Vietnam Veteran Tour
Central Highlands: Pleiku – Kontum
The central highlands cover
the southern part of the Truong Son Mountain range and comprise the
provinces of Lam Dong, Daklak, Gia Lai and Kontum. The area is home to
several ethnic minority groups with only about two million people, but has
always been considered important due to its strategic location: close
proximity to the Cambodian border, the Ho Chi Minh trail and national route
1A. During the Vietnam War, considerable fighting tooh place in this area
which is now renowned for its cool climate, beautiful mountain scenery and
tribal culture.
Day 1: Saigon – Pleiku – Kon
Tum
Transfer to airport for flight to Pleiku.
Arrival in Pleiku and transfer to Kontum. Hotel check-in. PM: visit to
former Dakto battlefield (1967): Charlie hill, Phuong Hoang airfield, Dakto
Museum. Then visit to suspension bridge and Sedang hill-tribe village.
Evening: (Optional – self payment) show by hill-tribe orphans. O/N in Kontum.
Day 2: Kon Tum – Pleiku
Visit to Kontum market and old bishopric
office building. Return to Pleiku for visit to An Khe base and Dektu
village, followed by liquor sipping & gong show (Optional – self payment).
O/N in Pleiku.
Day 3: Pleiku - Saigon
Visit to Ham Rong, Lake Iabang (former
American base) and Pleime. Return Saigon. Transfer to the airport for
departure or begin the next module.
