Indochina Junk has been known as the leader among Halong Bay Cruise Company to develop tourism business towards responsible cruising. From the very beginning time in 2007, the company focuses on mission to develop sustainable business together with environment protection and support to local community. This is a collection of responsible travel program at Indochina Junk since 2007. Some projects had finished and others still keep going and operate by Indochina Junk team.

1. RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
AT INDOCHINA JUNK
- Collection of Responsible Travel Projects of
Indochina Junk -
www.Indochina-junk.com

2. 2007: For A Green Ha
Long Bay
Incoordination with the Halong
Bay Management Board,
travel agents and locals, since
2007, we have developed the
program named “For a Green
Halong Bay” with many
projects towards community
and environment
2011: Yen Duc Village
Since 2011, community
based tourism in Yen Duc
village has been
developed and achieved
many great positive
results toward the local
community, environment,
culture and tradition
preservation
2015: Binh Lieu
The community based tourism
project in Binh Lieu was started at
the end of 2015, plan to build and
welcome tourists in 2018.
2015: Halong city
Since 2015, Many projects in
Halong city have been
launched to raise awareness
about environmental
protection, sustainable life
and education
Timeline of responsible travel activities

3. HALONG BAY
Environment protection and local community
support
YEN DUC VILLAGE
Community based tourism to
support locals and preserve culture
HALONG CITY BINH LIEU
Where we do responsible travel project
“Established in 2007, the company has identified mission to develop a sustainable business
associated with social and environmental responsibility”
Community based tourism to
support locals and preserve
culture
Environmental protection
and responsible community

4. 2008
- Collect rubbish at two
floating villages
- Provide life jacket to
local fisherman
2009
- Change the Styrofoam floats by
plastics floats
- Replant mangroves forest in Bai
Tu Long bay.
2011 – Now
- Build a new floating school in
Vung Vieng fishing village.
- Cleanup natural beaches in
Bai Tu Long
- Collect floating rubbish on the
bay
2010
- Help fisherman raise
clean fish and protect
biodiversity of Halong bay.
FOR A GREEN HA LONG BAY
Since 2007, Indochina-Junk associated with travel agencies, Halong Bay Management Board to create many projects to protect environment and
support local community

5. More than 80% approximately 3 ton of
rubbish in every distinations has been
collected and treated.
128 life jackets were given to the
fisherman .
Over 5820 Styrofoam floats were
replaced by plastic floats
In 2014, Indochina became a member of Halong Catba
Aliiance project. Since then, we have made positive
contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural
heritage and participated in many responsible tourism
subjects.
WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN HALONG BAY

6. ENVIRONMENT
Raising awareness of
local people about
environmental protection,
plating trees and cleaning
up the village
LOCAL COMMUNITY
Developing homestays and
other tourist service to
create job opportunity for
local people, sharing
financial benefits,
CULTURE AND TRADTION
PRESERVATION
Promoting village’s tradition and
cultural activities: folk songs
performance, water puppetry,
traditional music training class…
EDUCATION
Free English class, music class,
sponsored scholarship and
other training program for
children. Organizing cultural tour
for children to Yen Duc village,
COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM AT YEN DUC VILLAGE
Since 2011, community based tourism in Yen Duc village has created many positive impacts on local community

7. 400 villagers have been trained about
community based tourism and understand
about the positive effect of tourism to the
community
50 villagers have directly worked for the
get than 3.000.000 VND/ month.
2 homestay with 7 rooms have been
developed in the village
Thousands of international visitors
have visited the village and appreciated the
local life and culture here
WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN YEN DUC VILLAGE

8. Sponsor to build a cultural house in
Yen Khanh village.
1 summer English class operates
annually
Culture and History learning tours for
primary and secondary students.
3 projects of cleaning up village road
and planting tree, flowers were
opetated
WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN YEN DUC VILLAGE

9. 2 traditional music show for customers performed by
staffs on Dragon Legend boat 1 & 2
TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG PRESERVATION
Approximately 30 staffs and locals in Yen Duc village
has been trained by folk song artists in 2016

10. ENVIRONMENT
Launch electric car service
and many environmental
protection project: Bai Tho
mountain, walking for life.
TOURIST SERVICE
Investigate and develop
homestays, electric cars
and other tourist service
with unique experience in
Halong city
LOCAL COMMUNITY
Launch a NLP couching class to
improve people life and the lives
of others.
EDUCATION
Operate an art & literature
society class which includes 40
lectures and tutorials for the
children in the summer of 2016
COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM AT HA LONG
Since 2015, Indochina Junk has introduced a new kind of tourist service in Ha Long City, which is Electric Car, very friendly to environment.

11. 21 eco friendly electric cars for tourists
in Halong city
WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN HALONG CITY
3 clean up events in Bai Tho
mountain in 2016
30 students form primary and secondary participated in an
art & literature society class
100 local people engaged in a NLP couching class

12. LOCAL COMMUNITY
Support local ethnic minority
people in Binh Lieu with many
projects.
COMMNITY BASED
TOURISM PRODUCT
We started to develope
homestays and other tourist
service to create job
opportunity for local people,
sharing financial benefits
EDUCATION
- Reading corner for students
- English speaking club for
secondary school students
- Vocational orientation and
training then create working
opportunity for young people in
Binh Lieu
COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM AT BINH LIEU
In early 2015, Indochina-Junk decided to support the local people live in Binh Lieu home of many minor minorities who still maintain the traditional way of life.
Together with the local authority, we create many meaningful activities for local people in general and for the next generation in particularly.

13. 1 reading corner with more than 300
books for children
1 English club for secondary students
1 cruise service training program for
young people in Binh Lieu.
6 students are working at Indochina-
Junk
WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN BINH LIEU.
29 winter jacket & more than 100
shocks for children.
21 blankets & 148 tea sets for local
people

14. TRAVELIFE CERTIFICATION
On 8th of October 2016, the leader of Indochina Junk Cruise JSC decided to apply for an appraisal certificate from the Travelife organization – a prestigious certificate
recognized worldwide among Responsible Tourism operators and travel services providers.
Based on the company vision, the following sustainable
development objectives are recommended for the period 2016 –
2020:
• Sustainability objective 1: To continuously certified by Travelife
and recognized by customers and partners.
• Sustainability objective 2: To be the first cruise company in
Halong Bay to run cruises sustainably by improving eco-friendly
technical solutions on cruises;
• Sustainability objective 3: To enhance industry corporation in
securing the sustainability of destinations we’re operating in.
For the consultancy period from 10/2016-03/2017, the
sustainable development objectives aim to realize the following
general targets:
• To be certified by Travelife;
• To have all sustainable policies in place and publicity;
• To get involved of Indochina Junk’s workforce to the
improvement of the environment and its coastal communities, of
safety, security and health for employees and customers;
• To have a measurement and assessment system in place
to meet numeric targets in sustainability.