What‘s Included

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What To Expect

Reviews

• If you’re a Vietnam War...

  Darrin M,

  Sep 9, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  If you’re a Vietnam War you must experience this tour. I had a great time conversing with our guide Nam. He was very friendly and a wealth of information about the war and the places that we visited. I think Khe Shan was my favorite. You could almost feel the bullets flying and the bombs bursting.

• Fairly superficial - didn't add much to what we knew from books & podcasts already

  Carina S,

  Sep 8, 2025

  - Viator

  3.00

  We were really excited for the tour, it was going to be the highlight at half-time of our trip. We are both really interested in history and of course we've read lots about Vietnam. But we had no doubt that this tour would add significant insights that, as Europeans, we couldn't just read up on. Sadly, the tour was rather superficial: it started great with an intro to the chronology of the 1st and 2nd Indochina Wars. But it didn't really get any more thorough than that. The places we visited didn't really add much to our knowledge. The objects at the museums weren't explained to us and they didn't have any helpful commentary on the signs. We were given 20-30 min to explore the museums and memorials ourselves but of course we didn't have the knowledge to really make the most of it. We were especially hoping to hear more about the human side of the story. Dates, battle plans and pictures are easy to look up nowadays, but stories about life during the resistance, war and the aftermath would have been an invaluable addition. Hearing the Vietnamese perspective on modern history was one of the reasons why we'd come here to begin with. Especially when touring the tunnels, which were obviously interesting in themselves, more background information about life down there would have helped. Even in the tunnels, the tone was kept light and chatty and superficial. In general, the narrative was always positive: Losses were symbols of bravery, victories were never against any enemy, just all very rosy and positive. Extra questions about history, modern understanding of the past, the maintenance of the memorial sites weren't really answered (which might have been a language issue, though). The rides were so lengthy (between 60-70% of the trip) and could have been used for further explanations too. Our guide chatted to the participants in the front of the car, but there was no official tour-stuff going on. In general, our guide was friendly and well prepared. Beyond the official speaking segments, he wasn't that approachable though. Questions were answered in a friendly but very quick manner. At the sites and at lunch, he and two of his colleagues (?) sat at a separate table, having Vietnamese food and speaking Vietnamese to each other while we had pretty boring rice and tofu/pork. One last point: the roads are rough and the driving is even rougher. We've gotten used to not having seat belts, but one of us was sitting at the very back, facing the aisle. So at any sharp brake, we would have gone flying down the aisle, through the wind shield? We rearranged the seats ourselves to feel safer. Altogether, we were just disappointed because our expectations were high after reading all the positive reviews.

• Tour done very well,...

  Daniele S,

  Aug 18, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  Tour done very well, essential to get to know the history of Vietnam linked to the war period. You have to be ready for various trips to reach more destinations

• A good way to know about recent Vietnam history

  Inmaculada B,

  Jul 30, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  It's a complete day travelling to places where Vietnam war was so present. It alliws you understand some of the facts of that history

• Great history lesson

  Danielle M,

  Jul 13, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  As an American I was eager to learn more about the history and I felt the tour did just that. It is a lot of driving so be aware of that, but the sites played important roles and they keep the car nice and chilled between each site. Guide had excellent English and historical knowledge