Long Tan Battlefield And Vung Tau Highlights - 1 day Private Tour

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Duration:9 hours to 10 hours (approx.)
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam

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This tour explores the fascinating recent history of the Vietnam War and the Long Tan Battle between the Australian Royal Army and the Viet Cong. Our local guides will bring to light the stories and events that took place in each of the tour stops, offering you an immersive experience of Vietnamese history. Also explore the seaside city of Vung Tau!

This tour includes visits to...
• Long Tan Cross
• Nui Dat
• Long Phuoc Tunnels
• Horseshoe Hill
• Luscombe Airfield
• Vung Tau Highlights

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Let’s Go! Following pick up at your hotel at 8:00am, we’ll take a pleasant 1 and 1/2 hour drive to Ba Ria Central Market. On the way, we’ll stop to stretch our legs and pick up your local guide for the Long Tan – Nui Dat area. Your guide will give you an introduction to the Ba Ria area and history. Then, we’ll head to the Phuoc Long Tunnels, a 1.4km tunnel system where our guide will tell fascinating stories that illustrate the life of the Viet Cong during the wartime. He or she will also explain how the cashew nut grows. Vietnam is the largest producer and exporter of cashews in the world!
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Step Back In Time In Nui Dat & Luscombe Airfield Next, we’ll arrive in Nui Dat, or SAS Hill, the former base of the Australian Army. Our guide will illuminate the important history of this area, showing photos so that it is easy for you to remember or imagine this period in time. Then we’ll drive to Luscombe Airfield, which has been preserved in a small village. Our guide will tell you the stories associated with this significant site. Here, we’ll also have a chance to visit the kindergarten built by Australian Veterans.
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Absorb The History Of The Battle Of Long Tan We’ll continue on to the Long Tan Cross, the most emotional part of the tour. With flowers and incense, we’ll perform a ritual ceremony to show our respect for the people who passed away in this place. After this, we’ll view Horseshoe Hill from the main street because the area itself is protected due to bombs and landmines which still remain buried.
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Take In The Sights In Vung Tau City Leaving Nui Dat, we’ll head to the beach city of Vung Tau where we will enjoy a delicious lunch with a sea view. Then we’ll visit the must-see spots of Vung Tau, including a climb to the top of the lighthouse where we can view the whole city and the East Sea. Going back down, we’ll visit the last King Bao Dai’s White Palace. The Adventure Isn’t Over Yet! Before we head back to Ho Chi Minh City, we’ll have a chance to take a photo with the famous Statue of Jesus on top of the hill. We’ll return to HCMC around 5:00 pm and drop you off at your hotel or anywhere you would like to go within HCMC. Before farewell to our guide, please make sure you get some good recommendations from him/her on where to further explore the city.

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Posted By : naomiaP3094JB
A very special and interesting tour for Australians. We visited the Nui Dat base and the Long Tan memorial. We saw the rubber plantations and were shown pictures of what the area was like during the war. We also visited the Long Phuoc tunnels. We went to Vung Tau for a delicious lunch. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in seeing this part of Vietnam. A wonderful day.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 05:55:57

Posted By : jarrodt678
Great tour today. Saw where the Australian and New Zealand armies were stationed during the war. Nam was a fantastic guide. Thank you
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 06:40:41

Posted By : petaag
This was the only must on my Dad's request for his recent visit to Vietnam & it did not disappoint.

Nam provided the whole story of the battle at Long Tan passionately & sensitively. He pointed out significant landmarks.

Lunch by the seaside was a great relaxing way to end the day.

Nam took care of my parents, catered to their needs & the driver was courteous (and always smiling).
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 21:56:30

Posted By : paulwN4202JM
Maika Tours were excellent. For ANZAC Day 2024 they adjusted the pick up time in Ho Chi Minh City so that we could attend the 5am ANZAC Day dawn commemoration at the Long Tan Cross. The driver and guide were very professional. We received a very knowlegeable tour of Long Tan, Nui Dat and Vung Tau. I highly recommend the visit and tour.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25 19:03:05

Posted By : gregoE3655OD
Was absolutely the best tour I had an amazing guide who contributed to an equally amazing experience I would highly recommend it and can confirm that it was money well spent, big thumbs up
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 01:47:01

Posted By : Ash_R
The best tour I have ever been on!

My tour guide Ms Huong was amazing and I would highly recommend her for any tour. From meeting me at my hotel to providing in-depth knowledge at every destination we visited Ms Huong made this an amazing day with many laughs and learnings.
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Posted On : 2024-03-24 09:32:57

Posted By : Jodie M
The reason we have given Nam the 5 out of 5 rating was our guide was the most friendliest kindest person we could have ever met.
His knowledge on history of the battlefield we visited and the answers to our questions was 10 out of 10.
I have no hesitation recommending Nam to anyone and only hope that one day we meet him again.
If Nam ever produces his book please let us know as we will buy it!
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Posted On : 2024-03-24 07:16:30

Posted By : Y980RXnicolew
My husband and I done a full day tour to Long Tan and our guide Nam was amazing. His knowledge with regards to Australians that were there was exceptional. We went off the brakes track to places a normal tour won’t take you and things we seen with Nam will never be forgotten.
I highly recommended requesting Nam when booking tours as he made our trip his friendly nature and hospitality along with knowledge is something we won’t forget. Definitely 10 out 10 !!!
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Posted On : 2024-03-20 08:11:06

Posted By : Adam B
Absolutely awesome
Have wanted to visit for some time.
Must do and see.
Lunch was a great location.
I highly recommend this,
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Posted On : 2024-03-11 12:03:16

Posted By : X9499WDdarrene
This was an amazing day. Nam the tour guide amazing. Incredibly knowledgeable and had a great understanding of what the Australian and New Zealand troops did while in country. Once I mentioned that my Father served in Vietnam he did everything he could to find relevant information to make the experience more personal. Some of the off track things we got to see that other tours wouldn’t have been able to see was awesome. He had lots of pictures to validate what he was telling us with important land marks that had to be real. O we all it was the best day we have had in Vietnam and would recommend this tour to anyone. Thanks again Van you are amazing at your job.
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Posted On : 2024-03-10 20:40:56