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Code: |
VNVT 15 |
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Routes: |
HCMC - Phan Thiet - Nha
Trang - Kon Tum -Pleiku - Hue - HCMC |
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Duration: |
13 Days |
Itinerary in brief
Day 1 : HCMC Arrival
Day 2: HCMC - Bien Hoa - Phan Thiet
Day 3: Phan Thiet - Nha Trang
Day 4: Nha Trang
Day 5: Nha Trang - Tuy Hoa - Quy Nhon
Day 6: Quy Nhon - Pleiku - Kon Tum
Day 7: Pleiku
Day 8: Pleiku -Da Nang- Hoi An
Day 9: Hoi An - Hue
Day 10: Hue- A Luoi
Day 11: A Luoi - Quang Tri - Hue
Day 12: Hue- HCMC
Day 13: HCMC Departure
Detail Itinerary
Day 1 : HCMC Arrival (D)
Transfer from Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC. City
tour of HCMC (Saigon) including the
Reunification Conference Hall (formerly the
South Vietnamese Presidential Palace), US
Embassy grounds and the War Remnants Museum.
Overnight in HCMC.
Day 2: HCMC - Bien Hoa - Phan Thiet (B, L, D)
Early morning departure via National Road No.1
with first stop is Long Binh, by road to former
base at Bien Hoa, head Northward to Xuan Loc for
lunch. Afternoon visit former Phan Thiet air
base. Overnight in Phan Thiet.
Day 3: Phan Thiet - Nha Trang (B, L, D)
Departure for Song Mao with stop over at the
former MACV headquarters, continue to Song Mao
and Tuy Phong, stop at former American adviser
compound located. Arriving in Phan Rang, visit
Poklong Cham Gia Rai Towers to get a view of the
former 1st Brigade base camp and airbase.
Overnight in Nha Trang.
Day 4: Nha Trang (B, L, D)
Enjoy boat trip to MunIsland, fishing village,
swimming, city overlooking at Bao Dai Summer
Palace. Balance of the day is free. Overnight in
Nha Trang.
Day 5: Nha Trang - Tuy Hoa - Quy Nhon (B, L,
D)
Depart for Tuy Hoa, visit both the airbase north
and south of town, short road excursion into the
rice paddies and travel up Hill 1283, proceed
west on National Road No.1 to the areas of Tuy
An, Trung Luong and Dong Tre. In Dong Tre, visit
the airstrip and old bunker. Overnight in Qui
Nhon.
Day 6: Quy Nhon - Pleiku - Kon Tum (B, L, D)
Travel north on Highway No.19 to Pleiku, stop in
An Khe to visit the area of Camp Radcliff and
the 4th Infantry Division Headquarters, lunch in
Pleiku. By road to Kon Tum with a view at a
former US DZ site where some French barracks
located. Visit Kon Tum's old wooden church and
the orphanage, B12 and B15. Overnight in Kon
Tum.
Day 7: Pleiku (B, L, D)
Travel to Dak To and Tu Mo Rong which was the
site of a major battle of the 1st Brigade in
June 1966 on jeep or land over. Return to Pleiku
and depart for Decop Village for an evening of
traditional gong music, rice wine and dancing
under the stars and around a bonfire with the
Balmar Montagnards. Overnight in Pleiku.
Day 8: Pleiku - Da Nang- Hoi An (B, L, D)
Early morning hike to visit Dragon Mountain,
flight to Da Nang in the afternoon, visit the
Cham Sculpture Museum, Marble Mountain, balance
of the day for My Khe beach, the original China
beach for a couple of hours. Overnight in Hoi
An.
Day 9: Hoi An - Hue (B, L, D)
Travel northward with stop over at Hai Van Pass,
Lang Co beach, Phu Bai. Arriving Hue, city tour
of Hueincluding Royal Citadel, Forbidden City,
Royal Museum, Thien Mu Pagoda, Tu Duc Mausoleum,
Dong Ba Market. Overnight in Hue.
Day 10: Hue- A Luoi (B, L, D)
Four wheel drive to explore Ashau and A Luoi
Valley, Camp Eagle, Fire-base, Birmingham and
Fire-base Bastogne. Continue visiting Hong Bac
Village which is located at the base of a 770 m
hill to have a view to Hamburger hill, following
to A Shan valley. Overnight in A Luoi.
Day 11: A Luoi - Quang Tri - Hue (B, L, D)
Travel via Highway No.14 to Khe Sanh for a visit
of the combat base, continue traveling by road
with stop over at Rockpile, Camp Carrol, DMZ
(Demilitarize Zone), the 17th parallel and the
Vinh Moc Tunnel, Mc Namara electronic wall,
return to Hue with stop at Quang Tri Citadel
which is well known in summer 1972. Overnight in
Hue.
Day 12: Hue- HCMC (B, L, D)
Morning flight back to HCMC or Hanoi, handicraft
shopping tour in the afternoon
Day 13: HCMC Departure (B)
Free shopping till departure time.
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