Ben Dinh or Ben Duoc: Which Cu Chi Tunnels?
Ben Dinh or Ben Duoc: what each Cu Chi tunnels site has, how far each is from Ho Chi Minh City, the fees, and which tours go to which site.
Ben Dinh and Ben Duoc are the two sites where the Cu Chi tunnels are shown to visitors, 12.3 km apart by road along the Saigon River and run by one managing body under one fee list. Ben Dinh is nearer the city, 43.7 km by road from Ben Thanh Market; Ben Duoc, 57.5 km, adds the memorial temple and a reconstructed liberated-zone village. Vietnam Adventure Tours’ Cu Chi Tunnels Ben Duoc Tour | Less-Crowded & Max 12 People goes to Ben Duoc with the entry ticket, from $18 in current promotion (usually $22) a person (checked November 2026), with 753 reviews.
The calendar above is Vietnam Adventure Tours’ Ben Duoc tour, with 753 reviews (checked November 2026).
The short answer
Choose Ben Duoc if you want more than the tunnels: it was the underground command base of the Saigon-Cho Lon-Gia Dinh military region, and the memorial temple and the liberated-zone reconstruction are there too. The tours that name it run in small groups, for a few dollars more. Choose Ben Dinh if you want the shorter drive and the classic half day: it was the Cu Chi district base, with the tunnel under Provincial Road 15 and a wrecked M41 tank. Both have the film, the tunnels, the traps and the shooting range, and the same fees.
Cu Chi Tunnels Ben Duoc Tour | Less-Crowded & Max 12 People
Vietnam Adventure Tours: 8 am or 12 noon pickup, the Ben Duoc site with a film, tunnel sections, kitchens and meeting rooms; entry ticket and water included.
Check dates →Cu Chi Tunnels - Small Group Tour
Indochina Heritage Travel: groups of up to 12 or up to 9, pickup 7 to 7:30 am in Districts 1, 3 and 4, a film, the trapdoors and bunkers, tapioca; entrance fees included.
See it on Viator →HCM City: Cu Chi Ben Duoc Tunnels: Less Crowded Small Group
Hana Tourist: morning or noon departure, the command centre, weapon store and hospital bunker, optional crawling, cassava and tea; entrance fees included.
See the Hana Tourist tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Where the two sites are
Ben Dinh is in Ben Dinh hamlet, Nhuan Duc commune, on Provincial Road 15. Ben Duoc is in Phu Hiep hamlet, An Nhon Tay commune, where the historic site has its head office. Both were in Cu Chi district until Ho Chi Minh City’s reorganisation of 1 July 2025. From Ben Thanh Market it is 43.7 km by road to Ben Dinh and 57.5 km to Ben Duoc, and 12.3 km by road between the two.
Side by side
| Ben Dinh | Ben Duoc | |
|---|---|---|
| In the war | The base of the Cu Chi district party committee | The underground base of the Saigon-Cho Lon-Gia Dinh military region’s command and party committee |
| What you see | Documentary hall, tunnel sections including one under Provincial Road 15, a weapons workshop, trenches, a US M41 tank wrecked by a mine in 1970 | Documentary film and talk, the command base’s tunnels with working, meeting, surgery and storage rooms and the kitchen, the memorial temple, the liberated-zone reconstruction |
| Also on site | Shooting range; a restaurant on the Saigon River | Shooting range |
| Recognised | National historic relic, 2004 | National historic and cultural relic, 1979 |
| By road from Ben Thanh Market | 43.7 km | 57.5 km |
| Entry for a foreign visitor | 135,000 VND (35,000 heritage fee + 100,000 guide ticket) | 135,000 VND, and 85,000 VND for the liberated-zone area |
Fees from the managing body, November 2026; distances by road.
The memorial temple and the liberated zone
The Ben Duoc Martyrs’ Memorial Temple stands in 7 ha of grounds. Building began on 19 May 1993 and the first phase opened on 19 December 1995; its nine-storey, 39 m tower carries 45,666 names of those who died. It is a place of remembrance: visit it quietly.
The liberated-zone reconstruction, also at Ben Duoc, covers 38.5 ha and opened in 2003. It shows village life and fighting in the liberated zone between 1961 and 1972, with a sand table and a 3D film about Operation Cedar Falls, the US operation of January 1967. It has its own ticket, 85,000 VND a person (November 2026); check whether your tour includes it.
Which tours go where
Most listings do not name the site. These do:
| Tour | Site |
|---|---|
| Vietnam Adventure Tours, Ben Duoc, group of up to 12 | Ben Duoc |
| Hana Tourist, Ben Duoc, group of up to 10 | Ben Duoc |
| Viet Fun Travel, Ba Den Mountain, the Cao Dai Holy See and Cu Chi | Ben Duoc, with the memorial temple |
| Vietnam Adventure Tours, Ben Duoc tour on Viator | Ben Duoc |
| Indochina Heritage Travel, small group on Viator | Not named on the listing |
| Vietnam Adventure Tours, half day on Viator | Ben Dinh on the standard group of up to 25; Ben Duoc on the small-group, VIP and private options |
The last one shows the price difference between the two. On Viator, Vietnam Adventure Tours’ half day is $14.90 on the standard group to Ben Dinh and $24 on the small group of up to 12 to Ben Duoc (checked November 2026). Its GetYourGuide half day, the tour this site follows, does not name its site; ask the operator when you book if it matters to you.
More Cu Chi Tunnels Tours
Cu Chi Tunnels Tours with Open Dates
Half days and full days from Ho Chi Minh City with live availability. Times, what is included and cancellation terms are on each listing.
Ben Duoc in a Group of Up to 12
Pickup at 8 am or 12 noon from central hotels, the Ben Duoc site with the entry ticket, back about 3:30 pm or 7 pm. This listing allows free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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