"Forgiveness and Sorrow"

Custom Tours & Vietnam Travel Programs

We recommend a complete North to South itinerary to experience the distinctions, politically, culturally and socially.

From North to South, traveling historically, through each Dynasty, to French occupation, Liberation with Ho Chi Minh, to the Vietnam/American War, you will be enlightened towards an understanding of Vietnamese culture, history and people.

Northern Vietnam

In Hanoi, the ideology of communism permeates daily life, yet it is proclaimed that any and all religions are acceptable. 54% have quietly retained Buddhism.

Today Hanoi is a vibrant city with cafes on every corner.  Its people seem  a little  more  cautious  than in Saigon,  yet all  embrace  the thriving entrepreneurial spirit.

While in Hanoi, we recommend either day trip or an overnight cruise to Halong Bay and given time, a train to the Hill Tribes of Sapa are very unique. There is a Victoria train and lodge which is the most comfortable way to travel to Sapa.

Central Vietnam

Dalat in central Vietnam, is certainly worthwhile for cooler weather and to learn about the 54 minority groups in Vietnam.

Southern Vietnam & the Mekong Delta

In Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City, or HCMC for short), a tour of the war museum and the Cu Chi tunnels is impressive if not horrific. For those wishing to escape the war history, it is impossible. Every person has a story of a relative or friend lost. And to not be informed would be to miss a very important aspect of Vietnamese culture.

A bit further south we offer eco lodges and Mekong river day jaunts.

The Vietnamese people have an incredible capacity to bear loss and offer forgiveness. Every visitor will come home enriched.

Americans thought they were fighting Communism when in fact, it was fighting Nationalism, in what the Vietnamese refer to as the American War.

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