The 11 Hanoi National Park Tours We Rate Highest

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $89Our pick

Leave Hanoi for a countryside day with guide Zoom, also known as Michael. Ride a Vietnam Army Legend Jeep through rural lanes to Ba Vi National Park, eat a traditional lunch cooked by a local family, and walk Duong Lam’s 2,000-year-old streets. The group is capped at eight, with transport, tickets, drinks, and rain ponchos 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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2.Cuc Phuong National Park Private Day Tour: Trekking & Primates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $99

Spend 10 to 11 hours exploring Cuc Phuong National Park from Hanoi. Visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre, hike through jungle to a thousand-year-old tree, eat lunch in a stilt house, and see the Cave of Pre-historic Man. The private format lets your guide set the pace, with Mr. Long praised for his enthusiasm when available.

“Really excellent experience! Tour guide was really nice and informative. Really great physical experience (not for people who don’t live physically activity as you will climb almost 1000 steps!), but for nature and sports lovers this is an excellent hike! Also got to see the monkey and turtle reserves. Thank you so much!”

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3.Ba Vi National Park Private Tour: Sightseeings & Jungle Hikking

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $75

Leave Hanoi at 8:00 am for a private Ba Vi National Park outing with an English-speaking guide and air-conditioned transport. You’ll see French church and prison ruins, walk through pine forest, visit Thuong Temple, and head toward the mountain peaks. Tony has guided some departures. Lunch costs about $9 extra, and the day ends around 5:30 pm.

“Perfect day with Tony. Explanations, laughter! We recommend! Thanks also to our driver at the topAuto-translated”

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4.3-Day Ba Be National Park Discovery Tour from Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $519

Travel from Hanoi to quiet Ba Be National Park for three days of lake cruising, cave visits, waterfall swimming, and mountain trekking. Sleep in a Tay village homestay, eat local meals, and walk through Tay, Hmong, and Dao communities. Guides may include Giang, Billy, Cu, Loi, or Phuc, depending on your departure.

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5.2 Days 1 Night Adventure: Cat Ba National Park, Lan Ha Bay

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 16 reviews · from $187

This two-day trip links Hanoi, Viet Hai village, Cat Ba National Park, and Lan Ha Bay. You hike Navy Peak, kayak at night among bioluminescent plankton, sleep in a jungle bungalow, paddle through lagoons and caves, swim at Ba Trai Dao Beach, and visit a fish farm. Guides such as Than, Chilly, and Tom help make the experience personal.

“Really great and activity packed trip, the guides were friendly and helpful. The outward journey was chaotic and on an old coach with lots of other groups but way back was a super nice and easy minibus! Towels provided on boat trip was great and nice small group on all activities and the food throughout was great.”

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6.Private Day Tour: Cuc Phuong National Park from Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $130

Travel from Hanoi to Cuc Phuong National Park with a private English-speaking guide, visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, eat lunch at a local restaurant, and hike through the jungle. Guides such as Lucy and Brian have led forest walks, cave visits, and wildlife stops. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, lunch, and return transport are included.

“Lucy, our guide was great. We had the pleasure of being the first private group to take a trekking tour with her. Together we could discover the secrets of the national park with its large number of plants, trees and caves. It was really great to hike with Lucy and also the lunch in the middle of the national park was really great and tasty. In the end we also visited the primate rescue center and it was great to see, that they really take care of endangered species. Our driver was great as well, men, he know the national park in and out and gave us quite the driving…”

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7.Ninh Binh & Cuc Phuong National Park 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 10 reviews · from $175

Spend two days traveling from Hanoi to Ninh Binh and Cuc Phuong National Park. You’ll visit Hoa Lu, row through Tam Coc caves, climb nearly 500 steps at Mua Cave, meet rescued primates, and walk through Vietnam’s oldest national park with an English or Vietnamese-speaking guide. Dan has earned special praise for his history talks.

“Great tour especially because of our great guide Dan who gave us a lot of insights about the history of the places we visited. I can fully recommend especially if you also that lucky to have such a great guide!”

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8.Hanoi Eco Tour: Ba Vi National Park Wonders & Tea Plantation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · from $80

Leave Hanoi for Ba Vi National Park, where you’ll hike through pine forest to a ruined French church and prison, visit Đền Thượng, and meet Mr. Duoc, a Vietnam War veteran who shares tea traditions at his plantation. Private transport, entrance fees, and an English-speaking guide are included. Lunch and drinks cost extra.

“Interesting, but very superficial insight. It was nice to hear something about the history and the gods. We also really enjoyed the exchange with a veteran. However, we didn't learn much about tea cultivation itself.”

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9.Hoa Lu-Mua Cave-Tam Coc-Bich Dong-Thung Nham National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews · from $169

Spend two days in Ninh Binh with an English-speaking guide and a group of up to 17 people. Climb Mua Cave’s 500 steps, float through Tam Coc’s three caves, cycle past rice fields, visit Hoa Lu and Bich Dong Pagoda, and see Thung Nham’s bird park. Hotel pickup, meals, transport, entrance fees, and boat trips are included.

“A beautiful day cycling among the rice fields, caves and various temples.”

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10.Hanoi Daylight Portraits: Preserve Your Memories

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $50Best value

Meet photographer Long by Cong Coffee beside St. Joseph’s Cathedral for a one-hour Hanoi photo shoot. You’ll pose around the cathedral and Hanoi Train Street while learning about local sights. Receive all unedited photos within one day and up to 10 edited images per person within three days.

“We were delighted with our photo shoot. Despite the language barrier we had a great time and the photos are of high quality!”

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11.Private Full Day Tam Coc, Cuc Phuong National Park W/ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $119

Travel by private car from Hanoi’s Old Quarter to Tam Coc for a three-cave sampan ride, village cycling, Vietnamese tea, and lunch. Continue to Cuc Phuong National Park with an English-speaking guide to visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Early Man Cave, and old trees. The tour requires at least two people.

“The pickup worked without any problems. First we went to the river tour. The area is beautiful and you can really enjoy the ride. It's a pity that photographers who want to sell you a picture are waiting right at the beginning and after the last cave there are sellers who want to sell everything. Although you buy a ticket for the trip, you are asked for a "tip" at the end, which is no longer a "voluntary" service here. If you don't give enough (in the opinion of the locals), you will be verbally attacked. The national park afterwards was really nice. The rescue station in particular is particularly…”

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