From Duke of Edinburgh to Week without Walls, outdoor education provides a landscape for students to overcome fears, scale to great heights and unearth hidden abilities.

Getting outdoors and away from technology provides many benefits for students and teachers alike. Our VST Adventure Tours offers physical challenges, new experiences, breathtakingly beautiful scenery, and an exciting break from daily life. Studies show that students who are exposed to outdoor learning get better grades, have improved health, show lowered stress levels, and have better attitudes about the environment.

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Outdoor Education

Outdoor education is one of the best ways to get students off of technology and interacting with their world and with each other. Our Outdoor Education Tours captivate their attention, immerse them in the outdoors, and challenge them while exploring the inspiring subtropical lands of Vietnam. Watch your students gain social awareness, experience personal growth, and develop skills for life and the world of work.

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Arrive Tri An – Jungle Biking – Science Challenge

Upon arrival at Tri An, Dong Nai we check in and enjoy a home-made lunch.

Early afternoon we hop on our bikes and begin cycling through the majestic Ma Da Forest. Our trail will take us off road and across streams before being rewarded with a beautiful sunset on Tri Lake.

This evening after dinner, we split into teams to work together on our simple science challenge. We will be provided with a variety of items such as straws, string, tape, rope and rubber bands etc and will be required to design and build a structure which an egg can land on from a height without cracking!

Outdoor Survival Lesson – Survival Game – Campfire

After breakfast, we partake in an outdoor survival lesson. Breaking into groups, team members will be required to work together to erect a shelter using sticks and palm leaves, learn how to tie the 5 most useful knots for camping, start a fire without matches and practice safety habits whilst in the outdoors.

Early afternoon, we split into teams to begin our “Jungle Survival” game. We will be provided with instructions, clues and challenges. As we make our way through the clues, we will be presented with parts of our survival pack which we will need to make a shelter and tonight’s dinner. Along the way there are bonus prizes such as snack bags and extra marshmallows for tonight's campfire which are able to be collected by completing additional challenges.

This evening we relax around a campfire whilst enjoying roasted marshmallows.

Archery – Obstacle Course – Depart

This morning we enjoy a short-range archery session. We will learn the basics of how to shoot an arrow whilst playing fun games to improve accuracy. Next, we enjoy an obstacle course where we will use our newfound archery skills as well as overcome various physical challenges in order to complete the race.

Early afternoon we farewell our hosts and make our way home.

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Week Without Walls

Our Week without Walls tour provides students with a week where they can expand their horizons while immersing themselves in the cultures and traditions of Vietnam and Cambodia. We expose students to the values of responsibility, perseverance, passion, and creativity, and give them opportunities to see how these values apply to their own lives. Students are encouraged to become “caring global citizens” through community service, appreciation of other cultures, and working together as a team.

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Hanoi – Nam Dinh – Co Le Pagoda – Cycling Tour

This morning we head off to Nam Dinh, approximately 2 hours from Hanoi and famous for its amazing Catholic churches. Along the way, we stop at Co Le Pagoda, well known for its unique mixture of Catholic and Buddhist architecture and also for it's 27 monks and nuns who in 1947 all swapped their frocks for military outfits and joined the army.

Following our lunch today, we get on our bike and enjoy a cycling tour of the local area. We will learn more about this village where Catholicism first took hold in Vietnam, we will also stop at a 'brass trumpet making village' before making our way back to our eco-host homestay.

Team building at Salt Field Bach Long – Stilt Challenge

After breakfast, we will transfer to Bach Long Salt Field, which is considered the 'salt barn' of the Northern Delta.

Here students will be split into teams and will become a salt-farmer for a day. Each team is tasked with the job of transporting the sand to the plains and spreading it out. Once done to the farmers' satisfaction, they will be able to move to a plain where the water has vaporized and is ready for harvest.

Students must then collect a certain amount of harvested salt, the first team to collect the salt wins a point for their team.

Our second challenge for the day is down by the water where farmers will greet our group and show us how they use stilts and a net to catch shrimp – an activity which supplements their daily income. Staying in teams, students will be tasked with making their own '4-legged' stilts which they can use. After 30 minutes we will come back together to race off on our newly built 'stilts'.

Community Service at Bui Chu Orphanage

This morning we make our way to Bui Chu Orphanage which houses just under 100 children some of whom have a disability. Some of the children are orphans, while others could not be cared for by family members due to lack of finance and facilities at home. The children are cared for by a group of nuns who have dedicated their lives to these children. We will volunteer and help out at the centre.

Gai Cake Making – Transfer to home

After breakfast, we farewell our hosts and new friends and transfer to the Countryside Museum where we have the opportunity to make 'Gai Cake' - a unique traditional cake of the local people in the Red River Delta.

After lunch, we board our bus and transfer back to home.

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Duke of Edinburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh Tour in Vietnam or Cambodia provides an excellent opportunity for students aged 14 and older to experience another culture while working towards their awards. They’ll be challenged mentally and physically in the rough and extraordinary terrain and landscape while broadening their horizons, gaining skills, and developing friendships. Experience historically significant countryside while on our Duke of Edinburgh Tour!

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Dalat

We depart today for our flight to Dalat. Dalat city is one of the true hidden gems of Southeast Asia. This mist enshrouded city on the highlands is surrounded by lakes, pine forests and spectacular mountains and the spring-like weather it makes it the ideal adventure capital of Vietnam.

Upon arrival we transfer to our hotel after meeting our guide at the airport.

Practice Journey - Tiger Chill Out Trek

This morning we will have the opportunity to purchase food for the following two days trek through the Dalat countryside. Following this we meet our trekking guides for an orientation of map reading, compass use and orienteering review and instructions.

We then embark on our journey, walking through forest & coffee plantations, alongside rivers & crossing suspension bridges. After lunch we make our way to the remote minority village of Chil and then head to our campsite to set up for the night.

Practice Journey - Dalat

After breakfast we pack up our campsite and begin our second day of trekking. This morning we head along the forest paths that lead to the beautiful flower valley of Thai Phien Flower Hamlet.
After lunch we continue our trek, taking in the stunning scenery and surrounding mountains.
We then make our way to the rendezvous point to meet our transfer back to the hotel.

We spend the evening enjoying dinner and a well deserved rest after a great two days of hiking.

Rest Day - Trai Mat Village

This morning after breakfast we step back in time and take the train to Trai Mat Village.
After lunch we visit Crazy House and then head to the Big C shopping centre to purchase supplies for the next two days when we will complete our qualifying Adventurous Journey.

Adventurous Journey - Dankia Lake Trek

This morning after breakfast we again meet our trekking guides and embark on our trek towards Dankia Lake. Our journey takes us through the picturesque countryside of Dalat as we trek through the North through pine forest towards Cong Troi (Heaven Gate). The 12 km trek will be undulating, starting at 1,500 meters of elevation, peaking at 1,755 meters.

That evening we will set up camp by a small stream, cook dinner and take in the beauty of our surrounds whilst sitting around a campfire.

Adventurous Journey - Langbian Trek

After packing up our campsite, the group will go down through some water crossings and coffee farms heading to the base of Langbian Mountain. We then hike through pine forest to one of the three peaks of Langbian Mt at 1,988 meters above sea level. The last part is about 1.5 hour trek down to the car park where our vehicle will pick up the group and transfer back to our hotel for a well deserved rest.

Dalat City – Saigon – Local School

This morning we depart for our ealry flight to Saigon. Upon arrival we make our way to a local school for our community service project. Here we will be provided with a rewarding and fun opportunity to help out with the daily routine of the students. Whether it be helping with English lessons or involving ourselves in leading some fun games or creative activities the day will be a great experience for the local students and our group alike.

Saigon - Race around and depart for home

Today have our final challenge "Amazing Race" style. Our group will split into teams and will need to join forces in a team challenge of map reading, negotiating and interacting with locals and displaying creative communication skills. After lunch we make our way home.