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Private tourNEW 2026Ho Chi Minh CitySmall group · Local experience
Hanoi Full Day Food, Sights and Red River Villages by Minsk and Jeep
A full day in Hanoi on a vintage Minsk motorbike and a GAZ-69 jeep, with a guide and drivers so you never handle the... Ava Travel price: from $98.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp or send an email. Phone +84 904 251 545. Ava Travel Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Style
Private tour
Ho Chi Minh City
Duration
Full-day tour
Pickup support available
Choose your tour option
Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.
Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Group tour
Small group departureJoin a small group on the same route
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off✓ Entrance tickets included
Best value—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
Private tour
Your group onlySame route, your own pace and departure time
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off✓ Entrance tickets included
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
- We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
- Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
- No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
- More than 30 days before check-inFree
- 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
- 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
- Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total
A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.
If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.
Price includes all taxes and service charges.
Ho Chi Minh City tour overview
Why this trip
- A full day in Hanoi on a vintage Minsk motorbike and a GAZ-69 jeep, with a guide and drivers so you never handle the traffic yourself.
- The morning covers Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Tran Quoc Pagoda and the Temple of Literature, then the backstreets and markets behind them.
- Food stops at a small cafe with family recipe dishes.
- In the afternoon you leave the city for the villages and floating community along the Red River, then come back past Train Street, the French Quarter and the lakes.
An honest note: it is a long day outdoors, eight hours on and off bikes and jeeps in Hanoi's heat or drizzle, and several landmarks in the afternoon are passed by road rather than visited.
At a glance
| Duration | About 8 hours |
| Start and finish | Your hotel in or around Hanoi Old Quarter |
| Group size | Shared tour, or private for 1 to 12 |
| Walking | Easy, short visits on foot |
| Best for | Seeing city and countryside in one day |
| Guide | English-speaking guide and experienced drivers |
Price
Group departure. You join a small group on the same route with the same guide standard.
| Per adult | $98 |
Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.
| Group size | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $231 | $231 |
| 2 people | $231 | $116 |
| 3 people | $312 | $104 |
| 4 people | $415 | $104 |
| 5 people | $490 | $98 |
| 6 people | $588 | $98 |
| 7 people | $686 | $98 |
| 8 people | $784 | $98 |
| 9 people | $882 | $98 |
| 10 people | $980 | $98 |
| 11 people | $1078 | $98 |
| 12 people | $1176 | $98 |
Travelling alone. One person on a group departure pays $167, shown in the booking box before you pay.
Children. On the shared tour children aged 4 to 10 pay a child rate and a second child under 4 pays a reduced rate. On a private tour one child under 5 goes free, children 5 to 10 pay 70 per cent and 11 and over pay as adults. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.
How it works
- Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
- Pickup. Hotel pickup in and around Hanoi Old Quarter.
- On the day. About 8 hours, 08:00 to 16:00. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.
What's included
Vintage Minsk motorbike and jeep with experienced driversHelmet and rain ponchoEnglish-speaking guideAll food and drinks on the itineraryEntrance feesPickup and drop off at hotels in and around Hanoi Old Quarter
Your itinerary
Morning: the must see sights and the backstreets
Meals: tasting at the cafe.
- 08:00 your guide and driver meet you at your hotel for a safety briefing.
- Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Tran Quoc Pagoda and the Temple of Literature.
- Ride the maze of backstreets, alleys, local homes and markets to see how Hanoi lives and works.
- Stop at a small cafe to taste family recipe dishes and local specialities.
Afternoon: the Red River and the old city
Meals: lunch.
- Head out to the villages and the floating community along the Red River.
- Lunch, as part of the day.
- Ride back past the railway track of Train Street, the French Quarter, the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem and West Lake, the Opera House and Long Bien Bridge.
- Around 16:00 drop off at your hotel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.
No. You sit behind an experienced driver. No riding experience is needed.
It covers the city highlights and the Red River villages in one day, with food stops in between, so you only get picked up once.
Cover your shoulders and knees for the Mausoleum and wear closed shoes. Ponchos are provided if it rains.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.
What guests say about Ava Travel
5.0Tripadvisor rating
These are real Tripadvisor reviews of Ava Travel as your booking agent, quoted word for word. They are not reviews of Hanoi Full Day Food, Sights and Red River Villages by Minsk and Jeep itself.
★★★★★
Kehren Eade
“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”
Tripadvisor, August 2026
★★★★★
Arshia Z
“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”
Tripadvisor, June 2026
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