Day 1: Thursday, 23rd April 2026 (Arrive Ho Chi Minh City)

Arrive at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, where you will meet your driver who will take you to your central city hotel. Check-in and the rest of the day is free.

Hotel: The Odys Boutique Hotel (or similar)

Day 2: Friday, 24th April 2026 (Ho Chi Minh City)

Morning: Cu Chi Tunnels by Speedboat Tour (‘Join-in’ tour)

Depart hotel: 7:00am

Finish: 1:30pm approx.

This will be an enjoyable, exciting and interesting morning.

You will be picked up from your hotel and will board a 10-12 passenger speedboat, for an exciting trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Along the way, your guide will point out life along the banks of the Saigon River with plenty of photo opportunities.

At the Cu Chi Tunnels, take an informative tour of this ‘underground’ village complex built by resourceful Vietnamese guerrilla fighters, during the Vietnam War. Different aspects of life in the tunnels such as meeting areas, workshops to make weapons and clothing, as well as kitchens and sleeping areas, have been recreated on the surface.

You will have the opportunity to go through a short section of tunnel and envisage what it may have been like.

Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch before returning to Ho Chi Minh City.

Afternoon: City Tour (Private tour):

Depart: 1:30pm

Finish: 5:30pm approx.

Join the tour bus for your afternoon city tour after disembarking your speedboat.

Visit the Independence Palace which, in 1975 when South Vietnam fell to the North, was the Presidential Palace. Ransacked at the time and left derelict, this magnificent building was later restored as it was in 1975 and provides an interesting snapshot of that era.

A short distance away, visit the War Remnants Museum, a mixed display (sometimes confronting) that shows the Vietnam (American) War from the Vietnamese perspective.

Finish this afternoon’s tour with a drink at the Rooftop Bar of the famous Rex Hotel which was a meeting place for American military officials, foreign correspondents and spies, during the Vietnam War. Your guide will point out the Caravelle Hotel, the location of the Australian and French Embassies during the Vietnam War and the old CIA building which became famous as the last evacuation point in the final days of the war.

Evening: Street Food Tour (Private tour):

Depart hotel: 6:00pm

Finish: 8:30pm approx.

This evening, you are in for a treat. Continue from the Rex Hotel and indulge in a Street Food Tour. Walk between different food outlets noted for their own speciality, sampling a range of delicious Vietnamese food cooked in front of you.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hotel:  The Odys Boutique Hotel (or similar)

Day 3: Saturday, 25th April 2025 (Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau)

Anzac Day Down Service (Private tour)

Depart hotel: 4:45am

Return: 7:15am approx.

Depart the hotel for the short journey to attend the deeply moving Anzac Day Dawn Service conducted by the Australian Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Afterwards mingle with other Anzac Day attendees at the Gunfire Breakfast where light refreshments will be provided.

Depart about 7:00am to return to the hotel.

Full day: Day 1 of a 2 Day Nui Dat, Long Tan and Vung Tau Tour (Private tour):

Depart hotel: 9:00am

Arrive: 3:30pm approx.

Travel out of Ho Chi Minh City to the east and what was Phuoc Tuy Province, the region controlled by Australia during the Vietnam War. Visit the Long Tan Memorial which marks the site of the Battle of Long Tan in which 108 Australian soldiers from D Company, 6RAR, held off an estimated 2,000 North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldiers. Sadly, 18 Australians and about 245 NVA soldiers died.

On this special day, take part in a private ceremony to remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War and other conflicts that Australia has been involved. (Please note that due to local sensitivities, an official Anzac Day commemoration at the Long Tan Memorial is not permitted by the Vietnamese Government.)

After Long Tan, proceed to Vung Tau for lunch.

In the afternoon, you will view some of the Australian locations in Vung Tau. These will include the site of the Peter Badcoe Club (R&C Centre), now the Imperial Hotel, the site of the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group and the Vung Tau Air Base, the home of the Australian Caribou squadron known as Wallaby Airlines. Also, drive by the Front and Back Beaches which were popular swimming areas before arriving at your hotel.

With the early start, the rest of your day is free to relax.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Hotel:  Muong Thanh Holiday Hotel (or similar)

Day 4: Sunday, 26th April 2025 (Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City)

Full day: Day 2 of a 2 Day Long Hai Hills and Nui Dat Tour (Private tour):

Depart hotel: 8:30am

Arrive: 4:30pm approx.

A short distance from your hotel, drive by the impressive Monument for War Heros built to honour the Vietnamese people who died during the Vietnam War.

Travel east to the Long Hai Hills and the area known as the Minh Dam Secret Zone. Throughout the war, a large concentration of NVA soldiers occupied the area and where many Australian operations were conducted. You will visit bunker and cave complexes used to hide and store war materials and men.

After leaving the Long Hai Hills, visit the Long Phuoc Tunnels. A tunnel complex used by the Viet Cong to move around within the Australian controlled area. Enjoy a walk through a small section of the tunnels before an early lunch in the Ba Ria area.

After lunch, proceed to Nui Dat, the site of the Australian Task Force Base during the Vietnam War. Visit the site of the Australian, NZ and US artillery positions which played a vital role in the Battle of Long Tan. Nearby, is the base HQ. Here, a bunker and the remnants of the command centre can be seen.

A short distance away is Kanga Pad (the helicopter pad) barely recognisable due of redevelopment, also, SAS Hill, now a quarry. A little further, visit Luscombe Airfield, now a roadway and drive down Canberra Avenue to the site of the 6RAR’s camp and the Nui Dat Memorial, before starting your return journey to Ho Chi Minh City.

Evening: Saigon River Dinner Cruise (‘Join-in’ tour):

Depart hotel: 6:30pm

Finish: 9:30pm approx.

Tonight, you are in for another treat and great way to end your Anzac Day tour. Your driver will meet you and take you to the wharf area on the Saigon River to board your ship for a dinner cruise. Enjoy a buffet with a range of food to suit all tastes while you watch the lights of Ho Chi Minh City go by.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hotel: The Odys Boutique Hotel (or similar)

Day 5: Monday, 27th April 2025 (Depart Ho Chi Minh City)

Your day is free as you wish until your driver picks you up from your hotel to take you to the airport in time for your outbound flight from Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast

• Airport transfers

• Hotel pick-ups/Drop-offs for tours

• Hotel (3 Star) accommodation

• Meals as indicated

• Experienced, English-speaking guide

• Comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with driver

• All touring as per program

• Entrance fees as per program

• Historic War Tours – Anzac Day Polo Shirt

• All travel to/from Vietnam

• Passport & Visa expenses

• Meals and services not mentioned

• Drinks at the Rooftop Bar at the Rex Hotel

• Comprehensive travel insurance

• Personal expenses (e.g. telephone, internet, laundry, drinks, souvenirs etc.)

• Tips to Guides and Drivers

Day 2:

• Cu Chi Tunnels by speedboat – Moderate-High

• City Tour:

• Independence Palace – Low-Moderate

• War Remnants Museum - Low-Moderate

• Evening Street Food Tour – Moderate

Day 3:

• Anzac Day Dawn Service – Low

• Long Tan Memorial – Low

• Vung Tau locations - Low-Moderate

Day 4:

• Long Hai Hills – Moderate

• Long Phouc Tunnels – Moderate

• Australian Task Force site at Nui Dat - Low-Moderate

• Evening Saigon River Dinner Cruise – Low-Moderate

If you find that you are unable to join a tour that has been booked, confirmed and paid in part or in full, the paid amount of that tour less any unrecoverable costs, may be converted to a voucher. The value of that voucher may be used towards the same tour with a later departure date or any other HWT tour.

If a refund is requested, the following cancellation fees may be deducted from the paid amount:

• Greater than 14 days prior to tour start date - 10% of total tour amount + any unrecoverable costs

• 14 Days or less but greater than 7 Days prior to tour start date – 50% of total tour amount + any

unrecoverable costs

• 7 Days or less (including 'no show') prior to tour start date - No refund