What we'd tell you in the car.
Real drive times, real prices, and the answers our drivers give when guests stop asking about the itinerary and start asking where they should actually eat. We take no commission from anyone, which is the only reason any of this is worth reading.
Hoi An to Hue: day trip, or one-way with stops?
Everyone asks whether Hue is doable in a day. It is — but the version most people enjoy is the one-way over the Hai Van Pass with a night at the other end. Here's the honest comparison.
Grab vs private driver
We sell the private car, so here is the case for the app: for a lot of trips Grab is cheaper, faster and the obvious answer. Here's where the line falls.
Where locals eat
Every guest asks the same question in the car: where do you eat? This is the answer our drivers give — organised by dish, with the hours that matter and the prices you should expect to pay.
Best day trips
Eight trips that are genuinely worth the car, ordered from twenty minutes away to a full day on the road — with the entrance fees and the timing mistakes that ruin each one.
Hai Van Pass: how to ride it
Top Gear called it the best coastal road in the world. It is also 21 km of blind hairpins shared with cement lorries. Here is how to pick the version of it you will actually enjoy.
Private driver cost
Day rates, hourly rates, what "all-in" should mean, and the three line items that turn a $70 quote into a $130 bill. Written by the people who send the invoice.
DAD airport to Hoi An
It is 30 km from DAD arrivals to the Old Town — about 45 minutes. Here is what each way actually costs, how long the queue really is at 11pm, and which option we put our own families in.
We don't sell tours. We sell a day you'll remember.
Tell us the day you're arriving. We'll design the rest.
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