Indagare Tours: Cu Chi Tunnels

The Cu Chi tunnels, in the Cu Chi region north west of Ho Chi Minh city, attract visitors for the famous network of up to 155 miles of tunnels used as the hideout, weapon storage, hospital, supply route and headquarters of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. At the height of the war, the deep, narrow tunnels scored the entire country from South Vietnam to the Cambodian border, but the concentration around Cu Chi played a crucial role due to their proximity to Ho Chi Minh city- as close as 20 miles at certain points.

Visiting them is a humbling, surreal but somewhat depressing experience that can feel more like visiting an amusement park than historical memorial. The tunnels, that were three-floors deep at certain points, have been enlarged for western tourists and part of the experience is crawling through one of the short tunnels in a procession. Be warned, this is not for anyone with even the slightest tendencies of claustrophobia. Indagare members can contact our team to book.