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Vietnam War Tours for Veterans
and Families
13 Days & 12
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ITINERARY - Per Person w/
Air (from US West Coast)
- Minimum 2 Passengers per itinerary
- Ground Only Pricing Available
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Day 1: Depart to west coast airport.
Day 2: Departure from west coast airport enroute to Vietnam.
Day 3: Arrive at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Saigon (You lost one day
crossing the International Date Line). Process through customs, 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.
Day 4: After breakfast at Hotel, we will catch an early flight to Da
Nang. 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.
Day 5: 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. In Hue check in to
Hotel.
Day 6: Visit the Citadel and Flag Tower, location of fierce fighting and
the longest VC resistance of the Tet Offensive of 1968. This is the
Forbidden City'home of the Nguyen Dynasty of emperors in Vietnam. Here
you will have some free time to explore on your own or with others (if
in group).
Day 7: Hue to Dong Ha. 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 Hieu Gaing Hotel.
Day 8: 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.
Day 9: Khe Sanh. Tour 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.
Day 10: 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.
Day 11: Cruise the Perfume River to the Thien Mu Pagoda. Visit the tombs
of Emperors Minh Mang, Khai Dinh and Tu Duc.
Day 12: Flight from Phu Bai Airfield back to Saigon. 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 .
Day 13: Flight back home.
NOTE: Special Tailor-made tours are available according to your specific
requests. Go To:
Vietnam.Com - Travel To Vietnam
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