Hue Hamburger Hill tour A Shau valley.
Morning pick up from hotel in Hue going to Birmingham Firebase, a 101st Airborne Division Fire Support Base during Operation Apache Snow in 1969-1970. On the way to A Luoi town, you will have a look at some South Vietnam Army firebases along the road to include Checkmate, Bastogne, … Keep going to A Shau valley along Highway 547 (now highway 49).
We will pay a visit to A Shau Special Forces Camp immediately close to Laos border where you can see a lot of bomb craters from B52 bomber aircraft. A Shau valley is the first and the most effected area by Agent Orange and is now being cleared by many NGOs (Non-Government Organisations). A Shau Special Forces Camp was overrun by the NVA in 1966 and it's famous for the risky rescue of Air Force Major Bernard Fisher, the first airman who earned the Medal of Honor.
Hue Hamburger Hill tour A Shau valley
We will have a brief stop at a museum in A Luoi town for a lunch break and then keep continuing onto Dong Abia (the montagnard's version for Hamburger Hill), a 937-m peak where the infamous battle took place in May 1969. Start trekking to Hamburger Hill to see Helicopter Crash Site, NVA foxholes, Hamburger Hill Memorial, NVA tunnel, ... Take a downhill ride back to A Luoi town, time for great photo shots of care-free water buffalos, elderly women bending down on rice fields, layers of mountain range far in the distant hidden behind the clouds, green acacia forest, corn field, ... Drive along the Ho Chi Minh trail and highway 49 back to your hotel in Hue city. Tour ends.
Hue Hamburger Hill tour A Shau valley
Tour price: 170 USD/ group of 2 persons (+50 USD for extra person)
Includes:
- Private car with driver
- Private English speaking guide
- Bottled water
- All entrance fees and permission paper
- Door to door service
Hue Hamburger Hill tour A Shau valley
If you are far more interested in history and want to do the DMZ tour also (including Khe Sanh combat base, Vinh Moc tunnel, BenHai river) we advise you to do 2 day tour of Hamburger Hill and the DMZ.
For more customized itinerary, please email to vinadmz@gmail.com or talk to Tam Le +84.947.019.119.
Please see this post about our tour to Hamburger Hill with Adam Palmer Yaari - an ex-soldier of 101st Airborne Division.
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Summary
Service Type
Hue - Hamburger Hill - Ashau valley
Provider Name
VINA DMZ TRAVEL, Telephone No.+84.947.019.119
Area
Hue city
Description
Visit the operational area of the 101st Airborne Division in 1969 along highway 49 from Hue city to A Luoi town with stops Burmingham Firebase, Ashau Special Force camp and Hamburger Hill
