Sustainable Tourism in Vietnam

Our Commitment to Sustainable Tourism:
All of us in More Fun Travel are keenly motivated to continue to take steps to ensure that future generations will share our blessing to live and work in this land. We integrate sustainability into our business practices including the environmental, social and economic aspects of delivering tours in wilderness-based settings.

More Fun Travel utilize local outfitters, stay in small scale, locally owned accommodation and frequent local shops for meals, supplies and crafts. These practices facilitate a high degree of contact with locals and ensure that the economic development our business brings goes directly to local businesses and communities. Our goal is to ensure that the business we bring to remote communities is a positive experience for local people, tourism companies and tourists themselves. Our vigilance in promoting and practicing sustainability of our tours in Vietnam extends to educating clients, training our guides, and the calibre of our suppliers. As part of our ongoing process to review and modify our sustainable tourism practices we encourage our clients to make suggestions. Our clients note how we may improve our practices in the evaluation we provide after the tour, or by emailing us to info@funinvietnam.com

Our Sustainable Tourism practices are:
Guides: We employ guides with experience in working and/or living in the areas in which we travel. They are familiar with the area's local culture, environmental issues, natural history and any particular challenges associated with traveling through remote areas of Vietnam. We select our guides based on their knowledge and commitment to sustainable travel and train them in low-impact travel. They have first aid and CPR certification. We use local guides on all of our trips for specific excursions.

Travel: Most of our travels in Vietnam are by 15 passenger van and 5 passenger car. These vehicles, which are the most economical way to transport our small groups, are all current year and thus meet or exceed vehicle pollution requirements. To access remote areas, we place a high emphasis on non-motorized travel in Vietnam including walking, kayaking and bicycling. When we walk and hike, we stick to the trails to avoid damage to the native flora.

Tour Composition: Our pre-trip information contains insight into social and environmental issues that impact on areas we visit. Tour itineraries include learning about each area's unique social and environmental issues, and how to minimize the environmental impact of our visit. We encourage our clients to sample local cuisine, including wild game, to purchase authentic products and to bring reusable fluid containers. From backcountry military tours to major cultural events like Tet 2010, we practice a policy of reduce, reuse and recycle on all tours.

Accommodation: In order to stimulate local economies we use locally-owned accommodation with an emphasis on hotels that pursue good environmental practices such as conserving water and minimizing waste. When we camp, we practice no trace camping.

We solicit and act upon client comments as how to improve our sustainable tourism practices. Responsible travel maximizes the benefits and minimizes the negative effects of tourism. You can make a difference with More Fun Travel!