Private DMZ Tour from Hue to Phong Nha
8:30 pickup from your hotel in Hue heading North to Phong Nha town, Son Trach, Bo Trach, Quang Binh province. En route stops shall be:
- La Vang cathedral - Our Lady of La Vang (a pilgrimage site for the Catholic in Vietnam. The old church was destroyed during Easter Offensive 1972). You can switch for Long Hung church and Highway of Horror which were part of the battle of Quang Tri 1972 (upon request)
- Quang Tri citadel (well known for the second battle of Quang Tri 81 days of fighting from June 28 to September 16). Upon request: we can visit Primary School of Bo De - a testimony to the fierceness of the fighting in blistering summer of 1972 Second Battle of Quang Tri while the ARVN tried to recapture the city of Quang Tri then under NVA (Liberation Army) control
- Mine Action Visitor Center (a museum-like display of war remnants collected around DMZ area and post-war efforts of neutralizing the effects of war (This attraction might be closed at weekends)
- Highway 9 National Cemetery (where more than 10.000 NVA and VC (aka Liberation Army) rest in peace, most of them died along Highway 9 in Vietnam and Laos). We will exchange Highway 9 cemetery for Truong Son national cemetery depending on our itinerary and timing.
- Lunch break in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province (upon request) with local food specialty
- DMZ Freedom bridge crossing Ben Hai river at 17th parallel dividing North and South Vietnam with a visit to museum of 17th parallel and will of reunification. You will visit UN Peacekeeping Building and walk across the demarcation line from South to North and also take a look at the memorial of national aspiration for reunification.
- Vinh Moc tunnel - a refuge for the local villagers of Vinh Linh district of Quang Tri province hiding during the US bombing operation Rolling Thunder from 1967 to 1972
Upon request (with extra fees): we can arrange meetings for you with war witness, war veterans (NVA, Vietcong, ARVN, agent orange victims, ...) for better understanding of the war
Private DMZ Tour from Hue to Phong Nha
Above are typical stops on the way from Hue to Phong Nha, in case you are interested in any other itineraries, please email us at vinadmz@gmail.com or call +84.947.019.119 (Tam Le) for more customized tour.
Tour price: 190 USD for 2 persons (+50 USD for extra person)
Included: private car/van with driver, guide, all admissions, bottled water, door to door service
Excluded: not above-mentioned
Private DMZ Tour from Hue to Phong Nha
If you are interested in any other stops like Khe Sanh combat base, Truong Son Cemetery, Rockpile, Camp Carroll, Lang Vei SFC, Dakrong Bridge, Bru people ethnic village, please see consider doing a loop tour from Hue of full DMZ in 12 hours
