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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Noi Bai to Hanoi Hotel: Private Airport Pickup & Fixed FareYou’ll step off your flight at Noi Bai Airport and find your driver waiting with your name sign—no searching or second-guessing. Enjoy a quiet ride into Hanoi in an air-conditioned car while someone else navigates the city’s wild traffic for you. You’ll get dropped right at your hotel door, feeling more like a guest than just another traveler.
Hanoi Night Food Tour: Vespa Train Street Egg CoffeeA four-hour nighttime food tour of Hanoi on the back of a Vespa driven by a female rider, with hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide. You'll taste Bun Cha, Banh Xeo, Banh Cuon and other traditional dishes at family-run stops in the Old Quarter, Ngu Xa village and along the Red River, then walk Train Street and drink egg coffee while waiting for the train to pass. All food, drink and entrance fees are included.Is it for me?The guide speaks English throughout, so you can follow the commentary and ask about the neighborhoods and dishes as you go. This works for anyone comfortable sitting on the back of a Vespa for four hours—the pace is slow and the backrest is designed for stability, but it's not a tour for travelers with spinal injuries or anyone who prefers to stay off a motorbike.
Ha Giang Loop: Open Air Jeep Tour with Ethnic Villages & Ma Pi LengYou’ll feel Ha Giang’s wildness right from the back of an open-air jeep: wind in your face on mountain passes, lunch with locals overlooking rice terraces, stories shared over homemade “happy water,” and nights spent in traditional village homes—all with pickup, meals included, and a guide who knows every twist of the Loop.
Hanoi Old Quarter: Street Food Tour & Train Street DrinksYou’ll taste your way through Hanoi’s Old Quarter with a local guide leading you to family-run stalls and secret bites. Then grab a drink on Train Street as trains thunder by just feet away—a jolt of adrenaline and laughter shared with locals. This isn’t just a food tour; it’s three hours of stories, flavors, and those little moments that stick long after you leave.
Phu Quoc: Private Car Full Island Tour with Local LunchYou’ll ride through Phu Quoc’s south and north by private car with a local guide, tasting sim wine and honey along the way. Swim or relax at Sao Beach over lunch, wander starfish-filled shallows at Rach Vem Village, and catch glimpses of Cambodia from Ganh Dau Beach before returning to your hotel.
Hue: Dragon Boat, Citadel & Royal Tombs Small Group TourYou’ll float down Hue’s Perfume River by dragon boat, step through ancient gates at the Imperial Citadel, taste local dishes over lunch, and wander royal tombs with a small group and guide who actually knows their stuff. Expect real moments—maybe even a laugh when you try your hand at Vietnamese—and leave with more than just photos.
Dalat: Street Food Tour with Dinner & Local TastingsYou’ll squeeze onto tiny stools with locals, taste Dalat’s wildest street foods side-by-side with your guide, and laugh over dishes you never expected to love. This street food tour includes dinner and tastings—and leaves you feeling like you’ve actually lived a piece of Dalat’s night life.
Hoi An: Basket Boat, Lantern Making & Cooking ClassYou're picked up from your hotel, taken to a local market to see ingredients, then board a basket boat for 45 minutes through Cam Thanh's coconut forest with a fisherman guide. Back at Phu Lanh, you craft a silk lantern to take home and cook four traditional Hoi An dishes in a hands-on class. Hotel return is included, and the group stays small throughout.Is it for me?A good fit if you want to move beyond watching — you're actually in the boat, making the lantern, cooking the meal — and you have a full day to spend doing it. The boat ride and cooking class mean you're on your feet and engaged for most of the day, which is what makes the immersion real.
Ho Chi Minh City: Half-Day Private Tour with Market & PagodaYou’ll walk through history at Reunification Palace and feel the weight of stories at the War Remnants Museum. Wander Ben Thanh Market’s maze of colors and smells, pause under cathedral spires, and breathe incense at Jade Emperor Pagoda — all with a local guide who knows every shortcut and story. This isn’t just sightseeing; it’s feeling Saigon’s rhythm beneath your feet.
Ninh Binh day tour from Hanoi: Trang An, Tam Coc, Mua CaveA full-day guided tour from Hanoi to Ninh Binh's main attractions—Hoa Lu ancient capital, a hand-rowed sampan boat ride through either UNESCO-listed Trang An or Tam Coc's three limestone caves, and a hike to Mua Cave's peak. The tour includes round-trip transport, an English-speaking guide, entrance fees, a Vietnamese buffet lunch, and water; you choose between the two boat options at checkout.Is it for me?This tour works for anyone leaving from Hanoi who wants to see Ninh Binh's main sights without arranging separate transport or guides—the boat ride, the cave hike and the ancient capital all fit into a single day with timing and logistics already set.
Mekong Delta Day Trip: My Tho, Ben Tre & Cooking ClassYou’ll drift by boat through quiet canals near My Tho and Ben Tre, taste fresh honey on Unicorn Island, try making your own banh xeo pancake for lunch, and watch locals craft coconut candy by hand. This Mekong Delta day trip includes hotel pickup from Saigon, three different boats, and plenty of small moments you’ll remember long after you leave.
Hoi An: 3-Hour Countryside Bike Tour & Tra Que Herb VillageYou cycle through rice fields and villages outside Hoi An, stop to walk a working herb garden and help with planting if you want, watch woodcarvers in Drift Wood Village, and visit a 200-year-old pagoda. The tour includes your bike, helmet, an English-speaking guide, water, and Vietnamese coffee, returning you after three hours without needing to arrange transport or figure out the quiet roads yourself.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see the countryside around Hoi An without arranging your own bike, navigating the quiet roads, or figuring out which villages are worth stopping at—the route and timing handle all of that, leaving you to ride and look.
Ninh Binh tour from Hanoi: Hoa Lu, boat trip & mountain trekA full-day guided tour from Hanoi to Ninh Binh combines visits to Hoa Lu ancient citadel or Bai Dinh pagoda with a two-hour boat trip through Trang An or Tam Coc's water caves and limestone peaks, plus a trek up Mua Cave mountain. Hotel pickup in Hanoi Old Quarter, an English-speaking guide, buffet lunch with Vietnamese dishes, and all entrance tickets are included; the day runs roughly 11 to 12 hours door to door.Is it for me?Your shuttle picks you up in Hanoi Old Quarter, guides you through Ninh Binh's ancient temples and limestone karsts by boat, and returns you the same day—everything timed and led for you.
Hue: Street Food Tour & Citadel with Dong Ba MarketYou get picked up from your hotel, taste street food at several local restaurants, walk through Dong Ba Market with a guide who knows the vendors, and tour the Hue Citadel on foot. The guide handles all the ordering and explanations, so you just eat and look around. Hotel pickup and all food tastings are included, and the whole thing takes about three hours.Is it for me?Book this if you want to eat real Hue food without spending the morning figuring out which restaurants to visit or how to order—the guide handles both, which is what lets you taste more in three hours than you'd find on your own.
Ha Long Bay Day Cruise from Hanoi: Kayaking, Cave & BeachYou get picked up at your Hanoi hotel, transferred to Tuan Chau Marina, and spend six hours cruising Ha Long Bay with stops at Sung Sot Cave and Ti Top Island for swimming and hiking. Lunch, kayaking or bamboo boat rowing, and a sunset return are included. The bus drops you back at your hotel by evening, so you don't arrange transport, book separate cave entry, or figure out the day's timing yourself.Is it for me?Pick this if you're based in Hanoi and want the main Ha Long Bay sights — caves, islands, swimming — without arranging your own transport, cave tickets or timing; the fixed schedule and included pickup handle all three, which is what makes a full day on the water possible without a rental car.
Hanoi Cooking Class: Private Market Tour & 5 Dishes of Your ChoiceYou’ll shop for ingredients in a lively Hanoi market with your instructor before heading back to cook five Vietnamese dishes you choose yourself. Learn real techniques, laugh over sticky rice paper moments, then sit down together for dinner (with homemade rice wine). You’ll leave full — and probably thinking about those flavors long after.
Ha Giang Loop: 3 Days Motorbike & Trekking TourA 3-day motorbike and trekking tour of Ha Giang combines riding through the Dong Van Karst Plateau's most famous passes—Pacsum, Heaven Gate, Ma Pi Leng—with guided treks through remote villages where Dao and Tay ethnic minorities live in clay houses. You ride between stops, trek 6–8km each day through mountain terrain and valleys, stay in private rooms, and eat all meals with local families; an English-speaking guide and driver accompany the whole journey, with pickup from your hotel in Ha Giang City.Is it for me?The motorbike carries you between the high passes while the treks on foot take you into the villages where the people actually live—so you see both the landscape and the life inside it, without building the logistics yourself.
Hanoi: City Jeep Tour, Train Street & Bun Cha LunchYou’ll ride through Hanoi’s lively streets in an open-air jeep with a local guide who knows every shortcut and story. Taste egg coffee on Train Street as trains pass by inches away, visit landmarks like Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and St Joseph’s Cathedral, and enjoy authentic bún chả for lunch. Expect surprises—and maybe leave with more questions than answers.
Cu Chi Tunnels, Cao Dai Temple & Ba Den Mount Day TripYou’ll ride the Ba Den cable car above lush countryside, witness vibrant rituals at Cao Dai Temple, share a Vietnamese lunch with locals, and crawl through historic Cu Chi Tunnels—all in one day with pickup included. Expect moments of awe (and maybe nerves) alongside laughter and real stories from your guide.
Lan Ha Bay cruise from Hanoi: Kayaking, biking & cooking classA two-day overnight cruise from Hanoi to Lan Ha Bay combines kayaking through limestone karst formations and caves, biking to Viet Hai Village on Cat Ba Island, and a hands-on cooking class onboard the Venezia Cruise. The tour departs from Hanoi Old Quarter hotels with pickup and drop-off included, operates with a small group and English-speaking guide, and covers all entrance fees, meals, and activities.Is it for me?Book Hanoi-Cruise-Hanoi to start from your hotel in the Old Quarter and board the boat by tender; choose Cat Ba pickup if you're already on the island or driving to Beo Harbour yourself.
