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Cultural Arts Trip - "Vibrant Vietnam"

Take a “once in a lifetime” trip to explore the arts & architecture, cuisine & crafts, history & traditions in this vibrant country!

By National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance

Location

Saigon Opera House

07 Công trường Lam Sơn Ho Chi Minh, Hồ Chí Minh 710212 Viet Nam

About this event

The National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance invites all to join our In-Person Cultural Arts Trip:

Vibrant Vietnam

January 12-(24), 2026

Join our 12-night, 5-star adventure to North, Central & South Vietnam to explore art & architecture, craft, culture, & cuisine, history, nature and more!

Start in Saigon, a scientific, technological, industrial & cultural center. Also, for many centuries, a commercial hub with merchants from China, Japan and European countries ultimately forming the largest city of Indochina, celebrated as “the Pearl of the Far East.” Though officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City (locally still called,“Saigon”), today, it is a bustling city with interesting sites that, not only its acknowledging its turbulent past, but also show off its beauty, culture and multi-cultural influences.

Fly up to Hoi An, an exceptionally well-preserved Ancient Trading Port with buildings and street plan reflecting both indigenous and foreign influences. In the 1st century, the city had the largest harbor in Southeast Asia. During the 7th-10th centuries, it was a strategic spot for spice trading, which brought tremendous wealth. An important trading center through the 17th century as Chinese, Japanese, Dutch and Indians settled in the area, today, Hoi An is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ride over the mountains to the old Capital of the Nguyen Emperors. Hué is packed with temples & tombs, palaces & pagodas – many of which have UNESCO World Heritage Designations. If art and architecture are of interest, Hué will be high on your must-visit list. Foodies won’t want to miss the degustation-style Imperial cuisine for which this city is rightly famous.

Fly north to Hanoi – the capital of French Indochina (1902-1954) and, since 1976, the Capital of a Reunified Vietnam. Find well-preserved colonial buildings, ancient pagodas, unique museums, delectable cuisine, vibrant nightlife, silks and handicrafts, and a multi-cultural community that’s made up of Chinese, French & Russian influences.

Take a special excursion to experience a cruise on Ha Long Bay, yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site in Vietnam. Thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes along with emerald waters create breathtakingly picturesque surroundings!

Join trip leader James Sokol on a multi-faceted, fascinating & delicious cultural journey!

For trip details & pricing, email James at jsokol@marinjcc.org or register for a free "ticket" through this Eventbrite page. The trip flyer with details, pricing, etc. will be emailed to you. Of course, the trip itself has costs, outlined in the flyer.

Our Vibrant Vietnam trip can pair perfectly with our trip to Captivating Cambodia (Jan 5-12, 2026). Email for details.

Cultural Arts Trips - offered by the National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance and the Osher Marin JCC - are open to all. JCC Members and non-members; people of all backgrounds and faiths, hair styles and chocolate preferences are invited to join in these enriching cultural programs.

For information on this and other upcoming In-Person Cultural Arts Trips as well as on Online Programs, click here

Organized by

National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance

The Osher Marin JCC has created the National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance to offer an array of interesting, engaging, educational, sometimes delicious, and often, just plain fun programs for continued growth and learning; educational and entertaining classes, workshops, activities, and cultural arts trips to enrich life. Guests may explore a new topic, connect with others, even discover a new passion. JCC members, non-members, those who live close or far, people of all background, faiths, ethnicities, hair colors, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. - All are welcome to join in our activities!

The following organizations are partners in the National Alliance:

USA: AZ - the East Valley JCC (Chandler); AZ - JFCS of Arizona (Phoenix/Scottsdale); AZ - the Martin Pear JCC (Scottsdale); CA - the JCC of the East Bay (Berkeley); CA - the Peninsula JCC (Foster City); CA - the Valley JCC (Granada Hills); CA - the Merage JCC of Orange County (Irvine); CA - the Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley (Los Gatos); CA - the Oshman Family JCC (Palo Alto); CA - the Lawrence Family JCC (San Diego); CA - the Fromm Institute at USF (San Francisco); CO - the Boulder JCC; CT - the Mandell JCC (Hartford); CT - the Stamford JCC; DE - the Siegel JCC (Wilmington); FL - Shalom Orlando; FL - the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee; FL - the Tampa JCCs & Federation; GA - the Marcus JCC of Atlanta; GA - Jewish Educational Alliance (Savannah); LA - the New Orleans JCC; MA - the JCC Greater Boston; MA - the JCC of the North Shore (Marblehead); MA - the Springfield JCC; MA - the Worcester JCC; MD - the JCC of Greater Baltimore; ME - the JCA of Southern Maine (Portland); MN - the Minnesota JCC (Minneapolis/St. Paul); NC - the JCC Asheville; NC - the Levine JCC (Charlotte); NC - the Levin JCC (Durham-Chapel Hill); NC - the Raleigh-Cary JCC; NJ - the Katz JCC (Cherry Hill); NJ - the Katz JCC (Margate); NJ - the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades (Tenafly); NY - the Sidney Albert Albany JCC; NY - the Gural JCC (Cedarhurst); NY - the Friedberg JCC of Oceanside; NY - the JCC of Mid-Westchester (Scarsdale); NY - the Schenectady JCC; NY - the Bernikow JCC of Staten Island; NY - the JCC Rockland (West Nyack); OH - the Mayerson JCC of Cincinnati; OH - the JCC of Greater Columbus; OH - the JCC of Greater Dayton; OH - Jewish Living Center of Greater Toledo; OR - the Mittleman JCC (Portland); PA - the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg; PA - the Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA (Kingston); PA - the Kaiserman JCC (Wynnewood); PA - the York JCC; SC - the Kahn JCC of Columbia; TN - the Gordon JCC of Nashville; TX - Shalom Austin; TX - the Aaron Family JCC (Dallas); TX - the Rubenstein JCC of Houston; VA - the Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia (Fairfax); and IMLI.

CANADA: the Calgary JCC.

NB: Though the organizations above choose different events on which to partner, members of all centers (partners or not) and all non-members are welcome to join in any and all programs of interest.

Free