No fixed dates, no group to fit around. A private Vietnam itinerary built for you, with pickleball afternoons woven through it wherever it fits.
Our three sample tours are a starting point, not the whole menu. Different dates, a different starting city, more days, less court time — tell us what you want and we'll build a route around it, with real hotels, real courts, and a price, before you commit to anything.
One person builds it, start to finish — no booking portal, no back-and-forth.
Dates, group size, how much court time you want. One WhatsApp message is enough.
Real hotels, real courts, matched to your level. Usually back to you within a day.
Swap a city, add a day, drop a session. It's your trip until you say it's right.
A full itinerary with pricing. A 30% deposit holds it — then just book your flight.
Most trips run the same coastline, just one way or the other. Here's where players usually stop.
Add the far north on top of Route A or B. Choose one of these three places, or two of them. They sit on top of the main route and never replace it.
Any pair works, for example Pu Luong and Ha Giang. Sapa can also swap in if you prefer it. Timings are a guide, we confirm them against road conditions and the season, and price the add-on before you commit.
Places that come up once people realise the itinerary is theirs to shape.
The capital, and where most trips begin — Old Quarter chaos, egg coffee, easy indoor courts.
Courts: indoor, easy to book
An overnight cruise through limestone karsts — kayaking, a cave stop, a rest day from the courts.
Best as a cruise spur off Hanoi
Rice paddies boxed in by karst cliffs — a slow boat through Trang An, a quiet morning.
Scenery day, light on the schedule
Terraced hills near the Chinese border — cooler air, a slower pace, if you've got the days.
No courts — a trekking add-on
Rice terraces and stilt houses in a quiet valley, around three and a half hours from Hanoi. Slow mornings and a very different pace.
Courts: a few nearby in Mai Chau
The far north. Winding passes, deep green canyons and Hmong villages. It's a long drive from Hanoi, so give it two or three days.
Courts: yes, with mountain views
Ban Gioc waterfall on the Chinese border, plus the Nguom Ngao cave nearby. Remote, quiet, and well off the usual route.
Courts: a local court in town
The old imperial capital — citadel walls, royal tombs, and some of the best food in the country.
A history day between courts
Beach days in Da Nang, lantern-lit evenings in Hoi An — usually the busiest stretch of court time.
Courts: several, beachfront and in town
Vietnam's classic beach city — islands offshore, seafood by the water, one more session before the south.
Courts: a couple, casual
Up in the highlands — cool air, coffee farms, pine forest instead of palm trees.
No courts yet — a scenery add-on
Where the energy turns up — the most pickleball clubs in the country, and usually where a trip starts or ends.
Courts: the most in Vietnam
Floating markets and river life — a gentle morning out of Saigon by boat, before the flight home.
Day trip spur off Saigon
An island finish — white sand, warm water, and no plan beyond the next swim.
No courts — the beach-finish optionStraight answers on cost, timing, routes and how booking works.
No. Every trip is private — you pick the dates and we build around them.
A few weeks is comfortable, more in peak season (December to March) when the good hotels and courts fill up fast.
Yes — that's most of what we do. Tell us the cities or the vibe and we'll rough one out.
No. Most trips have a handful of afternoon sessions worked around the sightseeing — as much or as little as you want.
Solo travellers, couples, and private groups of any size — always just your itinerary.
It's a private Vietnam itinerary built around your dates, your pace and your pickleball. You tell us the cities or the feel you want, we plan the hotels, transfers, sightseeing and court sessions, and send you a price before you commit. There are no fixed departures and no other travellers to fit around.
Our sample tours start from $1,090 (Da Nang and Hoi An, 6 days), $1,250 (Hanoi, Ninh Binh and Ha Long, 8 days) and $2,490 (Top to Bottom, 12 days), per person, twin share, land only. Valleys to the Bay (7 days) is quoted on request. A custom trip is priced the same way, based on the number of days, hotel level, internal flights and how remote the places are. You get the full price before you pay anything.
Our sample tours run 6, 7, 8 and 12 days. For a custom route, about a week is enough for one region, and ten to fourteen days works well if you want to cross the country or add the far north. Places like Ha Giang and Cao Bang need extra days because the roads are slow.
It depends on the region. The north is best from autumn to spring, with cool, dry mornings, and Ha Giang is at its prettiest around November when the buckwheat flowers bloom. The centre and south are warm for most of the year, so we schedule games in the early morning or late afternoon. December to March is peak season, so book early.
Yes. Pick one of the three, or two of them, for example Ha Giang and Cao Bang together. Pu Luong is around three and a half hours from Hanoi and works as a two-night stop before Ninh Binh. Ha Giang and Cao Bang are longer drives into the northern mountains, so plan about five days for both. Cao Bang is where you'll find Ban Gioc waterfall and the Nguom Ngao cave. Tell us how many days you have and we'll fit them in, or tell you honestly if it's too tight.
Vietnam has a fast-growing pickleball scene. Hanoi, Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue and Saigon have the most courts, and smaller towns and resorts in the north now have them too. We book the courts for you and match sessions to your level, whether you're a beginner or a regular tournament player.
Yes. Many of our guests are in their 50s and 60s, and plenty are new to the game. Sessions are casual and scheduled around the sightseeing, so nobody is pushed. If you'd rather play one afternoon and skip the rest, that's fine.
Prices are per person, twin share, land only, so international flights aren't included. The full itinerary we send you spells out exactly what's covered, day by day, before you pay a deposit.
Vietnam Pickleball Travel is run by a Vietnamese team based in Hanoi who have been guiding travellers around the country for 10 years. Logistics are handled together with our partner 365Aplus Travel.
Send a WhatsApp message to +84 898 590 099 with your rough dates and how many of you are travelling. We usually come back with a first route within a day. Once you're happy with it, a 30% deposit holds the trip.
Send us a rough idea of your dates and how many of you there are. We'll come back with a real route and a real price — no deposit needed just to ask.