13 Half-Day Tours in Vietnam Worth Booking

1.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Vietnam War Underground Network

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,587 reviews · from $23Our pick

Travel from District 1 to the Ben Duoc tunnel complex in a van limited to 12 people. An English-speaking guide such as Kevin, Dan, Anthony, Bao, or Tom may lead the day, explaining the tunnels, traps, wartime life, and Vietnamese culture. Expect about seven hours, with roughly three hours at the site.

“There’s a reason you only find great reviews for this trip! Our guide, Anthony, was fantastic. His grandfather fought in the war and so Anthony brought a great perspective to the trip. He really made the long drive there pass quickly with history Read more”

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2.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour: Big Group Vietnam War Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,386 reviews · from $19

Travel from central Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Duoc by air-conditioned bus, with an English-speaking guide explaining the Vietnam War along the way. Explore reconstructed tunnel rooms, see hidden entrances, taste cassava, and choose optional rifle shooting for an added fee. The tour starts at 8:00 am and returns around 2:00 pm.

“Great tour to see the Cu Chí Tunnels. The guide was friendly and informative. Great price on the tour and is perfect duration for a day trip (approximate departure of 8am and return around 2pm in HCM). Take this trip if you want to skip the river portion the other tours do. Try going into the Tunnels. It's quite the experience.”

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3.Small-Group Cu Chi Tunnel Half-day Tour: Morning or Afternoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,521 reviews · from $40

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Dinh for a half-day visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels. A small group of up to 12 explores bunkers, traps, bomb craters, tank remains, and underground rooms with an English-speaking guide. Hotel pickup, transport, entry, water, tapioca, and tea are included. Guides such as James, Kevin, Dana, and Slim Jim are often praised for clear storytelling.

“Highly recommend this half day trip! It was great to experience the Cu Chi tunnels and have the option to shoot a gun! It felt like a real life experience!”

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4.Hanoi Half-day with Food + Fun + Culture By Russian Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,243 reviews · from $70

Ride through Hanoi in a Soviet-era GAZ-69 Jeep with guides such as Martin, Ryan, Linh, and Thanh. Visit back alleys, markets, Train Street, French boulevards, Long Bien Bridge, and West Lake while eating enough local food for a full meal. Old Quarter pickup, several departure times, and a maximum of 20 people add flexibility.

“We had a lot of fun with our guide Ryan. He showed us different sides of Hanoi, was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions , and made sure we felt safe and comfortable throughout the whole tour. I was definitely recommend it!”

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5.Ho Chi Minh City Private Half-Day Tour by U.S Army Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,164 reviews · from $71

Spend four hours touring Ho Chi Minh City in a private open-top U.S. Army Jeep. Visit the Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Central Post Office, Ben Thanh Market, and more. Guides such as Hoa, Kent, Ken, Kim, and Hao are praised for clear English, local insight, and good humor.

“An educational tour with the fun of riding a jeep. Our guide took our picture at every location we visited.”

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6.Ben Duoc ‘Less-Crowded’ Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 712 reviews · from $34

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to the quieter Ben Duoc Cu Chi Tunnels in a group of up to 10. Guides such as Safa, Tommy, Ken, and Leo explain Vietnam’s wartime past, while you inspect booby traps, touch an ex-US Army tank, crawl through the tunnels, and taste tapioca.

“This is a bit further than the more touristy tunnels so you should expect approximately a 2 hour drive to get there. There is also a stop at a craft shop where handicapped people affected by the war create different handmade items. The tunnRead more”

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7.Afternoon Cu Chi Tunnels – Small Group Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 481 reviews · from $25

Join a small group of up to 12 people for an afternoon visit to Ben Dinh, one of the Cu Chi Tunnel sites. You’ll watch an introductory film, see underground kitchens, bedrooms, hospitals, command areas, traps, and tunnel sections, with hotel pickup in District 1 available.

“The experience was informative and well-organized. We learned some very interesting pieces of history. The stop at the handicapped people's art shop was not necessary and could have been improved if the people working on the art were INSIDE, in the air-conditioned room as opposed to the sweltering heat outside.”

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8.Cu Chi Tunnels Half-Day History Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 480 reviews · from $14Best value

Spend 6 to 7 hours visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels from Ho Chi Minh City with hotel pickup in District 1. Your English-speaking guide leads you through the documentary, command center, bunkers, smoke-free stove, and tunnel area. Guides such as Kevin, Kyle, and Thang are praised for clear, lively explanations. Tapioca, tea, water, and entrance tickets are included.

“Kyle was a great guide with lots of interesting facts. His English was very good to follow. The tunnels themselves are really interesting, must visit if you’re in Vietnam!”

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9.Half-Day Cu Chi Tunnels Guided Exclusive Experience with Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 439 reviews · from $25

Travel about 60 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City to the Cu Chi Tunnels with an English-speaking local guide. Expect a documentary, tunnel rooms, trap doors, bomb craters, handmade weapons, pandan tea, and tapioca. Groups are limited to 12, with morning and afternoon departures.

“Awesome guide and a must see to better understand the resilience of the vietnamese people and the challenges for the Usa soldiers”

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10.Explore Nha Trang Bay: Half-Day Snorkeling Adventure Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 314 reviews · from $40

Set out from Nha Trang at 7:30 a.m. for two snorkeling stops around Hon Mun and nearby islands. You get hotel pickup, gear, a guide, fruit and coffee, lunch with vegetarian choices, and a slow boat ride across the bay. Guides such as Sam and Huy have earned praise for clear help in the water, though visibility and reef quality can change with weather.

“This was great! The crew were friendly and super helpful, the snorkling stops were amazing. They take you outside the usual touristic crowded areas, so it's beautiful and peaceful. The gear was of good quality and you have enough time and freedom to explore as much as you want!”

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11.Hanoi City Half-Day Private Tour: Train Street And All Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 298 reviews · from $44

Spend four to five hours with a private English or Vietnamese-speaking guide and driver, visiting Hanoi’s major sights. You’ll see Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the Temple of Literature, Dong Xuan Market, Long Bien Bridge, Train Street, the Opera House, and Hoan Kiem Lake. Morning departures matter if you want to enter the mausoleum.

“Fantastic coverage of prime attractions. Our guide Linh was superb and with full of knowledge. A memorable trip.”

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12.Hanoi Highlights: Half-day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 298 reviews · from $33

Cover Hanoi’s key sights in about four hours with an English-speaking guide and air-conditioned transport. Visit the Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Opera House, and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Guides such as Travis, Mike, and Martin are praised for clear history, humor, photography help, and flexible routing when conditions allow.

“Phuc was an excellent guide - his knowledge of Vietnamese history, politics and culture was very in-depth He gave us recommendations of places to eat and drink - very friendly and spoke superb English”

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13.Half-Day Guided Street Food Walking Tour at Hue

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $38

Spend about three hours eating through Hue with an English-speaking local guide such as Ha, Fi, Hoa, or Ruby. Visit small local restaurants for bánh bèo, bún hến, chè, bún bò Huế, and bánh khoái, with water, green tea, and one Huda beer included. Central hotel pickup and a maximum of 15 people keep the evening simple and social.

“Our guide knows very well her subject, her explanations were very clear The places where we went were well chosen and the food excellent. It was really excellent local food . She was attentive also to our needs. Excellent guide. She is passionated by her work and she transmits very well her passion.”

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