Go to the resistance relic to listen to the echoes of history-Tourism

Visiting the historical relics of the resistance war in Ho Chi Minh City, visitors will go from surprise to surprise, the real stories here have exceeded human imagination.

Cu Chi Tunnels – A unique and one-of-a-kind wonder of fighting the enemy

Located about 70 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City to the northwest, Cu Chi Tunnels is the miniature of the transformational and creative battle of Cu Chi troops and people in the resistance war against the US.

Up to now, this tunnel has become a famous place in the world. This is a unique and unique war-fighting wonder with about 250km of tunnels spreading like a spider’s web in the ground, with continuous works with tunnels such as: trenches, mounds, battle dens, food tunnels, etc. sleeping, meeting, living, military medicine, food storage, water well, Hoang Cam kitchen…

Just go down a tunnel, you will understand why the small Vietnam won the enemy is the largest and richest country in the world. Why is Cu Chi, a poor land, able to cope with a much larger army, good at fighting, equipped with modern and advanced weapons and means of war. The US army first entered Cu Chi, encountered fierce resistance from the tunnels in the dangerous base area, had to exclaim: “Underground village”, “Dangerous secret area”…

The tunnel system runs zigzag in the ground, from the “backbone” (main road) radiates countless long and short branches, connecting with each other, or independently ending depending on the terrain. There are many branches branching out into the Saigon River, so that when facing a critical situation, it is possible to cross the river to the base area of ​​Ben Cat (Binh Duong).

The tunnel is not very deep, but it is resistant to shells and the weight of tanks, armored vehicles, and the deep sections are resistant to small bombs. There are sections that are structured from two to three floors (the upper floor is called “upper”, the lower floor is called “lower”). The place up and down between the floors, there is a secret hatch cover. In the tunnels, there are buttons to block the necessary points to prevent the enemy or chemical poisons sprayed by the enemy. There are narrow passages, must be very compact to get through.

Along the tunnel there are vents above which are discreetly camouflaged and carved into the ground by many secret doors. Countless doors are structured into combat bays, the sniper gun emplacement is very flexible. This is a surprise for the enemy. Under the tunnels in dangerous areas, there are tunnels, nail holes, pitfalls…

Although the enemy used many methods to attack, but all failed, including using an army of “rats” to attack the tunnels, including 600 “small” selected engineering soldiers in charge of destroying the tunnels. destroy tunnels. The “rats” each group 4 names, 2 guys above, 2 guys go into the tunnels, equipped with gas masks, super-fast submachine guns, daggers, iron rods, poison blowers, flashlights …

Encountering tunnel junctions, they put mines there, put power lines on the ground, and then “fire point” for mines to explode and blow up the tunnels. By this method, the enemy destroyed a number of short tunnels, but nothing compared with hundreds of kilometers of tunnels interlaced with many floors, many alleys connected with each other.

Sometimes they used bulldozers, mobilized hundreds of tanks and motor vehicles with great horsepower to excavate each section of tunnels. Wherever bulldozers went, the US forces blew toxic chemicals into the tunnels, and at the same time used loudspeakers to call for surrender. There are rare cases, they shovel the entire secret tunnel to the ground without knowing that there is a shelter inside. In the evening, the soldier in the cellar secretly escaped!

In order to diversify services, Cu Chi Tunnels relic site has organized more defense sports shooting service, which is a thrilling sport that many tourists participate in. Visitors will feel excited when trying their marksmanship at the shooting range. You can choose for yourself the appropriate guns to be used in wartime, after being fully trained, you can test your shooting skills with animal and mobile targets.

Besides, there is a paint spray gun shooting game, a movement game that is both sports and military in nature. In addition to the purpose of relaxation, it also helps players to judge, coordinate teammates, exercise health. Visitors when participating visitors feel like real soldiers fighting. Each visitor is fully equipped with a mask, military uniform, armor and an AR15 or AK47 gun (the most modern guns in Cu Chi Tunnels compared to other places).

Paintball gun shooting game is a type of entertainment that visitors cannot ignore when coming to Cu Chi Tunnels with high attractiveness and absolute safety. In addition, visitors can also try their marksmanship when participating in military-standard shooting (fixed target, mobile target, hidden target).

Glorious Sac Forest

If Cu Chi Tunnels is a “submerged base” with an army fighting in the ground, then Rung Sac is a “floating base”. Coming here, visitors immerse themselves in the green nature, enjoy seafood and breathe in the fresh air, especially learn about the army fighting underwater.

Sac Forest (Can Gio) is located right on the edge of Saigon, where engraved the imprint of the 10th Ranger Sac Group with glorious feats. One of the famous battles that took place when the 10th Army was newly formed was the battle of Victory in August 1966. At this time, the US sent Victory ship carrying about 100 tanks and armor; two helicopters, 20 tons of food, food… supplied to an American division, preparing for the first dry season campaign 1966-1967.

In the river, enemy ships patrolled continuously, in the sky, aircraft gathered; on a dense ambush. The special forces soldiers of Rung Sac had to immerse themselves in the water and bury themselves camouflaged in the mud.

After more than a month of preparation and planning, on the morning of August 23, 1966, when the Victory ship passed, two torpedoes of the 10th Division’s soldiers blew up the ship with a tonnage of more than 10,000 tons, and the weapons sank. River-bed.

It was the sudden and daring “out of the demon” fighting style of the 10th Army that made American General W. Westmoreland, the commander-in-chief of the American expeditionary force in South Vietnam to admit that the American soldiers here had met must “a strange fight in a strange war!”.

Currently, the historical site of Sac Can Gio Forest War Zone (formerly known as Can Gio Forest Park) with an area of ​​2,215.45 hectares, of which 514 hectares have been exploited for service. travel. Here, there are all species and habitats of a sub-region that is the most characteristic of the mangrove ecosystem.

This place also has a lot of monkeys with a total of more than 1,000, living completely in natural conditions and being very bold with people, sometimes they even snatch food from tourists’ hands. If you love monkeys, this is the best place for you to get acquainted and play with them, but be careful because it can get angry and bite you.

Most impressive are the “living” statues of Sac forest commando soldiers built here. There are many scenes that have been recreated to look like the real thing. This corner is the scene where they are presenting their plan and determined to attack and destroy Nha Be gas depot; there a group of soldiers were preparing their weapons for battle; a group of soldiers gathered together with crocodiles in the deep creek.

At the edge of the forest, the commander is assigning tasks and sending the soldiers off to battle. Next to the pool of rainwater collected from the treetops, o small guerrillas were distilling fresh water from salt water in the style of cooking wine… And many combat activities, combat service, work and activities of the soldiers at that time. Now it has been restored to life.

Many tourists were impressed with the re-enactment of a march, soldier Hoang Duong Chuong was bitten by a crocodile, he calmly pulled out the knife he wore next to him and stabbed him in the eye, causing the crocodile to hurt so much that he had to let go of the baby. bait.

The resistance monuments in Ho Chi Minh City now attract a lot of tourists to visit and learn. Vivid stories about the “strange” army make people admire the spirit and will of our nation in the fight to protect the country.

Coming to Rung Sac Tourist Area, visitors will really enjoy when they can sit on a canoe to immerse themselves in the natural scenery of the immense mangrove forest, the canoe runs through winding rivers and canals to bring visitors to visit the base. of the 10th Regiment of Rung Sac went into legend.

Walking under the forest canopy, above is the sound of birdsong, under the water is the sound of cuckoos and snails burrowing, a world of nature with many mysteries is opening. Besides, the natural animals and plants in Sac Forest also give visitors a new experience about the mangrove ecosystem.