Angkor Wat's stone towers and galleries reflect in the surrounding moat under a cloudy sky in Siem Reap.

Excursions · Prices

What an excursion costs, and why

Every excursion on this site reads "On request". That is not a way to hide the price: the total depends on things we cannot know until you tell us. This page shows what goes into a quote, what moves it most, and the published fees that sit inside it.

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Why "On request" and not a number

A private day excursion is a vehicle, a driver, a guide, sometimes a boat, and the entrance fees. The vehicle and guide cost the same whether one person or four travel. So the price per person for a couple can be close to double the price per person for a party of four, on the same day, with the same guide. A single "from" figure would be wrong for most people who read it.

When you send the form we reply by email with one total for your party, the itemised fees inside it, and the date it is valid until. Nothing is charged until you confirm.

What goes into a quote

Item	What it covers	What changes it
Vehicle and driver	Door to door, the whole day, fuel and tolls	Size of vehicle; hours; very early starts
Guide	English-speaking, licensed where the site requires it	Full or half day; overnight on 2-day trips
Boat	Day boat at Ha Long, rowing boat at Trang An, longboat at Pak Ou, market boat at Can Tho	Shared or private; boat size
Entrance fees	Every site written into the plan	Published by the site; can change without notice
Meals	As listed on each excursion	Dietary needs, packed breakfasts
Hotel (2-day trips)	One night as described	Room type and number of rooms

The published fees inside our quotes

These are third-party prices, read from the sources named under the table. They are included in our quotes except the Angkor Pass, which is personal and bought by you. Check before you travel.

Site	Fee	Source type
Angkor Pass, 1 / 3 / 7 days	USD 37 / 62 / 72	Official seller
My Son Sanctuary, foreign visitor	VND 150,000	Site management board
Ha Long Bay, routes 1–2 / 3–4 (day)	VND 310,000 / 260,000	Agency source
Trang An boat, adult / child	VND 300,000 / 150,000	Agency source
Cu Chi, Ben Dinh / Ben Duoc	VND 110,000 / 90,000	Agency source, 2025 or earlier
Kuang Si / Pak Ou	LAK 60,000 / 20,000	Blog sources, 2026

Sources: Angkor Enterprise — available tickets; My Son Heritage Management Board — ticket prices; Cruise in Halong Bay — entrance fees by route (agency source); Aloha Vietnam — Trang An boat routes (agency source); Vietnam Discovery — Cu Chi Tunnels (agency source); Backpackers Wanderlust — Kuang Si Falls (blog); Backpackers Wanderlust — Pak Ou Caves (blog) · checked 2026-10-03.

What moves the price, in order of effect

Party size. One vehicle and one guide divided by more people. The largest single effect.
Shared or private boat. On Ha Long Bay a private day boat changes the total far more than any other choice.
Hours. A 04:30 Angkor pickup or a 05:00 My Son start costs more driver time than a 09:00 start.
Overnights. The Cu Chi and Mekong excursion includes a hotel and a second guide day.
Season and holidays. Around the Lunar New Year and national holidays, vehicles and boats cost more and sell out.

Distance matters less than people expect, because the vehicle is booked for the day either way.

How a cheaper excursion is made cheaper

If you compare our quote with a lower one, these are the usual differences. None is dishonest in itself; they are just not in our plans.

A seat in a large shared bus instead of a private car, collecting from many hotels before leaving town.
A guide who meets you at the site rather than travelling with you, so the drive has no commentary.
A commission stop. Pak Ou boat tours often stop at a whisky village where operators earn commission; similar stops exist on other routes. They lower the price and take an hour of your day.
A nearer substitute. "Mekong" as a stop close to Ho Chi Minh City rather than the market at Can Tho.
Fees left out. Entrance and boat tickets paid by you on the day, so the headline looks lower.

What is never in our price

International or domestic flights.
Visas for Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos.
Travel insurance — we do not sell it; buy a policy that covers boat trips.
Tips. They are your choice; your guide will not ask.
Drinks other than water.

Payment and changes

Payment methods and the booking terms are written into each quote. Weather rules — what happens if Ha Long boats are stopped by a storm warning — are written into each quote too. To compare excursions before you ask for a price, use the excursions table or the planner.

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Common questions

Questions travellers ask most

Why is your quote higher than a tour I saw elsewhere?

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.

Is the price per person or per party?

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

Are entrance fees included?

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

Do children pay less?

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.