ANZAC DAY - VIETNAM
- 5 Days Anzac Day in Vietnam

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From/ To: HO CHI MINH CITY
Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
Departs: 22nd April 2026
Departure: Guaranteed
Tour type: ‘Join-in’/Small-Medium Group

Overview:

Experience Vietnam through its wartime history, culture and ANZAC commemorations on this five-day journey through Ho Chi Minh City and the former Australian area of operations.

Explore the War Remnants Museum, Independence Palace and Cu Chi Tunnels, discover the flavours of Vietnam on a street food tour, and retrace the footsteps of Australian forces at Nui Dat, Long Tan and Vung Tau. A highlight is attending the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Ho Chi Minh City, followed by a full-day tour of the significant battlefields and memorials of the former Phuoc Tuy Province.

Combining history, remembrance and authentic Vietnamese experiences, this tour offers a meaningful way to commemorate ANZAC Day while discovering the fascinating history and culture of Vietnam.

Highlights:

  • Attend the moving ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Ho Chi Minh City

  • Retrace Australia’s Vietnam War history at Nui Dat, Long Tan and Vung Tau

  • Visit the Nui Dat and Long Tan Memorials and pause for personal reflection

  • Explore the historic Cu Chi Tunnels

  • Visit the War Remnants Museum and Independence Palace

  • Discover key Ho Chi Minh City landmarks, including Ben Thanh Market, Jade Emperor Pagoda and the Saigon Central Post Office

  • Enjoy a guided Vietnamese street food tour

  • Relax in your 4 Star hotel

  • Experience Vietnam’s history, culture and cuisine in one memorable ANZAC Day journey

Pricing:

1 Person (1 Room) - $2,230
2 Persons (1 Room) - $1,600pp

- $500pp deposit with booking
+ 2 Easy payments:
#1 Due 22rd January 2027
#2 Due 8th March 2027 (Balance)

Full amount required if booking 45 days or less prior to departure.

All prices are quoted in AUD.

Prices valid to 31/03/2027.

  • DAY 1 (22 APRIL 2027): ARRIVE HO CHI MINH CITY

    Arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, where you will be met by your driver and transferred to your hotel.

    After check-in, the remainder of the day is free to relax and settle in.

    Hotel transfers included

    Hotel Included: Silverland May Hotel (4 Star) – Khaya City View Room (or similar)

    DAY 2 (23 APRIL 2027): HO CHI MINH CITY — CITY & STREET FOOD TOURS

    Private City Tour
    Depart hotel: 9:00am
    Finish: About 5:30pm 

    Begin your exploration of Ho Chi Minh City with a visit to the bustling Ben Thanh Market, followed by the War Remnants Museum. Featuring a sometimes-confronting collection of photographs, artefacts and military equipment, the museum presents the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese perspective.

    Continue to the nearby Independence Palace, formerly the Presidential Palace of South Vietnam. Preserved largely as it was in 1975, the palace provides a fascinating insight into the final days of the Vietnam War.

    After lunch, visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda, also known as the ‘Pink Pagoda’. This historic Chinese Buddhist temple provides a peaceful oasis amid the energy of the city. Continue to Notre Dame Cathedral and the Saigon Central Post Office, two of Ho Chi Minh City’s most recognisable landmarks, both dating from the French colonial period.

    Conclude the city tour at the Rex Hotel Rooftop Bar, a relaxing venue with a fascinating wartime history. During the Vietnam War, the Rex was a popular meeting place for American military officials, foreign correspondents and intelligence personnel. From the rooftop, your guide will point out the former apartment building that became famous as the final CIA evacuation point during the fall of Saigon in 1975.

    Private Street Food Tour
    Depart: About 5:30pm
    Return: About 8:00pm

    This evening, experience Ho Chi Minh City through its vibrant street food culture. Accompanied by your guide, walk between a selection of local food outlets, sampling a variety of Vietnamese specialities prepared fresh before you.

    Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Street Food)
    Hotel Included: Silverland May Hotel (4 Star) – Khaya City View Room (or similar)

    DAY 3 (24 APRIL 2027): CU CHI TUNNELS

    Private Cu Chi Tunnels Tour
    Depart hotel: 8:00am
    Return: About 2:30pm 

    Travel by minivan, outside Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi region, which became a major stronghold for Vietnamese guerrilla forces during the Vietnam War.

    Explore the remarkable Cu Chi Tunnels, an extensive underground network used by Viet Cong forces to shelter, move and operate while avoiding detection. Your informative tour will reveal how this subterranean community functioned, with recreated areas showing meeting rooms, workshops, kitchens and sleeping quarters.

    You will also have the opportunity to enter a short section of the tunnels and experience first-hand the confined conditions in which people lived and worked. For those interested, there is also an opportunity to try your marksmanship at the rifle range using historic Russian weapons (own expense).

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

    The remainder of the afternoon and evening is free.

    Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
    Hotel Included: Silverland May Hotel (4 Star) – Khaya City View Room (or similar)

    DAY 4 (25 APRIL 2027): ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE, NUI DAT, LONG TAN & VUNG TAU

    ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE

    Private transfer
    Depart hotel: 4:45am
    Return: About 7:15am

    Rise early for the moving Anzac Day Dawn Service at the British Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, conducted by the Australian Consulate.

    Following the service, join fellow attendees for a traditional Gunfire Breakfast, with light refreshments provided.

    Depart at about 7:00am for the return journey to your hotel.

    NUI DAT, LONG TAN & VUNG TAU

    Private full-day tour
    Depart hotel: 8:30am
    Return: About 6:00pm

    After a short break, depart Ho Chi Minh City and travel east into the former Phuoc Tuy Province, the centre of Australian military operations during the Vietnam War. Your first stop is the site of the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, where Australian forces were based. Visit the former Australian, New Zealand and US artillery positions that played a critical role in the Battle of Long Tan. Remnants of the command bunker and the remains of the former Base Headquarters can still be seen.

    Continue to Kanga Pad, the former helicopter pad, and SAS Hill, now a quarry. See the former Luscombe Airfield, now largely incorporated into a roadway, before travelling along Canberra Avenue to the former site of the 6RAR camp and the Nui Dat Memorial. Take time here for personal reflection and remembrance.

    Continue to the Long Tan Memorial, marking the site of the famous battle fought on 18 August 1966. Here, 105 Australian soldiers of D Company, 6RAR, accompanied by 3 New Zealand soldiers, fought a much larger Viet Cong and North Vietnamese force. Eighteen Australians were killed and many more wounded. Pause at the memorial to remember those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War.

    Enjoy lunch in the Ba Ria–Vung Tau area before continuing to Vung Tau.

    Drive past the Front and Back Beaches and the former site of the Peter Badcoe Club, the Australian R&C Centre, now occupied by the Imperial Hotel. Visit the Monument for War Heroes, built to commemorate Vietnamese personnel who died during the Vietnam War. The monument also overlooks the former site of the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group.

    If time permits, visit the Worldwide Arms Museum, which houses an extensive collection of military memorabilia, including a significant display of Australian items.

    Return to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon with your evening free.

    Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
    Hotel Included: Silverland May Hotel (4 Star) – Khaya City View Room (or similar)

    DAY 5 (26 APRIL 2027): DEPART HO CHI MINH CITY

    Your final day is free to enjoy Ho Chi Minh City at your leisure until your driver arrives to transfer you to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in time for your onward flight.

    Airport transfers included
    Meals included: Breakfast

  • • Hotel & airport transfers

    • Hotel pick-ups/drop-offs for tours

    • Hotel (4 Nights) accommodation

    • Meals as indicated. Please note : Drinks not included.

    • 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

  • • Travel expenses before & after the tour

    • 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

  • Fitness level is very subjective and can vary for everyone. As a guide:

    Low: Mainly sitting, small amount of walking required

    Low-Moderate: Easy walking, some steps

    Moderate: Walking moderate distances, uneven/unpaved ground, steps

    Moderate-High: Walking moderate-long distances, uneven/unpaved ground, steep inclines, steps

    High: Walking moderate-long distances, uneven/unpaved ground, steep inclines, steps, bush tracks

    This tour:

    Day 2:

    ·      Full Day City Tour:

    ·         Ben Thanh Markets – Low-Moderate

    ·         War Remnants Museum – Low-Moderate

    ·         Independence Palace - Low-Moderate

    ·         Jade Emperor Pagoda – Low-Moderate

    ·         Notre Dame Cathedral & Saigon Post Office – Low

    ·         Rex Hotel Rooftop Bar - Low

    ·      Evening Street Food Tour – Moderate

    Day 3:

    ·      Cu Chi Tunnels – Moderate-High

    Day 4:

    ·      Anzac Day Dawn Service – Low

    ·      Nui Dat (Australian Task Force Site) – Low-Moderate

    ·      Long Tan Memorial – Low

    ·      Vung Tau locations – Low

Tours Details

  • 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 60 days prior to tour start date - Any unrecoverable costs only

    • 60 days or less but greater than 44 days prior to tour start date – 30% of total tour amount + any unrecoverable costs

    • 44 days or less but greater than 14 days prior to tour start date – 50% of total tour amount + any unrecoverable costs

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

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  • Impromptu photos will be taken during the tour. All photos will be available on the Tour’s Facebook Page. If you prefer not to have your photo taken, please let the guide know beforehand.

  • This tour is conducted in accordance with the Policies, Terms & Conditions (T&Cs) of Historic War Tour Pty Ltd available on this website. By booking a tour with HWT, you acknowledge that you have read and understand these T&C’s and accept them.

  • Registration with the Australian Department of Veteran Affairs for the Anzac Day Dawn Service, is compulsory. Information provided by you, as part of the booking process will enable the registration to be made on your behalf. You will be notified when registration is been completed.

  • All customers must have comprehensive travel insurance for the duration of the tour.

Other Information

People in traditional attire working inside a rustic workshop with wooden roof and earthen walls.
Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with a large central fountain and Vietnamese flags.
A spacious conference room with red carpet, ornate sofas, and large chandeliers. At the front, there is a red curtain backdrop with a bust and two flags, one featuring a yellow star and the other a hammer and sickle.
Helicopter on a rooftop helipad surrounded by plants with trees in the background.
Outdoor memorial site with a white cross monument, surrounded by white pillars linked with chains. The area is tiled and bordered by trees and plants.
White memorial cross in a neatly tiled open area with trees and greenery in the background, surrounded by small posts connected with chains. A decorative black pedestal is nearby.
Abandoned stone well with stairs surrounded by overgrown vegetation in a rural area
Entrance gate of an old, weathered building with a worn sign reading 'TRƯỜNG MẪU GIÁO LONG PHƯỚC', surrounded by trees and overgrown foliage.
Small gray monument with flowers and a plaque, surrounded by dry leaves and a forest in the background.
Food stall with packaged snacks, jarred goods, various meats, and vegetables on display.
Street vendor cooking Bánh Tráng Nướng on a grill, with a menu listing various options and prices in Vietnamese, along with condiment bottles on the counter.
A brightly lit Vietnamese street food stall with a variety of grilled skewers and dishes displayed on metal trays, including meats and vegetables. "Nuong Quang Nhi" is displayed on a colorful LED sign above the stall. Two people are present, one behi
Military tank and helicopter on outdoor display
Exhibit showcasing photographers who died in the Indochina War
People visiting an art gallery with photographs and paintings displayed on the walls. The room is well-lit and has groups of people viewing the exhibits.
Outdoor display of military vehicles and artillery in a museum setting, including tanks and a helicopter, with informational plaques. Trees and a building are in the background.
Green military tank and helicopter displayed outdoors in a park setting.