Private · Small Group · All of Vietnam
Step beyond the tourist trail. Experience the raw beauty of Vietnam through the eyes of locals who know every hidden alley and mountain pass.
Every day journey
Pick a city to see every day journey we run there.
PrivateCaves, rice fields, a rowing boat and a long local lunch, planned entirely around you.
Hanoi$60ppNinh Binh$46ppDiscover
PrivateVietnam’s largest pagoda, a rowing boat through Trang An and the climb up Mua Cave.
Hanoi$110ppNinh Binh$95ppDiscover
Small group · PrivateHoan Kiem Lake, the Temple of Literature, the Old Quarter and the famous Train Street.
Small group$30ppPrivate$55ppDiscover
PrivateThe old capital's temples, a rowing boat through the karsts and the climb up Mua Cave, with your own car and guide.
Hanoi$105ppNinh Binh$92ppDiscover
Small group · PrivateTen to thirteen tastings most visitors never hear of, ending as the train passes.
Small group$21ppPrivate$40ppDiscover
PrivateThe workshops that still make things by hand, with Bat Trang pottery and Train Street as options.
From $65 per guestDiscover
Small group · Max 11A minivan from Hanoi, never more than 11 guests: Trang An’s cave river and the Hang Mua summit.
From Hanoi $55 per guestDiscover
Cooking classCycle to the village market, harvest from the garden and cook with your hosts.
From $25 per guestDiscover
Cooking classFour home-style dishes rarely served to visitors, then your own egg or coconut coffee.
From $27 per guestDiscover
Day cruiseSix hours among the karsts: Sung Sot Cave, kayaking, a buffet and sunset on deck.
From $40 per guestDiscover
Day cruiseThe quieter bay: Trung Trang Cave, Cat Ba National Park and kayaking at Tra Bau.
From $51 per guestDiscover
PrivateFifteen flat kilometres: Long Bien Bridge, Tran Quoc Pagoda, pho and egg coffee.
From $60 per guestDiscover
Small group · PrivateAn egg coffee whisked before you, then the whole Old Quarter by cyclo.
From $6 per guestDiscover
Day cruiseRoute 2 of the bay: Sung Sot Cave, Luon Cave by kayak and the view from Titop.
From $40 per guestDiscover
PrivateA private half-day for families: the rainbow slide, a riverside farm and Train Street.
From $40 per guestDiscover
Small groupAn hour on forest trails west of Hanoi, then a Vietnamese hotpot under the mountains.
From $80 per guestDiscover
PrivateSon Tra, the cave-cut Marble Mountains and the Cham brick towers of My Son.
From $80 per guestDiscover
PrivateThe Citadel, a dragon boat upriver and the garden tomb of Tu Duc.
From $80 per guestDiscover
EveningCourt music, court robes and a lotus lantern set on the Perfume River.
From $28 per guestDiscover
Cooking classA full Vietnamese meal, then whisk your own egg, coconut or salt coffee.
From $24 per guestDiscover
PrivateQuiet backroads by army jeep, cave temples and a lunch you cook yourself.
From $58 per guestDiscover
Join-in · PrivateThe primate rescue centre and a walk to a thousand-year-old tree.
Join-in$42ppPrivate$85ppDiscover
Small group · PrivateA day of adventure in the countryside, with all gear and an English guide.
From $105 per guestDiscover
Small group · PrivateFarm work, village crafts and a home-cooked meal with a village family.
Small group$21ppPrivate$40ppDiscover
TicketLight, sound and 3D mapping across Vietnam’s first university, after dark.
From $14 per guestDiscover
WorkshopCraft a beautiful cake with a pastry chef. Price per cake for two.
From $28 per guestDiscover
PrivateWear the ao dai at the Temple of Literature or the crimson incense village.
From $35 per guestDiscover
Big group · Max 22Trang An or Tam Coc, Hoa Lu, Bai Dinh and the Hang Mua steps in a group of up to 22 guests.
Hanoi$39ppNinh Binh$45ppDiscover
Farm visitFeed the ducks, meet the buffalo and cook a farm meal from scratch.
From $8 per guestDiscover
Small groupOut after dark with local fishermen. Fresh catch, cold beer, a long night.
From $24 per guestDiscover
Small groupSnorkelling, paddleboards and a seafood lunch cooked on the sand.
From $28 per guestDiscover
PrivatePrivate car and guide to the tunnels, then lunch back in the city.
From $55 per guestDiscover
PrivateWartime tunnels by morning, a Mekong boat and tastings by afternoon.
From $125 per guestDiscover
PrivateA sunrise sampan, breakfast at Cai Rang market, then flooded-forest canals at Lung Ngoc Hoang.
From $60 per guestDiscover
EveningEleven lit landmarks from the top deck, with hotel transfer both ways.
From $25 per guestDiscover
WorkshopPaint your own glassware with local artists in a quiet studio.
On requestDiscover
ClassThe phrases that change your trip, learned over a drink in the Old Quarter.
From $11 per guestDiscover
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Door to door
Your own car and a licensed local driver from your hotel or the airport. One fixed price per car, not per person — fuel, tolls and parking included.
Airport
Day or night, your driver waits at arrivals and takes you straight to the Old Quarter. Same price either direction, from $16 (420.000VNĐ) for the whole car.
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Bus
Guide pick-up at your Old Quarter hotel from 7:30 AM, drop-off at Tuan Chau Port. Shuttle $13 (350.000VNĐ) or Limousine $15 (400.000VNĐ) per person, one way.
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Every guide we’ve written, in one place – Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Halong Bay, Ha Giang and Central Vietnam, from the people who run the tours.
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