TORONTO — Intrepid Travel is giving away five trips on its 10-day Vietnam Express Southbound itinerary valued at $1,468 to top fundraisers in their annual charity event, the Blue Dragon Marathon Walk.

Taking place on Sunday, Sept. 10, the marathon walk raises funds for Vietnam’s Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit providing rescue care, shelter, legal advocacy and long-term support to victims of human trafficking.

The Intrepid Foundation’s Blue Dragon Marathon Walk (credit Intrepid Travel)

The Marathon Walk is the Intrepid Foundation’s flagship fundraising event, bringing together over 300 people across 15+ countries annually. Participants can sign up to walk as an individual or as part of a team.

For the first time, this year the top two individual fundraisers and top three team fundraisers will win a ticket on the bestselling itinerary.

“Raising just $250 can keep a child at risk in school for one year. $350 can reunite a trafficked victim with their family and provide them with emergency support to start over,” said Intrepid Chair Darrell Wade.

“By fundraising or sponsoring the Blue Dragon Marathon Walk, you can easily yet dramatically change the lives of children and families in need,” he added.

Now in its sixth year, Intrepid has set a $250,000 fundraising target.

The company is inviting industry to gather their teams, sign up for a mini (10km), half (21km) or full (42km) marathon on the fundraising page, and join them on the pavement to empower young people in Vietnam. Fully 100% of donations will go directly to Blue Dragon.

Travel professionals can register for the Blue Dragon North America walk here. Full terms and conditions are available here.

Vietnam’s Halong Bay (sharptoyou _ Shutterstock)