Hoi An - My Son & My Lai

01 day

Overview

My Lai , in the central Vietnamese district of Son My, 70 km from Danang, was a watertshed in the history of modern American combat and a turning point in the public perception of the U.S.-Vietnam War.
On March 16, 1968, the angry and frustrated men of Charlie Company, 11 Brigrade, American Division, entered the village of My Lai. The “search and destroy” mission degenerated into the massacre of over 300 unarmed civilians including women, children and the elderly. Lt. William Calley ordered his men to enter the village firing.
There were no reports of opposing fire. This day trip to the historical My Lai sight from Danang or Hoi An allows you to visit the museum, meet the local villagers and tour around the village before going back to Danang or Hoi An.

Itinerary

Considered one of the best-preserved Cham centers in Vietnam, My Son is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the 2nd to the 13th century. The 1.5-hour drive in the morning will bring you to My Son, where there are 20 ancient monuments still standing today, set in a verdant valley surrounded by hills and overlooked by massive Cat's Tooth Mountain. Stroll around the temple complex to learn about the Cham culture, architecture and civilization. Drive another 2.5 hours to My Lai for remnants of the American war – a large memorial to the horrific war atrocities which took place one day in 1968. See how My Lai has changed since and how the town is moving on from its past. Return to Hoi An.
End of services (hotel accommodation today is not included)

Cost

Tour cost is upon your request !
 
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Trip note

* Tour code: VNDTR-12

 

* Included:

• All transportation on tour

• Entrance fees

• English speaking guide

• Mineral water and cold towel on car/van/bus

 

 

* Excluded:

• Accommodation and breakfast

• Meals with drinks

• Travel insurance

• Other personal expenses

• Tipping/gratuities

• Others not mentioned in the itinerary

Destination Info

Mỹ Sơn is a Hindu temple complex, located in the village of Duy Phú, in the administrative district of Duy Xuyên in Quảng Nam province in Central Vietnam, 69km southwest of Da Nang, and approximately 10 km from the historic town of Trà Kiệu. It comprises many Champa temples, in a valley roughly two kilometres wide, surrounded by two mountain ranges. It was the site of religious ceremony of kings of the Champa dynasty, and was also a burial place of Champa royals and national heroes. The Mỹ Sơn temple complex is one of the foremost temple complexes of Hinduism in South East Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam.
This temple complex is often popularly compared to other temple complexes in South east Asia, such as Borobodur (Indonesia), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Bagan (Myanmar) and Ayutthaya (Thailand). As of 1999, My Son has been selected by UNESCO as a world heritage listed site, at its 23rd meeting, under the criteria C (II) as an example displaying the evolution and change in culture, and criteria C (III) as a foremost evidence of Asian civilisation which is now extinct.
United States B52 aircraft carpet-bombed the site in August 1969. Large bomb craters remain, the two largest temples were ruined and 16 other temples were seriously damaged.
The My Lai Massacre, approximately was the mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam, entirely civilians and some of them women and children, conducted by U.S. Army forces on March 16, 1968. Some of the victims were sexually abused, beaten, tortured, or maimed, and some of the bodies were found mutilated. The massacre took place in the hamlets of Mỹ Lai and My Khe of Sơn Mỹ village during the Vietnam War. Of the 26 US soldiers initially charged with criminal offences for their actions at My Lai, only William Calley was convicted. He served three years of his life sentence.
The incident prompted widespread outrage around the world. The massacre also reduced U.S. support at home for the Vietnam War. Three U.S. servicemen who made an effort to halt the massacre and protect the wounded were sharply criticized by U.S. Congressmen, received hate mail, death threats and mutilated animals on their doorsteps. Only 30 years after the event were their efforts honored.
The massacre is also known as the Sơn Mỹ Massacre (Vietnamese: thảm sát Sơn Mỹ) or sometimes as the Song My Massacre. The U.S. military codeword for the hamlet was Pinkville.

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