If you’re going to the Tunnels, remember to bring a flashlight and a pair of ear plugs. The lighting in the tunnels is completely inadequate (although it does sort of add to the experience), and the firing range is painfully loud and too close to be avoided. Finally, if you have the slightest bit of difficulty with mobility, skip this site. The tunnels are, for obvious reasons, simply not accessible to most people with mobility issues.

All things considered, I was disappointed by my visit here. It’s basically a museum display that has been set up in the wilderness. You can't really go exploring through the tunnels and the tiny section that has been maintained and widened for tourists is rather dull and so crowded that all you can do is move through with the herd. The history of the Tunnels is amazing. They were an unparalleled engineering marvel, and well worth learning more about. But the actual site of the tunnels today doesn't do that history justice. I felt like I was walking through the crawl space under my stairs back home.

The tunnels are well hidden in the forest, but there are safe pathways for the tourists. All around the forests, small holes in the ground that could only fit one person were dug. These holes were used by the Vietcong to hide from enemies during the times of war. Visitors are given permission to try squeeze into the small hole, which was easy to get in, but hard to get out from!

Along the pathways, visitors can observe many other small holes leading to the tunnels and workshops of self-made weapons, sandals, arms, flour-making, and clothes. Huge bomb craters and a real-life old tank that got bombed during the war can also be found in the vicinity. There is also a gun range in the area for tourists to take turns on an AK47. This area is not for the faint-hearted, as the sounds from the guns are simply awful and horrible, making the place sound like a battlefield.

The highlight here is the famous Cu Chi Tunnel Network, an original architectural monument deep in earth's womb with many stories and a lot of narrow and winding ways like a cobweb. Deep inside the earth, the tunnel has its own meeting rooms, guard rooms, dining rooms, health rooms, and fighting rooms, which were recently dug up and opened for display. Visitors are given the opportunity to crawl through two levels of twisting tunnels. The first tunnel is about 30m long and is deliberately widened so that it is large enough for the larger visitors to enter. The second tunnel is about 50m long and is its original size, which is much narrower than the first. It is harder for the larger-sized tourists to cram into this tunnel. (The tunnel was made to fit the tiny frame of the Vietnamese). Both the tunnels are sandy, with small yellow bulbs along it to light up the path. Visitors had to either crouch or crawl through the tunnels, and sometimes there will be a rather huge step that they will have to climb onto or jump into. Take note that it is extremely dark, hot, and stuffy inside, but a visit through the tunnels will be an unforgettable experience.

The Cu Chi Tunnels represents the undaunted will, revolutionary heroism, and intelligence of the people who created it. A visit to the tunnels will definitely cause tourists to realize and understand the arduous struggle of the Vietnamese people during those times of war.