Things to do in Vietnam
Cu Chi Tunnels Tour87 optionsCity Sightseeing Saigon19 optionsDay Trips from Ho Chi Minh10 optionsHo Chi Minh River Cruise56 optionsHa Long Bay Tours67 optionsBa Na Hills Tickets44 optionsDay Trips from Hanoi18 optionsSapa Tours36 optionsHalong Bay Overnight Cruise23 optionsBai Tu Long Bay Tours24 optionsNinh Binh Tours19 optionsHo Chi Minh Food Tour81 options
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Hoi An: Cooking Class, Market Tour & Basket Boat RideYou’ll walk through Hoi An’s lively market picking out ingredients with a local guide before gliding through Bay Mau coconut forest in a basket boat. After a relaxing herbal foot soak, you’ll cook classic Vietnamese dishes from scratch—yes, even making your own rice paper—and share lunch together. Expect warmth, laughter, and new flavors you’ll remember long after you leave.
Hanoi: Street Food & Market Tour with Train Street & DinnerYou move through Dong Xuan Market and the Old Quarter's hidden alleys with a former chef guide, eating at family-run spots and street vendors. Lunch, dinner, snacks, and all drinks are included, with the tour adjusted to what interests you. You end the day on Train Street with a drink before heading to a restaurant for a final meal. Everything — food, beverages, and the guide — is included in one price.Is it for me?Book this if you want to eat what Hanoi actually cooks for itself, not what's on a tourist menu, and you'd rather have a guide who knows the city's food history than figure it out alone. The private format and included meals mean you're not stopping to negotiate prices or hunting for lunch — you're just eating and learning.
Hanoi: Knife-Making Class with Female Blacksmith in Da SyYou design and forge your own knife under the guidance of a master artisan with 44 years of experience, using traditional hammering, heating, and shaping techniques. The class includes a rare tar-based sharpening method passed down through her family, and you take home the finished blade. All tools and safety gear are provided at the workshop in Da Sy village, just outside Hanoi.Is it for me?This class is for anyone who wants to learn a real craft and leave with something they made themselves, not a class for people who want to watch someone else work. The hands-on pace and the heat of the forge mean you're active the whole time, which is what makes the knife feel like yours when you walk out.
Hanoi Highlights: Private Guided City Tour with Student GuidesYou’ll walk Hanoi’s tangled streets with a student guide who knows all the shortcuts—see Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, touch ancient stones at Van Mieu, feel the chill of Hoa Lo Prison, and end up lakeside where locals unwind. Expect laughter, honest stories, and moments that stick with you long after.
Phu Tho: Japanese Onsen Retreat & Wellness Stay with Private BathsYou’ll wake up to riverside air in Phu Tho and spend hours soaking in real mineral-rich Japanese onsen baths—private if you want them—then wander food streets or relax with a massage. Try local dishes at one of three restaurants or sip sake at an izakaya pub before drifting off in your own suite. The whole stay feels like pressing pause on city noise for a while.
Hanoi Tea Workshop: Learn 3 Signature Teas & Traditional BrewingA hands-on tea and coffee workshop in Hanoi where you learn traditional brewing techniques from a Cultural Storyteller in a quiet garden villa. You craft three signature Vietnamese teas—Daily Tea, Lotus Tea, and Fusion Tea—then brew three iconic Hanoi coffees, tasting each one while discovering the cultural stories and rituals that shape Vietnamese daily life. The workshop runs 2.5 hours and includes a welcome herbal drink, guided tastings, and a tasting of homemade Vietnamese fruit liqueurs. Certificates are available on request, and you receive a PDF guide for brewing lotus tea at home.Is it for me?Choose the 3 Teas option if you want to focus on Vietnamese tea culture and the stories behind each cup; pick the full 3 Teas, 3 Coffees & 3 Liqueurs experience if you're curious about how Hanoi's entire beverage culture—tea, coffee, and homemade liqueurs—fits together. The Lotus Tea Ceremony stands alone if you want to go deep on a single tea and its ritual.
3-Day Ha Long & Lan Ha Bay Cruise: Balcony Cabin, Kayak, CavesYou’ll drift between Halong and Lan Ha Bay’s limestone peaks, kayak into quiet coves, try your hand at Vietnamese cooking with locals guiding you, and relax each night in a private balcony cabin. Expect laughter over shared meals, sunrise Tai Chi if you’re up early enough, and small moments of calm you might not have planned for.Is it for me?Everything flows seamlessly from caves and kayaking to village cycling and cooking classes—one itinerary handles all the logistics so you experience Ha Long Bay's full range without coordinating transport or activities yourself.
Lan Ha Bay: Full Day Boat Tour with Kayak & Cooking ClassYou’ll travel from Hanoi or Cat Ba to Lan Ha Bay by bus and speedboat, kayak through silent caves, swim off white beaches, visit a floating village, then roll your own spring rolls as the sun sets over limestone peaks. It’s a day you’ll remember for its small moments—like laughter with locals or salt drying on your skin.
Ho Chi Minh City: Bitexco Skydeck 360° View TicketYou take a high-speed elevator 178 meters up to the 49th-floor Saigon Skydeck inside Bitexco Financial Tower and spend an hour looking out at Ho Chi Minh City's full 360-degree skyline, the Saigon River, and the city's major landmarks. Bottled water is included, and the deck is wheelchair accessible. No food or drink allowed on the platform itself.Is it for me?Right for anyone with a couple of hours free in Ho Chi Minh City who wants to see the whole city at once without arranging transport or climbing stairs—the elevator and the 360-degree view do the work for you.
Hanoi Bicycle Tour: Long Bien Bridge & Local Life Half DayA half-day bicycle tour of Hanoi with hotel pickup, professional guide, and lunch included. You ride across the 1902 Long Bien Bridge, through Red River Island's farms, past the Hanoi Flag Tower and Opera House, along the century-old Reunification train track where locals live steps away, and stop at a local family's home in Ngoc Ha Flower Village to learn about their life and Hanoi's history. The guide translates conversations and the tour ends with egg coffee before returning to your hotel.Is it for me?This tour works best for travelers who want to see Hanoi beyond the main tourist sites and aren't looking to rush through a packed itinerary—the pace is set by the group, and the stops at a local family's home and the farms give you time to actually talk and listen instead of just passing through.
Ho Chi Minh City: Colonial Landmarks, Chinatown & River TourYou’ll walk palace corridors where history turned, sip strong coffee above buzzing streets, glide down the Saigon River past skyscrapers and temples, and weave through Cho Lon’s market maze with a local guide who knows every shortcut. Expect honest stories, real flavors at lunch, and moments that linger long after you’ve left Ho Chi Minh City behind.
Hoi An Basket Boat Ride: Water Coconut Forest with Local GuideA basket boat ride through Hoi An's Cẩm Thanh water coconut forest pairs paddling a traditional bamboo boat with a local guide who teaches fishing customs and folklore. The tour runs two hours from hotel pickup in Hội An old town or beach areas, includes entrance, tea, cakes, life jacket and raincoat, and requires a minimum of two travelers per booking.Is it for me?Book this for a morning or afternoon when you want to step outside the old town without spending the whole day traveling—the two-hour window and included pickup mean you're paddling within an hour of leaving your hotel, and the local guide's presence removes the need to arrange anything yourself or wonder how the boat actually works.
Ninh Binh Day Trip from Hanoi: Hoa Lu, Trang An & Mua CaveYou leave Hanoi in the morning, explore the temples and history of Hoa Lu with a guide, take a boat through the Trang An caves and limestone peaks, climb five hundred steps up Mua Mountain for a panoramic valley view, and eat lunch at a local restaurant — all with pickup, drop-off, entrance fees and water included. The full day out means you see three distinct sites without arranging transport or tickets yourself.Is it for me?Right for travelers based in Hanoi without a car who want to see the limestone landscape and history in one day without arranging transport or tickets. The full day out — around ten hours — is what lets you fit three separate sites and still have time to linger at the Mua summit view.
Hanoi: Cooking Class & Market Tour with LunchYou get picked up from your hotel, tour a working Hanoi market with a local guide, then spend a few hours in a cooking class learning to make four traditional Vietnamese dishes from a professional chef. Lunch or dinner is included, along with drinks and fruit, and you eat what you've made before heading back to your hotel.Is it for me?Book this if you want to learn how to cook Vietnamese food properly and understand where the ingredients come from, without spending a full day or arranging your own transport — the market tour and hotel pickup handle both of those for you.
Ninh Binh Day Tour from Hanoi: Hoa Lu, Boat Ride & Mua CaveA full-day guided tour from Hanoi to Ninh Binh's main sites, departing early morning and returning by evening, with a maximum of 9 travelers per group. You visit Hoa Lu (Vietnam's 10th-century capital), take a bamboo boat ride through either Tam Coc or Trang An (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and hike Mua Mountain to its summit for panoramic views of limestone peaks and rice paddies. The tour includes hotel pickup in Hanoi Old Quarter, an English-speaking guide, all sightseeing tickets, Vietnamese lunch, and bottled water; drinks at lunch are your choice.Is it for me?Book this tour if you want to see Ninh Binh's main sites in a single day without arranging transport or tickets yourself—the small group size (maximum 9 travelers) and fixed itinerary mean you move through Hoa Lu, the boat ride, and Mua Cave without gaps or decisions left to make.
Da Nang: Marble Mountains, Monkey Mountain & Lady Buddha TourYou’ll explore Da Nang’s Marble Mountains with a local guide, wander through mysterious Am Phu Cave, watch artisans carving marble statues by hand, then stand beneath the Lady Buddha on Monkey Mountain for sweeping city views before sharing lunch together—leaving you with more than just photos.
Sapa Trekking Tour: Cat Cat, Ta Van & Cooking Class from HanoiYou’ll trek from Hanoi through Sapa’s villages with a local guide, sharing meals and laughter with H’mong families, learning to cook Vietnamese dishes at a homestay, and waking up surrounded by mountain mist. Expect muddy shoes, warm welcomes, and moments you’ll want to replay long after you’re back home.
Mekong Delta: Bike & Kayak Day Trip with No Tourist StopsYou’ll cycle peaceful village roads in the Mekong Delta with a local guide, paddle your own kayak through lush canals far from tourist crowds, share lunch at a family-run spot, and meet locals along the way. If you want real daily life instead of tourist shops or staged stops, this day trip is for you.
Hoi An: Secret Cocktail Walk & Hidden Bars with TastingsYou’ll slip into hidden corners of Hoi An old town with a local host leading the way—tasting four unique cocktails crafted just for your group, hearing stories about French, Japanese and Chinese influences on Vietnam, sharing laughs over small snacks and learning what makes this city’s flavors so layered. It’s part history walk, part secret party—never quite what you expect.
Canyoning in Pelling: Abseiling, Ziplining & Waterfall SwimmingCanyoning in Pelling combines abseiling, ziplining and waterfall swimming in a single five-hour activity. You rappel down an 18-meter dry wall to warm up, then descend a 25-meter waterfall, slide down five meters of water, swim in the pool below, and finish with a 100-meter zip-line through the forest. A professional English-speaking guide handles all instruction and safety; hotel pickup, wetsuit, harness, helmet and lunch are included.Is it for me?Book this if you want to combine rappelling, swimming, and zip-lining in a single morning—all three activities happen back-to-back with one guide teaching each skill on-site, so there's no downtime between transitions.
