Hue Hamburger Hill tour A Shau valley.
Morning pick up from hotel in Hue going to Ashau valley. On the way to A Luoi town, you will have chances to visit some US 101st airborne fire bases used during the Operation Apache Snow along the road in 1969-1970 such as Birmingham, Bastogne, … Keep going to Ashau valley along Highway 547 (now highway 49).
Upon request:
- 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 clean up. Ashau Special Forces Camp was overrun by the NVA (aka Liberation Army) in 1966 and it's known for the risky rescue of Air Force Major Bernard Fisher, the first airman who earned the Medal of Honor.
- Visit families of Agent Orange victims and see how their lives affected by the toxic chemical (extra fee)
- Visit local woman guerrilla who shot down 1 US aircraft with a rifle in Ashau valley. She was sent North to Hanoi to meet president Ho Chi Minh many times (extra fee)
Hue Hamburger Hill tour A Shau valley
We will have a brief stop in A Luoi town for a coffee drink and take a look at a Huey UH1 Iroquois helicopter on display. Continue onto Dong Abia (the montagnard's version for Hamburger Hill), a 937-m peak where the infamous battle took place in May 1969. Have a quick look at Hamburger Hill battle museum before start trekking to Hamburger Hill to see Helicopter Crash Site, NVA foxholes, Hamburger Hill Memorial, ... Take a downhill ride back to A Luoi town while watching and taking many 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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