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The plans on this site are written for one private party with its own vehicle. On Ha Long Bay the boat can be shared or private; the excursion page explains the difference.

Not a fixed one. Party size, boat type and pickup location change the total more than anything else. Send the form and we reply by email with a quote for your exact day.

Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An and Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Luang Prabang and Vientiane, plus the four Vietnamese cruise ports. Six excursions have full pages; the planner lists more.

It works if you accept a 12 to 13.5 hour day with five to six hours on the road. If you can spare a night, an overnight boat gives you more time on the water than in the van.

Port and travel guides give 2.5 to 3 hours each way by road. We plan on the upper figure and add margin for Friday and holiday traffic on the return.

It carries other passengers on the same licensed route, so expect company at the cave and the lagoon. A private boat gives you the deck to yourselves but follows the same route rules.

The boat part cannot run. We offer a different date or switch you to the Ninh Binh excursion; the terms for changes are in the booking terms we send with the quote.

Only where the route allows it, and the permission can change on the day. Bring swimwear if you want the option, but do not plan the day around it.

The management board publishes 06:00 to 17:00, every day including public holidays. We aim to arrive at opening.

The board's published price for foreign visitors is VND 150,000, including on-site services. It is part of our quote; fees can change, so check before you travel.

It is short and adds context to the carvings you have just seen. With the 06:00 start, the 09:45 show fits without delaying the return much.

A river return on the Thu Bon can be arranged on request; it adds time and depends on water levels. Ask when you send the form and we will tell you whether it fits your date.

The official ticket seller lists park entry from 05:00. Sunrise falls between roughly 05:30 and 06:20 depending on the month; we set the pickup from your date.

No. It is personal and you buy it in your own name from the official seller, online or at the ticket office. We tell you which length suits your days.

Children under 12 are not admitted to the upper level (Bakan), according to guide sources. The rest of the circuit is fine for children who can walk several kilometres.

A car is cooler and better before dawn. A tuk-tuk is more open and fine for short hops in the dry season. Both are private to your party.

Usually because ours is private, includes every fee, and has no commission stops. Compare the inclusions line by line; the section on how cheaper excursions are made cheaper lists the common differences.

We quote one total for your party and show the per-person figure beside it.

Yes, for every site written into the plan, except the Angkor Pass, which is personal and bought by you.

Some sites charge less or nothing for children, and those savings pass through. The vehicle and guide cost the same, so the total drops less than you might expect.

Siem Reap, because the main Angkor temples are a short drive from town; we allow 20–30 minutes. Hanoi has the widest range, but the well-known trips are two hours or more away.

We plan day trips from Hue on request. The planner lists sourced travel times; a full Hue page is not yet published.

Hoi An for My Son and the old town in the evening; Da Nang for the airport and the cruise port. They are about an hour apart by road.

Yes, on two-to-three-day excursions. Send both cities and we plan a one-way route.

About 40 km; we plan around an hour by road. The site opens at 06:00; we aim to arrive then.

Yes, but it is about two hours each way from Da Nang and longer from Hoi An. A night in Hue is the better plan if you can.

Around Hoi An, rainy days and storms from October to January. Hue often floods from October to late in the year.

Hoi An for My Son and evenings in the old town; Da Nang for the airport, the cruise port and the beach.

One day if you have one day. Three days (USD 62, used within seven) suits most visitors and lets you spread the temples across mornings.

The official seller lists park entry from 05:00 to 18:30. The upper level of Angkor Wat opens later and closes on Buddhist holy days.

About 25 km north-east of the main group of temples, according to the official seller. It makes a half day or pairs with Kbal Spean.

March to May. Plan to be out of the sun by early afternoon.

We keep 90 minutes, following port guidance that the ship will not wait for independent travellers. With a tender, add the queue.

Only with a long call. The drive is 2.5 to 3 hours each way, so a port day leaves little time in Hanoi itself. We suggest the bay instead.

Yes, with nine or more hours ashore. Sources give between 1 hour 20 minutes and 2.5 hours each way; we plan on the longer time.

We shorten the day from the cut list in your plan and keep the margin before all-aboard intact.

Not at present. Requests go through the form, and we reply by email so that the plan stays in writing.

The city, the date, your hotel area or ship, party size, and the time you must be back.

No. You receive a plan and a quote first; payment follows only after you confirm.

Yes. Send the city and the free day; we tell you what fits and where the travel times come from.