All Northern Vietnam Tours & Excursions in 2026

A fantastic experience! If you are looking to try authentic traditional Vietnamese food, this is the perfect place. The food was spectacular, full of flavor and prepared with a lot of love. You can tell that they respect the recipes and the essence of the local cuisine. In addition, Ricki's service was unbeatable: approachable, friendly, and always attentive so that we felt at home. Without a doubt, one of those places that make traveling and discovering local gastronomy even more special. Totally recommended.

Great experience. We were met from the gate and escorted through the VIP lane at immigration. The main queue looked huge and I’ve no doubt this saved us a lot of time. They waited with us and helped with luggage before taking us through to our transfer driver. Would definitely use them again.

Had an absolutely great day out with Linh today. Beautiful scenery, good activities and food all with a very knowledgeable and funny guide. Dragon Hill was a tough climb, especially at the end of the day, but well worth it for the view. And the boat ride was a personal highlight.

Because I had free time, I joined the group on September 5th. Our guide is Oliver. I didn't have high hopes to begin with. But this trip brought me many surprises; the scenery was very beautiful, and the host was also good at telling jokes to liven up the atmosphere. Come again when you have time.

We loved our trip to Ninh Binh. Starting early is highly recommended as we got ahead of the main tourist crowds. The 500 step climb at the mountain is challenging in the heat but worth it for the views. The tour was well planned and we loved our guide who was Tuna. He was great with everyone and really helped us all every step of the way. A small group tour is really worthwhile I think for somewhere like Ninh Binh. The jeeps are very cool as well and we loved the whole day. I highly recommend this tour.

Wonderful experience, from the transfer to the return, everything perfect! The cruise is wonderful, the rooms spacious, clean and cared for in the smallest details (such as the jacuzzi in the bathroom). Waking up at dawn in the bay was exciting. Finally the staff: professional, kind and always available! Thanks to Lee and John for the warm welcome!

If you participate in everything (including sunrise), the outing is very scheduled. I recommend going to bed by 10 PM at the latest or not planning anything further after the experience. The food was great... We were more than satisfied and could request a second helping if needed, which we only wished for once for taste reasons. Next to us was an Indian family that had rejected almost the entire planned menu and fulfilled almost all extra requests as long as it was within their power. We went along with the menu, even though we are not fans of seafood. There were 25 staff members on board with 18 guests 😅. The rooms were great, especially the water pressure in the shower was better than expected 😊. The only downside was the mattress; the innerspring was a bit too hard for our liking, but that is always subjective. Regarding the experiences, I can say that they were nice but typical tourist attractions. There were 22 other boats anchored near us in the sea. It was crowded but manageable ... The tour guide showed us photos where people wandered through the cave like sardines in a can. Since we were out with the canoes relatively early, we could still paddle well and see the monkeys 😃. After us, it got busier in the cavern.

Our trip was great! Our guide Johnny was very knowledgable and attentive for the 7 hour excursion. Easy to find him at the cruise ship port, and quick loading on to the boat. We had 18 passengers, and could have had room for at least 30, so lots of space, which was nice. Clean, available bathrooms. Soda, beer, water available for sale ($1-2 USD), and you do get 1 free with lunch. The itinerary was different than what was on Viator, but it all ended up being great. Went to an oyster & pearl farm, Sung Set Cave, then had lunch (so much food! A set menu, and it just kept coming. After lunch, we visited Luon Cave - we had options to take a bamboo boat (included), kayak (included) or speedboat (~$17 USD), and we had enough time to do 2 of the 3! Finally, we also stopped at Titov Isle - has a viewpoint with about 450 steps, which I didn't do, but we had enough time here to allow that. We stayed at the beach/shops area, which was pretty small. Swimming was allowed, but again, it was very small, so we didn't go in. Johnny was a great guide and the boat crew were wonderful! Great way to see the cool bay area.