The 7 Private National Park Tours in Vietnam We Rate Highest

1.Private Hoang Lien National Park & Tribal Village Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 30 reviews · from $75Our pick

Travel from Sa Pa to Silver Waterfall, Love Waterfall, Tram Ton Pass, and O Quy Ho Pass, then walk a 10-kilometer bamboo-forest trail into Sin Chai village. Your private English-speaking guide, possibly Pang or Fam, explains Black Hmong homes, customs, and handicrafts. A picnic lunch, water, entrance fees, and private transport are included.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the tour will our local H’mong guide Pang. Even though it costs a bit more, we really enjoyed the private tour, as it allowed us to get to know our guide a lot better and ask a lot of questions. Pang was lovely, very knowledgeable, and spoke fantastic English. Definitely recommended!”

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2.Cuc Phuong National Park Private Day Tour: Trekking & Primates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $99Top rated

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.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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5.Private car transfer Dong Hoi to Phong Nha National Park and versa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $72Best value

You get a private car from your Dong Hoi hotel to Phong Nha National Park and choose your stops. Pair Phong Nha Cave with Paradise Cave, or choose Paradise Cave and Dark Cave for ziplining, kayaking, swimming, and underground exploration. The English-speaking driver handles transport, but a licensed guide must be arranged separately.

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7.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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