Our driver would meet you up at your hotel in the morning and head north along Highway 1 to the former Demilitarized Zone ( the DMZ ). We stop at the middle of the former DMZ to visit the former border crossing between North and South Vietnam from 1954 to 1972; the Freedom bridge or the so-called the Bridge of no Return over the river of Ben Hai - the former Military Demarcation Line between the 2 Vietnams. We will visit the DMZ museum and take a walk on this historic bridge. Then we head to the coast for the last stop of the day; Vinh Moc tunnels - an underground refuge of the fishing village of Vinh Moc, located above the DMZ. In early 1965, America began a massive bombing campain against North Vietnam with code name " Rolling Thunder ". The area above the DMZ became the most heavily bombed single piece of land on earth. Unable to live on the ground, the local inhabitants had to dig and move their homes into the ground. Vinh Moc tunnels is the best example of the tunnels system in the DMZ area. We visit the museum then walk into the ground, starting with an entrance on top of the clay cliff and finishing with an exit overlooking a wild beach.
Then head northwest to Phong Nha national park. Drop you off at your hotel in Phong Nha. End of the journey.