Vietnam Veteran Tour 12 Days 11 Nights
Overview
Experience the brutal realities of war and its enduring impact through our Vietnam War History Tour, a powerful and immersive experience. This tour takes you through historic battlefields, underground tunnels, and war memorials that tell the story of Vietnam’s resilience and the devastation of conflict.
Highlights of this tour:
- Cu Chi Tunnels: Crawl through the intricate network of tunnels used by the Viet Cong during the war. Learn about the strategies and hardships faced by soldiers as they lived underground evading bombs and attacks.
- DMZ and Khe Sanh Combat Base: Visit the heart of the war zone, where some of the fiercest battles took place. Walk through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a symbol of the brutal division between North and South Vietnam. See the remnants of Khe Sanh, a major battlefield of the Tet Offensive.
- Stand at the infamous site of the My Lai Massacre, where hundreds of innocent villagers tragically lost their lives. This poignant visit offers a sobering reminder of the horrors of war.
- War Remnants Museum: In Ho Chi Minh City, explore the War Remnants Museum, filled with powerful images and relics from the Vietnam War. Gain a deeper understanding of the war’s devastating toll on both Vietnamese and American soldiers.
- Vinh Moc Tunnels: Discover the Vinh Moc Tunnels, a unique underground village that sheltered civilians during relentless bombings. Contrary to Cu Chi, civilians used these tunnels, offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of those caught in the crossfire.
Veterans, history enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Vietnam War’s lasting impact are the target audience for this tour. Walk through history, contemplate devastation, and honor those who lived through one of the most treacherous periods of modern warfare.
Included/Exclude
- Accommodation sharing a twin or double room with daily breakfast at selected hotels
- Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above
- Boat cruise as program
- One-way train ticket: Hanoi-Vinh four-berth cabin on Reunification carriage
- Elephant riding 1 hour in Buon Ma Thuot
- Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced safe driver
- The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary
- Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the program
- Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available
- International flight tickets and airport tax
- Visas (we can help you on this)
- Dinners, except as specified above
- Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses
- Insurance
- Tips for guide and drivers
- Surcharges for Peak seasons (if any)
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. A short city tour in Hanoi: the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, the Ngoc Son temple and the bustling Old Quarter. In the evening, you will have dinner at a restaurant in a restored French colonial building. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.
Spending the whole day to explore Vietnam’s capital city: the Ho Chi Minh’s complex, the Hoa Lo Prison, the Revolution Museum, the Women’s Museum. In the evening, you’ll have tickets for a performance of traditional water puppetry. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.
Wake up to a fresh morning in the bay and have breakfast (brunch on some boats) while leisurely immersing yourself in the serene setting of the spectacular rock formations. As the cruise approaches the port, proceed to checkout. Disembark and transfer to Hanoi. On the way back to Hanoi, it took a short time to visit But Thap Pagoda and Le Mat (snake farming village). Spend the night in Hanoi.
In the early morning, your car and driver arrive to take you to the airport for your morning flight to Hue. When you arrive, you’ll be met by our guide and driven to visit the Imperial Citadel of Hue, Thien Mu, a tranquil pagoda on the banks of the Perfume River Pagoda, and then cruise along the river to the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. You’ll spend the night in Hue.
Our guide will meet you in the morning and drive you to Danang via the Hai Van Pass. Before leaving for Hoi An, you will stop at Ngu Hanh Son to visit the Marble Mountains and the nearby stone village. In the afternoon, you’ll have some free time. Drop by one of the dozens of tailor shops to start your new outfits. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.
After breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel to take you to the World Heritage Site. My Son Sanctuary, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a remarkable complex of Hindu temples nestled in a picturesque valley in central Vietnam. It once served as the spiritual and political heart of the ancient Champa Kingdom, flourishing. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.
Your morning will be free until your car and driver arrive to take you to the airport for your noon flight to Pleiku (Gia Lai Province). You will have time to visit the former airbase in Pleiku, home of the Fourth Infantry Division. You’ll spend the night in Pleiku.
You will visit four Banah ethnic minority villages in the morning. After lunch, you’ll be free until your driver arrives to take an afternoon flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Your overnight destination will be Ho Chi Minh City.
A morning drive will take you to visit the famous Cu Chi tunnels. Return Ho Chi Minh City by lunch time, you’ll visit the Museum of War Remnants, the Reunification Palace. You’ll also call in at the Giac Lam pagoda. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
After breakfast, you’ll travel to Vinh Long. There, you’ll cruise on the Mekong River, visit Cai Be landscape, and visit fruit orchards. In the afternoon, you’ll return to Ho Chi Minh City where you’ll spend the night.
