Vietnam

Discover Vietnam through history, culture, food, landscapes and community connection. Students explore conflict, resilience, development and daily life through immersive programs led by experienced local teams.

Explore Vietnam Through History, Culture and Community

Vietnam offers students a powerful setting for educational travel, with rich history, vibrant cities, diverse landscapes and strong community connections. From Hanoi’s old streets to the waterways of the Mekong Delta, every part of the journey gives students a chance to see how people, place and history shape daily life.

An Edventure Travel program in Vietnam can connect classroom learning with real-world themes across history, politics, conflict, culture, development, service-learning, food, environment and contemporary society. Students are encouraged to observe closely, ask thoughtful questions and reflect on what it means to learn from another place.

Shape the Learning Experience

Curiosity sets the direction. Whether your focus is history, culture, development, environment or contemporary issues, Edventure Travel can help build a Vietnam program that connects learning with real-world experience.

Programs can be shaped around themes such as political history, cultural immersion, service-learning, food, regional geography, community projects, environmental awareness, social change and contemporary Vietnam.

Customised Vietnam Tours to Suit Your Group

Every group brings different priorities, interests, and learning goals. That’s why each Vietnam tour is thoughtfully shaped around your students, your curriculum, and the experience you want to create.

Student trips: programs are designed to support curriculum outcomes, student wellbeing, and your school’s budget, while offering meaningful learning beyond the classroom.

Private tours: itineraries are tailored to your group’s interests, pace, accommodation preferences, and overall budget.

History, Politics and Conflict

  • Explore famous battlefields (Long Tan, Binh Ba, Long Khanh, Quang Tri, Khe Sanh, Dien Bien Phu), museums and mausoleums to see how Vietnam has made peace with the past
  • Meet war veterans to hear personal accounts of Vietnam’s conflicts with China, Japan, France and the US
  • Venture into the Viet Cong’s Cu Chi tunnels and Long Phuoc tunnels to contemplate conflict underground
  • Visit Hue’s Nguyen Dynasty, Forbidden City, and royal tombs
  • Explore Vietnam’s first university, the Confucius Temple of Literature

Environmental Awareness

  • Learn how the Mekong River is a water resource in retreat

  • Take a longboat trip to see the Mekong Delta’s biodiverse mangrove ecosystems up close
  • Discover how deforestation through logging and agricultural land clearing is threatening Vietnam’s jungles
  • Learn about Vietnam’s hydroelectricity at the Hoa Binh Dam, as the country transitions into greener energies

Society, Culture and Urban Change

  • See how a shift in women’s roles in Vietnamese society is challenging gender inequality
  • Learn about commerce in Hanoi’s historic Old Quarter and see how Vietnam’s rising economy is changing the urban landscape
  • Take part in community-led projects by local schools and social enterprises
  • Engage with Vietnam’s social enterprises aiming to improve the lives of young and old Vietnamese, such as KOTO or Vietnam Friendship Village

Add Adventure to Your Vietnam Program

If you like an action-packed itinerary, expand your agenda with these exciting local activities:

  • Sleep in a traditional Hmong or White Thai longhouse
  • Kayak or rowboat among the legendary karst pillars in Hạ Long Bay
  • Cycle through the imperial ruins of Hue, the waterways of the Mekong Delta, or the historic streets of Hoi An
  • Hike through dense jungles or humid highland valleys
  • Taste the flavours of Vietnam with street food and market tours
  • Visit tea and coffee plantations to see how your morning brew is made
  • Team up to navigate cities in an ‘Amazing Race’-style urban orienteering challenge
  • Experience rural village life through the eyes of Vietnam’s highland ethnic minority groups
  • Test your kitchen skills at a traditional Vietnamese cuisine cooking class
  • Study the events and impacts of the Vietnam War at Vietnam’s war museums and various battlefields

Add Adventure to Your Vietnam Program

If you like an action-packed itinerary, expand your agenda with these exciting local activities.
Sleep in a traditional Hmong or White Thai longhouse
Kayak or rowboat among the legendary karst pillars in Hạ Long Bay
Cycle through the imperial ruins of Hue, the waterways of the Mekong Delta, or the historic streets of Hoi An
Hike through dense jungles or humid highland valleys
Taste the flavours of Vietnam with street food and market tours
Visit tea and coffee plantations to see how your morning brew is made
Team up to navigate cities in an ‘Amazing Race’-style urban orienteering challenge
Experience rural village life through the eyes of Vietnam’s highland ethnic minority groups
Test your kitchen skills at a traditional Vietnamese cuisine cooking class
Study the events and impacts of the Vietnam war at Vietnam’s war museums and various battlefields

Sample Vietnam Itineraries

Explore eight sample Vietnam programs designed for different travel styles, learning outcomes and group needs. Each itinerary can be adapted to suit your school or group’s aims, travel dates, interests and budget.

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