Who we are
Vietnam Backstreet Tours has been founded by 3 young Hanoian who were born after Vietnam War & growing up under the subsidized era (“coupon era”) before Vietnam opened the door to the World. The memo of rising up from Russian style Apartments, small back alleys just enough space for only 2 people walking or “black market” is always in our beautiful childhood. With different background of business but we all love Hanoi and decided to create a tour with different ways to explore the Real Hanoi.
Our tours
This tour is focus on Learning & Discovery experiences for travelers who want to see the Real Lives in Hanoi. Not like many tour companies just showing Hanoi with beautiful famous touristic places, we’d love to Experience you the Living museum of Hanoi with the Good- the Bad & the Ugly though your 5 senses.
– Be Local: The best way to see Hanoi is riding motorbike like millions of Hanoian on daily works, pick up school kids, go to market… in Hai Ba Trung & Dong Da districts where 70% city business & population living .
– Riding vintage Russian Minsk Motorcycle & Legendary Russian Gaz69 (from Subsidized era): through zigzag Backstreet alleys , Black Market to beautiful romantic French Boulevard & West Lake area.
– Touching Local Culture with the first hands testimony of home visits & tasting local street foods will be the Wow for local culture experiences that you will never forget.
– Our young passion local tour guides & experienced drivers who have great knowledge of Hanoi will surely enrich your travel experiences.
– Be Local: The best way to see Hanoi is riding motorbike like millions of Hanoian on daily works, pick up school kids, go to market… in Hai Ba Trung & Dong Da districts where 70% city business & population living .
– Riding vintage Russian Minsk Motorcycle & Legendary Russian Gaz69 (from Subsidized era): through zigzag Backstreet alleys , Black Market to beautiful romantic French Boulevard & West Lake area.
– Touching Local Culture with the first hands testimony of home visits & tasting local street foods will be the Wow for local culture experiences that you will never forget.
– Our young passion local tour guides & experienced drivers who have great knowledge of Hanoi will surely enrich your travel experiences.
Our Social Responsibility
Doing business but never forgetting to fulfill the duty for society. By traveling with us, you are not only support the local people in the tour but also give 10% (from our profit) for Vietnam Backstreet Foundation in the rural NORTHWEST mountainous area of Vietnam (Education for Ethnic minority kids by building library & class rooms).
Legal Guarantees
Vietnam Backstreet Tours, a English-speaking local travel agency approved by the National Tourism Administration in Vietnam.
Our travel agency holds a valid State License of International Tour Operator – No. 01-1861/2022/TCDL-GP LHQT, in accordance with Vietnamese law. The conditions to which obtaining this license are subject are established in order to protect the rights of travelers.
To ensure Vietnam Backstreet Tours’s civil liability to its customers, we also filed a bank guarantee of $10,000 with the Vietnam Technological And Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank).
This procedure aims to ensure that our agency has sufficient professional competence and financial capacity to organize trips for foreign tourists.
PROFILE OF THE AGENCY:
• Full name of the agency: VBT (Vietnam Backstreet Tours) Travel Joint Stock Company
• Name in brief: VIETNAM BACKSTREET TOURS
• Agency license and TAX number: 0108925177 issued by the Planning and Investment Department of Hanoi.
• International Tour Operator License: No. 01-1861/2022/TCDL-GP LHQT by the National Tourism Administration of Vietnam.
Our travel agency holds a valid State License of International Tour Operator – No. 01-1861/2022/TCDL-GP LHQT, in accordance with Vietnamese law. The conditions to which obtaining this license are subject are established in order to protect the rights of travelers.
To ensure Vietnam Backstreet Tours’s civil liability to its customers, we also filed a bank guarantee of $10,000 with the Vietnam Technological And Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank).
This procedure aims to ensure that our agency has sufficient professional competence and financial capacity to organize trips for foreign tourists.
PROFILE OF THE AGENCY:
• Full name of the agency: VBT (Vietnam Backstreet Tours) Travel Joint Stock Company
• Name in brief: VIETNAM BACKSTREET TOURS
• Agency license and TAX number: 0108925177 issued by the Planning and Investment Department of Hanoi.
• International Tour Operator License: No. 01-1861/2022/TCDL-GP LHQT by the National Tourism Administration of Vietnam.
Customer Reviews
- Everyone call me Lucas. I'm a country boy, came to hanoi for university and luckily I got a job as tour guide at Vietnam Backstreet Tours. Starting from "0" english, this job changed my life. A lots of benefit from this job, can't thanks enough, can't thanks enough from all people who helped me, from Vietnam Backstreet Tours and all friends I met when I am running this tour. All of them, they taught me "a lot" (told me be myself, corrected my language, teach me all the things in the world which I can't learn from any books). Vietnam Backstreet Tours - You are a dream. Nguyen Thanh Tung (Lucas)
Nguyen Thanh Tung (Lucas)
- With pride as a tour guide of Vietnam Backstreet Tour. I always want to accompany travelers to discover the local culture of Vietnamese people with authentic experiences. They are not just things you see on TV, but cultural feartures that only appear from the inner view of locals. From there, bring you a new and most honest perspective of my hometown. As I believe, the articulation of traveling is not where you travel but who you travel with.
Nguyen Tuan Thang (Tim)
- As a tourist in Hanoi, are you getting bored with imposing building and shopping mall filled with Starbuck, KFC or McDonald? The crowed traffic and rate race in downtown makes you suffocating. My name is Boo, an authentic “Hanoian”, let me help you escape to see how our beautiful Hanoi looks like. Speaking of Hanoi, it is impossible not to mention its friendly and welcoming people, the impressive diverse cuisine, unique landscapes and old quarters with street vendors which Google and TripAdvisor can not get you in. Sounds interesting? Come with me and enjoy the beauty of the places.
Dinh Ngoc Hai (Boo)
Meet Our Team
Each of us comes to this world with a mission, and my mission is to bring joy and smiles to everybody. Thanks to Vietnam Backstreet Tour, I gain more skills and a positive attitude to bring the best experiences to foreign tourists. My goal is becoming a better and better version of myself everyday, transfer the good energy to the foreign tourist and when they come back to their country, they will feel like Vietnam is now becoming one of the part in their heart. And because I feel so lucky to be born in Vietnam, so I really hope to show you all of the best things in our country. Welcome to Vietnam.
Nguyen Minh Hieu (Andy)
Tour Guide
With pride as a tour guide of Vietnam Backstreet Tour. I always want to accompany travelers to discover the local culture of Vietnamese people with authentic experiences. They are not just things you see on TV, but cultural feartures that only appear from the inner view of locals. From there, bring you a new and most honest perspective of my hometown. As I believe, the articulation of traveling is not where you travel but who you travel with.
Nguyen Tuan Thang (Tim)
Tour Guide
As a tourist in Hanoi, are you getting bored with imposing building and shopping mall filled with Starbuck, KFC or McDonald? The crowed traffic and rate race in downtown makes you suffocating. My name is Boo, an authentic “Hanoian”, let me help you escape to see how our beautiful Hanoi looks like. Speaking of Hanoi, it is impossible not to mention its friendly and welcoming people, the impressive diverse cuisine, unique landscapes and old quarters with street vendors which Google and TripAdvisor can not get you in. Sounds interesting? Come with me and enjoy the beauty of the places.
Dinh Ngoc Hai (Boo)
Tour Guide
My name is Martin, I have thousands reason to become a tour guide but the most important one is 4 years ago when I worked in a Western Restaurant, a traveler told me that I got trick by some vendor and that made them feel so bad about vietnam tourism. From that moment, I decided to become a tour guide. From now, I’m just a local guide but in the future as my final goal, I want to become a trip leader to stay with you along Vietnam, give you some recommendations what you should or shouldn’t do in Vietnam and always keep you in my safe zone. Hope to see you soon!
Hoang Tuan Dat (Martin)
Tour Guide
Pham Duy Thanh - was born and raised in Hanoi. With an endless love for my country Vietnam and Hanoi, I would love to take you on a trip that could be your lifetime experience.
Pham Duy Thanh
Tour Guide
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Nguyen Van Kien
Tour Guide
I was born after Vietnam War & growing up under the subsidized era (“coupon era”) before Vietnam opened the door to the World. The memo of rising up from Russian style Apartments, small back alleys just enough space for only 2 people walking or “black market” is always in my beautiful childhood and I love experiencing the four seasons, which bring with them so many different feelings, colors, and atmospheres that contribute so much more to the city than any single thing.
I couldn't imagine my life without travel today. The smiles and happiness I receive from ethnic minorities and locals on a daily basis while on tour are the best things I can think of.
Vien Ngoc Chinh
Co-founder
Everyone call me Lucas.
I'm a country boy, came to hanoi for university and luckily I got a job as tour guide at Vietnam Backstreet Tours.
Starting from "0" english, this job changed my life. A lots of benefit from this job, can't thanks enough, can't thanks enough from all people who helped me, from Vietnam Backstreet Tours and all friends I met when I am running this tour. All of them, they taught me "a lot" (told me be myself, corrected my language, teach me all the things in the world which I can't learn from any books). Vietnam Backstreet Tours - You are a dream.
Nguyen Thanh Tung (Lucas)
Nguyen Thanh Tung (Lucas)
Tour Guide
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