DMZ full day (private tour)

Tour Program

At 7:00am – 7:15 am, our guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hue city then transfer to Dong Ha Town to visit the Demilitarization Zone.

Taking this tour bring you back Vietnam War in 19th Century to learn about the fighting of Vietnamese. You go along 9th Road to visit Rockpile, Dakrong Bridge, the starting point of Highway 15, one of the main branches of the Ho Chi Minh Trail across over Thanh Han River.

 You also have chance to meet Paco minority people in the Viet Nam Central. They have their own language and tradition different from Kinh people, the main race of Viet Nam. They live in stilt houses, breed coats, and cows to earn their living.

The next place of this day trip is Khe Sanh Combat Base – one of the famous battles in the war in Quang Tri. It is just east of the Laos border, was the site of a United State base which fell under attack in early 1968. You see the old airfield of red dirt stills remain. Enter to the museum of Ta Con Airport to see the things in nature of the fierce war, and how hard Quang Tri people fight against the enemy! Free to have your own lunch.

This afternoon, you will continue visit the war sites through National Highway 1A including Hien Luong Bridge, crosses the Ben Hai River at the middle of the DMZ and marks the former border between North and South Vietnam from 1954 to 1972 where exist Museum, Ben Hai River, the 17th Parallel. Vinh Moc Tunnels – a network of tunnels built by villagers seeking shelter from bombings during the Vietnam War, and here is the place where an entire village lived for two and a half years. Visiting these tunnels, you can see and admire the specialty of Vietnamese people in the war, in this complex grew to including wells, kitchens, and rooms for each family and spaces for healthcare. Then the driver transfers you back to Hue around 18.00. Tour ends at hotel in Hue.

Group tour optional: US$35/person

Private tour optional – Price is in US$ per person

What is included in the tour price:

• Air conditioned transport for transfer & sightseeing as per program.
• English speaking tour guide
• All entrance fees
• Lunch
• Mineral water on bus (1 bottle/person/day)

What is excluded in the tour price:

• Travel insurance
• Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program.

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