HANOI · VIETNAM
Hanoi’s best days out.
The 15 hiking & trekking worth planning a day around in Hanoi and the north. What each one includes, what it costs, and who runs it.
A deluxe Halong Bay day cruise from Hanoi with Sung Sot Cave, Titop Island hike, beach time, and either kayaking or a bamboo boat ride.
Most Popular“Had a wonderful experience at Ha Long bay. Such unrealistically beautiful views. Me and my friends had a lot of fun. The whole guided tour was very a very culture rixh experience for us.”
Hike Sa Pa’s Muong Hoa Valley through rice terraces and ethnic villages, with a home-cooked lunch and river crossings in a small group.
Sleep in a Sapa homestay, hike rice terraces, and cook dinner with your host on a 2-day trek from Hanoi.
“The organization was great, slipping bus was comfortable, we enjoyed the tracking and homestay with our local host Mamazuzu. Anyway there was no food preparation activity, we Just had dinner served (which was still ok because we were tired). Great experience I would reccomend, the tour among Rice fileds was exciting and unique.”
Sapa 3-day trekking from Hanoi with Cat Cat, rice-terrace hikes, a Ta Van homestay, and great guiding, with meals and transport included.
“The trip was wonderful. Especially the hike from Sapa to the village where the homestay is. Our guide was nice as all the people there. Can recommend this tour, it’s totally worth it.”
A small-group Sapa trek through rice terraces and Hmong and Dzay villages, with a home lunch and a real feel for daily life.
3 days trekking from Ta Van village in Sapa. Rice terraces, bamboo forests, village homestay, and easy Hanoi transfers included.
“Great trip, (Chang) our guide was amazing. Very knowledgeable and kind. Fabulous walks and managed to get a community feel. Homestay had fabulous food and amazing hospitality. A real treat to meet so many kind local people. Would recommend 3 days as gave chance to really relax and explore the area.”
3-day Lan Ha Bay and Cat Ba adventure with Vega: kayaking, cave stops, jungle time, Viet Hai biking, great meals, and Hanoi pickup.
“We were lucky to have sunny weather as November is the rainy season. Ha Long Bay was beautiful. The thing that people don't realize is you do little to no cruising on the ship that you sleep in. Everything is done through tenders. We diRead more”
Two-day private Sapa valley trek with a village homestay, rice terraces and bamboo forests, plus meals and guide-led cultural learning.
“We hat a great time with our guide My. The beautiful nature and views was one part of the tour. Besides this My showed us the real live in the villages, we learned a lot about the local people, met the families and lived with them for one day. All in all a great experience…”
Two days of Sa Pa trekking with a Hmong English guide and a Ta Van homestay, plus a comfortable limousine bus from Hanoi.
“Sua was a very good guide and very friendly. we loved the trekking around the rice fields and to get to know some of the locals. The homestay was super good too! Thank you!”
A small-group Sapa trek to Lao Chai and Ta Van with lunch, village culture, stream views, and a hands-on herb incense lesson.
“Our guide for the day was Giang, who took us on an adventure through the rice terraces and bamboo forests of Sa Pa. The trek was very muddy due to the previous day's rain, so she made us trekking sticks out of bamboo to help us navigate the terrain. Giang led us along less popular…”
Walk Sapa’s rice terraces and villages in 6-7 hours with a guide, lunch in Ta Van, and bus transfers for $25.
“The trek was awesome !! Sue, our guide was excellent and we had a good group which makes a difference - the young boy who was there to help on tie slippery bits of the trek was a real little gentleman ❤️”
3-day Sapa trek from Hanoi with Cat Cat, Ta Van and Red Dao villages, hotel + homestay, 7 meals, VIP bus.
“Both guides we had were fantastic. Wonderful, kind women who I really appreciated. But as for the organized tour itself - you are paying a lot more than you would on the local market for an average to cheap experience. The toilet and refrigerRead more”
Sapa 1-day trek to Sa Seng, Hang Da and Hau Thao villages for Fansipan views, Muong Hoa rice terraces, Black Hmong culture, lunch.
A guided day in Cuc Phuong National Park from Ninh Binh with a primate rescue center, jungle caves, the 1,000-year-old Cay Cho tree, and lunch.
“The tour was really nice, escpecially the Primate Conservation Centre. The lunch was traditional Vietnamese and really tasty. Unfortunately we didn't see many animals in the jungle because of the dry season, but the tour guide still made it interesting. The hike wasn't too hard and the weather was beautiful. We saw the 1000years old…”
Half-day hike in Cat Ba National Park with caves, the Quan Y Hospital Cave, Trung Trang grotto, and Buddhist incense at a pagoda.
“Tri, our guide, was great fun. The pace up the hill was not too bad if you are of average fitness, plenty of rest stops while Tri gives info. The caves are well worth a look.”
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