Inside Vietnam (2012)

Hanoi • Halong Bay • Hué • Hoi An • Nha Trang • Dalat • Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
  • 18 days
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  • $2195
  • $122 per day
    Land Tour Only
  • 19 days
  • from only:
  • $3345
  • $177 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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Learn how to customize your adventure, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two adventures to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the OAT adventure that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your adventure
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your adventure with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of OAT adventures to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

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TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, New York (JFK)

23hrs

Baltimore, Boston, Houston, Newark, Philadelphia

25hrs

Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, San Diego

24hrs

Detroit, Los Angeles

21hrs

Minneapolis, San Francisco

20hrs

Portland, OR, Seattle

19hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Bangkok, Thailand. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Inspiring new travelers to join the OAT family is a rewarding experience—both for you and your new travelers.

Share your love of travel with others and, for each referral who embarks on an OAT trip, you will earn $100 in CASH or credit. With your 4th referral departing on a 2012 departure, your reward increases to $200 in CASH or credit per person. And once you refer 8 travelers departing in either 2012 or 2013, you'll earn a FREE trip valued up to $4,500 per household—which will bring the total value of your earned rewards up to $5,600.

And you are also passing along savings to your new traveler: We'll instantly deduct $100 off the cost of their reservation when they mention your name and Customer Number while reserving.

To learn more about the benefits of our Vacation Ambassador Referral Program, please call us toll-free at 1-800-955-1925 or click here.

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A Day in the Life of Xóm Gio Village

OAT was founded upon the principle that travel needs to be about more than just sightseeing if it's going to change people's lives—which is why most OAT adventures feature a day of in-depth cultural exchange through Grand Circle Foundation’s A Day in the Life program. By continuing to expand our worldview through exposure to other cultures, we are learning and growing throughout our lives—and the more we engage ourselves in the daily lives of the villages we visit, the more valuable our learning becomes.

"This was one of the most thorough Day in the Life experiences I’ve had. The opportunity to see people’s living conditions, appreciate the difference that Grand Circle’s contribution of four houses meant, and to have a long discussion with ample time for questions with the chief of the village (and find out how rural Vietnam is organized) was truly unique."

Judith Disla, 18-time traveler
New York, New York

Xóm Gio Village

Children pose for a photo while holding a puppy in a village

Your Day in the Life experience will bring you to the tranquil riverside community of Xóm Gio. Here, you’ll see firsthand the improvements made possible by Foundation support—and the support of travelers like you.

Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed as a guest of the village chief, who will invite you into his home for a discussion about the village’s history and culture. You’ll then savor lunch—which you’ll help to prepare with the guidance of the chief’s wife.

After you bid farewell to the chief and his wife, you’ll tour several homes that have been remodeled with support from Grand Circle Foundation, and visit with families who live there. Here, you’ll learn about everyday life and be introduced to the local cottage industry—and the bamboo baskets for which the village is known.

You’ll then enjoy a walk through the village, passing fields of vegetables and rice paddies on your way to a small family-run business where chopsticks are milled. Before you depart, you’ll stroll through the vibrant village marketplace where you can pick up some exotic fruit for an afternoon snack.

By the end of your Day in the Life, we hope you’ll come away with a true sense of what life is like in rural Vietnam—and of the warm and welcoming spirit of the people who call Xóm Gio home.

Alan and Harriet Lewis founded Grand Circle Foundation in 1992 as a means of giving back to the world we travel. Because they donate a portion of the profits from every trip, we consider each one of our travelers as a partner in the Foundation’s work around the world. To date, the Foundation has pledged or donated more than $91 million in support of 300 different organizations—including 60 villages and nearly 100 schools that lie in the paths of our adventures.

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