Private and Small-group tours, Various Destination

See Vietnam the way a neighbor would show you.

I'm Dương — born and raised in Hanoi. Every trip I run is built around a real local family: their kitchen, their motorbike, their rice field, their stories. No megaphones, no matching hats, no strangers doing the guiding.

Browse the tailor-made tour packages How it works
~2hDirect flight from KL
0Visa needed (30 days free)
100%Local-led
🥘Halal-friendly on request
Misty mountains along the Ha Giang loop, northern Vietnam
Ha Giang, day 2
Colorful silk lanterns in Hoi An ancient town
Hoi An, lantern street
Street food vendor in Hanoi's Old Quarter
Hanoi, 36 streets
Boats at the Cai Rang floating market, Mekong Delta
Mekong at dawn
Terraced rice fields near Sapa
Sapa terraces
For our friends from Malaysia

Closer, easier and more familiar than you'd think.

We host Malaysian guests every month — here's what usually surprises them in a good way.

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~2 hour flight

Direct from Kuala Lumpur, Penang or Johor Bahru to Hanoi, Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh City — a short-haul trip, not an expedition.

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No visa required

Malaysian passport holders enter Vietnam visa-free for stays up to 30 days — just show up with a valid passport.

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Halal-friendly, on request

Tell us in advance and we'll route your food stops and homestay meals through halal-friendly options wherever the region allows.

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WhatsApp, 1 hour away

Vietnam is just one hour behind Malaysia time. Message us on WhatsApp the way you already message everyone else.

We turned down the tour buses. Every trip is capped small enough to fit around one family's dinner table.

14yrsWorking with the same host families
0Staged "cultural shows"
24/7A Vietnamese number that actually picks up
The line-up

Various regions, authentic experience, one honest way to travel.

Pick one, or string a few together — we'll handle the transfers between. Every tour is led by someone who grew up exactly where you're standing.

Angkor Wat temple at sunrise, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Vietnam–Cambodia14 days · 13 nights

Highlight of Vietnam & Cambodia

✈️ Flights + cruiseFully private tour

Two countries, one seamless trip: Hanoi's Old Quarter and a Halong Bay cruise, the history of Hue and lantern-lit Hoi An, then on to Siem Reap for sunrise at Angkor Wat before finishing through Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta.

  • Overnight Halong Bay cruise, cabin included
  • Angkor Wat & the temples of Siem Reap
  • Domestic flights between cities included
  • Private English-speaking guide throughout
RM4,025≈ US$989 · Per person, + flights
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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City5 days · 4 nights

Best of South Vietnam with Beach

🚐 Private car + boatFully private tour

The south done right: Ho Chi Minh City's markets and colonial landmarks, a Mekong Delta boat cruise through My Tho's canals, then two unhurried days on Vung Tau's beach before you fly home.

  • Mekong Delta boat cruise through My Tho
  • Free beach time & the White Palace in Vung Tau
  • Private, comfortable transport throughout
  • Flexible travel dates
RM1,315≈ US$323 · Per person
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Terraced rice fields near Sapa, northern Vietnam
Hanoi–Sapa–Halong6 days · 5 nights

Best of North Vietnam

🕌 Halal-friendlyFamily-paced

Built for families and small groups: Hanoi's Old Quarter, a Halong Bay cruise, and misty rice terraces in Sapa, with halal-friendly meals and prayer-time stops arranged the whole way through.

  • Overnight Halong Bay cruise
  • Sapa rice-terrace trek & hill-tribe village visit
  • Halal-friendly dining arranged throughout
  • Prayer-time & mosque assistance on request
RM2,214≈ US$544 · Per person
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Sunset over the beach on Phu Quoc island
Phu Quoc5 days · 4 nights

Best of Phu Quoc

🚡 Cable car + beachFully private tour

Island time, done properly: the Hon Thom cable car, VinWonders and Vin Safari, and long free afternoons at Duong Dong's beaches with a private car on call whenever you want to move.

  • Hon Thom cable car crossing
  • VinWonders theme park & Vin Safari
  • Private car throughout your stay
  • Evening shows: Kiss of the Sea & Symphony of the Sea
RM1,705≈ US$419 · Per person
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The Golden Bridge held by giant hands at Ba Na Hills, Da Nang
Danang–Hoi An5 days · 4 nights

Danang Golf Tour

⛳ Two coursesPrivate transfers

A golf trip built around two of central Vietnam's best courses — Montgomerie Links and Ba Na Hills Golf Club — with Hoi An's ancient town and private airport transfers filling in the rest of the days.

  • Rounds at Montgomerie Links & Ba Na Hills Golf Club
  • Private airport & course transfers
  • International flights arranged
  • Hoi An ancient town free time
RM2,157≈ US$530 · Per person
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Boats on the river among limestone peaks at Trang An, Ninh Binh
Grand Vietnam22 days · 21 nights

Grand Vietnam, End to End

✈️ Domestic flightsFully private tour

The whole country, unhurried: Hanoi and Ninh Binh, a Halong Bay cruise, Sapa's trekking trails, imperial Hue, Hoi An and Danang, Nha Trang's coast, then Ho Chi Minh City, the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta to finish.

  • Halong Bay cruise & Sapa trekking
  • Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta
  • Domestic flights between regions included
  • Private English-speaking guide throughout
RM6,724≈ US$1,652 · Per person, + flights
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A few frames from the road

What my beloved country look like

No stock-photo gloss — just what our guests see between breakfast and the next bend in the road.

Limestone karsts and boats in Ha Long Bay
Halong Bay · Limestone karsts
Dragon Bridge lit up at night in Da Nang
Da Nang · Dragon Bridge
Rice paddies below Fansipan mountain, Sapa
Sapa · Muong Hoa valley
Bui Vien Walking Street at night in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh · Bui Vien
A narrow street in Hanoi's Old Quarter
Hanoi · 36 streets
Sunset over the beach on Phu Quoc island
Phu Quoc · Sunset beach
Why it feels different

The trip happens at someone's kitchen table, not a rest-stop.

We work with the same dozen or so families year-round — the same people, trip after trip. That's the whole model: fewer partners, deeper relationships, no rotating cast of "cultural performers."

Rice terraces near Sapa, northern Vietnam

You eat what the family eats

No separate "tourist menu." Meals are whatever's in season on that family's land that week — sometimes simpler than you expect, always real. Let us know ahead and we'll steer halal-friendly guests to families and dishes that work for them.

Lantern-lit riverside evening in Hoi An

Guides are neighbors, not narrators

Every guide grew up in the region they walk you through. Questions get real answers — including the awkward ones about history and change.

Historic shophouses in Hoi An old town

Money stays in the hamlet

Homestay fees, cooking classes and craft workshops are paid directly to the family — not routed through a hotel chain three provinces away.

From past guests

What people usually didn't expect

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Our Sapa homestay host's grandmother taught my partner to fold sticky rice cakes while the rest of us got thoroughly beaten at cards. That evening, not the boat or the terraces, is what I still talk about.

🇬🇧Rosie H. — Best of North Vietnam
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Flew in from KL on a Friday night, and by lunch the next day we were on the cable car up to Ba Na Hills with the kids. They'd already checked about halal food for us before we even landed — small thing, but it meant a lot.

🇲🇾Farah A. — Danang Golf Tour
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We set sail right as the sun dropped behind Phu Quoc's outer islands, snorkeled until it got too dark to see the reef, then ate the catch we could still smell grilling. Nobody on the boat wanted to turn back.

🇦🇺Priya N. — Best of Phu Quoc
Let's build your trip

Tell us your dates - we'll write back with a tailor-made journey.

Mix and match tours, add extra nights with a family, or ask us to design something outside the four above. Message us on WhatsApp — same as texting a friend — and we'll reply fast, just one hour behind Malaysia time.

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