There Is More Than One Way to Come Home

Third Culture Vietnam creates thoughtfully designed cultural experiences, private travel, intimate gatherings, and stories that bring people closer to Vietnam, and to one another.

Whether you are reconnecting with your heritage, experiencing Vietnam for the first time, or seeking a more personal relationship with its culture, people, and places, we invite you to experience Vietnam with greater depth.

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What does it mean to belong to a place, a culture, or a story?

Third Culture Vietnam began with a question shared by many people living between cultures: How do we build a relationship with Vietnam that feels personal, honest, and alive?

We create spaces where that relationship can unfold through travel, food, history, creativity, conversation, and the people who carry Vietnam forward every day.

This is more than seeing Vietnam.

It is a way to participate in it.

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Four Ways to Connect

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Heritage

A more personal way to experience your heritage.

Intentional, thoughtfully designed, multi-day experiences shaped by local knowledge, cultural learning, personal reflection, and meaningful connection.

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Experiences

Meet Vietnam through the people who live it.

Bookable experiences in Sài Gòn and beyond, led by local hosts who share their own relationship with the city, its food, histories, traditions, and everyday life.

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Community

Spaces where connection can continue.

Gatherings, workshops, shared meals, and conversations for people exploring culture, identity, creativity, and belonging.

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Studio

Cultural storytelling built with care.

We collaborate with brands, hotels, restaurants, and cultural organizations to create meaningful stories, experiences, and community activations rooted in Vietnam.

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Our Community Events

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    Finding Our Way

    March 1 to 14, 2027
    Heritage Tour IIII with Thu Ha Nguyen

    Finding Our Way is a two week heritage journey through Vietnam exploring identity, belonging, and home through culture, shared stories, reflection, and community. Created for those looking to reconnect with Vietnam while discovering what home means to them.

    Find Our Way Together
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    Weekend Retreat

    November 13 & 15, 2026
    Nha Trang

    More Than a Weekend Away is a three day retreat by the ocean with Thu Ha and BodyVàMind, centered on rest, connection, and community through surfing, movement, creativity, shared meals, and meaningful conversations.

    Save Your Spot
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    The Space To Become

    October 11 & 18, 2026
    7:00PM - 10:00PM

    The Space to Become is a two part guided workshop exploring Vietnamese identity, belonging, and self through reflection, writing, conversation, and community. Created for anyone navigating what it means to be Vietnamese and who they are becoming.

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Vietnam Is Not a Backdrop

It is living, diverse, regional, and continually evolving.

Our work is shaped by the people who call Vietnam home: hosts, artists, families, historians, cultural practitioners, small businesses, and community leaders.

We approach every experience, gathering, and collaboration with curiosity, cultural care, and respect for the stories entrusted to us.

Local voices. Small groups. Meaningful participation. Shared impact.

Our Approach
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What We’ve Built Together

Behind every number is a person, a shared experience, and a relationship that has helped shape Third Culture Vietnam.
Recorded through September 2026 and updated as our community continues to grow.

3+

Heritage Experiences Shared

Reflective, intentional journeys across Vietnam. Each tour we’ve led has been a bridge between generations, a reconnection to history, and a space for healing and belonging.

184+

Saigon Experiences That Give Back

Our experiences create jobs and build confidence for young local hosts, empowering them to share their city with pride, one story at a time.

$2,612.85+

Community Support & Giving

Giving back is at the heart of everything we do. Through donations, local partnerships, and community-led programs, we reinvest in the people and places that have shaped our journey, ensuring that every step forward is shared.

510+

Stories Shared Through Our Community

Personal narratives from those near and far, building bridges between continents, cultures, and generations.

149+

Impact Through Local Roots

Our impact is more than numbers, it’s built on real partnerships. Each tour, workshop, and story is made possible by working directly with local vendors, artisans, and community partners.

55,000+

Connected Across Our Digital Community

From the Vietnamese diaspora to local communities across Vietnam, we connect people through heritage, culture, and meaningful experiences that foster identity, belonging, and lasting connections.

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Third Culture Vietnam is shaped by the people, memories, and perspectives that connect us to Vietnam.

Whether through words, photographs, film, or conversation, we invite you to share what Vietnam, culture, identity, and belonging mean to you.

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Come Be Part of Our Family

Receive thoughtful stories from Vietnam, invitations to community gatherings, and priority access to new cultural experiences, private travel, and signature departures.

No constant noise. Just meaningful ways to stay connected.

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