15 National Park Trips in Vietnam, Compared on Price

1.Half Day Hiking to Cat Ba National Park with a Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 312 reviews · 4 hours · from $22Our pick

Spend four hours exploring Cat Ba with guides such as Tri, Chi, or Anh. Walk through Trung Trang Cave, optionally visit the wartime Hospital Cave, climb to Ngu Lam Peak at 220 meters, and learn about Buddhism at a local pagoda. Hotel pickup, transport, park tickets, and water are included.

“So great!! Get ready to be a bit active - it was a fun hike with a beautiful view at the top accompanied by a drone ready to take footage of us. Lots of good education regarding the caves and pagoda we visited as well. Wonderful experience!”

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2.Full day hikes, Cycles, Kayaks & swims in Cat Ba National park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · from $39Top rated

Spend about nine hours hiking through Cat Ba National Park, cycling from Viet Hai village, boating across Lan Ha Bay, kayaking, and swimming. Guides such as Phu and Anh are praised for friendly English explanations. Expect a demanding forest trek, a local lunch, and a small group of up to 15 people.

“Our pick up time was supposed to be at 8:00 , however the mini van came over half an hour later — during which time were left wondering around the pick up point in confusion with no response from the organiser. During our hike, it starteRead more”

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3.Bach Ma National Park Hiking Day Trip with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 220 reviews · from $44

Join guides such as Linh, Tracy, Thai, or Dang for a full-day Bach Ma hike from Hue, Da Nang, or Hoi An. Expect forest trails, stream crossings, Five Lakes, Do Quyen Waterfall, Hai Vong Dai, a picnic lunch, and wet feet if you enter the water.

“We really enjoyed this tour! Our Guide Thung was a great guide! Very well prepared with snacks and different drinks along the way.”

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5.Nature Reserve and Largest, Authentic Floating Market Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $89

Start at 6:30 am with guide Ngan or another Mekong Realism guide for Cai Rang Market, a floating breakfast, canal travel, a traditional noodle village, and Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve. The small group is capped at 10, with about nine to 10 hours on the road and water.

“Ngan was an excellent tour guide. She was extremely attentive and very knowledgeable. Her English was nearly perfect. My daughters loved her. She was the highlight of our tour!!”

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6.Cat Ba National Park Full Day Trekking Tour to Viet Hai Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · from $39

Spend 7 to 8 hours moving from Cat Ba’s tropical forest to Viet Hai Village and Lan Ha Bay. You’ll trek for about four hours, enjoy a fish-stream foot massage and lunch, cycle 5 kilometers, then kayak from a floating home. Pickup and mobile tickets are offered.

“A great day for us. It was an extremely interesting and useful trip. Highly recommend the activities of Aroma Travel company. We had interesting experiences in Cat Ba with our guide. He is very dedicated and thoughtful. The food was delicious”

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7.Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve & Forest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 85 reviews · from $47

Travel about an hour from Can Tho with an English-speaking guide such as Duy, Lâm, or Thomas. Cruise quiet forest canals, walk 1.2 kilometers on flat pancake paths, climb a 25-meter tower, and visit an old giant ficus tree tied to Mekong Delta wartime history.

“We had an amazing time on the Can Tho Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve & Forest Tour. Our guide Lâm was incredibly kind and shared a wealth of knowledge about each site we visited. We had lots of fun, and the boat tour was a highlight, showcasing the stunning natural beauty of the area. This tour is a must-do! 🌟”

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8.Duong Lam Village & Ba Vi National Park Jeep Tour From Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $89

Ride a Vietnam Army Legend Jeep from Hanoi through farm country to Ba Vi National Park, then explore 2,000-year-old Duong Lam Village. A guide such as Zoom, also called Michael, leads the small-group trip, with local lunch, drinks, entrance fees, and return transport included.

“The tour gets five stars based on a well executed trip that delivered all it promised and a bit more - well delivered by our guide Zoom/Michael. No doubt that the best part of the trip was the visit to Duong Lam Village which was interesting anRead more”

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9.Discover Mua Xuan Nature Reserve

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $58

Travel from Can Tho to Mua Xuan Nature Reserve, also listed as Lung Ngoc Hoang in the schedule, for a quiet boat ride through hyacinth-covered canals, bird spotting, a viewing tower, forest walk, and bamboo basket-making demonstration. Guides may include Thuy, Nhung, Chris, Sasa, Lam, or Mariah.

“If you are interested in seeing peaceful, pristine nature and getting a bit off the beaten track, take this tour! We had a wonderful time with our guide, Thuy, who is very cheerful and enthusiastic and speaks excellent English. We especially eRead more”

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10.Half Day Hiking to Discover Cat Ba National Park with a Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $23

Spend 4.5 hours exploring Cat Ba’s wartime Hospital Cave, a cool 300-meter cave, and forest trails to Ngu Lam Peak. A guide such as Phuc can explain the island’s animals, plants, history, and local life. Expect a moderate hike with steep steps and some rock scrambling.

“The walk was great! Our guide Phuc led our group with great enthusiasm and care. Ngu Lam Peak has very beautiful views. Cave Hospital is a very rich testimony of a Vietnamese of other times. It was worth it!Auto-translated”

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11.Floating Market, Canals, Nature Reserve & Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $59

Start at 5:30 a.m. for Cai Rang Floating Market at sunrise, then explore small canals, taste local food, visit a family noodle workshop, and travel by car to Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve. An English-speaking local guide, breakfast, fruit, drinks, boats, and hotel pickup are included.

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12.Cuc Phuong National Park One Day Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 41 reviews · from $45

Leave Ninh Binh at 8:30 for Cuc Phuong National Park with an English-speaking guide such as Hong. Visit the endangered primate rescue center, Cave of Prehistoric Man, and ancient trees, then hike through primary forest. Lunch, park entry, water, minivan transport, and hotel transfers are included.

“We had a good time. The guide grew up near Cuc Phuong, so he knew much about and Ninh Binh in gerenal.”

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13.From Hue/Da Nang/Hoi An: Bach Ma National Park Trekking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · from $39

Spend 8 to 10 hours in Bach Ma National Park, hiking about 8 km through jungle trails, crossing a river, swimming at Five Lakes, and visiting Do Quyen Waterfall. An English-speaking guide leads the day, with pickup, lunch, park fees, helmets, raincoats, and return transport included.

“Wondeful day ! Picknick in the waterfalls, in the jungle !!! I highly recommend this trip !!!”

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14.Pu Luong Nature Reserve 1-Day Tour | Pickup from Pu Luong | Top 1

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $89

Spend an active day in Pu Luong with an English-speaking local guide such as Tiep. Walk about 8 km through rice fields, jungle paths, Bat Cave, Eo Ken, Don Village, and Hieu Waterfall, with lunch, transport, entrance fees, and a possible swim included.

“We had a great tour with our guide Tiep. He was very informative and friendly, he spoke very good English.”

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15.National Park Day Trip with Cycling and Kayaking

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 35 reviews · from $66

Spend nine active hours with a local English-speaking guide, hiking Cat Ba National Park, cycling to Viet Hai Village, kayaking and swimming in Lan Ha Bay, and cruising past Cai Beo Floating Village. Guides such as Van and Tony have led informative, caring trips.

“We have a great day in Cat Ba Island with our guide Van. We make a fantastic trekking in the National park, physically demanding but very enjoyable. We had lunch at the village and then cycled to a small harbour. Then kayaking and swimming from a floating restaurant. We headed back to Catba town cruising near a floating fisherman village. Van, our guide, has been very helpful and explained a lot of things . Highly recommend.”

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