Haivenu Tours

After years of international isolation in the wake of the American War, Vietnam began to grow confident in its independence, embracing the international community, global commerce and tourism. As travellers, many of whom had already visited Thailand and Malaysia increasingly became drawn to the evocative mysteries of Vietnam, whose cultural richnes... s had been so long submerged by the negative impressions engendered by media coverage of its long struggle for independence, culminating in the 'Vietnam' War, the enthusiasm for the beauty of the landscape, warm peoples and culture of Vietnam, with which these initial visitors returned, sparked an upsurge of interest. Many visitors, from Thailand in particular, disappointed by the ever -increasing commercialism of that country, found in Vietnam a haven of authentic Southeast Asian culture and heritage. Since its inception in late 1999, Haivenu Tours was set up to fulfil heartfelt guiding principles in welcoming overseas visitors to this remarkable country. With an emphasis on the preservation of Vietnam's natural and cultural inheritance uppermost, Haivenu also pursued a highly personable approach to tourism, organising individually crafted tours of the country, each uniquely tuned to each of our clients' holiday aspirations, at the heart of which is a friendly one-to-one working relationship with a personal tour designer, in contrast to the impersonal monolith of many major holiday companies. Our focus is to provide an optimum of authentic experience, exceptional high quality service and affordability. Another core aim is to ensure that the benefits arising from tourism reached the most disadvantaged of the citizens of the countries in which we operate, and our company has boldly developed relationships with local and ethnic communities throughout our sphere of operations, offering high quality in-depth training and employment to enthusiastic local guides, to assist our visitors with their unrivalled local knowledge and insight. Following our first flush of success ...Read More