This tourist would never make a Viet Cong guerrilla - he struggled to escape from their secret tunnels.

Ryan Joshua Molata squeezed into the narrow entrance of the Cu Chi Tunnels in Vietnam but soon found himself stuck as he tried to climb out.

Footage captured by his wife, Venus Gamelo, shows the holidaymaker positioning himself inside before placing dried leaves over the wooden cover on August 18.

He then bent his knees to fully enter the space, with the lid overhead concealing him inside the passage. Moments later, Ryan emerged but discovered it difficult to move out of the tunnel.

His glasses were dislodged but he eventually managed to lift himself and wriggle his body free as his wife laughed in the background.

Venus said: 'The tour guide offered to have someone feel the experience of the Vietnamese during the American War. They used the tunnels when they needed to hide from the enemy. It was a fun and meaningful experience.'

The Cu Chi Tunnels are hidden passageways on the outskirts of Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, that were used by Viet Cong fighters during the Vietnam War, when the United States and South Vietnam battled to stop the spread of Communism.

Originally started in the 1940s, the underground labyrinth was expanded with living quarters, kitchens, hospitals, and even weapons storage, eventually creating more than 155 miles of tunnels.

The guerrilla fighters used the tunnels to launch surprise attacks, ambush convoys, and evade airstrikes, making them a vital lifeline and strategic advantage.

The Vietnam War officially ended on April 30, 1975, when Americans gradually withdrew following the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, with North Vietnam emerging victorious and capturing Saigon, in the south.