Detail Itinerary for Vietnam Veterans Return Tour - Battle Tours - Aussie & Kiwi
Veteran tour of Vietnam - features: Australian and New Zealand war veterans are always welcome in our country. For our Vietnam military tours, we recognize the importance of understanding the significance of the operations that took place during the war.
We value in-depth knowledge of the various areas of operations, such as the battle of Long Tan, so we use specialist English-speaking local guides for each area you wish to visit. Wherever feasible, we endeavor to locate Vietnamese veterans and civilians with first-hand knowledge of relevant wartime events.
Highlights:
- Visit Unicorn Island + Turtle Island.
- Explore Ho Chi Minh City.
- Visit Long Tan - Nui Dat.
- Visit Ba Ria Orphanage.
DAY 1: ARRIVAL HCMC - VETERANS RETURN TOUR
- Welcome to HCMC, we will meet the guide and take you to your hotel, check-in and today is free at your leisure to rest or explore, discovering your own first impressions of Vietnam. Overnight in HCMC.
Included: Airport transfer and accommodation.
Excluded: Meals, a tour guide, travel insurance, tip and personal expenses.
DAY 2: HO CHI MINH CITY - MEKONG DELTA (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)
- 08.00am, travel by private transport to My Tho – 9:30am board a wooden motor boat to Unicorn Island. On this boat along the river’s bank, you’ll be passing through natural creeks and quiet villages and watch rural people going to work. You will see an interesting fishermen's port, stilt houses. One of the boat’s stops during this trip is at a large orchard that has many different types of tasty tropical fruits for your enjoyments.
- Another boat stop is for the Turtle Island 1 hr from the previous one. Here, on a small row boat, you’ll see interesting transportation modes that local people use to move around. From there, we’ll take you to a bee farm where you have a chance to taste a tasteful cup of authentic honey tea while checking out the folk music that is typical to only the people in Southern Vietnam.
- After that we’ll take you to a village where you can smell the flavor of coconut candies being made many yards away. This is a great chance to witness how village people make candy and handcrafted items from coconuts. You might learn that those people can amazingly make dozens of useful products out of coconut trees. As your journey ends, you will visit the Dong Tam snake farm before returning Ho Chi Minh City.
- Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Included: Private transport, English speaking tour guide, entrance fees, boat trips, breakfast at hotel, lunch, dinner, 01 Aquafina water bottle and accommodation.
Excluded: Travel insurance, tip and personal expenses.
DAY 3: HO CHI MINH CITY - VUNG TAU(BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)
- 08.30am - 09.00am we will visit War Crime Museum (This museum tells the story of war from the Vietnamese perspective. Exhibits include photographs, machinery, and weapons that depict the harsh realities of war).
- Thien Hau Temple (One of the most important pagodas in the city, this richly decorated temple is dedicated to Thien Hau, the Goddess of the Sea and patron of sailors. She is said to travel over the oceans on a mat and ride the clouds to wherever she desires).
- China town (Settled in the late 18th century, this labyrinthine section of Ho Chi Minh City bustles with restaurants, temples, exotic stores, and markets) and Binh Tay market (This is the main marketplace in China Town, where a great deal of wholesale trading occurs. Experience the commotion of this integral part of the city's daily business). Then we have a lunch at restaurant.
- Afternoon:We visit Reunification Hall which was the residence of the President Ngo Dinh Diem of the former South Vietnam until 1975 (1960s - Apr 1975s). You will see many interesting things: formal meeting rooms, private bedrooms, war situation rooms 10 meter beneath earth’s level.
- This address today still holds many important functions in HCMC. We have guide who speaks your language to tell you important historical facts about this building and some French colonial structures including the Notre Dame Cathedral (Located in the heart of the city, this cathedral was built by the French in the late 1877s. A large statue of the Virgin Mary greets you as you walk into this neo-Romanesque cathedral, adorned by two tall spires flanking either side).
- General Post Office (Designed by Gustav Eiffel, the Post Office is a testament to the French presence in the late 1800s. The look and feel of this grand building is like an elegant railway station).
- City Hall (Find out why this is one of the most photographed buildings in Ho Chi Minh City. Constructed in the early 1900s, City Hall is a beautiful example of French colonial architecture). Finish Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City Tour at 04.30 pm.
- After that, we will transfer you to Vung Tau. On the way, you have dinner at the local restaurant.
- Stay overnight in Vung Tau.
Included: Private transport, English speaking tour guide, entrance fees, 01 Aquafina water bottle, breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner and accommodation.
Excluded: Travel insurance, tip and personal expenses.
DAY 4: VUNG TAU - LONG TAN - NUI DAT - HO CHI MINH CITY (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)
- At 4:00am, transfer to Long Tan. After 45 minutes, we arrive at Long Tan cross site. At 5 AM, have Dawn service with Consulate and the others in about 1 hour. We have breakfast at a local restaurant. The rest of the day we will visit the Horseshoe and the Long Phuoc Tunnels.
- After lunch, visit Nui Dat (SAS Hill) and the Ba Ria Orphanage.
- Back in HCMC at 6.00pm. Stay overnight in HCMC.
Included: Private transport, English speaking tour guide, entrance fees, breakfast, lunch, dinner, 01 Aquafina water bottle and accommodation.
Excluded: Travel insurance, tip and personal expenses.
DAY 5: HO CHI MINH CITY - DEPARTURE (BREAKFAST)
Included: Breakfast and airport transfer.
Excluded: Lunch, dinner, travel insurance, tip and personal expenses.
Note: You can enjoy some famous specialities on Indochina Junk or Bonsai Cruise in the evening. Especially, you will have an opportunity to explore the unique beauty of Ho Chi Minh City on hired motorbikes and enjoy great dishes from snails in small diners. Let's contact us to get more information for your enjoyment in Ho Chi Minh City.
Included:
- Private transport, boat trips in Mekong Delta.
- Accommodation.
- Entrance fees.
- 04 breakfasts, 03 lunches and 03 dinners.
- English speaking guide in tour.
- One Aquafina water bottle per day.
Excluded:
- Tip, travel insurance and personal expenses.
- Other meals without mentioned in conclusion part.
- E-visa to Vietnam (we can help you this, please contact us via sales@vietfuntravel.com).
Additional Information
Print your voucher; locate the voucher in your travel confirmation e-mail or in "show ticket link" on the site and show voucher to guide.
Please provide your full names, phone numbers and your flight details for name board at airport.
Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be noticed before your departure date.
Some remarkable information:
- You use private transport.
- If you are a single person, you must not choose "single supplement" part.
- From 2 pax to up: if you request a single room, you must choose "single supplement" part.
Meeting point
We will free pick-up and drop off at your hotel.
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Child Cost (6 - <12 ages) - Standard 2* |
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