Potentiality Tours

War Veteran Tours have been set up by Vietnamese veterans for their foreign counterparts who participated in the two Indochina Wars. These are special tour programs for those who have served in Viet Nam and now wish to revisit the former locations and areas of their former units, the Viet Cong war zones, and especially former battlefields.

There are also more extensive programs for veterans from all countries (U.S., South Korea, Thailand, Australia, France, Philippines) who were part of wars in Vietnam. These tours enable veterans to visit places in our country, whether they are in the south or the north.

Khe Sanh (Quang Tri Province): Khe Sanh is situated at a very important location in Quang Tri province, 600 km south of Hanoi. It is a valley in between the jungles and mountains, with an area of nearly 10 km2. Geographically, this valley is like the Dien Bien Phu valley (northwest of Vietnam), which was considered one of the most important US Army’s bases and defense lines from 1966 to 1967. 

Ben Hai River: From 1954 to 1957, the Ben Hai River served as the demarcation line between the Republic of Viet Nam (South Viet Nam) and the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (North Viet Nam). The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) consisted of a 5 km area on either side of the demarcation line.

Truong Son Cemetery: Located on top of a hill at the center of 8 others, in the formation of a blooming flower with 8 petals in Vinh Truong Village, Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province of 106 hectares in area, the main cemetery has an area of 46 hectares holding 10,327 graves of Vietnamese soldiers who died during the war. It is divided into five zones: the Central Zone with the memorial and four others classified by names of provinces. There is a group of memorials between Zone 4 and Zone 5 demonstrating the courageous spirit of Regiment 559, and showing the friendship between Vietnam and Laos. Every year, this cemetery welcomes about 20,000 visitors from everywhere in the country and abroad. Among them are foreign visitors who flew thousands of miles to pay a visit to Truong Son Cemetery.

Vinh Moc Tunnels: Vinh Moc, in Quang Tri province, was where the first US bombs were dropped in North Vietnam. In June 1965, after heavy bombardments, Vine Moc villagers started digging shelters beneath their houses and then joined with the neighbors to create a web of tunnels. Every household was entitled to 4 m2. Households were connected to public facilities, such as meeting rooms, art performance room, and a clinic where 17 babies were born.

Dong Loc Road Junction: The intersection of provincial roads 5 and 15 used to be the main junction of the supply line during the war . American aircraft heavily bombarded the area in repeated efforts to destroy the junction. The less than 20 km section of road underwent 2,057 air bombardments. A unit of ten young female volunteers, aged 17 to 20 was assigned to keep the road open to traffic.  Despite repeated heavy bombardments, they stayed at their post, using only shovels and hoes to level bomb craters. A monument engraved with the names of the ten heroines was erected on a hill at the Dong Loc Road Junction.