About this trip
Vietnam runs the length of the country here, from Ho Chi Minh City in the south up to Hanoi in the north, taking in cities, coastline, and the Mekong Delta along the way.
You'll move between city walking tours, a night on a traditional junk boat in Halong Bay, and a homestay-style guesthouse in the Mekong Delta where you mingle with locals over simple meals. Expect temples, markets, banquets, and a fair bit of contrast between fast-paced cities and slower rural stretches.
It's an easy-paced trip overall, built for travellers who want to see a lot of Vietnam without roughing it too much, though there's some walking built into most days.
What you'll do
- Explore Ho Chi Minh City and its Viet Minh history
- Walk the lakes and boulevards of Hanoi
- Stay with a local family-run guesthouse in the Mekong Delta
- Sleep aboard a traditional junk boat in Halong Bay
- Explore the limestone caves at Halong Bay on foot
- Eat a local-style breakfast in Hue
- Generally easy paced, but includes walking tours in each city and a cave walk at Halong Bay
- The Mekong Delta guesthouse is more basic than other stays on the trip, with shared bathrooms and sometimes cold water only
- If travelling over Lunar New Year, expect some closed businesses, busier sites, and fuller transport as locals travel too
Worth it if you value local experiences and strong on-ground guides. Think twice if you need reliable post-trip customer service or compensation.
- Tour guides like Trung and Ngoc deliver passionate local insights into Vietnamese history, culture, and daily life with genuine care.
- Small group sizes enable stays with local families and visits to local homes and businesses, creating real connection to places.
- Customer service fails badly: refunds and compensation take months or don't arrive; flight issues and transfer mishaps go unresolved.
- Intrepid doesn't always brief guides on upstream changes, leaving them unable to answer questions about last-minute tour modifications.
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Departing in Aug is cheapest — from £1,645, about 19% below the priciest month (Nov).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Ho Chi Minh City · 31 Jul – 1 Aug
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