Vietnam · SHORE EXCURSIONS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 13 shore excursions tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of a private Ho Chi Minh City shore excursion with port pickup, major sights, local lunch, flexible planning, and expert guides.
“Shang did such a good job of accommodating us today. He just made it happen so perfectly! We sure appreciated him and his patience with our group!”
Review of a private Ho Chi Minh City shore excursion from Phu My Port, covering key sights, local food, private transport, value, and practical tips.
“Fantastic experience with great guide Helen and driver Helen was very friendly and knowledgeable trip was flexible and we had great fun bartering at the markets This was a shore excursion from the cruise ship be aware it’s a very long drive to Ho Chi Minh and allow plenty of time to get back as the road can be congested.”
Review of a private Phu My shore trip to Ho Chi Minh City, with key sights, lunch, coffee, costs, timing, guides, and practical booking advice.
“Anna was an amazing and friendly tour guide. She customized the day for us as we requested. She helped us translate and gave us a bunch of details along our tour. Truong was our driver and his driving was smooth. We could not have asked for a better pair to help us through our day.”
Review of a private Tien Sa Port trip to Ba Na Hills and Golden Bridge, with cable cars, Fantasy Park, lunch time, and optional Hoi An.
“The experience today was amazing, our guide sunny was so bubbly and talkative which made our day. She was very informative and showed us the best spots.”
Review of a private Vung Tau shore trip from Phu My Port, with temples, beaches, the Christ statue, local lunch, and practical tips.
“Tour description never mentioned about wearing long pants. When we got there (Jesus statue & White Palace), tour guide told us that we can't get in because we wore shorts. Only we did was to look at Jesus statue from entrance gate and just drove by white palace. Traffic was so bad which took almost 7 hours around trip between port and Vung Tau city. It was hot day but never been offered any cold water. Lunch was offered but no real choice.”
Review of a private Chan May shore tour to Hoi An, with Hai Van Pass, Marble Mountains, local lunch, port pickup, and practical tips.
“A private excursion from port to Hoi an. Fabulous guide and driver. So attentive to our needs and very knowledgable. An absolutely fabulous day. Our guide was Trinh and driver mr Hao”
Review of an 8-hour private Ho Chi Minh City shore tour from Phu My Port, with museums, markets, temples, local districts, and port return.
“Tour car is outside port gates….. need to take shuttle bus to get to tour car. Don’t wait by ship… take provided shuttle bus ride (3 minutes) to port gates.”
Explore Ha Long Bay by boat with cave walks, kayaking, Ti Top Beach, Vietnamese lunch, and an English-speaking guide for $89.
“It’s a most tranquil and peaceful cruise of this extraordinary and scenic bay. The cave is off the charts - truly awesome! Guide (Son) was extremely knowledgeable and crew very friendly.”
Review of a Ho Chi Minh City shore tour with museum visits, water puppets, lunch, cyclo ride, markets, and port transport.
“Great variety of experiences on this tour. Crazy traffic, but we had a great driver. Wonderful meal at the Vietnamese restaurant. One of the highlights was the Rickshaw ride through town. Visit to the War Remnants museum brought mixed feelings. Being an American, it was sobering to see their propaganda slant to the Viet Nam war.”
Review of a private Ho Chi Minh City shore trip from Phu My Port, with museums, markets, lunch, transport, value, and practical tips.
“From the onset the whole experience was amazing, communication from the onset as to pick up and guide was fantastic. We were collected at the port by our guide Vinh - we cannot rate Vinh high enough. Our tour was made more Read more”
Review of a private Cu Chi Tunnels shore trip from Phu My, with Ho Chi Minh City stops, lunch, transport, timing, and value advice.
“Private tour for me and my travel companion. Our guide David was full of interesting information and happy to modify the tour a little bit to make sure we got some extras, like a stop for Vietnamese coffee. The tunnel complex is very interesting. Lunch stop was at a beautiful little restaurant. The only difficult part was that the tour company had not paid whatever administrative fee was necessary to get across the port entrance so we had to find a way out from the ship. The security guard did not want us to walk, so we had to pay 2 to a guide to drive us for two minutes…”
Review of a $79 Halong Bay cruise shore excursion with lunch, cave and pearl farm stops, guide service, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Good tour. Visited quite a few places, the tour was as described and lunch was plentiful. Recommend.”
Review of Nha Trang’s private shore tour from Cau Da Port, covering Cham Towers, pagodas, markets, lunch, timing, value, and practical tips.
“We had a great day in Nha Trang!! Minh was our guide and one of the best we have ever had! We saw all the sights, the Church, the Great Buda, the temple all before the buses got to the locations. We also had one of the best lunches we have ever had at a seaside restaurant. No large crowds at the restaurant. Then he took us to his favorite coffee house for local coffee. It was the highlight of our trip.”
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