FULL DAY BATTLE AREA  IN LONG TAM ( FORMER BATTLEFIELD TRIP)

A special journey starts from Ho Chi Minh City to the former battlefield of Long Tan and Nui Dat which were once the key sites of the Australian Army in the Vietnam War. We will visit the former 1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat and the Australian memorial established at Long Tan.

FULL ITINERARY
Breakfast at your hotel then we have a day trip to Battle of Long Tan. It is 160km far from Ho Chi Minh City. The driving time is approximately 2hours and 30 minutes. The Battle of Long Tan was fought between the Australian Army and Viet Cong forces in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tần, about twenty-seven kilometres north east of Vung Tau, South Vietnam on 18 August 1966. The action occurred when D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), part of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF), encountered the Viet Cong (VC) 275 Regiment and elements of the D445 Local Forces Battalion. D Company was supported by other Australian units, as well as New Zealand and United States personnel. Lunch at local restaurant then drive back to Ho Chi Minh City