Hamburger Hill Tour
Hamburger hill tour brings you a recall memory of the war. The Battle of Hamburger Hill during the Vietnam War, also known as Hill 937. The battle, which was fought on May 10-20, 1969 was a direct assault against a heavily defended and strategically insignificant hill, resulted in over 400 U.S. casualties and caused an outrage back home. Hamburger Hill battle had run afoul of a fundamental war-fighting equation and the expenditure of effort at Hamburger Hill exceeded the value the American people attached to the war in Vietnam.
Route trip: HUE CITY – A LUOI TOWN – HAMBURGER HILL – HUE. Code tour : Vietnam Battle Tour 01 ( 1 day tour )
HUE CITY – A LUOI TOWN – HAMBURGER HILL – HUE ( 1 DAY TOUR )
Code tour : Vietnam Battle Tour 01
Start City: Hue City / End City: Hue City
Highlight of trip: A Shau special forces camp, Ap Bia mountain, Hamburger hill
Tour Itinerary:
In the early morning, we meet at your hotel in Hue city and drive to Aluoi for the Ashau valley, one of the strategic focal points of the war in Vietnam. The narrow 40 kilometer long valley was an arm of the Ho Chi Minh Trail funneling troops and supplies toward Hue and Danang.
At the north end of the valley was the major North Vietnamese Army (NVA) staging area known as Base Area 611. Because of its importance to the North Vietnamese plan for victory, the Ashau valley became a major battle ground from the earliest days of the U.S involvement in South Vietnam.
Our first stop is the old site of Ashau Special Forces Camp, overrun by the NVA in 1966 and the next site is the infamous Hamburger Hill, the last bloodiest battle between the U.S Army"s 101st Airborne and the NVA troops in the Vietnam War.
The battle took place on Ap Bia Mountain or Hill 937 in the rugged, jungle-shrouded mountains along the Laotian border with South Vietnam. After 10 day battle ( from May 10 to May 20 1969 ), the U.S 101st Airborne Division took the hill , US troops fought a brutal battle up the hill before finally capturing it on May 20. Due to the severity of the fighting, Hill 937 was dubbed "Hamburger Hill.
We have 3 hour hiking on the hill and wander the hilltop viewing the traces left of the 10 day battle. Explore a tunnel of the NVA at the hill foot before getting back to the town for lunch. Drive back to Hue and trip ends at your hotel
Inclusion:
* Land transport
* Picnic Lunch
* English speaking local guide
* Entry Permit to Hamburger Hill
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Exclusion:
* Travel insurance
* Tipping to guide and driver
* Drinks and the other things are not mentioned in the program.
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