Cu Chi Tunnels

This place is just cool! As you walk through the jungles in Cu Chi you can’t help but feel like you're looking for the enemy. Trying to make out shapes between the millions of trees with broken light shining through is not an easy feat. As you walk along keeping an eye out for trap doors and tunnels you can hear the deafening sound of gunfire ringing through the trees.

You can see some of the remaining tunnels of Cu Chi, and if you‘re the size of a hobbit you can crawl in and have a look. Most of the tunnels here have now been dug out for fat westerners but there are a few that still remain true, with a 30cm opening to crawl into. I went part of the way in to one of the tunnels but decided it wasn't the thing for me. Instead I opted to go and do what every red blooded Aussie male would do, Shoot some shit! My choice of weaponry was an AK-47 and also the good old M16. Whoever said guns weren’t fun hasn’t been to Cu Chi. Here for no more than $8 Aussie you can let rip with almost any weapon from the Vietnam war with exception of you RPG's and flame throwers. It wasn't long before I was knocking down the small red flags that scattered the sand dune.

This three hour trip from HCMC is a definite must for anyone with an interest in the Vietnam War.