Vinh Moc Tunnels Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Vinh Moc Tunnels. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• DMZ TOUR HUE - Deluxe Group Tour Full Day

• DMZ and Vinh Moc Tunnels – Private Historical Tour from Hue

• Hue City Sightseeing Private Car with English-Speaking Driver

• Explore DMZ in Private: Vinh Moc and Khe Sanh from Hue

• Full-Day DMZ Tour: 17th Parallel, Vinh Moc Tunnel, and Khe Sanh Base

Admission to the Vinh Moc Tunnels costs 50,000 dong per adult. However, most visitors explore this historic site on a guided tour, learning history firsthand from locals—and having transportation covered. Guided tours, typically full days to accommodate travel between sites, start at around US$30.

Yes, the Vinh Moc Tunnels are worth visiting. In fact, many prefer them to the more famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which are often incredibly crowded. The Vinh Moc tunnels offer a highly similar experience, showing visitors how soldiers and their families lived underground during the Vietnam War—you can still see living quarters, kitchens, and more today.

Per one customer who booked the Explore DMZ in Private: Vinh Moc and Khe Sanh from Hue, "Impressive tour! We saw and learned a lot about the Vietnamese history between 1946 and 1975. To see the places firsthand and talk to people [who] experienced the war gives a whole new quality to otherwise abstract knowledge. Highly recommended."

The Vinh Moc Tunnels are a network of tunnels used during the Vietnam War. Located right on the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam (aka the DMZ), the tunnels were built to shelter people—civilians—from American bombs. Unbelievably, portions of the network are 100 feet (30 meters) deep into the earth.

The Vinh Moc Tunnels are about 2.5 hours from Hue. In other words, don’t hail a taxi—your best bet is booking a tour, hiring a private driver for the day (which can be surprisingly reasonable), or renting your own motorbike and making a road trip out of the adventure.

Simply put, both are impressive tunnel networks. The primary consideration for travelers is their location: The Cu Chi Tunnels are about 90 minutes away from Ho Chi Minh City, depending on traffic; the Vinh Moc Tunnels are about 2.5 hours from Hue. Odds are, one will be much closer to your destination.

The Vinh Moc Tunnels are considerably larger—you can stand in them instead of the crawl you’ll do through Cu Chi. They were also largely built for civilians to live in, unlike Cu Chi, which was for soldiers and civilians alike. Today, the Cu Chi Tunnels are more popular and crowded but have more tourist infrastructure (like a visitor center).

Yes, there are guided tours of the Vinh Moc Tunnels, typically run by third-party businesses. Most are some sort of “DMZ tour,” taking guests along Vietnam’s 17th parallel and stopping at the tunnels. Military-wise, there’s not too much to see here, but Vietnam War buffs will still be in their element.

Yes, the Vinh Moc Tunnels see far fewer visitors than the Cu Chi Tunnels. At Vinh Moc, you’ll see the underground tunnels—which you can walk into and see mannequins depicting daily life—plus some photos and artifacts, like shovels. The Cu Chi Tunnels can get quite crowded, but there’s more on display, including a short film.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting the Vinh Moc Tunnels. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Central Vietnam:

• Marble Mountains

• Hoi An Ancient Town

• My Son Sanctuary

• My Tho

• Hue Citadel

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Central Vietnam.