Tour though legendary tunnels in HCM City launched

Local people and tourists experience the weapon hiding tunnels. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)

With this tour, visitors can experience and listen to stories about the heroic fighting of the Saigon Special Forces; visit the revolutionary struggle room from 1954 to 1975 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum; visit the weapon hiding place of the special forces in District 3; the secret weapon storage room during the anti-American resistance war in District 10, and visit the secret mailbox and connecting tunnel of the special forces in District 1.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the municipal Department of Tourism, said that the launch of the inter-district tour aims to add quality and attractive tourism products to the city’s tourism system.

This is also one of the source products that has been promoted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the reunification of the country.

This is also one of the heritage tourism products being promoted in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and national reunification.

Mr. Bui The Hai, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of District 10, said that in recent times, the district has carried out many communication, promotion and connection activities of tourism resources and tourist destinations to form unique products to attract visitors.

The inter-district tour product aims to pay tribute to the previous generation of fathers and grandfathers who bravely fought and sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland.

“Biet dong Sai Gon” was a special force unit of the Vietnam People's Army that operated during the Vietnam War. Formed in the 1960s, this unit was known for its guerrilla tactics and urban warfare, particularly during the Tet Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1968. Their operations included sabotage, intelligence gathering, and direct assaults against South Vietnamese and US forces, playing a crucial role in the reunification of Vietnam./.