Long Tan & Nui Dat: Australian Battlefield Day Trip from Saigon

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Duration6h–8h

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LanguagesEN

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Australian history at Long Tan battlefield with local stories

You’ll walk Vietnam’s Long Tan battlefield with a local guide who brings real stories to life, see Nui Dat base remains, pay respects at the Cross Memorial, and crawl through Long Phuoc Tunnels before sharing lunch in Ba Ria. This day trip leaves you thinking about history long after you’re back in Ho Chi Minh City.

6h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Long Tan and Nui Dat battlefield

Depart for Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province
Visit Long Tan Battlefield site
Explore Nui Dat SAS Hill and base perimeter
Pass Mong Ngua Mountain and rubber forest
Visit Long Tan Cross Memorial
Tour Long Phuoc Tunnels
Drive back to Ba Ria for late lunch
Return to Ho Chi Minh City

The Experience

We left Ho Chi Minh City early — I was half awake, honestly, but the drive out to Ba Ria-Vung Tau sort of eased me into the day. Our guide, Minh, started sharing little stories about the area before we even got close to Nui Dat. The countryside felt different than I expected; quiet but with this low buzz from scooters and distant radios. When we finally reached what used to be the Australian military base at Nui Dat, Minh pointed out where helicopters landed — it’s just grass now, but you could almost picture it. He traced the old perimeter with a stick in the dust. I didn’t expect that part to hit so hard.

Walking through the rubber plantation at Long Tan was strange — there’s this sharp smell from the trees and the ground is soft under your feet. Minh stopped us for a moment near Mong Ngua Mountain and told us how Vietnamese soldiers used those hills for shelter. He laughed when I tried to pronounce “Mong Ngua” — probably butchered it. The Long Tan Cross Memorial is simple but heavy with meaning; someone had left fresh flowers that morning. It was quiet except for birds and our footsteps.

The last stop was Long Phuoc Tunnels — crawling inside felt weirdly claustrophobic, even though Minh kept joking about how he’d never make it as a tunnel rat. Afterward, lunch back in Ba Ria tasted better than I expected (I let Minh order for me). There was this spicy fish dish — can’t remember the name now — and sticky rice that stuck to my fingers. On the drive back to Saigon, I kept thinking about how close all these places are to each other, and how far away they feel from daily life back home.

What’s included

Your day includes pickup from Ho Chi Minh City by air-conditioned minibus or car, all entrance tickets along the route (including tunnels), bottled water for the road, an English-speaking guide who shares stories along every stop, and a late lunch at a local restaurant in Ba Ria before heading back to Saigon together.

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Easy physical level

Operated by Saigon Tours