This 10 day program leads you to visit former battlefields where some of the war’s fiercest firefights took place between American Army and Vietnamese Army. Go cruising in the Mekong Delta, take a dragon boat on the Perfume River and relax on China Beach.   Day 1: Arrival Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City and meet at Tan San Nhat International Airport, where most American personnel landed before 1975. Transfer to downtown for hotel check-in. Half day city tour visiting historic landmarks including the old Saigon Post Office, Notre Dame Cathedral, the former Presidential Palace, War Remnants Museum and Chinatown. Dinner on boat along Saigon river and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh Long - Can Tho Transfer to Vinh Long by coach with stop en route at Dong Tam snake farm, the former base of the US 9th Division and Riverine units, then visit Ap Bac village - site of a ground battle between the independence guerillas and ARVN (Army of Republic of Vietnam). Upon arrival at Cai Be, take a motorized sampan to see the colorful floating market, and visit a popcorn and rice paper-making village. Visit to bonsai gardens and orchards. Transfer to Can Tho. Overnight in Can Tho. Day 3: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City Boat ride to Cai Rang & Phong Dien floating markets where the local people gather on the river to trade fuit and vegetables and other farm products. Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City - Hue Early morning flight to Hue, the former Imperial Capital of Vietnam. Take a boat ride on the Perfume, then visit Thien Mu pagoda. Drive to the Imperial Citadel, site of a bloody street battle between the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and the US Marine Corps during the Tet Offensive of 1968. Lunch is at the home of a former Imperial princess, Lac Tinh Vien. Afternoon, visit the Tu Duc royal tomb, Khai Dinh royal tomb and the Dong Ba market. Enjoying Hue lantern dinner (imperial dinner with royal costumes) is optional. Overnight in Hue. Day 5: Hue - DMZ - Hue Early morning departure for the former D. M. Z (Demilitarized Zone). Places of military significance in the area include the former American Marine base of Khe Sanh, the Rock Pile, Camp Carol, Dakrong suspension bridge, Tacon airfield, Lang Vay special forces camp and Hamburger Hill along Highway 9. Lunch at a Khe Sanh restaurant. Visit the Truong Son cemetery, McNamara’s electric fence and the Ben Hai 17th parallel dividing the North and the South. On the way back, stop at the old citadel of Quang Tri, site of a violent battle during the NVA Easter offensive of 1972. Drive back to Hue. Overnight in Hue. Day 6: Hue - Da Nang Morning, leave Hue for Da Nang with a stop at Camp Eagle near Phu Bai airbase, the former US Special Forces base. Drive over Hai Van Pass with its spectacular panorama of the coastline. Descend towards Da Nang past the beach where the US Marines landed in 1965. Visit the Marble Mountains, which concealed a cave that provided a safe sanctuary for the guerillas during the war. Then visit China Beach. Transfer to the hotel with a stop at the former US airbase and depot on the way. The balance of the afternoon is free for relaxation on the beach. Overnight in Da Nang. Day 7: Da Nang - Pleiku Flight to Pleiku in the Central Highlands, considered a strategically important position by the US military. After check-in the hotel, drive south to Ham Rong pass and Camp Enari, former headquarters of the 4th Infantry Division. Lunch at local restaurant. Drive to Cacteka plantation, Pleime and Bau Can, the 4th Division’s former operational areas. Drive back to the hotel for dinner. Overnight in Pleiku. Day 8: Pleiku Morning drive to Dak To to visit the former airbase of the 4th Division, Charlie Hill. Dak To was the site of heavy conflicts between the NVA and the 4th Division along the Ho Chi Minh and Sihanouk trails. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive back to Pleiku with visit to Camp Halloway and a Banar montagnard village. Drive back to Pleiku for the night. Dinner and overnight in Pleiku. Day 9: Pleiku - Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels - Ho Chi Minh City Flight to Ho Chi Minh City. From the airport, proceed to the famous Cu Chi tunnels, an important base during the American War because of its strategic location. The Viet Cong built a 200km long network of tunnels connecting command posts, hospitals, shelters and weapon factories. It is dug by hand tools without the use of cement. A continuation to visit Great Temple of Caodaism. Lunch at Ngoc Tuyet restaurant. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Day 10: Ho Chi Minh - Departure Free at leisure or go shopping until time transfer to airport for departure.