Everything about Vietnam spells romance and history. But there’s more to the destination than that. Help your kids discover not just aspects of this beautiful country and its customs, but also their own creative spark. Here are some options to get you started…
The Maia Resort Quy Nhon, located along Vietnam’s relatively untouched south-central coastline, provides the ideal backdrop for an Art Atelier; open air children’s art classes conducted in the gardens of its Kids Club. With stunning ocean views, towering windmills, and lush tropical foliage, there is no shortage of inspiration for budding artists.
Maia Resort provides the essentials — a teacher, easel, paints, and canvases — while the kids bring their creativity. The hour-long sessions are available every day with the resort’s recreation team and private sessions with local artists can be arranged upon special request and depending on artist availability.
At Azerai La Residence, Hue in Vietnam’s former imperial capital, kids can try their hand at the ancient art of calligraphy, which has a rich tradition in Vietnam. The lesson, taught by a local expert, ends with a delightful keepsake. At the oceanfront Azerai Ke Ga Bay, 180 km east of Ho Chi Minh City, children can fly kites on the beach, learn how to make delicious Vietnamese rice paper rolls, and paint traditional Vietnamese conical hats.
And in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, kids can discover the wonders of the natural world and local culture in a half-day excursion at Azerai Can Tho. The getaway begins with a luxury boat cruise on the tranquil Hau River, followed by a visit to a local fruit plantation and a stop at the colourful Ancient Blue House, home to a special antique collection.
Bai Dai beach may be the hottest new sandy stretch that’s all the buzz among Vietnam-bound tourists but what excites the tots more than sand castles on the sea shore? Pizza! And the pizza chefs at Alma Resort’s Italian fine dining restaurant La Casa encourage youngsters to bring out their ‘inner MasterChef’ by creating their own pizza, each Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6-9pm.
The young (and the young at heart) don a toque and apron for the pizza-making class, learning how to knead and stretch the pizza dough and make pizza sauce. The budding chefs personalise their pizza by selecting from an array of delicious toppings before baking it to perfection in La Casa’s pizza oven and having it for dinner!
The 120-year-old Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi offers a daily ‘Path of History’ tour that’s become a must-do for visitors who wish to learn more about the luxury hotel’s storied past. It includes a look at photographs of the hotel’s many famous guests over the years, along with vintage artifacts like century-old room keys.
But for children on this tour — and indeed for many of their parents too — the highlight is a trip down into the hotel’s bomb shelter, which protected visitors like Joan Baez and Jane Fonda, among others, from air raids during the US-Vietnam War. The bunker was closed and sealed after the war before being rediscovered during the renovation of the Bamboo Bar in 2011. Today, young hotel guests delight in exploring the subterranean chambers — and learning some history while they’re at it.
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