- Hue City
- DMZ Full-Day Tour
- Hue (or Dong Ha)
- Tour type: Private guided tour
- Itinerary: Your hotel in Hue – DMZ Tours meeting point in Dong Ha (113 Le Loi Street) – Long Hung Church – The Rockpile – Dakrong Bridge – Ho Chi Minh Road – Khe Sanh Combat Base – Doc Mieu Base (A2) – Former DMZ – Hien Luong Bridge, Ben Hai River – Vinh Moc Tunnels – Back to Hue, or drop-off in Dong Ha
- Starts: Your hotel in Hue – Ends: Dong Ha, or back in Hue
7h00: Leave your hotel in Hue for the DMZ Tours meeting point in Dong Ha, 113 Le Loi Street. You will drive along the "Highway of Horror" of the Blazing Summer of 1972 to Dong Ha, former headquarters of the US 3rd Marine Division. Short stop at the skeleton of Long Hung Church in Quang Tri Town, badly damaged in 1972. Then on to the Rockpile, a US Marine lookout. From there you get a general view of the Razorback, Mutter's Ridge, LZ Russell, Camp Fuller and Camp Carroll, reminders of the first two operations in this tactical area: Prairie and Hastings. The next stop is Dakrong Bridge, one of the starting points of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which leads to Hamburger Hill and the A Shau Valley. Our main stop of the morning is Khe Sanh Combat Base, a large US Marine base attacked by NVA forces in early 1968, before the Tet Offensive. Long drive back to Dong Ha for lunch.
In the afternoon, we visit Doc Mieu Base (A2), part of the McNamara Line. Then you will drive through the Old DMZ, which extended 5 km on either side of the Ben Hai River, from the East Sea to Laos, and walk across the Freedom Bridge over the Ben Hai River, the true demarcation line between the two Vietnams for 18 years (1954 to 1972). You will drive past Cua Tung Beach, which the French called "the Queen of Beaches". The last stop is the Vinh Moc Museum and the Vinh Moc Tunnels, the refuge of more than 300 North Vietnamese people during six years of bombing (1966 to 1972). Drop-off in Dong Ha, or drive back to your hotel in Hue, arriving at about 18h20.
End of services
Tour price
- $135 for a group of 1 person
- $142 for a group of 2 people
- $168 for a group of 3 people
- $25 more for each additional person
Included
- Air-conditioned car or van from your hotel in Hue around the DMZ and back to your hotel in Hue, or drop-off in Dong Ha
- English-speaking (or French-speaking) DMZ guide with good knowledge of the area
- Entrance fees for all sites in the program
- Road, bridge and parking fees
- Driver's fee
Not included
- Lunch – Insurance – Tips (up to you!)
I am sure you will enjoy your trip with DMZ Tours!
(The best DMZ tour guide – War witness – Former high school teacher – Tour operator – Owner)
