Organized
by the Midwest Institute
WED-FRI Kalamazoo/Detroit NW
2909
5 June Detroit/Tokyo NW
85
6 June Tokyo/Singapore NW
19
7 June Singapore/Saigon
(HCMC) VNA
742
PM:
Group orientation
EVE:
Free
SAT (waking
up in Saigon - New World Hotel)
8 June AM/PM:
Greater Saigon (HCMC) tour, including museums,
Reunification
Palace, former U.S.Embassy, etc.
EVE: Welcoming reception
SUN (Saigon
- New World Hotel)
9 June AM/PM:
Caodaism: to Tay Ninh - Cao Dai world center & temple
EVE: Free
MON (Saigon
- New World Hotel)
10 June AM: University of Pedagogy
PM: HCMC Open University
EVE: Free
TUES (Saigon
- New World Hotel)
11 June AM: University of Social Sciences and
Humanities
PM: Tour War Museum, lacquerware factory
EVE: Free
WED (Saigon
- New World Hotel)
12 June AM: Bus to Long Xuyen, Mekong Delta
PM: Regional orientation and tour (time
permitting)
EVE: Dinner with university guests
THUR (Long
Xuyen - Dong Xuyen Hotel)
13 June AM: University of An Giang
PM: Bus to Can Tho, Mekong Delta
EVE: Dinner with university guests
FRI (Can
Tho - Victoria Hotel)
14 June AM: University of Can Tho
PM: Bus to Saigon
EVE: Free
SAT (Saigon
- Rex Hotel)
15 June AM: Catholicism/Buddhism: Visit Saigon's Notre Dame Cathedral and
Buddhist
Temples
PM:
Free
EVE: Free
SUN (Saigon
- Rex Hotel)
16 June AM: Early flight to Danang - VN 320
Tour
Hoi An, UNESCO World Heritage Site
PM: Cham Civilization Museum
EVE: Dinner with university guests
MON (Danang
- Hotel Furama)
17 June AM: University of Danang
PM: Pedagogy University, then bus to Hue,
UNESCO World Heritage
EVE: Free
TUES (Hue
- Century Riverside Hotel)
18 June AM: College of Pedagogy
PM/EVE: Visit DMZ and La Vang Catholic center
WED (Hue
- Century Riverside Hotel)
19 June AM: University of Hue
PM: Visit
historic Thien Mu Pagoda, Imperial Tombs of Minh Mang,,Tu Duc and Dong Khanh
EVE:
Reception and Perfume River cultural evening w/university guests
THUR (Hue
- Century Riverside Hotel)
20 June AM: Tour
Forbidden City, Citadel, Th Hieu and Tu Dam Temples and
Dong
Ba
PM:
Fly to Hanoi - VN 244, then
EVE:
Orientation to Vietnamese higher education by VN Representative,
Jack
Bailey, Institute of International Education
FRI (Hanoi
- Sol Melia Hotel)
21 June AM: University of Natural Sciences
PM: University of Technology
EVE: Dinner with university guests
SAT (Hanoi
- Sol Melia Hotel)
22 June AM: Early departure to Halong Bay, UNESCO
World Heritage Site
PM: Boat tour among "thousand
islands" of Halong Bay
EVE: Free
SUN (Halong
Bay - Halong Plaza Hotel)
23 June AM/PM: Return to Hanoi via Hai Phong
EVE: Free
MON (Hanoi
- Sol Melia Hotel)
24 June AM: University of Pedagogy and Foreign
Languages
PM: University of Cultures
EVE: Free
TUES (Hanoi
- Sol Melia Hotel)
25 June AM/PM: Greater Hanoi city tour including Old
City, Chua Dau, Tay
Phuong ,
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Museum, Vietnamese Museum of Ethnography, etc.
EVE: Hanoi Water Puppet Performance
WED (Hanoi
- Sol Melia Hotel)
26 June AM/PM: Open day
EVE: Dinner then overnight train to Lao Cai
THUR (transit
to Sapa - Victoria Express)
27 June AM: Transfer Lau Ci to Sapa
PM: Orientation to minority region (H'mong,
Muong,
Dau,
Dzao tribes)
EVE:
Ham Rong Mountain trek and folkloric display
FRI (Sapa
- Victoria Sapa Hotel)
28 June AM: Sapa walkabout
PM: Bus to tribal areas via Bac Na
EVE: Return to Lao Cai - catch overnight
train to Hanoi
SAT (transit
to Hanoi - Victoria Express)
29 June AM: Transfer to Hanoi airport - flight to
Saigon - VN 219
PM: Free
EVE: Free
SUN (Saigon
- Rex or New World Hotel)
30 June AM: Free morning or mass at Notre Dame
Cathedral
then
bus to Lai Thieu, village crafts
PM: onward to Cu Chi tunnels
EVE: Folkloric dinner concert at Cung Dinh
MON (Saigon
- Rex or New World Hotel)
1 July AM: Institute of Social Sciences
PM: Institute of Education Sciences
EVE: Free
TUE (Saigon
- Rex or New World Hotel)
2 July AM/PM: Bus to Dalat via China Sea route to
Phan Thiet & Cham Tower
EVE: Dalat by night
WED (Dalat
- Novotel or Crazy House Hotel)
3 July AM:
Bio-Research Institute
PM:
Truc Lam Buddhist Meditation Center
EVE: Free
THUR (Dalat
- Novotel or Crazy House Hotel)
4 July AM: Bus return to Saigon
PM: Free
EVE: Independence Day reception
FRI (Saigon
- Rex or New World Hotel)
5 July Personal
day
SAT (Saigon
- Rex or New World Hotel)
6 July AM/PM: Free day or optional bus trip to Vung
Tau
SUN (Saigon
- Rex or New World Hotel)
7 July AM: Free
PM: Packing and airport transfer
Saigon/Singapore VNA
743
MON Singapore/Tokyo NW
20
8 July Tokyo/Detroit NW
12
Detroit/Kalamazoo NW
3651