With the desire to connect more with the local community, the Avana Marathon Open was organized for the first time on 26th November, welcoming the people of villages around Avana to participate with our staff, sharing a love for sports and the joy of overcoming personal limits.

The 15 km long road running through the hills and villages was an unforgettable experience of being in harmony with nature and the daily life of the locals.

A huge shoutout to all the amazing runners for their incredible energy on this journey.
Mr. Luong Van Nam, Head Chef of Avana Retreat, was the first runner to reach the finish line in 1 hour and 17 minutes. Just one minute behind him were two males from Cun Pheo village. In the top 10 males to finish the race early, there were 6 locals and 3 Avana Retreat staff members.

About 10 minutes later, Ms. HaThi Thuyen, a kitchen staff member of Avana Retreat, won the women's first prize with a time of 1 hour and 38 minutes. The top 10 females finished also acknowledged the other 3 female participants from Cun Pheo village and 6 Avana Retreat staff members.

Throughout the race, local people showed up to cheer and boost the spirits of the runners. Additionally, our organizing team provided support with water, light snacks, and medical assistance. Thanks to these, 90% of the runners finished earlier than expected.

The first running event at Avana Retreat has served our goal of connecting our staff with the local community and enhancing awareness about health and well-being.
Waiting for the excitement of what's to come! The upcoming events are sure to bring more happiness and new challenges to conquer!

To preserve the beauty of Mai Chau land for many more years, we should start with the people. Hospitality is all about making guests feel at home, and probably the best way to know about the land other than the native themselves. Therefore, we create job opportunities for the natives and welcome them to the Avana family.

After 2 years of operation, 90% of Avana staff are local. Most of them are people from the small villages around Avana, with education not beyond university, or even high school. But that does not stop them from continuing to learn and grow at Avana Retreat. Hospitality training, sustainable development basics, and even English lessons, they will receive any skillsets needed to become successful. Once they are officially Avana staff, we continue to offer great welfare, health insurance, professional working conditions, promotion prospects, and additional job training for constant improvement.

Offering people great jobs, and helping their life improve are always beyond our pride and joy, but the best thing is that we give them a chance to contribute to their homeland.  Together, we honor the beauty of the land and make every experience here even more worthwhile and authentic! 

We are all living on a blue pale dot called Earth, and it is the only home we have. And it is our duty to keep it garbage-free. In teamwork with the region’s Youth Union, Trash Collecting Day has been a monthly routine for us. 

Each month, the volunteer team will move to a different area. In the early morning, Avana Retreat staff will gather with the Youth Union. With gloves, masks, and a bag, we got to business right away. Bushes, riverbanks, streams, along the way, no place is left out of our sight. Although the work is simple, never a minute is boring because everyone is full of chatter and laughter. 

Nobody was paying attention to the clock, but when we did, it was already lunch time. Some people just joined for the first time, some people were on their fourth session, and some people invited friends to join. After each month, the manpower has gotten bigger and bigger, and we are all happy to be involved: Happy to meet new people, happy to clean the land together, and happy to mark a meaningful activity on the monthly calendar. As for Avana staff, we are happy to contribute to the resort's sustainability principle: preserving the original beauty of nature.

There are countless ways to make an impact on the environment, and the easiest, simplest action is to put your litter in the right place.