Long Tan Battlefield Day Tour - "Lest We Forget"
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"Lest We Forget" - Velkommen til vores Long Tan Battlefield en-dagstur fra Ho Chi Minh City! Tag med os, når vi begiver os ud på en historisk rejse til en af de mest betydningsfulde slagmarker i Vietnams krigshistorie. Beliggende cirka 110 kilometer sydøst for Ho Chi Minh City, har Long Tan Battlefield stor historisk betydning som stedet for slaget ved Long Tan, som fandt sted under Vietnamkrigen. Denne kamp, der blev udkæmpet den 18. august 1966, mellem den australske hær og Viet Cong-styrkerne, er blevet et symbol på mod og modstandskraft.
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Vores tur begynder med en tidlig morgenafgang fra Ho Chi Minh City, hvor du bliver hentet af vores kyndige og venlige guide kl. Når vi kører gennem det maleriske landskab, vil vores guide give dig værdifuld indsigt i den historiske kontekst af Vietnamkrigen og betydningen af Long Tan Battle. Derefter fortsætter du til Discourtesy Rubber Plantation ved at køre med Horseshoe FSB (adgang er forbudt på grund af den løbende tilstedeværelse af landminer). Før du går videre til Long Phuoc-tunnelerne, skal du stoppe ved Long Tan Cross Memorial, et mindested. De lange Phuoc-tunneler havde mødelokaler, førstehjælpsstationer og kampgrave, ligesom andre underjordiske systemer opdaget i Vietnam. Vores sidste destination på en halvdags rejse til Long Tan - Nui Dat er Long Phuoc Tunnels. Du vender tilbage til Ho Chi Minh City efter en kort pause. Besøget slutter på dit hotel.
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What an amazing day with Tu. This man's knowledge of Long Tan and Nui Dat through the local perspective was fantastic. If you are thinking of doing this tour I can highly recommend it 👌 we can't thank Tu enough for making this a personal, educational and moving experience 🫶
Sergeant Dao ( or Tony) was a fantastic guide for the trip. His first hand experience of the Australian operations and the base was enlightening and helped paint the picture of the time and place. My son and I thank You To y for sharing this with us.
81 years young. Tony was an interpreter for the ANZACs in 1966, and remembers.the base and the battles personally. Happy to answer any questions, Tony is friendly and helpful as he guides you to the old places and tells you about the changes.
A great experience with our funny and cheeky tour guide Mr Dao (Tony). First hand account of what our blokes had up against them and the sacrifices that many of them paid. It’s a shame that SAS Hill has been quarried, but the main high point still exists. Mr Dao supplied flowers, drinks and lunch and we were driven around by his driver in a nice black Toyota Fortuner, VIP style. Lest we forget.
Tony was my guide, Vietnamese tour guide. 80 years old and was at the battle supporting the Australian troops. he was a wealth of information. very helpful and passionate. highly recommend
We had a very good tour from Saigon to Long Tan with Tu as our guide who was very informative and helpful. It is a very peaceful and memorable location for a memorial to a battle that killed so many on both sides and is now dedicated to friendship between Vietnam and Australia
Mr. Dao was an outstanding tour guide, highly knowledgeable about all aspects of the Vietnam War. Having a Vietnam veteran as our guide made the experience even more meaningful. Visiting the Long Tan Cross was a deeply moving moment. Standing amidst the rubber plantation, just as the soldiers once did, was a powerful experience. We also visited the old runway near Nui Dat and the remains of the helicopter landing pad that once accommodated dozens of choppers, it was truly fascinating. Although much of the area has been reclaimed by local farmers, a bit of imagination helped bring the history to life. The Long Phuoc tunnels offered a unique experience, very different from the Cu Chi tunnels. These tunnels are significantly larger, you can stand upright while walking through them. We explored a 100-meter stretch, encountering bats and hidden shooting posts along the way. A fantastic tour overall, highly recommended!
Thanks, Tony. It was truly fascinating to hear about what happened at Long Tan, how it unfolded, the numbers involved, and what remains today. Hearing it from someone who experienced the war firsthand made the account feel much more accurate and meaningful.
My mum and I had a fantastic time with Mr. Dao. We stopped for coffee on the way while he kindly picked up flowers for us to lay at the Australian memorial. At the site, we paid our respects and learned a great deal from Mr. Dao about Vietnamese life post-war and the country’s views on all nations involved. We also visited the site of the former Australian base camp, where only the airstrip remains alongside a kindergarten built by the Australians for the local community. Mr. Dao was funny, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable. It was a wonderful private tour completely tailored to us, with no rushing at all. Highly recommend!
Our guide, Mr. Dao, was very knowledgeable being a veteran himself. Some of our conversations gave me a sense of peace and perhaps even a bit of closure. If you're considering this tour, please note that the bunkers at Nui Dat have been demolished. It's true what they say: while many never made it home, for those who did, home was never the same. While I see Vietnam striving to move beyond its bloody past through progress, I, for one, will never forget. RIP.
