Ha Noi-Hue-Quang
Tri-Khe Sanh–Kontum–Pleiku–BuonMaThuot–Nhatrang-Iron
Triangle-Cu Chi–Hochiminh
City
Provides unique
tours of former
battlefields around
the Vietnam and also
provide the traveler
with a comprehensive
look at Vietnam
today.
Day 1: Hanoi ( D )
Arrival at Hanoi. Transfer to hotel. A free evening.
Hanoi retains an air of the French colonial period
despite wide scale rebuilding after the war. Evening is
reserved for Water Puppet Show.
Day 2:
Hanoi ( B, L )
Begin your exploration of the capital with the city
center, comprised of traditional pagodas and temples,
colonial villas, and lakes set along free-lined streets
which move at pace much more congenial than HCMC. Visit
the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the One Pillar Pagoda,
continue to the Army Museum, nearby Flag Tower, and
finish with a taste of classical Vietnamese culture at
the Fine Arts Museum and Temple of Literature.
Day 3: Hanoi –
Halong Bay ( B, L )
Nigh train to Dong
Hoi.
Breakfast at the
hotel. Transfer to
visit Halong bay. 5
hour boat trip give
you a chance to
enjoy the
breath-taking beauty
of Halong Bay - the
World's Natural
Wonder. Afternoon
back Hanoi.
Transfer to the train station for a night train to Dong
Hoi. Overnight on the train.
Day 4: Dong Hoi - Dong Ha ( B, L )
Pick up at Train
station. Drive on
Hochiminh Trails and
to Highway 1;
passing Camp Evan
and Fire Support
Base Nancy; continue
to the battle site
of Quang Tri. Next
pass the site of Ai
Tu Combat Base and
airfield of the 3rd
Division
Headquarters of the
former South army.
Next reach Dong Ha
enter the
quadrilateral area
bordered by Con
Tien, Gio Linh, Dong
Ha, and Cam Lo which
was nicknamed
Leatherneck Square
during Operation
Buffalo. Continue up
Highway 1 across the
Hien Luong Bridge
over the Ben Hai
River which once
demarcated North and
South Vietnam. Visit
the tunnels in Vinh
Moc and the Con
Thien Fire Support
Base before
overnight at Dong
Ha.
Day 5: Dong Ha - Khe Sanh (
B, L )
Ride paralleled to the DMZ (Demilitarize Zone) along
Route 9 to Khe Sanh. En route pass a series of Fire
Support Bases the Rockpile, Da Krong Bridge, as well as
the Huong Hoa District headquarters.
Day 6: Khe Sanh - A Luoi - Dong Ha (
B, L )
Tour Khe Sanh Base,
a coffee plantation,
an old French fort
and the Montagnard
Village. Continue on
Route 9 to Lang Vei
special Forces Camp.
Visit the Lao Bao
Border town where
illicit border trade
remains very active.
With advanced
notice, a border
crossing to Laos is
possible to follow
Operation Lam Son
719, where South
Vietnamese soldiers
surged in to attack
the Liberation Front
soldiers strongholds
in the neighboring
country. Travel to A
Luoi and visit the
special Forces camp
there. Visit Landing
Zone Cunningham,
Landing Zone Erskine
and Landing Zone
Razor. Upon special
advanced request
continue south to A
Sau Valley and
infamous Hamburger
Hill. Return to Dong
Ha this evening.
Day 7: Dong Ha – Hue ( B,
L)
Visit the citadel of the city and recall the battle of
Hue during the Tet Offensive, when the NVA held the city
for the three weeks.
Optional excursion to the ancient tombs of Khai Dinh and
Tu Duc and a cruise on the Perfume River. Otherwise,
enjoy a free day in pleasant in Hue.
Day 8: Hue– Danang - Hoian ( B, L )
Leave Hue for
Danang, the fourth
largest city of
Vietnam. Tour the
city, recalling the
chaos of march 1975,
when the Saigon
government abandoned
Danang and countless
refugees fled the
city. Also visit the
beach where the US
Mariners first came
ashore, beginning
major American
involvement in
Indochina.
Day 9: Hoian - Kontum ( B,
L )
Morning visit to Hoi An. Then transfer to KonTum by the
roat number 14.
PM:
visit to former Dakto battlefield (1967): Charlie hill,
Phuong Hoang airfield, Dakto Museum. Then visit to
suspension bridge and Sedang hill-tribe village.
Evening: show by hill-tribe orphans. Overnight in
Kontum.
Day 10: Kon Tum – Pleiku (
B, L )
Visit to Kontum market and old bishopric office
building. Return to Pleiku for visit to An Khe base and
Dektu village, followed by liquor sipping & gong show.
Overnight in Pleiku.
Day 11 :
Pleiku – BuonMathuot – Nhatrang. ( B, L )
Am : Depart to Nhatrang via BuonMathuot.
Stop at An Khe pass, a major military area where
you could find the First Air Cave among other units.
Overnight at hotel in Nhatrang.
Day 12 : Nhatrang –
Hochiminh city ( B,L )
Flight
The
fabulous sunny weather, turquoise water surrounding a
string of islands and white sandy beach stretching the
whole length of the city make Nha Trang one of Vietnam's
premier beach resorts. Today we have time for a well
earned rest on a beach or exploring the town on your own
pace. In early afternoon we regroup at hotel for
transfer to airport for a short flight back to Ho Chi
Minh. The rest of day will be fee to catch up on many
funny shopping areas. Overnight at hotel in Ho Chi
Minh.
Day 13: HCMC ( B, L )
Among the sights of graceful women in Ao Dai and
bustling streets, visit the busy riverfront, the former
Presidential Palace, photo stop at the former US
Embassy, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the central
market. In the afternoon visit some of the war remnants
such as the site where a Buddhist monk immolated himself
in protest of the war and the church where Diem was
assassinated. Overnight in Hochiminh city.
Day 14: HCMC - Iron Triangle - Cu Chi
( B, L )
This morning travel
on the National
route 13 past the
town of Phu Cuong.
Visit the Phu Loi
Base used to
relocate villagers.
Through the Cau Dinh
jungle, pass a
staging area of the
503rd Airborne
Brigade. At Ben Cat,
see the site of the
bases of the 173rd
Airborne and the
11th Armored Cavalry
Arrive in Ben Suc,
the Northern tip of
the Iron Triangle,
and continue to Dau
Tieng Reservoir and
the esoteric Cao Dai
Temple at Tay Ninh.
Visit the restored
tunnels at Cu Chi
before returning to
HCMC.
Day 15: HCMC ( B )
Enjoy a free day in HCMC
Day 16: HCMC – Departure ( B )
Transfer to airport for departure.Tour
Cost includes:
- Full transportation by private car or bus as tour
program indicated.
- Full meals as indicated ( L, D ) at the local
restaurant.
- Breakfast at hotel.- Train ticket- English or French
speaking guide
- Entrance fees.- Private Boat trip in Halong Bay,
Perfume River, Nhatrang, Tiengiang river in Mytho.
- Twin-share accommodation ( AC room)
Tour
Cost excludes:
- International airfare to/from Vietnam
- Personal insurance
- Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as
drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc.
- Visa to Vietnam
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