EXOTISSIMO Vietnam has put together a selection of community exchange tours in collaboration with non-profit organisations, designed to offer travellers a taste of local life while giving back to the communities visited.
The first is a partnership with UK-registered Bloom Microventures that gives travellers the opportunity to experience rural life in Vietnam for a day. The charity provides microcredit to women living below the poverty line. Tour fees will go to funding low-interest loans for women whom tour participants will get to meet during the tour.
The second is a half-day traditional painting and lantern making workshop. Participants will try their hand at Vietnamese painting and making an iconic Hoi An lantern, as well as enjoy a scenic boat ride across the river.
The Lifestart Foundation aids the disadvantaged in finding community, learning life skills and obtaining vocational livelihoods through handicraft. Proceeds from the tour will directly support disadvantaged Lifestart community members.
