Day 01: Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu
Have a morning tour of Hanoi to see Vietnam Army museum in order to get some understanding about the France - Vietnam war before transferring to the airport for a short flight to Dien Bien Phu, the old battlefield. You will be welcomed at Muong Thanh airport. Check in hotel for lunch and relax in the afternoon. O/N in Dien Bien.
Day 02: Dien Bien Phu
Full day touring around the battlefields. You see the museum of Dien Bien with exhibits collected during the fiercest war in Indochina during the 1950s, then we visit the vestiges of bunkers and fortified stations of over 16,000 French Expeditionary troops (including Elliane Hill and De Castries bunkers…). You will also be able to see the headquarter of Vietnamese army (Viet Minh) which lies some 30km away. And finally you will understand why the French lost here and ended their attempt to control Indochina. Overnight in Dien Bien.
Day 03: Dien Bien Phu
A day of sightseeing or trekking into villages of the ethnic minority Thai people. Overnight in Dien Bien.
Day 04: Dien Bien Phu - Ha Noi
Morning flight back to Hanoi. You will be met again at the airport in Hanoi and transferred to your hotel. End tour.
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