Global Education Study Tour 

Tentative Itinerary

 

This trip is filled with color, unique cultures and history. You can anticipate our exciting trip by checking the great attractions described on the itinerary below. Have fun!

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Sunday, June 24: DEPART FROM CHICAGO
 

Monday, June 25: HANOI
 

Welcome to Vietnam's capital city, with over 1,000 years of history and culture. It is an attractive, laidback city with charming French-Colonial-style buildings.

Morning: Arrival in Hanoi and pick-up at Noi Bai Airport

• Hotel check-in

• Tour briefing

• Lunch

 

Afternoon: Today's sightseeing tour takes you to many of the city's highlights, including the Temple of Literature.  You will also see the Hoan Kiem Lake, and the fascinating network of alleyways and shop houses that make up the Old Town. Today's attractions include:

• Literature Temple

• Old Town

• Hoan Kiem Lake

• Water puppet show

 

Tuesday, June 26: HANOI - HALONG BAY - HANOI
 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Excursion to Ha Long Bay, UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Vietnam's favorite destinations.

• Lunch

 

Afternoon: Sightseeing tour to visit the Dong Trieu Pottery Village. Afterwards, departure from Ha Long back to Hanoi.

• Dinner
   

Wednesday, June 27: HANOI – HO CHI MINH CITY
 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Departure from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, Vietnam's largest and most vibrant city, packed with timeless traditions. With a tropical climate, it is the economic center of Vietnam.

• Lunch

 

Afternoon: Sightseeing tour including the following traditional attractions:

• Reunification Palace

• Central Post Office

• Notre Dame Cathedral

• Book Street

• Evening: Saigon by night from the top (Saigon Skydeck)

• Dinner

 

Thursday, June 28: HO CHI MINH CITY
 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Visit to the University of Social Sciences & Humanities, School of Education

• Introduction about Vietnamese education system. Speakers: USSH faculty

• Meeting with USSH faculty and graduate students

• Tea break

• Introduction about programs at Andrews University School of Education. Speakers: Prof. Robson and Prof. Janet

• Campus tour

 

Afternoon: Visit to University of Economics & Finance (UEF)

• Meeting with UEF faculty and students

• Campus tour

• Dinner

 

Friday, June 29: HO CHI MINH CITY

 

Morning: Visit to Le Hong Phong High school for the Gifted (LHP)

• Meeting with LHP faculty and students

• Campus tour

 

Afternoon: Visit to Vietnam-Australia School (VAS)

• Meeting with VAS faculty and students

• Campus tour

• Dinner

 

Saturday, June 30: HANOI

 

Morning: Worship at Ho Chi Minh Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Afternoon: Free in Ho Chi Minh City

Sunday, July 1: AN GIANG PROVINCE
 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Departure from Ho Chi Minh City to An Giang Province, a province with the biggest population in the Mekong Delta. It is the key producer of rice in the country and famous for its natural beauty.

• Lunch

 

Afternoon:

• Option 1: Visit to Tra Su Forest tour; an ecosystem of cajuput trees, covers an area of around 850 hectares or

• Option 2: Visit to a floating village (depending on the traffic and weather)

• Dinner

 

Monday, July 2: HANOI-HA LONG BAY CRUISE

 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Visit the Floating market, accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Visit to An Giang University

• Introduction about AGU. Speakers: AGU faculty

• Meeting with AGU leadership, faculty and students

• Tea break

• Vietnamese traditional music performed by AGU students

• Campus tour (AGU primary, high school and university)

• Lunch

Afternoon: Departure from An Giang to Ho Chi Minh City

• Dinner

 

Tuesday, July 3: HANOI-JAKARTA.

 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Departure from Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta

Lunch

 

Afternoon: After lunch, enjoy a visit to Fatahillah Square, Monas Tower, and Istiqlal.

Dinner

 

Wednesday, July 4: JAKARTA
 

Morning: Visit to Universitas Indonesia

• Introduction about Indonesian education system. Speakers: Universitas Indonesia faculty

• Meeting with Universitas Indonesia faculty and students

• Campus tour

 

Afternoon: Visit to BINUS University

• Meeting with BINUS faculty and students

• Campus tour (BINUS university and primary school)

• Dinner

 

Thursday, July 5: JAKARTA
 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: A guided city tour to visit visit to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum, National Monument, and ITC Mangga Dua Mall

• Lunch

 

Afternoon: Enjoy your time visiting the former Batavia area, remnants of the colonial past.

• Dinner

 

Friday, July 6: JAKARTA

 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Departure from Jakarta to Bangdung

• Lunch

 

Afternoon: Sightseeing tour to visit Tangkuban Perahu Volcanoes

• Dinner

 

Saturday, July 7: BACK TO BANDUNG
 

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning: Worship at Universitas Advent Indonesia (UNAI), in Bandung, West Java

 

Afternoon: Meet with faculty and students and enjoy a sightseeing tour around campus.

Evening: Departure from Bangdung to Jakarta

 

Sunday, July 8: JAKARTA-CHICAGO
 

Drive to the airport with a photo stop for the last group picture at a selected site.

Departure from Jakarta to Chicago.

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Contact

 

If you have any questions about the tour, please feel free to email Robson Marinho at marinho@andrews.edu.