Responsible Travel

Wide Eyed Tours believes strongly in positive impact tourism, and wants to contribute to the countries in which we travel through educating our guests.

Being on the ground here in Vietnam means we have more opportunity to truly deliver responsible tourism: we think about the impact we have on the environment and local communities and encourage you to join us in making your trip a positive experience for both you and the people in the country you visit.

Many people visiting Asia wish to visit orphanages or children’s centres. At Wide Eyed Tours we don’t believe these visits benefit the children: Wide Eyed Tours respects the children’s right to live peacefully, privately and with dignity and we encourage our travellers to do the same.

Wide Eyed Tours believes there are many small things you can do along the way that make a huge difference. For example: always respect customs and culture, only photograph others if you have asked first, ride a bicycle, take local transport and shop and eat where you can make a difference.

AND say no to plastic bags!

Shopping

REACHING OUT – HOI AN

Fair trade gifts by artisans with different abilities.
www.reachingout-vn.com

LIFE START FOUNDATION – HOI AN

The non-profit Lifestart Foundation Workshop focuses on creating unique handmade arts/ crafts to help support those living in challenging situations in and around Hoi An
www.lifestartfoundation.org.au

VIETNAM QUILTS – HCMC & HANOI

Vietnam Quilts offers income and employment for rural women which enables them to remain in their communities and care for their children and families.
www.vietnam-quilts.org

BLUE DRAGON RESTAURANT – HOI AN

A percentage of profits from this privately run restaurant is donated to support the kids at Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation.
www.streetkidsinvietnam.com

Dining

KOTO – HCMC & HANOI

Know One Teach One! A vocational training restaurant teaching disadvantaged youth hospitality skills
www.koto.com.au

STREETS – HOI AN

Good Kids – Good Food. Enjoy a good meal and help disadvantaged youth perfect their hospitality skills
www.streetsinternational.org

FRIENDS – PHNOM PENH

Friends the Restaurant is a training restaurant run by former street youth and their teachers.
www.mithsamlanh.org

Pampering

JUST MASSAGE – HANOI
Just Massage, delivers Just that: a clean, warm, safe, comfortable professional massage, provided by visually impaired massage therapists who, in addition to earning a Just and fair wage for their work, have full ownership and responsibility for the center.
www.justmassage.org.vn