
A night with a White Thai family
Sticky rice and rice wine at dinner, bamboo dancing, waking to the rooster in a stilt house.

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The great sites, seen differently
Ha Long, Hoi An, Hue, Angkor: the names that inspire dreams deserve to be lived at the right hour, with the right people. We stage these legendary stops against the flow of crowds, with guides who tell stories rather than recite facts.
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Linh Nguyễn
Travel designer — Northern Vietnam · FR · EN · VI
“I was born in Lao Cai. I know Sapa's trails step by step, and every family that welcomes you is one I know personally.”
14 journeys

Six days in the North: the Lao Chai to Ta Van walk with a Hmong guide, two nights in a Sapa lodge and Trang An by sampan before the tour boats arrive.

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

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.

Five days in Central Vietnam: the Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills, the Hai Van Pass to Hue, the Imperial City and lanterns on the Thu Bon in Hoi An.

From Da Lat's cool highland calm to Saigon's vivid energy: Vietnam's many rhythms.

From Saigon's energy to the Mekong's gentle waterways, closer to the living soul of the South.

Saigon to Hanoi in ten days: lunch with a Mekong family, two nights in Hoi An, the Hai Van Pass, the night train from Hue and a night on the bay.

South through storied cities, emerald bays and village waterways, guided by local flavours and quiet discoveries.

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.

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.
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.
Angkor's temples outside peak hours, the Tonlé Sap villages and Kampot pepper.
Luang Prabang, the Kuang Si falls, the peaks of Nong Khiaw and the lagoons of Vang Vieng.
Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake, scheduled only in line with current safety advice.
Hidden Indochina

Sticky rice and rice wine at dinner, bamboo dancing, waking to the rooster in a stilt house.

Eight kilometres across the terraces with a Hmong guide, lunch in a family home.

Spin hemp, dye with indigo and draw with beeswax alongside the women of Ta Phin.

Orchards, a dusk sampan ride and elephant-ear fish for dinner with a Mekong family.
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