Private Vietnam Tours: How I Plan Long, Luxury Trips (10 to 21 Days)

Classic private route, north to south · map not to scale

At a glance

Nights

9 to 20, depending on the route

Hotel changes

3 to 9

Travel

Private car and guide; 2–3 domestic flights quoted separately

Best for

Couples over 55 and families with teens

Budget

From 1,960 USD per person (14 days × 140, 2 travellers, 4★)

Customize this 14-day route

Private Vietnam tours suit travellers who want their own guide and driver, hotels chosen one by one, and a pace that leaves room for an afternoon off. Most people who write to us are couples over 55 or families with children over ten, planning ten days to three weeks at 4–5★ level.

My view is simple: Vietnam is long and narrow, and the trip goes well or badly depending on how many times you pack a suitcase. I design every route from that number first, then fill in the sights. Below are the sample routes I would start from, what they cost from the approved per-day rates, and where I would put you to sleep.

Private Vietnam tours: my sample routes from 10 to 21 days

These are not fixed packages. Each one is a first draft that our team then reshapes around your dates, your flights and how you like to travel. Each link opens the full day-by-day plan.

If you are not sure where to go at all, start with where to go in Vietnam on a long trip. For a published version of the classic route, see Metta Voyage’s 14-day north-to-south itinerary or the shorter 12-day classic route.

Price from: what a private Vietnam tour costs per day

Every trip is priced per person per day, based on two travellers sharing, 4★ hotels and a private guide and driver. For Vietnam alone the rate is from 140 USD per person per day, confirmed in your written quote. Groups of four save 5% and groups of six save 8%.

Combining Vietnam with Thailand or Bali is from 180 USD per person per day; adding China, Japan, Korea or Singapore is from 250. The top tier, built around 5★ resorts such as Amanoi or Four Seasons The Nam Hai and the boutique ships on the bay, starts from 350 USD per person per day and is quoted individually. A worked breakdown is in how I price 10, 14 and 21 days.

Domestic flights are not included; we quote them separately once your dates are fixed. Payment is a 30% deposit, with the balance due 45 days before arrival, plus a non-refundable 100 USD per traveller holding fee (kept even if you cancel early), separate from the 30% deposit; your quote shows how it is applied to the final invoice. Card payments carry a 3.5% fee.

Where I’d stay, region by region

I pick hotels for location and quiet first, then for the room you will actually sleep in. Where I have no fixed favourite, we choose a central 4–5★ hotel and name it in your quote.

• Hanoi. Fairmont Hanoi opened in February 2026 a short walk from Hoan Kiem Lake, with 241 rooms and suites and a 3,500 m² wellness floor with a 20-metre lap pool. It makes the first two jet-lagged days easier.
• Lan Ha Bay. For couples, Heritage Line Ylang carries at most 20 guests in ten suites, all with balconies, on a two-night program. For families, Capella Cruise has two family suites for five and a rooftop pool. Larger groups do well on Paradise Grand, with 39 balcony cabins.
• Hoi An. Four Seasons The Nam Hai has 100 villas on a kilometre of Ha My beach, 30 minutes from Da Nang airport. NHAAN Resort & Spa Hoi An, open since August 2026, has 174 rooms and 19 pairs of connecting rooms; I compare the two in Nam Hai or NHAAN.
• Da Nang. InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula sits on a private cove of the Son Tra Peninsula; TIA Wellness Resort gives every villa a private pool and includes two spa treatments per person each night.
• The south-central coast. Amanoi lies inside Nui Chua National Park, about 75 minutes from Cam Ranh airport, and is where I like to end a trip.
• Hue, Sapa, Ho Chi Minh City. A central 4–5★ hotel named in your quote.

The full list, with what I check before booking, is in how I choose 4–5★ hotels in Vietnam.

Why private, and how I’d adjust it

A private trip means the day starts when you are ready, the guide can shorten a walk when the heat builds, and the car waits while you sit in a cafe. In our experience that flexibility matters more to older travellers than any single hotel upgrade.

• Shorter. With ten days I drop the far south or the mountains rather than squeeze both in.
• Longer. Three weeks lets me add a second night on the bay, Ninh Binh or Mai Chau, and a few days on the beach.
• Families. We recommend connecting rooms or a family villa at each stop, and one hands-on activity a day for teenagers.
• Older travellers. Fewer flights, hotels with lifts, and one free afternoon in every base. See planning for parents in their seventies.
• Season. The three regions have different weather in the same month, so our guides sometimes run the route south to north instead. My month-by-month reasoning is in how I choose the month.

Metta Voyage has handled more than 2,000 bookings for over 10,100 travellers and is rated 4.9 on Tripadvisor; our team in Hanoi works with 869 partners across the region.

Mistakes I see most often

• Too many bases: eight hotels in fourteen days means more time in lobbies than in towns.
• One night on the bay counted as a full experience; half of it is boarding and disembarking.
• Comparing quotes by total price without checking how each line is priced, especially domestic flights, which should always be a separate line. Read red flags in a tour quote before you choose.
• Booking international flights before the route is fixed, so the trip starts in the wrong city.

Sources

Vietnam National Authority of Tourism – Weather and climate

Checked and updated 11 November 2026. — David, for The Metta Voyage team.

Questions about this trip

How much does a private Vietnam tour cost?

From 140 USD per person per day for two travellers sharing at 4★ with a private guide and driver, so 14 days is from 1,960 USD per person. The 5★ top tier starts from 350 USD per day and is quoted individually; domestic flights are quoted separately.

How many days do I need for a private tour of Vietnam?

Fourteen days covers north to south at a comfortable pace. Ten days works if you leave out one region, and three weeks lets you add rest days, a second night on the bay and a beach stay.

What is the best month for a long trip through Vietnam?

The north, centre and south have different weather in the same month, so we match the month to your route rather than the other way round. Our team checks the regional pattern for your dates before we fix the order of the stops.

Are domestic flights included in the price?

No. Domestic flights are quoted separately once your dates are fixed, because fares change with the season and the time of booking.

Can I change the sample routes?

Yes. Every route on this page is a first draft. We change the order, the number of nights, the hotels and the pace to suit you, and confirm everything in a written quote before you pay.