VIETNAM
Hanoi → Hoi An · 14 days · from $850 · $99 deposit holds your spot
From the iconic buzz of Beer Street in Hanoi to high-altitude views across the Ha Giang Loop, this 14-day run through Vietnam packs in every bucket-list moment. Overnight on a cruise through Ha Long Bay's limestone peaks, explore the serene water caves of Ninh Binh, and cap it all off soaking up beach culture and nightlife in historic Hoi An. Built for young travelers who want a solid crew, zero planning stress, and memories that hit different.
Welcome to Vietnam! Touch down in historic Hanoi, check into the hostel, and enjoy some free time to settle in. Tonight, kick things off with a welcome drink at the hostel to meet your crew. End the night with optional free karaoke and a pub crawl.
Activities: Welcome drinks, Hanoi street food & bia hoi night
Get to know the chaotic charm of Hanoi on a guided walking tour led by the local team. Stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake, marvel at St. Joseph's Cathedral, and cap off the tour watching trains squeeze past on iconic Train Street. (Vietnamese coffee tasting — optional add-on). Tonight, jump into a music quiz before taking on the local nightlife.
Activities: Guided Hanoi walking tour (Hoan Kiem Lake, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Train Street, Vietnamese coffee tasting (optional add-on))
Meals: Breakfast
Depart Hanoi early and transfer to the stunning waters of Lan Ha Bay. Board your cruise boat for an action-packed afternoon of swimming, tubing, and beach volleyball. As the sun sets over the limestone karsts, turn up the music for a boat party before spending the night sleeping under the stars on board.
Activities: Lan Ha Bay overnight cruise, swimming, tubing, beach volleyball, sunset boat party
Transport: Transfer to Lan Ha Bay
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Wake up on the water, grab some breakfast, and hit the bay for a morning kayaking session among hidden lagoons. After a local lunch, cruise back to shore and transfer back to Hanoi. Put on your freshest outfit for the legendary White Party, featuring two hours of free-flowing beer and live DJs, before keeping the night going on Beer Street.
Activities: Morning kayaking, Mad Monkey White Party (2-hour free-flow beer & live DJs)
Transport: Transfer back to Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Enjoy a relaxed day in Hanoi before making the journey north toward Ha Giang. Arrive, check in, and get prepped for the mountain ride of a lifetime. Get a solid night's sleep — the epic Ha Giang Loop adventure officially kicks off first thing tomorrow morning!
Meals: Breakfast
Wake up in Ha Giang, rally your crew, and ride straight up into the mountains. Day 1 delivers your first taste of loop energy: dramatic panoramic views, winding mountain passes, hidden waterfalls, and crisp high-altitude air. Settle into a local homestay for the night.
Activities: Ha Giang Loop riding (mountain passes & hidden waterfalls), homestay experience
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
This is the day everyone talks about long after the trip ends. Carve through bigger mountains, tackle wilder twisty roads, and conquer the legendary Ma Pi Leng Pass. Stop to soak in the jaw-dropping views of the Nho Que River far below before wrapping up another electric night in the mountains.
Activities: Ma Pi Leng Pass ride, Nho Que River viewpoints, mountain homestay
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Blend culture, history, and unreal scenery today as you ride up toward Vietnam's northernmost frontier. Explore ancient ethnic villages, ride deep into remote mountain territory, and spend another unforgettable evening eating, drinking, and laughing with your homestay hosts.
Activities: Northern frontier & ancient village exploration, homestay dinner & drinks
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Take on the final stretch of the loop! Soak in one last morning of mountain air as you navigate hidden roads, jungle-covered passes, and secret waterfall spots back toward Ha Giang. Say goodbye to the bikes and transfer back to Hanoi with a crew that now feels like family.
Activities: Jungle passes & secret waterfalls ride
Transport: Transfer back to Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Trade city streets for breathtaking countryside on a full-day tour to Ninh Binh. Known as “Ha Long Bay on Land”, you'll glide past towering karst peaks and through emerald caves on a traditional sampan boat in Tam Coc. After dinner, board a VIP cabin sleeper bus for an overnight journey south to Hoi An.
Activities: Full-day Ninh Binh tour, Tam Coc sampan boat ride
Transport: VIP cabin sleeper bus to Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Roll into coastal Hoi An early, check into the hostel, and spend the morning relaxing pool-side. Around 4:00 PM, the party starts! Dive into the Mad Monkey Sunset Pool Party with free beer, happy hour cocktails, and an all-you-can-eat backyard BBQ spread.
Activities: Mad Monkey Sunset Pool Party
Meals: All-you-can-eat backyard BBQ dinner (plus free beer)
Hop on two wheels at 11:00 AM for a cycling tour around Hoi An. Get creative at a traditional lantern workshop, drop by the Rehahn Gallery & Museum, walk across the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge, explore an ancient house, and visit a world-famous local tailor. Cap off the ride back at the hostel with an ice-cold beer, then hit free karaoke and a pub crawl tonight.
Activities: Guided Hoi An cycling tour (lantern workshop, Rehahn Gallery, Japanese Bridge, ancient house, tailor stop)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Out early for a classic Hoi An experience! Explore a bustling local market before paddling through coconut mangroves in a traditional bamboo basket boat. Next, roll up your sleeves for a hands-on cooking class with a local chef to learn delicacies like bánh xèo and spring rolls. End the day with a relaxing sunset river cruise before your final big night out.
Activities: Local market tour, coconut mangrove bamboo basket boat ride, hands-on Vietnamese cooking class, sunset river cruise
Meals: Breakfast, cooking class lunch
Enjoy one last breakfast with your crew and swap contacts before checking out. Head to Da Nang Airport (DAD) for your onward flight home or to your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast
Not at all. 82% of our guests come solo, and the trip is built for solo travellers.
Most guests are 23 to 31. Trips are 18+ and nobody over 39 joins.
No. No 60-person coach tours: groups are capped at 20, you stay in Mad Monkey backpacker hostels, and free time is built in.
No problem. The crew plans non-drinking options every night.
You can swap your dates, gift the trip to someone else, or save it for later with the Lifetime Deposit Guarantee.
You get a booking reference by email straight away. There's no minimum group size, so the trip always runs. If fewer than 5 travellers are booked 10 days before departure, we'll give you a heads-up and you can cancel if you'd rather travel with a bigger group.
7 days before departure. It's charged automatically to the card you paid the deposit with, and we email you a reminder beforehand.
Yes, from the moment you book.
You're entered into a prize draw for a 7-Day Indonesia ALL IN trip, and 2 free nights are added to your Mad Monkey loyalty account, valid for 3 months from your booking date.
The $99 deposit is non-refundable. The balance is fully refundable up to 60 days before departure, 50% refundable up to 30 days before, and non-refundable after that. If we cancel a departure, you get a full refund automatically.
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