1.Unique Halong Private Day Cruise – Fishing Village, Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · from $345Our pick

Private 12-hour Halong Bay day cruise with Cua Van floating village, Tien Ong Cave, kayaking, and a relaxing sunset tea break.

“The kayaking was fantastic! Starting early helped beat crowds, the views were fantastic, and was a calm, quiet serene experience. Our tour guide Steven was great, shared a lot of great information about the country, area, both natural and mythological history. The caves were very cool too!”

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2.Halong & Bai Tu Long Luxury Day Tour – Fishing village & Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · from $179

Luxury day cruise from Hanoi through Halong & Bai Tu Long with caves, fishing-village kayaking, onboard lunch, and sunset views.

“Our experience was second to none. SON our tour guide was spectacular. His stories and local knowledge was brilliantly entertaining. We had first hand information and local introductions. Our entire trip was guided and we completely missed Read more”

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3.Ninh Binh: Rice planting and fishing by basket tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 37 reviews · 1h 30m · from $25Best value

A 90-minute Ninh Binh farm tour: feed buffalo, try nom basket fishing, plant rice with locals, then cool off near Buffalo Cave.

“Everything was amazing! Mia is friendly and very funny, we loved her!”

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4.Bai Tu Long Luxury Day Cruise – Fishing Village, Kayak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $199

A luxury Bai Tu Long Bay day cruise from Hanoi with a small-group boat, kayaking, a karst cave, and an easy sunset finish.

“Excellent communication from start to finish. Following a boat problem, we were warned in time and an alternative solution was offered, which allowed us to discover another bay, perfectly in line with our expectations. Less touristy, morRead moreAuto-translated”

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5.Ninh Binh eco group tour – Buffalo riding, rice planting, fishing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $41

Buffalo riding, rice planting, fishing, and a cooking class at Tam Coc’s Buffalo Cave near Ninh Binh, in a small 4.5-hour group.

“We saw a flyer at one of the touristy places and just booked this tour and I must say it was a highlight of our Vietnam’s tour. The staff was absolutely amazing and so friendly. We had such an amazing time catching fish , planting the rice , ridRead more”

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6.Bai Tu Long bay Deluxe cruise 2D1N: fishing villages, meals, cave, kayaking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $140

Bai Tu Long Bay cruise with a private cabin, Cap La Island kayaking, a Vietnamese cooking class, and all meals included from Hanoi.

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7.Vietnam Fishing village photography tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $408

Photograph Vietnam’s fishing life in Nam Định from Hanoi, with sunrise-to-sunset portraits, traditional tools, and salt making in a small-group 2-day tour.

“I was on a 10 day photo trip with a small group. Momentlives were our local tour guides and the ones who made all the in-country accommodations, domestic flights, ground transportation, and arranged all our meals for the ten days. They are aRead more”

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