Vietnam is one of the jewels on the crown of Rustic Pathways’ Southeast Asia programs, and we are excited to offer amazing adventure and life skills opportunities here for a fourth year. Travel up meandering rivers that snake through the Mekong Delta and share a bowl of pho with smiling villagers as the sun sets over the lush green rice fields. Soak up the vibrant culture of Saigon and Hanoi, and stroll down small streets lined with silk markets, woven baskets, handmade crafts, and a virtual sea of conical hats. Explore hidden villages and deep valleys of terraced rice fields in the northern highlands and laugh with Hill Tribe children as you explore one of the most beautiful nations on the planet. This is the real Vietnam.

Vietnam holds more majesty, bucolic splendor, and striking beauty hidden in small villages, mountain passes, and bustling streets than the mind can imagine. Terraced rice paddies display a thousand shades of green punctuated with ubiquitous conical hats. Water buffalo sedately waddle home carrying the day’s harvest. City streets at rush hour hum and bustle and flow, while markets teem with activity and a dazzling array of sights, sounds, and scents fill the space and tickle your senses. Warm breezes lazily wind past striking limestone islands jutting from a glassy turquoise sea. This only scratches the surface of vibrant Vietnam.

Questions? Please email us at vietnam@rusticpathways.com.

farmers in conical hats wade through ripening stalks of rice water buffalo graze peacefully in terraced fields an old women cracks a crinkled smile laughing children run and play in village streets bikes race in every direction spicy bowls of ‘pho’ tantalize the senses a frenzied market buzzes with energy the heartbeat of the city is exposed jagged mountains soar above glistening rice paddies a country opens up to the outside world