Long Tan Tour - Long Tan Memorial Cross - Vung Tau City Tour

Long Tan Tour allows you visit former battle field sites for Australian veteran. The trip on the first day covers some places such as an orphanage, Nui Dat SS Hill, Long Tan Cross, Old Australian bases, Helipad as well as some former strong hold of Viet Cong, the Long Phuoc Tunnel.  You also have a chance to visit famous tourist attractions in Vung Tau where preserves the feel of a harmonious community of religions, mountains, beaches and architecture, both old and new.

Itinerary:

- Ho Chi Minh City - Long Tan Nui Dat Battle Field

In the morning: The tour guide and A/C bus will pick you up at your hotel and start your tour. We will depart for Vung Tau. On the way, you can enjoy the beauty of white sand dunes and the sound of the waves lapping against the oars on the road. The first stop is at an orphanage in Vung Tau. The next stop is at the Long Tan Tour, which is located in Ba Ria - Vung Tau and marks the site of the Battle of Long Tan. Long Tan is deeply etched into ANZAC folklore. In the late afternoon of August 18, 1966, D Company, 6 RAR - despite being heavily outnumbered - fought off a large Viet Cong assault of regimental strength during a grueling three-hour battle. After the visit to Long Tan Memorial Cross, we will continue to explore the Long Phuoc Tunnels. The village of Long Phuoc had an extensive system of tunnels which linked the village to the jungle areas to its north east. In the afternoon: After lunch with traditional Vietnamese Food at a local restaurant, you can also enjoy the trip to Nui Dat SS Hill. In 1966, when the area was part of Phuoc Tuy Province, it was the location of a prominent Australian Military Base in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The occupation of Nui Dat required the removal of all inhabitants from within a 4 kilometer radius of the base, therefore the people of Long Tan and Long Phuoc villages were forcibly resettled. Little remains of this military camp today except the columns of the main gate. The former runway is now a street in the local village, and the old helipad is now a soccer field. After the visit to Nui Dat SS Hill, we continue to visit Minh Dam, which used to be "The Secret Zone" in the past. Then you will be transferred to a three-star hotel in Vung Tau for check-in and enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. After dinner, you will feel free to explore Vung Tau and spend your night at the hotel.

- Vung Tau - Ho Chi Minh city

After your breakfast at the hotel, you will be picked up at the hotel and begin your sightseeing tour of Vung Tau - the capital of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province. Firstly, we will visit the Large House (Nha Lon) and its temples at Long Son Island. Large House is a place to celebrate festivals, with a school, a market, a Ghe Sam preserving house, and Ong Tran's graveyard. Then we will continue to visit the White House Palace (a summer residence of the last emperor Bao Dai), offering a wonderful view of the beach and the city. After your visit to the White House Palace, we will visit Niet Ban Tinh Xa, Nirvana Meditation Retreat and Thich Ca Phat Dai, a Buddhist shrine. We will also visit a French-built light house and the giant statue of Jesus Christ as optional choices. In the afternoon, you will have lunch at a local restaurant then go swimming at the Bai Sau Beach. At 4:00 PM, you will be transferred back to Ho Chi Minh City, where you will arrive at around 6:00 PM. Finish your memorial tour. We hope to see you again!

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