EXCLUSIVE Private Ky Anh tunnel tour from Hoi An (Da Nang)
If you are interested in the Vietnam war and don't want to go a long way to Vinh Moc tunnel in the DMZ area in Quang Tri province, and you have no time to fly to Ho Chi Minh city/Saigon to see the Cu Chi tunnel, this tour is just for you. In this tour, your guide with deep knowledge on Vietnam war Tam Le will accompany you to Ky Anh tunnel to explore the Vietcong guerrilla tactics of using tunnel served as shelter, logistics and military command base to fight against US and ARVN search and destroy operation in the Tam Ky area of Quang Tin province (part of Quang Nam province now). The entrances/exits of Ky Anh tunnel are very well hidden inside temples, under house's floor, water wells, under straw stacks, under bamboo tree bushes, under the irrigation ditches, ... You can choose to combine this tour with a visit to Hero Mother Monument which is dedicated to Mother Loss during the war. The hero mother named Nguyen Thi Thu has 11 sons and grandsons died in the French war and American war, whose 11 faces carved at the statue momument. This tour will best finish off with a coffee break and a stroll at Tam Thanh mural village in the late afternoon to see the local life of the fishing village. We recommend that you do this tour in the afternoon as you can enjoy it more lively at the Tam Thanh fishing village in the late afternoon. (If this tour start from Da Nang, we can also visit a tunnel complex inside local people's houses in Da Nang city)
EXCLUSIVE Private Ky Anh tunnel tour from Hoi An (Da Nang)
You'll be picked up from Hoi An old town area going to Ky Anh tunnel in Thach Tan commune, Tam Ky city of Quang Nam province. The drive is about 1 hour. On arrival, you will take a look at a simple museum showing all relevant exhibits of the tunnel. Nearby the museum, you will take a look at an example artillery shelter used to hide US/ARVN artillery shells. After that, you'll have guided tour to Thach Tan village temple which has 2 underground chambers. One is First Aid chamber used for treating wounded VC and NVA soldiers. And another is used as food storage. This temple are known for its strong structure as its 4 columns survived the US and ARVN tanks trying to pull it down. Next, you will go to a nearby water well which is used for supplying water for the locals and also for alerting VC/NVA under it about enemy movements on the ground. You will go down the tunnel at the First Aid chamber beneath Thach Tan temple. The passage of about 0.8 m wide and 1.5 m tall leading you to the nearby exit right under mr Ky's house. Going down again, the passage will lead you to another exit under a nearby haystack. Jumping onto ground, you will have a walk in the Thach Tan village to a nearby entrance/exit under an irrigation ditch. Continue walking, the village path will lead you to a 500-year-old Roi tree (Roi in Vietnamese means strong, good stamina which explaines why has standed there for a very long time). The Roi tree standing there functions as a living witness of the bloody wars that has taken place at Ky Anh tunnel area. It's really interesting how this Roi tree survived the war because it worked as a forward observer for the US/ARVN artilleries and mortars. On the other hand, the VC/NVA used this Roi tree as a good observation post to alert them of enemy movements approaching the village.
EXCLUSIVE Private Ky Anh tunnel tour from Hoi An (Da Nang)
Walking through the village of Thach Tan where the local villagers at Ky Anh tunnel have a traditional handicraft business of weaving sedge mats. It's very much appreciated if you could buy a sedge mat (or hat, bag) for them with the price of 50k to 100k Vietnamese Dong. Your token guesture of buying the local product will encourage the so-called sustainable tourism when locals get some benefits from the tourism activities. Back to the Temple and Museum area, you will continue to the command bunker where VC/NVA used to live and work. Inside this big chamber, you can see a very big table for meeting and a big quote of Ho Chi Minh on the wall saying "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom".
Finish the first stop of Ky Anh tunnel, you will go to Hero Mother Monument and Tam Thanh mural village also in Tam Ky city.
Price: 150 USD/group of 2 people (+40 USD for extra person)
Services included: Private transport in car, SUV, minivan, private guide Tam Le, all admission fees, 1 drink at a coffee stop, bottled water, tolls, parking fees
Services excluded: meals, personal expenses, gratuity
EXCLUSIVE Private Ky Anh tunnel tour from Hoi An (Da Nang)
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