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Vietnam School Trips 
Tour code:  TA35
Duration:  0 days
This tour will take to discover most highlight destinations of Vietnam including: Hanoi, Hoian, Saigon, Mekong, HalongBay and Maichau. Apart from sightseeing, travelers will have opportunity to interact with local people esp children and students during, school visits, exchanges and community helps and gain insights of a different local life conditions as well as improve their teambuilding skill.
  

Overview

Travel Authentic is experienced ground operator of school tours through Vietnam.We are confident that with our deep understanding of local culture and its impact on visitors together with our background in education, we’ll be able to make your school trips a great fun , educational esp improve teambuilding skill and sharing through community projects and also exchange with local students while strictly follow safety requirements .

Below is one sample itinerary for school trip. It was designed in a way that students can learn, enjoy and experience the most out of the places they visit. However, we also can make a tailor-made itinerary to fit better with specific needs and requirements of your student groups.

Contact us today for a memorable trip of your schools.

Itinerary

This tour will take to discover most highlight destinations of Vietnam including: Hanoi, Hoian, Saigon, Mekong, HalongBay and Maichau. Apart from sightseeing, travelers will have opportunity to interact with local people esp children and students during, school visits, exchanges and community helps and gain insights of a different local life conditions as well as improve their teambuilding skill. For safety season, there wont be any adventurous activities involved but travelers are required to be able to walk on uneven surface and take long bus drive( up to 3 hours). There are also some cyclo( Rickshaw) and small boat during the tour. Doing homestay in Mekong and Mai Chau will be unique experiences for travelers to get to know about local life and cultures.

Community and teambuilding Activities:

  • Local school visits
  • Helping locals harvesting crops
  • Student exchanges with  Vietnamese students
  • Learn skills to work on various traditional crafts
  • Homestay experience and mingling into local life

 

Day 1: Arrive Ho Chi Minh City (D)
Transfer from Airport to Hotel, check in and free to explore. Oriented walking tour around Lam Son square and Ben Thanh market area to have a glimpse of the city


Day 2: Cao Dai Temple (In Tay Ninh) and Cu Chi Tunnel (B)
After our big breakfast, our bus will leave at 9am for our long drive to Tay Ninh where the major Cao Dai Temple is. We will have some short time to take pictures around the magnificent temple before going inside to enjoy the unique mid-day service.

We then drive to the Cu Chi Tunnels for our exploration of this complex 3-leveled underground tunnel system where many Viet Cong lived and fought during the 10 years of resistance. Back to
 Saigon for the night. Dinner on your own.

Day 3: Saigon – Vinh Long (B, L)
Our 3 hour bus drive this morning takes us to the exciting water life over the Mekong River in Cai Be Town. Leaving the bus, we will board our long motorized sampan to discover the Cai Be floating market where local peasants buy and sell their agriculture produce from their own boats. The trip continues with our walk through ever-green villages to witness how people earn their living in a form of cottage industry which include the production of fish-sauce, coconut candy, rice paper, bricks and other handicrafts. Back to Ho Chi Minh City for the night.

Day 4: Saigon – Fly to Da Nang/ Hoian (B)
After breakfast, we transfer to train station to take day train to Da Nang. Upon your arrival, we accompany you to your hotel in Hoi An.

From the 16th to 18th centuries, Hoi An was a thriving international commercial port. Today it is a quaint riverside town popular with tourists for its eclectic architecture, tailor shops, and cafes. This afternoon we enjoy a half-day walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Assembly Hall, the 200-year-old Tam Ky house, and the Japanese Covered Bridge. Overnight in Hoi An

Day 5: Hoi An and its surrounding villages (Tra Que vegetable Village). (B, L)
We take our bus to Tra Que village and to a host farmer family. He will take us to his field and demonstrate his techniques of preparing his land, growing his vegetables and irrigating his farm etc. We will also practice the techniques we have learnt before returning to his home for his authentic family lunch.

We then get back to the hotel and rent our own bicycles for a short cycle to the beach 4 kilometers  away for a swim.

Day 6: Hoi An and its surrounding Village (Thanh Ha ceramic village). (B, L)
This morning we rent our bicycle to cycle through Hoi An town and the scenic countryside to Thanh Ha ceramic village where we learn how to make simple products for everyday use and especially some whistles in animal shapes. Our lunch will be hosted by a villager family.

Day 7: Hoi An – Hue (B, L)
This morning, we will head north to Hue. Our five-hour route, hugging the coastline along the South China Sea, serves up breathtaking views that grow even more spectacular as we wind our way up Hai Van Pass (“Pass of the Clouds”).  Arrive and check into our hotel before heading our for lunch. In the afternoon we take a guided tour to the ancient walled Citadel containing the former Imperial Palace. The Citadel was closely modeled along the lines of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Much was damaged during the last 2 wars.
Overnight in
 Hue

Day 8: Hue City tour – Fly to Hanoi. (B, L)
Our day starts with our visit to King Khai Dinh and King Tu Duc Mausoleums where these kings built in preparations for their own destiny. Our lunch will be an amazing vegetarian meal served in a Buddhist convent.

After lunch we are transferred to the airport for a short flight to
 Hanoi. Meet and transfer to our hotel in downtown. This evening we will enjoy a cyclo ride through Hanoi’s Old Quarter before having dinner in a Vietnamese restaurant to sample some local cuisine. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 9: Hanoi City tour (B, L)
Today you will enjoy a full day tour of Hanoi, Vietnam’s charming capital. We will see Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and his private home, a wooden stilt-house surrounded by lush gardens. We will also visit the One Pillar Pagoda in the same complex, an important symbol for Hanoians. The tour continues at the museum of Ethnology where we will seeVietnam’s diverse culture through the Museum’s display of articles and dress used in daily life. After lunch at a local restaurant we will visit the Temple of Literature (Confucius Temple), considered the first National University of Vietnam. Next, we visit Hoa Lo prison (known as the “Hanoi Hilton” during the American war). Then we enjoy walking tour through the alley ways of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. This bustling area of narrow streets and alley ways houses thousands of small family businesses and shops. In the late afternoon, we enjoy a performance of the traditional water puppet show, a typical northern Vietnam art form.
Overnight in Hanoi

Day 10: Ha Noi - Mai Chau (B, L, D)
We drive for the whole morning today to Hoa Binh province, up and down the mountain for a tranquil valley Lac village of Mai Chau districts. After lunch we will take our rock ‘n’ roll trek up to picturesque Van village. Our dinner and beds are hosted by a Thai ethnic family in their own house-on-stilt.
Overnight in local home-stay

Day 11: Mai Chau – Ha Noi. (B, L)
After a simple breakfast we start our trek again up and down hills, through numerous ethnical villages, jungles and passing by a few local schools. We get back to Lac village at around lunch time for a meal before driving back toHanoi.
Overnight in
 Hanoi

Day 12: Hanoi – Cat Ba island. (B, L)
We depart early today to Hai Phong for the speed boat to Cat Ba island. Once we arrive at the hotel we get room organized before lunch is served. The afternoon will be for us to take our drive to Cat Ba National Park with our visit to Military hospital cave and a mini trek up the Ngu Lam Mount. Back to the hotel for a late afternoon visit to the beach and relax.
Overnight in Cat Ba Island

Day 13: Cat Ba – Kayak Ha Long Bay. (B, L, D)
We say goodbye to this beautiful island early in the morning for our boat cruise through magnificent Lan Ha Bay. Once we go over Van ocean mount (tide depending), we will kayak to discover a floating village, or Ba Ham lagoon, or Dark cave lagoon together with “off the boat” swimming. Lunch is served on board. We will drop our anchor for the night in a government appointed site together with many other boats.
Overnight on junk cruise

Day 14: Halong Bay - Hanoi
Waking to the tranquil beauty of the bay, we will enjoy a simple breakfast on board. Visit one of the beautiful caves and get back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay. Return to the dock where our cruise is ended. Drive back toHanoi in the afternoon. Tonight we will have a final dinner in a Vietnamese restaurant.
Overnight in
 Hanoi

Day 15: Departure day (B)
Free day until your transfer to Hanoi airport for your flight home.  

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Rates

All Travel Authentic tours are private and specially arranged for you. You will not join a group when you arrive at your destination. 

This price is indicative (low-season) pricing only, and is the price per person, based on two people travelling together and sharing a twin/double room in standard hotel accommodation.

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 Prices include: all accommodations with daily breakfast, transfers and land tranportation in private air-con vehicle with driver, local & international flights in Indochina, professional English speaking guide, other meals as detailed in the tour itinerary, all entrance fees and boat fees.

Price does not include: visa fees, airport departure taxes where not included in air fares, tips and other personal expenses

The exact price of your holiday depends on the date of travel, number of travelers, your special needs and request. Our quotation will be sent to you by email and will include prices for standard accommodations, 3 stars boutique hotels and 4 stars deluxe hotels.


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