Vietnam Tailor Made Tours, Tailor Made Tours in VietNam

Vietnam Tailor Made Tours, Tailor Made Tours in VietNam

Red Crane Travel offers tailor made tours throughout Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. We focus on the most authentic experiences in each destination. Our team is passionate about private adventures and we are happy to share our expertise in designing a unique journey to suit your needs and budget. You will get a highest quality of services and personalized care. Enjoy the planning, touring and learning experiences with us.

Ideas for tailor made tours
Hanoi - Mai Chau - Son La - Dien Bien - Lai Chau - Sapa
The Northwest of Vietnam is still relatively untouched by the outside world. With possibly some of the most beautiful scenery in Vietnam, visitors to this region will be greatly rewarded. Famous sightseeing places include the former French hill station of Sapa, battlefields in Dien Bien Phu, Son La prison and picturesque landscape in Mai Chau. Take a jeep and travel along stunning mountains, journey through fertile valleys, see incredible rice terraces and visit colorful ethnic-minority markets.
Length: from 4 to 5 days for an approximate of 300$ per person in a private tour

Hanoi - Sapa
This old French was built within tropical forests, emerald terraced rice fields, and colorful hill tribes. Sapa trekking is a great adventure to experience. Visitors will embrace life of such ethnic groups as Dzao, Dzay, H’mong, and other tribes. The reward is what you will learn to live, farm, play and shop in the vibrant markets in Sapa and its surrounding villages. Lao Chai and Ta Van is the most popular trekking tour through the village of H’mong and Dzao people.
Length: from 3 to 4 days for an approximate of 250$ per person in a private tour

Hanoi - Mai Chau
Only a 3-hour drive from Hanoi, this beautiful region is characterized by karst fangs, stunning mountains and fertile terraced rice fields. Mai Chau is perfectly suitable for those visitors with little time to embrace ethnic life style, yet want to discover the beauty and exotic cultures of the country’s highlands. A lot of things are there to do in this town, including spending a home-stay night with a hill tribe family; trek through the rolling countryside, or immersing yourself in the festivals of tribes.
Length: from 2 to 3 days for an approximate of 150$ per person in a private tour

Hanoi - Halong Bay
Come to discover the 8th World Wonder of Halong Bay, which was listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. Enjoy a luxury cruise and get and eternal impression of limestone mountains, grottos, fishing villages and stunning sunrise or sunset. You have to come to believe it.
Length: from 2 to 3 days for an approximate of 200$ per person in a shared cruise.


Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hue - Hoi An
This is a journey to discover Vietnam's insights of Halong bay, Hue, Hoian, which are known as World Heritages Sites. Start in the elegant capital of Hanoi and end in Da Nang. These places are already must see places in all guide books world wide. Come before it is too late.
Length: from 10 days to 2 weeks for an approximate of 500$ per person in a private tour.


Cambodia - Vietnam
Visit two countries in one tour, starting in Siem Reap and ending in Hanoi. The journey takes you to the magical Angkor temples, before heading south across the wildlife-rich Tonlé Sap Lake to Phnom Penh. Then take a cruise crossing the border of Cambodia and Vietnam, through the maze of waterways that make up the Mekong Delta. Take a well-deserved break on the stunning beaches of Phu Quoc island, before exploring the vibrant city of Saigon. Take a train to Nha Trang and enjoy the scuba diving in one of the best preserved marine protection island before heading to the central region. A three days is worthwhile in Hoi An and My Son Holy land before taking a car to Hue. Explore the Feudal Royal Tombs and complex of monuments in the Forbidden purple city. In Hanoi, explore the soul and spirit of Vietnam through the Temple of Literature, one pillared pagoda and the Sword Lake. Halong bay cruise should be next, for 2 days, before returning to Hanoi for the flight home.
Length: 2 weeks for an approximate of 1200$ per person in a private tour.

Author: Duong Van Hung

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Some of you just love the idea of self exploring Hanoi, its museums, parks, key sightseeing places without depending on tours and tailor made travel packages. Renting a car with a driver can be an idea in some of cold and rainy days in Hanoi. Sitting back and enjoy the elegance and charm of Hanoi in a comfortable car while the total cost is relatively as much as booking a tour is not a bad idea at all.
Our fleet of new and modern car for rents in Hanoi can offer a great price for one or two day rents with and without a driver. Look at the following cars and give us a call today.

  3 luxurious 4 seater: Toyota Camry

-          4 comfortable and brand new 7 seat cars for private day trips: Toyota Innova

-          3 brand new 16 seat vans for small group excursions: Ford Transit and Mercedes Benz


All is inclusive as indicated below: 
-          All bridge tolls, parking fees, taxes, surcharges, fuels and repairs.
-          Call this number to get 24/7 customer support at 098 362 9088
-          Car and passenger insurance for long trips
-          Feeding and housing the driver on trips out of town.
-          A car which meets all of your specific requirements
-          Free support to liaison on your behalf with your partners, local authorities, universities or companies.
-          An experienced, helpful, English speaking driver to accompany you unless you want to drive in crazy streets of Vietnam.

Above all, we offer free travel advice to make your holiday in Vietnam as sweet and comfortable as possible. Take this service at no cost at all to plan for a great trip in our capital. Do not hesitate to call, email or chat with our experienced sales team. We love to support you and your family, and it is definitively our commitment to higher standard in this industry.

Looking for other travel services?
-          Booking a Halong bay cruise can be difficult, as thousands of travel agents do provide this service. Let us inspire your thought on comfort, itinerary, facilities, safety standard and above all costs for two days one night program, or three days two nights program. It isn’t always too late to consult us for a free halong bay cruise advice.

-          Trekking in Cat Ba Island is a great idea for explorers and nature lovers. Fun, excitement you will get there. However let us give you a hint in choosing the best hotel or inn in this charming island.

-          Sapa is a must visit place to embrace cultures and traditions of Vietnam and its ethnic groups. Take the night train in a comfortable cabin on a private luxurious carriage, but first consider the cost for sapa train ticket and transfer from Lao Cai Station to Sapa (30km).

-          Booking a hotel in Sapa with a mountain view should be done soon enough while you are in Hanoi, or you will get doubled price while you are there. A standard mountain-view room with double bed including a breakfast will be around 35$ for a three star hotel.

Author: Duong Van Hung

Ban Gioc Waterfalls

Ban Gioc Waterfalls or Thác Bản Giốc and Thác Đức Thiên are 2 waterfalls on the Quây Sơn River between Vietnam-China border. The waterfalls are located in the Karst hills of Daxin County in the Chongzuo prefecture-level city of Guangxi Province, on the Chinese side, and in the district of Trung Khanh District, Cao Bằng province on the Vietnamese side. It is around 300 km north of Hanoi.

What to see

The sight in Ban Gioc Waterfall bears a poetic, fresh, quiet beauty of water, forest and cloud area mixed with village atmosphere of mountainous ethnic minorities. As the falls have three levels, which creates a sort of giant staircase, and there’s enough water any time, throughout the year, it will make your trip worthwhile. At the same time, enjoy walking across paddy fields to reach the base of the falls. Or enjoy its famous  fish named “tram huong”. In the early 1920s, French people started building cottages on the river banks. They would come here to relax, fish for “tram huong”, and hunt deer.

Tourist facilities

There’s been some development of tourist facilities in recent years, but almost nothing except a bamboo footbridge and a couple of bamboo rafts on the Vietnamese side. At the moment, Saigontourist is building a four-star Saigon-Ban Gioc Resort, covering a total of 31.15 hectares. It will consist of two main sections, with one adjacent to Provincial Road 206 and the other facing Ban Gioc Waterfalls. The resort will have 60 hotel rooms, 24 bungalows with 29 rooms, a 200-seat restaurant, a 200-seat meeting room, sport and entertainment facilities, spa and areas for picnicking and other outdoor activities.

How to get to Cao Bang

Hai Van open bus is the best one, offering sleeping berth running daily at 20h30PM between Hanoi (My Dinh bus centre) and Cao Bang town.

My Dinh - Tel: 3722 3588

Cao Bang – Tel: 01686.242424

Tailor made tour idea

Day 1: Hanoi – Ba Be Lake

In the morning, tour guide and driver will pick you up at your Hanoi hotel around 7:30 – 8:00 and drive to Ba Be Lake in Bac Kan province (250km). Stop over for visiting the Tay minority. Arrival in Ba Be, take a boat on the Nang River, visit Ba Be Lake, Puong Grotto, Dau Dang waterfall, Window Island and Pac Ngoi Village (Tay minority). Overnight home-stay in Pac Ngoi Village

Day 2: Ba Be – Cao Bang – Ban Gioc

After breakfast, depart for Cao Bang (110km). Arrive in Cao Bang, visit Phuoc Sen village of Nung people, a small village famous for producing farming tools. Then transfer to Ban Gioc Waterfall (85km). Arrive in Ban Gioc waterfall, at leisure for relaxing, taking photos and enjoying the most beautiful waterfall of Vietnam. Overnight at hotel in Cao Bang.

Day 3: Cao Bang – Hanoi

Leave Cao Bang and transfer back to Hanoi (300km) in the morning. On the way back, stop for visiting the village where tobacco is produced. Visit the Museum of the Cultures of Vietnam’s ethnic groups in Thai Nguyen. Lunch en route and drop off at your hotel upon arrival.

Cost Estimate: 240 USD per person.

Sapa train tickets

Any day a journey by train to Sapa is the most comfortable of all, which is not only economic and but also covers a lot of breathtaking beauty for travelers to enjoy. The purpose of travelling could vary from business to pleasure but the areas covered on each journey remains immensely beautiful for all travelers. You have the pleasure of meeting very intellectual and enthusiastic passengers who could become your good friend by the end of the journey. Or, if you have booked train tickets for a group of passengers it would be extremely interesting to have fun along the way, playing simple games and relaxing while you travel.

Best Sapa trains for 2012

There are three night trains and one day train every day between Hanoi and Lao Cai. The vast majority of guests book the night train because it saves on the cost of a night of accommodation. The day train offers only hard and soft seats for domestic passengers. Soft sleeper is the most comfortable class and comes with surprisingly soft beds in a four-bed configuration, with or without air-con. Unlike hard sleepers, these compartments do have a door so are considerably more secure. At the present time, there are 14 different private train carriages on the night trains run to Lao Cai. All these privatised carriages provide comfortable, air conditioned sleeping berths and clean Western toilets.

Prices are various according to both the type of seat purchased and the season during which you are travelling. The times around Vietnamese holidays are very expensive and tickets cannot be assumed available for same day travel, so book ahead if possible. Travellers are highly recommended to purchase a berth in a soft or hard sleeper car, though the trip in soft seat class is not too bad. For a bed, expect to pay in the area of 430,000VND ($20,5)-525,000VND($25)(one-way). For a soft seat, expect to pay 220,000VND ($10,5) for one-way (May 2012). There is usually a dining car serving good, surprisingly affordable noodles about 10,000 VND ($0,5) and rice porridge about 10,000 VND ($0,5), but it's always wise to bring your own snacks and drinks as well.

These are some highly- recommended train carriages from Hanoi to Sapa and back for tourists to choose. Here are some of them.

The Victoria Express: is a good deal above any of the others which can accommodate 48 passengers with comfortable seating, a dining carriage and two luxurious sleeping carriages. Each sleeping carriage has 6 superior cabins (4 berths) and 2 deluxe cabins (2 berths), all are air-conditioned, wood panelled, with individual reading lights, baggage storage, toilets and oversized windows. The Victoria Express Train is exclusively reserved for Victoria Sapa Resort's in-house guests only.

Tulico Train offers comfortable, air-conditioned soft sleepers. While this is not a luxurious train, it offers good alternative transportation to Sapa from Hanoi. It has soft sleepers, A/C and clean four-berth cabins. You will be provided with one bottle of water, a small snack and a napkin.

Sapa Royal Train is operated by Viet Hung Company.  To serve tourist requirements, the Royal Train is also part of a regular train with 2 carriages in SP1 and SP2 which offers A/C, soft-sleepers and clean two- berth and four-berth cabins.

Pumpkin Train, like the Tulico train, is not a separate train, but offers soft sleepers, A/C and clean four-berth cabins in 2 carriages which go with local trains (LC5 and LC6) between Hanoi and Lao Cai. Pumpkin train is one of the best choices for tourists to Sapa.

Fansipan Express Train has air-conditioned wood paneled, individual reading lights, baggage storage, toilets and over side window. Each passenger will be served with food and drink such as fruit juice, tea and snack. Fansipan Express has a tool providing cold and hot water. Fansipan Express has a mini bar on the corner of each carriage offering Vietnamese and western delights, snack and drinks. If need, please press the ring in the cabin.

King Express Deluxe Cabin features with 26 berths including 2 berths and 4 berths cabin, accompanied by the hospitality of King express train staff. The enchanting luxury, the comfort facilities of the wood-paneled cabins will make your stay in these carriages memorable. The King Express train name the firm aim at "Serving you as serving the King & the Queen on board".

Livitrans Deluxe Train is considered one of the most luxurious trains in Vietnam with its equipment equivalent to a high-class hotel. The train is a joint venture between Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industry Corporation and Vietnam Railway Corporation which officially starts its operation on 1st September 2007. Livitrans Express Train, which comprises of 9 wooden carriages and one electricity generation compartment, is expected to expand to 15 carriages to be able to accommodate 420 passengers in the near future. The train will feature sleeping carriage with 2 berths, 4 berths and 6 berths, a bar, toilets, LCD television sets on board, etc of aviation standards. Passengers will be also offered drinks, confectionery and newspapers for free.

Frequently asked questions
What is the name of the train from Hanoi to Sapa and back to Hanoi?
We trust in The Victoria Express Train, Tulico train, Sapa Royal Train, Pumpkin Train, Fansipan Express Train, King Express Deluxe Cabin, Livitrans Deluxe Train. These are ones of the best trains in Vietnam.
What is the type of the train cabin?
The train cabins we offer are 4 berth cabins. The facilities:
4 berths
Air conditioner
Wooden wall
Magazine and soft drinks are included
How is a 4-berth-cabin used?
There’re 4 passenger stay in a 4 berth shared cabin. If you are a group of 4 persons is great. But if not, you or some of you will stay in a shared cabin with other passengers.
I want a private cabin, how much does it cost?
The train ticket for a 4 berth cabin is $40. Two ways ticket costs $80. Almost our tour packages include 1 two-way-ticket. So if you would like to charter a cabin, just pay the extra total cost of the total other berth.
How do I buy tickets for my Children?
After you choose your route, you will have to fill the number of adults and children (if any). Children prices of children's ticket follow these rules:
Under 2 years: free.
From 2 to under 5 years old (and shorter than 1.3m): 50% of adult price for the North - South routes and vice versa. But on Hanoi - Sapa routes and vice versa, the children will have to pay full price like adults.
Over 5 years old: 100% of adult price.
I purchased your train tickets, but I can’t get the train at my booking date. What are the refund regulations for train in Vietnam?
Cancellation policies depend on the type of the ticket booking, the time of the year, and the reason for cancellation. The rules for cancellation, amendment & refund after the tickets have been issued below:
20% cost of ticket will be charged in case of cancellation or amendment after 30 days departure.
25% cost of ticket will be charged in case of cancellation or amendment from 15 – 30 days before departure.
35% cost of ticket will be charged in case of cancellation or amendment from 7 – 14 days before departure.
50% cost of ticket will be charged in case of cancellation or amendment from 2 – 6 days before departure.
100% cost of ticket will be charged in case of cancellation or amendment within 24 hours before departure.