6 Private Kayak Tours in Vietnam Worth Getting Wet For

1.PRIVATE TOUR HALONG BAY ONE DAY with Cave, Kayaking, Bamboo Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,007 reviews · from $160Our pick

Leave Hanoi at 8:30 for a 9 to 11-hour Halong Bay trip with guides such as Hai, Robert, Gam, and Jacky. Cruise limestone islands, visit Thien Cung Cave, kayak or take a bamboo boat into quiet lagoons, and eat seafood aboard the boat.

“Overall Good experience. Lucked out with weather. Food was average. Wish it could be better. Cost wise expected more. Guide was good.”

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2.Unique Halong Private Day Cruise – Fishing Village, Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · from $345

Spend about 12 hours on a private cruise from Hanoi to Halong Bay, with a luxury limousine, English-speaking guide, kayaking or bamboo boat, Cua Van Floating Village, Tien Ong Cave, lunch, and sunset tea. Guide Steven has been praised for clear stories about local nature and legend.

“The kayaking was fantastic! Starting early helped beat crowds, the views were fantastic, and was a calm, quiet serene experience. Our tour guide Steven was great, shared a lot of great information about the country, area, both natural and mythological history. The caves were very cool too!”

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3.VIP Mekong Delta Adventure Cycling & Kayaking – Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · from $79

Spend 8 to 9 hours with a private guide such as Tin Tin, Ronald, or Chow, cycling through Long An, learning local cooking, kayaking, eating a generous Vietnamese lunch, cruising the Tien River, and visiting Vinh Trang Pagoda.

“Excellent trip! Our guide Tin Tin was really knowledgeable and fun. He took such good care of the group. There are so many great activities throughout the day, it is really varied and interesting. They also provided a vegan lunch for us which was delicious and enormous! Thank you!”

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4.Mekong Delta Nature Cano-Kayak-Cycling & Fishing Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $85

Leave Ho Chi Minh City with a private guide such as Chow, Chao, Dennis, or Hieu, then spend the day in Ben Luc cycling past rice fields, planting rice, hand-catching fish, cooking banh xeo, visiting fruit gardens, canoeing, and kayaking.

“Wow- what a jam-packed day and somehow we never felt rushed! Chow was incredible with our 2 boys - 10 & 14-years-old - and he handled everything with such care and enthusiasm. We highly recommend a tour with him!! Thank you, Chow!”

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5.Private boat- Lan Ha Bay Half Day Tour with kayaking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $55Best value

From Cat Ba town, Smiley and the Cat Ba Kayak Rentals crew take you by private boat through Lan Ha Bay’s fishing villages and limestone islets. You can kayak, swim, visit Van Boi Beach or Monkey Island, and set the pace for this flexible half-day outing.

“We really enjoyed the tour We can highly recommend you They picked a really quiet route, which made the experience even nicer! We felt really comfortable throughout the tour. The crew is awesome”

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6.Mekong Delta Nature Private Day Trip: Bicycle-Kayak-Cano…

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $123

Leave Ho Chi Minh City for a hands-on Mekong Delta day with cycling, rice planting, fish catching, a cooking class, canoeing, and kayaking. Visit Xom Trau Pagoda and its tunnel relic, then explore fruit gardens. Guides such as Chow, Kenny, and Dennis help make the day friendly and family-ready.

“What a fantastic day!!! We had the amazing Chow as our guide who was a bundle of non-stop energy from start to finish and was so passionate about the area he grew up in! We did cycling, boating, kayaking, cooking and even rice-planting and catching fish! It was non stop and so much fun! We did the tour with our 8 and 11 year olds and they both loved it so don’t be afraid to go with kids! Chow was amazing there too and let the girls paddle him in their kayak! Our eldest is also a coeliac and Chow and the team made sure she was catered for with…”

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