VOLUNTEER IMMERSION PROGRAM
SAMPLE ITINERARY
Day 1
Arrival & Orientation
Arrival & Orientation
Day 2
Welcome Forum - Meet & greet, FAQ, interpreter assigned.
Dinner at local Vietnamese family restaurant.
Welcome Forum - Meet & greet, FAQ, interpreter assigned.
Dinner at local Vietnamese family restaurant.
Day 3
Breakfast and meet up with your interpreter and group.
Visit the market to shop for lunches and learn about the local economy & food supply.
Vietnamese language lesson in the park (weather permitting) or at local indoor venue.
Introduction to the children & sisters at Mai An Orphanage located in Go-Vap.
Lunch
Rest or free time to explore District 1. Shop, pamper yourself at an affordable salon or try some of the local snacks from the food carts to support the local businesses.
Dinner & Dialogue
Breakfast and meet up with your interpreter and group.
Visit the market to shop for lunches and learn about the local economy & food supply.
Vietnamese language lesson in the park (weather permitting) or at local indoor venue.
Introduction to the children & sisters at Mai An Orphanage located in Go-Vap.
Lunch
Rest or free time to explore District 1. Shop, pamper yourself at an affordable salon or try some of the local snacks from the food carts to support the local businesses.
Dinner & Dialogue
Day 4
Breakfast and meet up with your inteerpreter and group.
Travel to Go-Vap Orphanage - Art Therapy with the children.
Introduction to HIV/AIDS and TB Clinic
Lunch
Free Time: Rest, explore or spend time with your interpreter and/or or other volunteers.
Dinner & Dialogue
Breakfast and meet up with your inteerpreter and group.
Travel to Go-Vap Orphanage - Art Therapy with the children.
Introduction to HIV/AIDS and TB Clinic
Lunch
Free Time: Rest, explore or spend time with your interpreter and/or or other volunteers.
Dinner & Dialogue
Day 5
Breakfast
Tour of Cu Chi Tunnels -- a 120-mile network of underground passages built by the Viet Cong as a means of protection from air raids and for infiltration to the entire region surrounding the capital of South Vietnam (then called Saigon).
Lunch
Enjoy the sights such as the Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office.
Dinner & Dialogue
Breakfast
Tour of Cu Chi Tunnels -- a 120-mile network of underground passages built by the Viet Cong as a means of protection from air raids and for infiltration to the entire region surrounding the capital of South Vietnam (then called Saigon).
Lunch
Enjoy the sights such as the Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office.
Dinner & Dialogue
Day 6
Breakfast
Vietnamese Cultural Immersion Day with HOW local volunteers: trip to markets, local food, visit to pagodas, etc.
Free Time
Dinner & Dialogue
Breakfast
Vietnamese Cultural Immersion Day with HOW local volunteers: trip to markets, local food, visit to pagodas, etc.
Free Time
Dinner & Dialogue
Day 7
Breakfast
Visit to HIV orphanage to meet the children - socialize with babies and young children
Visit HIV/AIDS and TB Clinic
Lunch at local Pho stand
Rest or free time to write blogs about your experience
Dinner & Dialogue
Breakfast
Visit to HIV orphanage to meet the children - socialize with babies and young children
Visit HIV/AIDS and TB Clinic
Lunch at local Pho stand
Rest or free time to write blogs about your experience
Dinner & Dialogue
Day 8
Breakfast
Visit the kids at Mai An Orphanage for games, art, yoga etc.
Lunch
Tour of the War Remnants Museum, built in 1975 just after liberation. Explore the war through artifacts and explicit photos from the perspective of the Vietnamese - a sobering experience every visitor to the country should experience. On a Ho Chi Minh City Full-Day Tour, you’ll get to visit both the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum, as well as several other historic buildings.
Free Time
Dinner & Dialogue
Breakfast
Visit the kids at Mai An Orphanage for games, art, yoga etc.
Lunch
Tour of the War Remnants Museum, built in 1975 just after liberation. Explore the war through artifacts and explicit photos from the perspective of the Vietnamese - a sobering experience every visitor to the country should experience. On a Ho Chi Minh City Full-Day Tour, you’ll get to visit both the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum, as well as several other historic buildings.
Free Time
Dinner & Dialogue
Day 9
Day out with children, staff and local volunteers
KidzCiti- Upon entrance, children will be given a bracelet which is used to tag them for each job or entertainment they engage in at Kizciti. Each kid also has a passport with their age and the list of places they can visit there are 31 activities. KizCiti is a wonderful place for the kids to have fun and learn about everything from fire fighting to driving and swimming. This is a mini kid’s city modeled after “the real world.” Here children can participate in and learn about different professions at different “businesses.” The kids have the opportunity to “earn” KizCity money in certain businesses, whereas they have to “spend” the money to participate in the activities in other rooms.
Lunch with the children
Rest or explore
Dinner & Dialogue
Day out with children, staff and local volunteers
KidzCiti- Upon entrance, children will be given a bracelet which is used to tag them for each job or entertainment they engage in at Kizciti. Each kid also has a passport with their age and the list of places they can visit there are 31 activities. KizCiti is a wonderful place for the kids to have fun and learn about everything from fire fighting to driving and swimming. This is a mini kid’s city modeled after “the real world.” Here children can participate in and learn about different professions at different “businesses.” The kids have the opportunity to “earn” KizCity money in certain businesses, whereas they have to “spend” the money to participate in the activities in other rooms.
Lunch with the children
Rest or explore
Dinner & Dialogue
Day 10
Breakfast
Party at Mai An Orphanage
Picnic with HOW local volunteers
Free Time
Volunteer appreciation party - farewell dinner
Breakfast
Party at Mai An Orphanage
Picnic with HOW local volunteers
Free Time
Volunteer appreciation party - farewell dinner
Day 11
Departure & Farewell
Departure & Farewell