Central of Vietnam War memory

Arrive at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Saigon. Meet tour guide and driver with air con vehicle. Check in to Hotel, and go to lunch. In the afternoon we will have a short tour of Saigon including the Remnants of War Museum and the Presidential Palace. No evening activity is planned in order to allow you to catch up on some sleep before going North in the morning.

After breakfast at hotel, you will have some free time walk around the bustling city then transfer to the airport for the flight to Da Nang, on arrival at Da Nang International Airport, the driver will welcome and escort you to the hotel for checking, free time.

Visit the Marble Mountains and Cham Museum. Time will be provided for a swim at China Beach. See what is left of the Army Airfield. Some of the major units located in Da Nang: III Marine Amphibious Force, First Marine Division, 3rd Naval Mobile Construction Brigade, Naval Support Activity, Air Force 366th Tactical Fighter Wing. On the way to Hue, stop at Red Beach, the actual site where the Marines first landed in 1965. Drive over the Hai Van Pass and stop to check out the US and French constructed bunkers and the spectacular view. Check in Hotel in Hue.

8h00 : Our Tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel for the City Tour. the first visit to Dong Ba Market to see the daily life of local people.After that the Dragon boat trip on Huong River will take you to Thien Mu pagoda – The oldest pagoda in Hue city.
The last visit of the morning is Hue Imperial Citadel – The home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty – the Nguyen Dynasty.
12h00 : Lunch in a local restaurant.
After lunch We go to visit Khai Dinh King’s Tomb – a blend of Western and Eastern architecture. Minh Mang King’s Tomb, one is impressed by the majesty and symmetry of the architectural constructions.
The tour end with a Cyclo ride around Hue City then back to your hotel around 17h00

Drive up Highway 1, passing Camp Evans (20th Tank Regiment) and Fire Support base Nancy (258th M.C. Brigade). Continue to battle site of Quang Tri. Next pass the site of the Ai Tu Combat Base and Airfield (3rd ARVN Division HQ). Next reach Dong Ha and enter the quadrilateral area known as Leatherneck Square bounded by Con Thien, Gio Linh, Dong Ha, and Cam Lo; recall Operation Buffalo. Continue along Highway 1 across the Hien Luong Bridge over the Ben Hai River into North Vietnam. Visit Doc Mieu Base in the DMZ, the Vinh Moc Tunnels, and the North Vietnamese National Cemetery. Lastly, visit Con Thien Fire Support Base before an overnight at the Hotel.

Dong Ha to Khe Sanh. Ride parallel to the DMZ along Route 9 to Khe Sanh. Pass a series of Fire Support Bases as well as the Rockpile, DaKrong Bridge, and the Huang Hoa District HQ.

After breakfst, our tour guide will take you to visit Khe Sanh, tour around the Khe Sanh Base, a coffee plantation, an old French Fort and a Montagnard village. Continue to Lang Vei Special Forces Camp. Return to Hue. Check in the hotel upon arrival, free time.
 

EITHER:
A-Shau Valley including major battle sites, Landing Zones and Fire Support Bases (such as 'Hamburger Hill').
OR:
Bach Ma National Park. This beautiful area once had 139 luxury French villas. In heavy fighting the VC destroyed the villas. Now the area has been made into National park with numerous species such as tigers and several types of monkeys, 330 bird species, and a newly discovered antelope (Sao la). Hiking trails overlooking a waterfall.

Flight from Phu Bai Airfield back to Saigon. Ho Chi Minh city tour: Cho Lon, Ben Thanh Market, Dong Khoi (Tu Do) Street, Le Loi and Nguyen Hue Streets, Saigon Riverfront, Central Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, shopping .

Pick up at the hotel and transfer to the Airport for the flight back home.

07:00 Pick up at your hotel, depart for Cai Be  , stop for photos at Tan An town over the flat rice fields. On arriving in Cai Be, start the motorized boat ro visit the Cai Be Floating Market, experience how people exchanging goods, fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. Visitors then roam into the small villages to visit the orchard, fruit plantation... Keep cruising to Vinh Long through small canals to enjoy the charm of the Upper Mekong Delta. Visit some hand – made family business products such as the coconut candy mill, the crispy rice popcorn. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village – the green pearl of Vinh Long town where you can indulge yourself into the nature . Have lunch with fresh river food served in the heart of the garden. Enjoy the southern Vietnamese traditional folk music. Take a nice walk through the bonsai garden. Meet the car/van in Vinh Long. Return to HCMC. Finish the trip around 18:00 at your hotel.

After breakfast: from Da Nang we will drive to Hoi An (196th and 198th Light Infantry Brigades) and visit this ancient port city and Capital of Vietnam on our way to Chu Lai, home of the Americal Division, and My Lai, site of the infamous massacre. Return to Da Nang and Hotel.