{"id":24987,"date":"2018-01-25T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T01:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=24987"},"modified":"2025-03-25T02:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:15:36","slug":"vietnam-adventure-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/vietnam-adventure-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure lover? Here&#8217;s why your next trip should be in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I didn\u2019t set out to become a professional athlete in Vietnam, it just sort of happened.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having travelled to <strong><a href=\"\/asia\">Asia<\/a> <\/strong>a number of times over the course of my semi-professional career as a jetsetter, I had a very specific idea in mind of what to expect: amazing food, brightly colored fabrics, temples, tuk tuks and so much sweat.<\/p>\n<p>So why did I choose to introduce intense physical activity into an equation that already worked? Well, the decision actually involved a lot of hesitation. I was downright nervous that this style of travel wasn\u2019t suited for me. I\u2019ve always subscribed to the sort of small group travel that leaned heavily on cultural experiences through interacting with local people, their environment and, most importantly, their food.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure I was\u00a0fit enough to do a trip like this. I wondered whether I would be missing out on the cultural aspects (cough, the sites and the food) of Vietnam. But, having travelled extensively in all manner but this, I wanted a new challenge. I wanted something different.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/vietnam\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-21-11-56-35-AM-e1516840622891.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam adventure\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" \/><\/a>So, I packed my hiking boots and my athleisure wear, flexed a few times in front of the mirror (you know, for <em>motivation<\/em>), and jumped on a plane from the US to Asia. And let me tell you, after spending 10 days <strong><a href=\"\/vietnam\/vietnam-hike-bike-kayak-160329\">hiking, biking and kayaking my way through Northern Vietnam<\/a><\/strong> with Intrepid Travel, I can\u2019t think of any other way I want to travel.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s why.<\/p>\n<h3>Hiking\u00a0in Vietnam<\/h3>\n<p>Just like every self-professed travel junkie, I had seen numerous photos of Sapa in Northern Vietnam and internally yelled \u201cI MUST GO THERE.\u201d However, the question was, how do I to get to those out-of-the-way places without being crammed onto a big bus for the most interminable day trip from <strong><a href=\"\/adventures\/hanoi-city-guide\/\">Hanoi<\/a> <\/strong>ever? The answer was easier than I expected. You stand on your own two feet and you hike.<\/p>\n<p>Led by the most gloriously nimble collection of village-dwelling ladies, our small team of explorers made our way from Sapa town to our homestay through the winding paths. We started our trek in the mud and the fog, but were soon rewarded with some of the most amazing sights I have seen anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/vietnam\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-21-12-02-46-PM-e1516840501732.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam adventure\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a>We slipped and slided along the muddy paths (some of us accessorizing our hiking clothes with as much mud as possible), chatting with each other and our local guides. We listened to the stories of their lives and their experience in the hills of Vietnam, and\u00a0exhilarated by our morning and early afternoon, made our way through tiny villages until we reached our homestay. Here, a massive feast with a local family awaited us.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the best thing was that it didn\u2019t even feel like exercise at all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/vietnam\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-22-8-43-40-AM-e1516840648561.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam adventure\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/adventures\/hmong-homestay\/\"><strong>READ MORE: WHAT IT&#8217;S LIKE DOING A HOMESTAY IN THE HILLS OF SAPA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Biking\u00a0in Vietnam<\/h3>\n<p>Being originally from the Motor City (Detroit), I tend to rely on the good old-fashioned automobile to get from point A to point B. The idea of biking to our homestay, which was 100 kilometers from door to door, was a bit daunting. And have you seen the traffic in Asia? It\u2019s a clogged congestion, where traffic rules are mere suggestions unlike anything I have ever seen before!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easy!\u201d, our guide promised us, taking us for a nail-biting whirl around the streets of Hanoi. \u201cA total breeze!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And you know what? What ensued was 48 of the best hours of my life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/vietnam\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-25-12-21-39-AM-e1516840567457.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam adventure\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-25-12-21-39-AM-e1516840567457.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-25-12-21-39-AM-e1516840567457-425x281.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-25-12-21-39-AM-e1516840567457-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-25-12-21-39-AM-e1516840567457-780x516.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-25-12-21-39-AM-e1516840567457-585x386.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>With the foresight (albeit last minute \u2013 thanks, Amazon Prime!) of bringing along a pair of cycling shorts with me, my imagined nemesis of the dreaded bike seat never materialized. Once we hit the open road, a sense of absolute freedom came over me in a way that I have never experienced. We sped through towns and villages, farms and hills, dodging herds of buffalo, buses and motorbikes and waving hellos to the hordes of people (mostly children) who rushed outside to practice yelling greetings to us in English and high-fiving us along the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/best-beaches-in-vietnam\/\"><strong>READY FOR A RELAX? HERE&#8217;S 8 MUST-VISIT BEACHES IN VIETNAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were in the middle of what felt like nowhere \u2013 sometimes riding fast, sometimes stopping every five minutes to capture the stark beauty of the landscape we were riding through. Unified \u2013 despite our differing levels of fitness\u00a0\u2013 we connected with each other and with others, through leisurely chats with the people we passed. My face legitimately hurt from smiling.<\/p>\n<p>And once we pulled up to our homestay (on stilts, with surprisingly good wifi), a sense of accomplishment akin to winning a race washed over the group, as if we&#8217;d won the Tour de France. We naturally celebrated with another massive meal (uh, we totally burned a lot of calories) and a few toasts of locally-made rice wine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25004\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/vietnam\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25004\" class=\"wp-image-25004 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-22-2-05-58-PM-e1516840941255.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam adventure pho\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The best reward after a hard day of adventuring<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/vietnam\/vietnam-hike-bike-kayak-160329\"><strong>INTERESTED IN HIKING SAPA (AND MORE)? CHECK OUT INTREPID&#8217;S 10-DAY ADVENTURE TRIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Kayaking in Vietnam<\/h3>\n<p>Most people see pictures of Halong Bay and think that a place like that only exists in in the realm of photoshop. And I can tell you that even when the weather is less than Instagram-worthy, taking a boat to the far reaches of the bay is still like something out of a dream.<\/p>\n<p>Par for the country, the marina at Halong Bay was choked with boats upon boats upon boats, and I would be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t worried that our experience would feel like wading into a sea of people at an amusement park. But the funny thing about Halong Bay, much like the rest of the spots we visited, was that once we got out of the marina on our private (and amazingly posh) junk boat, we were utterly alone. No wifi, no 3G, nothing but us and the karsts (massive island rock formations) for as far as the eye could see.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/vietnam\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-27-6-09-46-AM-e1516840599965.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam adventure\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a>A relaxing two-hour cruise took us to a secluded corner of the bay, where the clouds finally opened for some much appreciated sunshine. The group of us jumped into kayaks and set out to do some aquatic exploring. What was so different about this part of the trip was that we didn\u2019t have an itinerary, we didn\u2019t have a destination. We were able to make up our own path (within our corner of the bay) for a real once-in-a-lifetime experience \u2013 exploring caves and rock overhangs, while taking in one of the most glorious sunsets I\u2019ve seen anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mother Nature even behaved overnight, and we were lucky enough to take a sunrise paddle around the cove one more time before heading back to the mainland. And then it was back to Hanoi for our final feast before heading our separate ways, back to our respective corners of the globe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/vietnam\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo-Nov-26-4-51-43-PM-e1516840585231.jpg\" alt=\"Vietnam adventure\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/subscribe\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE TO INTREPID&#8217;S NEWSLETTER FOR TRAVEL TIPS, COMPETITIONS, GIVEAWAYS &amp; MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I look back on my <strong><a href=\"\/vietnam\/vietnam-hike-bike-kayak-160329\">Vietnam trip<\/a><\/strong>, the thing about this style of travel was that the sense of accomplishment our group felt from day one was what unified us all early on. We all adopted a <em>team<\/em> mentality immediately \u2013 nearly every member of the group had different reservations about different physical aspects of the trip, and I think this ended up reassuring all of us immediately.<\/p>\n<p>None of us were here for Olympic Gold, but all of us were here for a challenge. And what we found was that in challenging ourselves as a group, we exceeded our own personal expectations and learned not only about each other and Vietnam, but about ourselves in the process as well.<\/p>\n<p>And that yes, we all can now pretty much call ourselves professional athletes and adventurers from now on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to hike, bike and kayak your way through stunning Vietnam? <a href=\"\/vietnam\/vietnam-hike-bike-kayak-160329\">Check out Intrepid Travel&#8217;s 10-day trip.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>(All images c\/o Carolyn Okon.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure I was\u00a0fit enough to do a trip like this. 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