for it: from 1 July to 31 December 2026, 134 inner-city bus routes in Ho Chi Minh City are free to ride.
How much is the shooting range at Cu Chi?
Every round costs 60,000 VND, about $2.30, with the weapon and instruction included and a minimum age of 18. You pay per bullet rather than per magazine, so ten shots come to roughly $23. It is never part of the entrance ticket, and if you would rather skip it, be aware the noise carries across the whole site.
Is the visit suitable for claustrophobia?
The rest of the visit is above ground – film, trap exhibition, kitchens, workshops, tank wreck. Only the crawl tunnel is narrow, warm and dimly lit. If you are worried, skip it, or go last in the line and come up at the first exit. The visit is still worth it without the crawl.
Can you visit the Cu Chi Tunnels with children?
Yes, there is no age limit and the grounds are easy to walk with children. The content is the thing to weigh: reconstructed bamboo traps, war material, bomb craters, and constant gunfire from the training range. For younger children that is often too much; the crawl section is easy to skip.
When is the best time of day to visit?
In the dry season from December to April, and as early as you can manage. The operator opens at 7am; arriving between 8 and 9am gets you the coolest hours and puts you ahead of the coaches, which bunch up at the crawl tunnel between 9 and 11am.
Can you visit the Cu Chi Tunnels in the evening?
On selected evenings, yes. Bến Dược runs the 'Trăng Chiến Khu' night programme from 18:00 to 20:40 for 399,000 VND (about $15.27), an outdoor programme of music and storytelling. Dates are announced monthly by the operator and tickets go through Ticketbox, the hotline or the counter. You can stay overnight on site.
Sources
Show 37 sources – every figure on this page is sourced
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/ – operator, both sites with locations and monument designations, opening hours 7–17 every day, address and phone numbers, service overview
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/thong-bao-tang-gia-ve-phuc-vu-huong-dan-399.html – official announcement of 19 January 2026: 35,000 VND monument fee, guiding ticket for foreign visitors raised from 90,000 to 100,000 VND from 1 February 2026
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/gioi-thieu-ve-khu-di-tich-lich-su-dia-dao-cu… – about 250 km of network, 70 km distance, first tunnels in 1948, construction of the system, Operation Crimp (12,000 men, 70 m destroyed), Cedar Falls and the 600-strong 'rat unit', living conditions underground
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/dia-dao-ben-duoc-22.html – sequence of a visit at Bến Dược, demonstration tunnels, Hoàng Cầm kitchen, shooting range, restaurant on the Saigon river, electric buggies
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/dia-dao-ben-dinh-25.html – Bến Đình on Tỉnh lộ 15, base of the district committee, M41 tank wreck from 1970, film screening, shooting range
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/den-tuong-niem-liet-si-ben-duoc-23.html – memorial temple: 7 ha, foundation stone 19 May 1993, opened 19 December 1995, 45,666 names, nine-storey tower 39 m, largest ceramic mosaic in Vietnam
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/khu-tai-hien-vung-giai-phong-cu-chi-1960-197… – 'Vùng giải phóng' open-air area of 38.5 ha, three periods 1961–1972, moving model of Operation Cedar Falls from 2010
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/phuong-tien-tu-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-den-tha… – official travel directions: bus routes 13, 94, 79 to Bến Dược and 13/94, 122, 70 to Bến Đình; road route via Trường Chinh and TL15; boat from Bến Bạch Đằng
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/chuong-trinh-trang-chien-khu-thang-8-2026-401.html – 'Trăng Chiến Khu' night programme at Bến Dược: 18:00–20:40, 399,000 VND per person, sold through Ticketbox and the hotline, overnight stay possible
- diadaocuchi.com.vn/dich-vu-46.html – service list: shooting range, paintball with AR15/AK47, swimming pool, pedal boats, electric buggies on three routes, restaurants, boat trips on the Saigon river, campsite
- vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%E1%BB%8Ba_%C4%91%E1%BA%A1o_C%E1%BB… – coordinates of both sites, three levels (3 m / 5–8 m / 8–12 m), about 200 km by 1965 and roughly 120 km preserved today, 69 km distance, run by the city military command, special national monument since 12 February 2016, more than 20 million visitors in 20 years, planned UNESCO submission by 2027
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%E1%BB%A7_Chi_tunnels – Operation Crimp in January 1966 with around 8,000 soldiers (US 1st Infantry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Australian battalion), network of about 121 km, note that passages were enlarged and lit for tourists
- dantri.com.vn/du-lich/huong-dan-den-dia-dao-cu-chi-trai-nghiem-… – admission 35,000 VND, guiding ticket for foreigners then 90,000 VND, reconstruction area 85,000 VND, paintball 250,000 VND including 50 balls, driving time 1.5–2 hours, only short tunnel sections walkable
- dulichvietnam.com.vn/truong-ban-cu-chi-tp-hcm.html – shooting range: flat 60,000 VND per round for K54, AK47, M16, carbine and RPD, minimum age 18, ear protection, fixed-mounted weapons (article of 27 March 2025)
- vnexpress.net/cam-nang-du-lich-dia-dao-cu-chi-5093149.html – 13 km between Bến Đình and Bến Dược, which commune each site belongs to, taxi fare around 500,000 VND, night programme 399,000 VND, number of names in the memorial temple
- www.timetravelturtle.com/vietnam/visit-the-cu-chi-tunnels/ – crawl section under 100 m with exits roughly every 20 m, passages widened and concreted, shooting range 60,000 VND per shot, note that tours do not always include admission, visit of about 2 hours
- www.roughguides.com/vietnam/ho-chi-minh-city-and-around/the-cu-… – Bến Dược lies 15 km beyond Bến Đình, sections at both sites were enlarged for Western visitors, crawl section at Bến Đình about 140 m and 10–15 minutes, at least 12,000 dead in the area
- one-million-places.com/en/travel-vietnam/cu-chi-tunnels-vietcon… – original passage dimensions about 80 cm high and 60 cm wide, enlarged for tourists to 1.20 m high and 0.80 m wide
- www.hoteldesartssaigon.com/blog/saigon-travel-guide/ben-dinh-vs… – comparison of the two sites: Bến Đình more touristic and lit, Bến Dược larger and quieter, memorial only at Bến Dược
- vietnamdiscovery.com/ho-chi-minh-city/attractions/cu-chi-tunnels/ – evidence for widespread English-language errors: 'Ben Dinh: 110,000 VND (~$4.50), Ben Duoc: 90,000 VND (~$3.70)', 'open daily from 8 am to 5 pm', '60 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City'
- cuchitunnelstours.org/cu-chi-tunnels-entrance-fee/ – evidence for the same split-price error with the sites swapped: 'Ben Duoc 110.000 VND/person', 'Ben Dinh 90.000 VND/person'
- nomadagent.online/vietnam/cu-chi-tunnels – evidence for outdated figures: entrance 'roughly 90,000-110,000 VND ($3.50-4.40)', shooting range 'roughly 20,000-40,000 VND per bullet', Ben Duoc 'closer to original dimensions' versus Ben Dinh 'tunnels widened for tourists'
- www.indochinavoyages.com/travel-blog/cu-chi-tunnels – evidence for outdated price: 'approximately 110,000 VND for adults (about $4-5 USD)'; correct on opening hours 7–17 and on the tunnels being widened from 60–80 cm to about 120 cm
- www.machupicchu.org/cu-chi-tunnels-day-trip-from-ho-chi-minh-ci… – evidence for the outdated 2026 price: 'Entrance fees for Cu Chi Tunnels in 2026 are 125,000 VND (approximately $5 USD) per person'; correct on the site being northwest and on the tunnels being enlarged
- cuchitunnel.com/cu-chi-tunnels-opening-hours-entrance-fees-late… – evidence for invented extras and price ranges: adults '~110,000 – 150,000 VND ($5-7 USD)', audio guide '~50,000 VND ($2 USD)', last entry 4pm
- www.seeksophie.com/experiences/ho-chi-minh-city-cu-chi-tour-at-… – evidence for the authenticity claim: 'Ben Duoc, the original tunnel site about 15km further out', 'crawl through sections of the original tunnel network yourself (up to 150m)'
- theabroadguide.com/from-ho-chi-minh-cu-chi-tunnels-tour-with-sh… – evidence for the 'tour with shooting range' framing: shooting requires 'an additional fee' and the listing does not state whether site admission is included
- www.backpackerswanderlust.com/cheap-tour-cu-chi-tunnels/ – English confirmation of the current price: '135,000 VND / US$5.10' for foreign visitors as of August 2026, opening 7am–5pm with the ticket counter closing at 4pm, tours from about US$16, advice to check whether admission is included
- mekongsmile.com/cu-chi-tunnels/ – second English confirmation: '35,000 VND admission fee + 100,000 VND visitor service and guidance ticket', opening 7:00–17:00 daily, about 70 km northwest of central Ho Chi Minh City
- www.sggp.org.vn/tu-ngay-1-7-tphcm-mien-ve-134-tuyen-xe-buyt-pos… – free bus travel in Ho Chi Minh City on 134 inner-city routes from 1 July to 31 December 2026, in two phases, excluding intercity, airport and tourist routes
- ttbc-hcm.gov.vn/mien-phi-xe-buyt-134-tuyen-o-tphcm-tu-1-7-nguoi… – details of the free-travel scheme: phase 1 until 30 September 2026 without identification, after that with electronic proof; applies to all passengers regardless of residence
- ttbc-hcm.gov.vn/khai-truong-tuyen-tau-du-lich-duong-song-bach-d… – opening of the Bến Bạch Đằng – Củ Chi speedboat route (2020): 78 km, four sailings a day, 220,000 VND one way
- greenlines-dp.com/ – evidence that the operator currently advertises only the Vũng Tàu and Côn Đảo routes and lists no timetable or price for Củ Chi
- khainamtransport.com/tuyen-xe-buyt-13-ben-thanh-bx-cu-chi/ – bus route 13: fare around 7,000 VND, journey time 60–75 minutes, about 150 departures a day, every 10–15 minutes at peak times
- vacatis.com/cu-chi-tunnel-weather – local climate: dry season December to April at 25–34 °C, rainy season May to November with frequent downpours, advice to come early morning or late afternoon because of the midday heat
- www.greensm.com/news/gia-ve-dia-dao-cu-chi – opening hours 7–17 daily, circulating claims about child and senior discounts, price ranges for electric buggies and the reconstruction area (as of 04/2025)
- open.er-api.com/v6/latest/USD – exchange rate for the dollar figures: 1 USD = 26,127.6 VND, as of 20 September 2026 (exchangerate-api.com)