Dien Bien Phu Tour of Northern Vietnam

Dien Bien Phu Tour of Northern Vietnam

May 2004

Itinerary:

3/5: Depart London/Heathrow with Cathay Pacific

4/5: Morning arrive Hong kong and Depart for Hanoi . Transfer to the Guoman Hotel.

5/5: City tour to include Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum and museum. The Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university and the backstreets of the old quarter. In the evening we will watch a performance of Vietnamese water-puppetry before dinner. This art is unique to Vietnam.

6/5: Morning transfer to the airport for the flight to Dien Bien Phu 13.30-14.40. On arrive transfer to the hotel. Now a quiet, provincial backwater and colourful market centre for the surrounding 'montagnard' peoples, in 1956 this isolated valley was the site of the catastrophic French defeat that lead to the end of their rule in Indochina. Afternoon tour of the museum and A1 hill.Over night in the Moung Thanh Hotel.

General Giap with Mai Bateman, founder of Mekong Travel

7/5: Memorial day.

8/5: Day tour of the jungle command post General Giap's HQ and the French command posts and trench positions.

9/5: Morning visit the local market before getting the flight back to Hanoi departing at 14.10 to arrive at 15.10. Transfer to the Gouman Hotel.

10/5: Day in Hanoi. Visit Army Museum and Air Force Museum.

11/5: Depart Hanoi for Hong kong.

12/5: Arrive London/Heathrow.

Price: £685.00 per person sharing a twin room. International Flights from £725.00 per person.

Includes: all accommodation with breakfast, transfers and transport by modern air-conditioned car and guided tours where indicated.
Excludes: airport tax, personal expenses and visa.

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