Vietnam Group Tours for Solo Travellers

Groups are kept small enough that you'll actually get to know everyone, and your Trip Host is with the group for the whole trip rather than joining for a single day. That matters in Vietnam especially, since the country changes character every few hundred kilometres and having one person who knows the whole route saves a lot of second-guessing. For activities that need a specific license, such as the motorbike-guided sections of the Ha Giang Loop or cave treks in Phong Nha, we use licensed local guides who work alongside your Trip Host.

You'll share a twin room or small dorm with someone of the same gender, in social hostels and guesthouses, with private rooms available on request on most trips. Some meals are included as a group; the rest is free time to pick your own street stalls, restaurants and night markets.

If you've got nine days, Vietnam Express covers Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Lan Ha Bay and Hoi An without wasting a day on transit. If the Ha Giang Loop is the whole reason you're going, there's a five-day trip built just around that, or a seven-day version that adds Cao Bang. Want mountains specifically, Northern Vietnam Mountains pairs the loop with Sapa trekking. Want beaches and the Mekong, Central & South Vietnam covers that end of the country in ten days. For the full north-to-south run, Vietnam North to South and Vietnam Complete cover it in fifteen and twenty-one days respectively, with Vietnam Complete adding the Ha Giang Loop into the mix. And if you want more than one country, Thailand & Vietnam and the Southeast Asia Grand Loop both start in Thailand before crossing into Vietnam.

Vietnam doesn't share one climate across the country, so the best month depends on your route. The north (Hanoi, Ha Giang, Sapa) is coolest and driest from October to December and again in March, while the centre (Hoi An, Hue) sees its heaviest rain from October to November. The south (Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta) has a straightforward dry season from December to April. If you're doing a north-to-south trip, aim for a window like February to April, when most of the country is workable at once. Our Vietnam best time to visit guide has the full month-by-month breakdown.

Our groups are solo travellers aged 18 to 40. Some are on a career break, some are between jobs, some just didn't want to wait around for friends to have the same three weeks free. What they share is wanting a real trip through Vietnam rather than a coach tour, with enough planning done for them that they can actually enjoy the country instead of managing logistics.

Reserving your place is free. Once enough travellers have joined and a departure is confirmed, usually around 10 people, we email you a confirmation with an invoice for the full trip price, paid by bank transfer in your currency within 7 days. We accept USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CAD, NZD and INR. Each trip page has its own price, since it depends on the route, the season and how long the trip runs.