VIETNAM · VIETNAM TRAIN JOURNEYS
Good vietnam train journeys fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Taste Hanoi classics, explore the Old Quarter, and watch trains pass inches away on a private food tour with an English-speaking guide.
“Excellent trip well deserved five stars. Many thanks to Daisy and Stella for there hospitality throughout”
Review of Da Nang to Hue by train via Hai Van Pass, with Imperial City, royal tombs, lunch, guide, value, and practical tips.
“The train ride through the mountain pass was very special. We also thoroughly enjoyed the history provided by our guides did in the Imperial City . A great tour with well coordinated transportation.”
Ride a Vietnamese Army Jeep from Hanoi’s Red River countryside to Train Street, with local food, small groups, and an English-speaking guide.
“We loved everything about this tour. The lunch was amazing and our guide, Hanna was a cutie pie. So informative and personable. Well worth the time and money to spend a few hours seeing Hanoi with locals. The tour was full of surprises and every turn. Highly recommend!!”
Ride Vietnam’s coastal railway from Da Nang to Hue, cross Hai Van Pass, visit imperial sites, and enjoy local food on a full-day tour.
“Tom was our guide and took the time to answer questions. Very informative and friendly! Took us to a great restaurant where we were served Vietnamese Cuisine and it all was delicious. Had taken our orders previously so when we arrived everything was already to eat.”
Review of a 2-day Sapa tour from Hanoi by overnight train, with village treks, local guides, meals, hotel stay, and practical tips.
“Very well organized. We especially liked that one way was by night train and the way back by limousine/7people bus at daytime so we could see some more of the amazing landscape. Limousine was very comfortable”
Trek Sapa’s Muong Hoa Valley, stay with a Dzay family, sleep on an overnight train, and explore Hmong and Red Dao villages.
“What a truly amazing trip, the memories and photos will last a life time. The 2 guides (Su Su and Ai) were fantastic, very friendly, chatty and knowledgeable. All the transport, accommodation and meals were perfect.”
Review of the Hanoi to Sapa overnight train tour, with hill-tribe villages, rice terraces, trekking advice, costs, and practical tips.
“We did 2 different tours with Charming Travel and were completely overwhelmed with the more then great guides, fantastic foods, awesome sceneries but most of all the real look into the local people's life with all of it's beauty, happiness and sorrow coming with it. Thanks.”
Review of Vega Travel’s Sa Pa trek by night train, with rice terraces, Hmong homestay, meals, guide tips, price value, and practical advice.
“This trip was very profesional due to our Guide “A” Tang Thi and the owner of the Vega Travel “Tu”.”
Review of the private Hanoi to Lao Cai sleeper train, with timing, cabin comfort, price value, noise concerns, and practical booking tips.
“Great private cabin, we slept almost as well as in the hotel. The journey passes in a flash. Tour operator who contacted me on wa with all information and tickets.Auto-translated”
Review of Saigon’s railway village photo tour, with sunrise street photography, expert tuition, hotel pickup, breakfast, price, and practical tips.
“an amazing trip through the camera to a country of wonderful people and unusual neighborhoods, from the time the residents wake up to the peak of traffic. Thanks Saigon Railway Village Photo Tour”
Taste Hanoi classics, Michelin-nominated dishes, bia hoi, egg coffee, and Train Street on a small-group walking tour.
“The guide is nice, food delicious. In general the tour is good. We experienced a bit of everything. But by comments should be more than 100 words???”
Review of a 3-day Sapa tour from Hanoi by night train, with guided trekking, village visits, meals, train tickets, and practical booking advice.
“The sights are amazing. It is not a 2 day tour, though. First day was great. A full day trekking. The second day is a gentle stroll for around 1 hour. Feel a bit short changed because of that.”
Visit Hanoi’s incense, conical hat, and lacquer villages with hands-on crafts, a home lunch, colorful photos, and optional Train Street drop-off.
“Great organization, great communication, excellent tour guide and perfect English... food terrific... simply super”
Review of Sa Pa by night train and sleeper bus, with village walks, minority culture, mountain views, meals, and practical planning advice.
“Very good organization and contact with the organizer. Tour process and guide in Sapa ok, hotel ok, train and bus (with rest berths) a bit borderline. But that's just how it is.”
Review of a 3-day Sapa trek from Hanoi by night train, with Cat Cat, Lao Chai, Ta Van, hotels, meals, costs, and practical tips.
“Booked this Booked this for family of 10. The agent was Charming Vietnam Travel on 0912634509.”
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