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VETERAN INTERESTS 17 DAYS
Code: ITC-HT17

Day 01: Hanoi – Arrival
Arrival in Noi Bai airport. Transfer to hotel. Proceed short sightseeing to overview Places of attraction. Dinner. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: Hanoi City Tour
Breakfast at hotel. Full day tour to visit HoChiMinh´s Mausoleum- this
construction started in Sept. 1973 and completed on Aug 29th 1975,HoChiMinh´s House, One Pillar pagoda (the small pagoda is situated on the one pillar of 4 meters high near Uncle Ho´s Museum. Built in the 11th Century, the whole structure resembles a blossoming lotus flower emerging from the water). After lunch, continue to visit the Army Museum near by Flag Tower, the Temple of Literature (built in 1070 and is considered the first University in Vietnam. Inside, are contained 82 stone staele engraved with the names, works and academic records of doctors graduating in examinations organized between 1442 and 1779). The Sword lake located in the heart of Hanoi..Evening: Attend the famous Water Puppet show, a unique Vietnamese Art form. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03: Hanoi- Halong
Breakfast at hotel. Morning: Depart for Halong Bay, one of the most beautiful and unusual landscapes in the world. This pristine Bay offer 1969 limestone islands and magnificent grottoes which can be seem nowhere else in the World. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 : Halong - Hanoi
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the pier for 05 hours boat cruise around the Bay with stops at some grottoes for discovering and photography. Lunch on board.Afternoon: Return to Hanoi. Shopping. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 : Hanoi - Hue
Breakfast at hotel. Morning fly to Hue - the Former Imperial Capital and the Cultural Center of Central Vietnam and recognized by UNESCO as a World heritage). Check in hotel. PM: visit to Old Citadel, Dongba Market. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 : Hue
Breakfast at hotel. Boat cruise on Perfume river to visit Thienmu pagoda, the most famous among over 100 pagodas in Hue, located at the Bank of the romantic Perfume river with 7 storey Buddhist shrine that dated back to 1601. Overland to visit TuDuc and Khaidinh´s Tombs and Imperial Citadel (Mausoleum complex are very typical sites of the city).
Evening: Royal Dinner with Traditional dance. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 & 08: Hue – Dong ha – Khe sanh – Aluoi – Dong ha
Breakfast at hotel. Drive up highway 1 passing Camp Evans and Fire Support Base Nancy; continue to the Battle site of Quangtri. Next pass the site of Ai Tu combat base and airfield of the 3rd Division Headquarters of the Former Southern army. Next, reach Dongha, enter the quadrilateral area bordered by Con tien, Giolinh, Dongha and Camlo which was nick-named Leatherneck Square during the Operation Buffalo. Continue up Highway 1 across the Hienluong bridge over Benhai river, which once demarcated North and South Vietnam. Visit the Tunnels in Vinhmoc and the Contien Fire support Base. Drive to DMZ a long Route 09 to Khesanh. Overnight on day 07 at Khesanh. Tour Khesanh base to visit Langvay special Forces Camp, to Aluoi visit the Special Forces camp there: Landing Zone Cunningham, Landing Zone Erskine and Landing zone Razor. Upon special advanced request, continue South to Asau valley and the infamous Hamburger Hill. Return to Dongha in the everning. Overnight at Dongha hotel.
Day 09 : Dong Ha – Hoi an
Breakfast at hotel. Leave Dongha for Hoian (UNESCO World heritage) - A unique architectural heritage rarely seen elsewhere. Used to be a very busy sea port from the 16th century, the town today still preserves hundreds of architectural works with Vietnamese & Foreign cultures. This City is a big attraction now for thousands of tourists. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 : Hoi an – Danang
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to 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 Marines first came ashore, beginning major American involvement in Indochina, to visit Cham´s Museum. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11: Danang – Quynhon via Chu Lai
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Quinhon via Chulai airbase and see the work of the Sabees. Stop at the Sonmy district, scene of the infamous Mylai massacre. Travel along the rugged Aminate Mountains down to Route 1, sarcastically referred to as "the Street without Joy" by French soldier. This evening arrive in Quinhon, a major port and supply depot that kept Route 1 open during the War. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Quy nhon – Nha trang
Breakfast at hotel. Leave Quinhon for Nhatrang, once the headquarters of the US Fifth Special Forces Group in the second Corps. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Nha trang – Da lat
Breakfast at hotel. Take a boat to nearby Bamboo island for snorkeling, to the Mieu island for a visit to a fish breeding farm and to the Cham tower of Ponagar, a fine example of 7nd century Cham architecture. Then, leave Nhatrang for the central highland city of Dalat, a city of cool climate and romantic landscapes with mountains and Pine hills, water fall, flower gardens..... Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 : Da lat - Hochiminh
Breakfast at hotel. Short sightseeing in the city. Travel through the central highlands to Baoloc, visit silk farm and mulberry plantations, and Stop at a tea house. In the evening, arrive in HOCHIMINH CITY- the former Capital of South Vietnam, which retains much of the war era. Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 : Hochiminh - City
Breakfast at hotel. Day trip to visit the City: The Reunification Hall which used to be the Presidential Palace of the former Southern government, the Notre Dame de Saigon, the US crimes exhibition, China town and Binhtay Market built by Chinese businessman, Thienhau pagoda (considered as one of the most ancient Chinese pagoda), the Historical Museum, a lacquer-ware workshop. Overnight at hotel.
Day 16 : Hochiminh – Tay ninh – Cu chi
Breakfast at hotel. Depart to Tayninh. It is the Caodai Holly See temple, a place of pilgrimage of Caodaism, a unique religious cult in Southern Vietnam, cable car ride to 280 meter-high Mount Ba Den, which used to be a tagging ground of the National Liberation Front and a US fire base and relay station. Participate noon ceremony at Tayninh Holly Church of Caodai. After lunch to proceed to Cuchi guerrilla area with visit to underground tunnels. More than 200 km of tunnels built here by the Communist guerrillas are the highlight of South Vietnam tours.Back to HoChiMinh City in the late afternoon. Overnight at hotel.
Day 17 : Ho chi minh
Breakfast at hotel. Enjoy a free day in the city. Transfer to airport for departure.

Inclusive:

  • A/C vehicle transfer with driver
  • Hotel accommodation in twin sharing room with breakfast
  • Sightseeing and entrance fee at all mentioned sites
  • English speaking local guide
  • Meal as stated in itinerary
  • Boat trip in Hue
  • Domestic flight as program
  • Permit for visiting area in Itinanery

Exclusive:

  • Drinks .Personal expenses
  • Entrance fee for photo or video camera to the sites
  • Others not mentioned in the price above
  • Tips and gratitude for guide, porters and drivers


 

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