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Hidden Indochina

History, art & culture

Discovering the culture

Ca trù in a communal house, reading the Temple of Literature steles with a scholar, a private lacquer workshop visit: culture told by those who keep it alive.

Minh Trần

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Minh Trần

Travel designer — Centre & South · FR · EN · VI

“Hoi An at dawn, the delta by bike, a secret table in Hue: I compose journeys the way you'd compose a meal — balance and surprises.”

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A ca trù evening in a communal house
Hanoi 1h30

A ca trù evening in a communal house

The UNESCO-listed sung poetry of the scholars, performed intimately in an Old Quarter house.

Water puppetry
Hanoi 1 hour

Water puppetry

Meet a master puppeteer backstage before the performance.

The Temple of Literature with a scholar
Hanoi 2 hours

The Temple of Literature with a scholar

Read the doctors' steles and try calligraphy with a Hanoi calligrapher.

My Son at dawn with Apsara dance

My Son at dawn with Apsara dance

Enter at opening time, before the heat and the groups, followed by traditional Cham dance.

With the potters of Bat Trang
Bat Trang Half day

With the potters of Bat Trang

Throwing and glazing with a family of ceramicists for fifteen generations.

Angkor by a side gate

Angkor by a side gate

Sunrise through the east gate, away from the crowds at the ponds, then a picnic breakfast.

Tak bat, with discretion

Tak bat, with discretion

Witness the monks' alms round beside a local family, respecting the ritual.

8 journeys

Journeys built around it

Majestic Ha Long & Ninh Binh
5 days
Hanoi · Trang An · Ninh Binh · Lan Ha Bay
4.8 · 98 reviews

Majestic Ha Long & Ninh Binh

The Temple of Literature with a calligrapher, water puppets, Ninh Binh and a night cruising Lan Ha Bay, with kayaking in the lagoons.

Small group (6–12)From US$620
Hanoi, Lan Ha Bay & Sapa
8 days
Hanoi · Lan Ha Bay · Trang An · Ninh Binh
4.9 · 74 reviews

Hanoi, Lan Ha Bay & Sapa

Eight days: ca trù in a Hanoi communal house, a night on Lan Ha Bay, Trang An, then two eco-lodge nights and a walk down the Muong Hoa valley.

Small group (6–12)From US$1,433
Classic Vietnam
15 days
Ho Chi Minh City · Cu Chi Tunnels · Ben Tre · Vinh Long
4.8 · 204 reviews

Classic Vietnam

The country south to north in fifteen days: Cu Chi, a night with a family in the delta, three days in Hoi An with My Son, Hue, Ninh Binh and Ha Long.

Small group (6–12)From US$1,776
Vietnam Premium
15 days
Ho Chi Minh City · Ben Tre · Cu Chi Tunnels · Da Nang
4.9 · 88 reviews

Vietnam Premium

Saigon to Hanoi in fifteen days, privately and with more time with people: Apsara dance at My Son, two nights with a White Thai family in Mai Chau, ca trù in Hanoi.

Private journeyFrom US$3,388
Essential Indochina
14 days
Hanoi · Lan Ha Bay · Hoi An · Hai Van Pass
4.9 · 52 reviews

Essential Indochina

Fourteen days, three countries: Hanoi and Lan Ha Bay, Hoi An and Hue, the monks' morning alms round in Luang Prabang, then Angkor through the east gate.

Private journeyFrom US$3,950
Angkor & Secret Cambodia
7 days
Siem Reap · Angkor Wat · Angkor Thom & Bayon · Ta Prohm
4.9 · 37 reviews

Angkor & Secret Cambodia

Angkor's temples outside peak hours, the Tonlé Sap villages and Kampot pepper.

Private journeyFrom US$1,690
Laos along the Mekong
8 days
Luang Prabang · Kuang Si Falls · Pak Ou Caves · Nong Khiaw
4.8 · 29 reviews

Laos along the Mekong

Luang Prabang, the Kuang Si falls, the peaks of Nong Khiaw and the lagoons of Vang Vieng.

Private journeyFrom US$1,590
Vietnam Treasures for Families
12 days
Hanoi · Bat Trang · Lan Ha Bay · Hoi An
4.9 · 63 reviews

Vietnam Treasures for Families

Twelve days designed for three generations: the bay by kayak, Hoi An by bike, the beach on Phu Quoc.

Private journeyFrom US$2,890

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