ABOUT US

Hi Dears! Have a nice day! I am Ha, a Travel Consultant & Tour Operator of YESD. I am grateful for the opportunity to work at Yesd and contribute to the company’s sustainable tourism development. Working here, I find joy in the work, from the little things like supporting customers to personalize their experiences, supporting new guides on board, training, and company trips… I also learn a lot from the tourists, tour guides, homestay or accommodation owners, and other young members in YESD’s team. I hope that our company will grow more and more and can spread the community values ​​that the company is aiming for to more people around the world. 

– “Thu Ha Tran – YESD Salesman and Operator” – 

Hello everyone, my name is Anh. I’m from the Sales and Operation Department of YESD. I’m proud of myself for being a member of YESD in the mission to bring the beauty of Vietnam closer to our foreigner friends. More importantly, I understand that the lives of many local people will improve with my efforts. Therefore, I wish to contribute more to the YESD, believing that I’m also doing good to the society.

– “Minh Anh Tran – YESD Salesman and Operator” – 

Jump to YESD as an intern in 2015, I have had a great chance to widen my knowledge in fields of social entrepreneurship and responsible tourism. Thanks to YESD, I can get involved into ERASMUS+ Projects and their meaningful community development programs. If you booked a tour with YESD, you might talk to me. 

– “Phuong La – YESD project assistant” – 

 I’m the president of Thon Tha Responsible Tourism Cooperative. I’m an ethnic Tay person. I started to become a local tour guide in 2015 through YESD’s responsible tourism project. As a leader, I would like to change my village to be better and the villagers can earn more income to support their families. I will treat you by my heart even my English is still not perfect. 

–  “Thien Nguyen – Director of Thon Tha Agriculture and Responsible Tourism Cooperative” – 

I’m a friendly homestay host in Thon Tha village, Ha Giang. I work as a local senior artisan and passionate about studying English. If my English is not easy for you to understand me, I can use google translate. 🙂 I can teach you how to make the Tay traditional embroidery and bamboo knitting if I have a chance. I accompany with YESD try to preserve our indigenous traditional cultures. 

–  “Mrs Dung – Homestay host and Handicraft artisan” – 

I’m so happy to get involve into YESD responsible tourism project in Thon Tha village. Living here nearly 50 years and making embroidery are my joys. Our traditional dress is black from top to toe except for the colorful belt. We are trying to preserve our traditional cultures by teaching young generation our handicraft techniques. 

–  “Mrs Duong – Handicraft artisan” – 

I am one of YESD’s tour guides in Ha Giang. As a child of Ha Giang beautiful land, I’m so proud of our traditional values and cultures. It’s so great to be a local guide, which gives me a chance to introduce my Ha Giang to not only local friends, but international visitors also. I want to earn money to support my family, then build a house for my mom in which we can open a homestay and spend happy moments together. The 2020 pandemic is a nightmare for all of us and we all hope it will be gone soon. When you visit my hometown, I’m happy to guide you around and bring you to the best “mother-home-cook” bistros. 

–  “Son Nguyen – YESD local guide” – 

If you join a trekking tour in Ha Giang such as Ha Giang Trekker tour , I might escort you as a trekking guide. I was trained in English and tourism skills by YESD Social Enterprise. My English is very basic and simple, so being a tour guide that will improve my language skills. You are not only our distinguished customers, but also are my teachers. I will try my best to absorb all of new vocabularies and new things. See you in Ha Giang soon.

–  “Mr Lim Nguyen – YESD trekking guide” –

I was not born in Ha Giang, but because of my great predestination, I decided to settle down and work here. It was Ha Giang that I met and married my wife. I have a small family with a little son now, and work as an English tour guide that is my main work and financial source. I really hope that the covid virus will be removed soon so our life will come back to its normal. Ha Giang should be your must-visited destination in Vietnam. You will love this land as I do. 

– “Hoang Van Ai – YESD tour guide” –

I was used to be a disoriented boy and felt lost in my future career. Until I met V4D non-profit organization where I learnt English and then YESD where I could use my English to work as an English tour guide. Now I have a small family with a little boy and I love my job so much. This job gives me income that is not stable but not so bad. It shows my passion on tourism and pride of my ethnic cultures. 

– “Nguyen Van Hoa – YESD tour guide” –

I will escort you on Ha Giang motorbike or car tour very often if you travel with YESD. Luckily I and my wife both work in tourism industry so she sympathize with my absence when I’m on tour. I have worked with YESD for 3 years. I really like YESD’s working spirit when they care of the local communities, educate local people how to protect the environment or give local guides some medical and professional training courses. Wish all the best to come with our organization. See all of you soon after the pandemic.

– “Le Khanh Tung – YESD tour guide” – 

2020 was an unexpected year for the whole world including us. The pandemic came and paused the tourism, which caused many of us: local guides, homestay owners, drivers jobless. With the invention of the covid-vaccine, we really wish to have a better year with brighter future for tourism. I just built up a homestay and hope to welcome guests in this Autumn. So happy to be a member of YESD. 

–  “Nguyen Van Quyen – YESD tour guide” –

I started to learn English 4 years ago. It has brought great value to my life. Thanks to YESD, I had a chance to study English and tourism skills. I am a local guide and earn more money to support my small family. My English is still not really good but I will improve it day by day. The more you travel with YESD, the better my English will be. Your sincerely friend, tour guide 🙂 

–  “Nguyen Duc Van – YESD tour guide” –

I’m Chi, a local guide in Sapa. I only finished my secondary school and learnt English from tourists when I followed them to sell my mom’s embroidery bracelets. I have worked as a tour guide for 10 years, mostly in Sapa. Thanks to the job, I earnt some and saved a bit for my small family with two daughters. Many of local youth could not afford to go to colleges, so tour guiding is our main job and an important source of our income. Thanks for travelling with YESD and choosing Sapa as your destination. 

–  “Giang Thi Chi – YESD local guide in Sapa” –

I’m Lam, a local guide in Sapa. I love my guiding job a lot. Being a guide that brings me chances to meet international people and friends. I have never gone out of Vietnam, even out of the Northern Vietnam. So thanks to my lovely tourists, I can imagine how the outside looks like. This pandemic is so horrible that causes the whole world into troubles including me. I hope the world will come back to its normal soon and the tourism will be awesome again. See you in Sapa soon. 

–  “Giang Thi Lam – YESD local guide in Sapa” –

As a local guide of YESD I am proudly to bring travelers to different surprises with Vietnamese Landscapes, Culture, History, Philosophy and especially Vietnamese happy water! Reminding 3 years of working as a YESDer, it is like an adventurous movie that travelers and me are main characters, hopefully, after pandemic you would come back soon and we are able to start the Movie once again!

–  “Phuong But Ngoc – YESD international tour guide” –

Hello, my name is Ying. I am a local tour guide and really love to work with YESD. They give me job opportunities to support my family. I can’t wait to see the covi19 being defeated over in order to go back to my work again. I miss the days taking tourists around the North to show them the Vietnamese culture and beautiful landscape. It is really a hard time for the whole world when people lost jobs and felt disoriented. I hope the pandemic will be removed soon and the world will come back to its normal soon. 

–  “Hang Thi Dinh – YESD local guide” –

Ly Ly, our tour guide, has a profound knowledge of northern Vietnam and possesses a vast experience of guiding in the region. Ly’s energy, passion and enthusiasm are amazing. Ly even can speak French so well so if there are any families or customers that want an professional tour guide speaking both English and French. Ly will be your best choice to escort you around the Northern Vietnam. She has a great sense of humor and positive energy of life. YESD often receives very excellent reviews of her from our customers. Let’s us to be your travel buddy!

– “Ly Thi Ly – YESD local guide” –

“I was excited to apply because I knew about YESD through some activities to develop responsible tourism. The core values of YESD are consistent with what I am doing. My main job was to promote local handicraft products and improve the English skills of Thon Tha villagers. I enjoyed watching the product making, connecting with customers, and packing and shipping. I also loved teaching English. I was happy to see more and more students paying attention in class and seeing everyone’s progress. Volunteering in Thon Tha with YESD made me feel ecstatic and meaningful, knowing I can give people a better life.”

– Hien, 23yo, Vietnam – 

“During the early days of the project, I was greeted with friendliness. I was taught how to knit, visited famous local tourist attractions, and enjoyed the specialties of Tay ethnic… After a month of operation, with the role of English teaching assistant for local guides and developing local handicraft products, I feel very happy to have been able to help people get better every day.” 

– Phuong, 20yo, Vietnam – 

I came from France with a lot of expectations. I was afraid I wouldn’t fit in or adapt to the country. But my family host treated me really well, and made me feel at home. This experience is very enriching as I am learning a lot about the regional culture through the local community. I also had the chance to travel in the region and discover its most beautiful sceneries. It is a real pleasure to teach English to the friendly locals and to help the marketing team. I will never forget this experience in Vietnam. 

– Axelle, 23yo, France – 

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