Dien Bien Phu Overview

Điện Biên is a new province which was created by a split of the former Lai Chau Province in the early 2004. Điện Biên Province includes all the land in the south of Đà River (Black River), and New Lai Châu Province includes all the land in the north of Đà River.

Travel in this region offers the best opportunity to meet and greet people of ethnic-minority hilltribe groups, from the timid White Thai to the gregarious Hmong. But remember that responsible tourism is crucial; our collective interaction with isolated ethnic minorities lays the groundwork for their future survival (or demise). Hire guides if you are going off into the boonies or out among ethnic groups. Your impact, especially if your travels take you to real rural parts, is important.

Following are a list of recommended places to visit in Dien Bien.

Museum of Dien Bien Phu Victory

Museum of Dien Bien Phu Victory lies opposite the cemetery of Vietnamese martyrs in Hill A1, the center of Dien Bien Phu City...more

Muong Phang

The Command post of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign is located in Muong Phang Commune, Dien Bien District, about 35km, 10km as the crow flies, from the centre of Dien Bien Phu City. Here Travelers will find the hut where General Vo Nguyen Giap worked and other huts for information and military operation discussion...more

Statue of Dien Bien Phu Victory

The statue of Dien Bien Phu Victory is situated atop Hill D1, Dien Bien Phu City. It is inaugurated in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2004)...more

Command bunker of De Castries

The Command bunker of De Castries lies at the heart of the entrenched camp of Dien Bien Phu in the middle of the Muong Thanh Field...more

Hill A1

Hill A1 was the strongest post of all the 49 strongholds in Dien Bien Phu fortified entrenched camp. Hill A1 had three defense lines. The first one, stretching from the Cay Da blockhouse, protected the way to the hilltop. Currently this is the main road leading to the top of Hill A1...more