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Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, after clearing all customs procedures, please proceed to the exit gate and meet our driver, who will be waiting in the lobby, holding the signboard with your name on it. If you cannot locate your driver, please go to the Airport information counter in the middle of the Domestic and International arrival lobby (inside the terminal) and call the emergency numbers provided in the confirmation voucher for assistance. Your driver will come to meet you up and transfer you to your hotel in the Old Quarter.
Overnight in Hanoi
After breakfast at the hotel, you will meet with the local coordinator, who will give you a briefing on the tour program and introduce the volunteering activities, in which you will participate.
After the meeting, you will have the opportunity to explore the hidden side of Hanoi, where local people do their day-to-day business living and working alongside the railway. Your guide will introduce you to the people who share their space with Hanoi’s main rail artery. You will also explore the bustling markets which play an important role in this community.
At 9:30 am, your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and take you to the food market on Kham Thien Street, where you will see how people shop for some local key ingredients found in Vietnamese cuisine. After a short exploration of the market, turn off the main road and walk down narrow side streets before arriving at Alley Le Duan with a great view of one of the city’s ‘railway streets’. Here you will witness people enjoying a coffee on the tracks, chatting with friends, or hanging out their washing before casually making way for the oncoming trains. If the train schedule permits, you might witness the train passing by this narrow street. Afterward, move towards Hanoi station with the strange mix of colonial and socialist architecture.
Continue walking through some local areas and enjoy a stop at Cua Dong Street for a morning refreshment before the car picks you up and takes you to Gia Lam Station. At this station, hop on the train and travel to Long Bien Station. On arrival, you will have the chance to visit a bustling market located in the shadow of the famed Long Bien Bridge – a French relic that played a crucial role in the Vietnam War due to its strategic position. The bridge was heavily bombed, but some original sections remain.
Overnight in Hanoi
Notes
Suggested departure time: 09:30
Tour duration: 3.5 hours
Today you will join local teachers to teach English to children in the primary school from grade 3 to grade 5. The pupil’s age is from 6 to 11 and, they are enthusiastic and exuberant learners. You will follow the timetable provided by English teachers and the local teachers will support you during the lesson. This will be a great opportunity for children as well as for local staff to improve the English skills and learn more for different cultures. And for you it will be an opportunity to improve your teaching skills as well as to know more about Vietnam. Apart of English lessons you also will be involved in the various after class activities singing songs, dancing, playing games and other fun school activities.
Overnight in Hanoi
P/s: you are free at the weekend ( Sat & Sun)
Relish a healthy breakfast on the final day of your trip and say goodbye for many of your friends you met in Vietnam. Complete the hotel check-out formalities after which you can visit the local markets and buy souvenirs for your loved ones. Later, proceed for departure and board your flight back home.
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