Canyoning · VIETNAM
The 10 best canyoning trips in Vietnam on our list, each with its price a head, the hours you spend in the water and the level it suits. The first one is first for a reason; read it before the rest.
Join Viet Challenge Tours for a six-hour canyoning trip near Da Lat, with training, an 18-meter abseil, 70-meter zipline, river swim, water slide, 25-meter waterfall descent, and picnic lunch. Guides including Sin, Fin, Viet, and Alex may lead the group. Wetsuits, transport, equipment, fruit, and water are included.
“Michael, sin and fin were all very knowledgeable guides. Kept everyone very safe and made sure everyone had a great time.”
Spend about seven hours at Datanla Waterfall with Highland Sport Travel, learning to abseil before tackling an 18-meter dry wall, a Tyrolean traverse, rock slides, a 25-meter waterfall, and the 13-meter Washing Machine. Guides such as Vincent, Bee, and Seven are praised for friendly, safety-minded help. Lunch and hotel pickup are included.
“Great day great guides highly recommend to everyone. Young or old you will have a great experience. The local guides could not do enough for us and their enthusiasm was next level.”
Start at 8:00 AM for a six-hour canyoning trip through Datanla Waterfall. Your guides teach knots, harness use, and rappelling before seven challenges, including an 18-meter descent, Tyrolean traverse, natural slides, a 7-meter jump, and the 14-meter Washing Machine waterfall. Lunch includes banh mi, fruit, and sweets.
“Unkomplizierte Buchung via Viator. Sehr gut englisch sprechende Guides mit sonnigem Gemüt. Instruktionen waren sehr genau und man hat sich sicher gefühlt. Das Mittagessen war Bombe. Banh Mi mit vegetarischer, veganer und Fleisch Variante. Ausserdem jede Menge Früchte & Süsses.”
You spend about five hours in Da Lat’s forest on a private canyoning trip with an English-speaking guide. Expect an 18m dry abseil, waterfall swimming, a 25m rappel, 7m jump, 14m Washing Machine rappel, 5m water slide, 100m zip line, picnic lunch, photos, video, and hotel pickup.
“My partner and I agree that this was one of the most exciting trips we’ve ever done. Amazing guides and a range of different waterfall descents made this an amazing day. We thoroughly recommend!”
Spend about six hours at Datanla Waterfall, abseiling down an 18-meter dry cliff and two wet waterfalls, including the 25-meter Washing Machine. You’ll also zipline 100 meters, ride natural rock slides, trek 8 kilometers, swim in pools, and finish with a hotel transfer. English-speaking guides such as Vin, Long, Tim, and Lan lead small groups.
“The trip was very nice and fun! The guides handsome vin and ni were very nice guys. They speak english very well and we learned a lot from them. We loved the trip and would recommend it 100%:)”
Spend about six hours at Datanla Waterfall with English-speaking guides such as Jim, Jude, Alex, or Nghi. You’ll hike, swim, jump, rappel, and zipline through a water-filled canyon. Gear, wetsuit, lunch, transfers, insurance, permits, and photos or videos are included.
“My husband and I booked last minute to join Viet Action Tours for this canyoning experience in Dalat and we were definitely not disappointed!”
You’ll cover about 8 km of Dalat forest by rope, river, and trail, with dry-cliff abseils, a 70-meter zipline, waterfall slides, and a 25-meter descent. English-speaking guides such as Sin, Alex, Naly, Fin, and Viet provide training, gear, lunch, and photos. Expect a demanding but carefully managed day, followed by a steep walk back to the vehicle.
“Fin and Alex were absolute legends great guides always explained how to safely abseil and navigate the canyon. They are easy to talk to and always cracking jokes keeping you entertained while walking.”
Spend about six hours at Datanla Waterfall combining Asia’s longest forest zipline, at 1,500 meters, with canyoning challenges. Your trained guides provide safety gear, instruction, lunch, water, and support as you handle an 18-meter dry cliff, waterfall zipline, natural slides, a 25-meter waterfall station, and the Washing Machine.
“We had the most amazing day doing this cannonying experience! We were very lucky to be the only two in the group which meant we had two guides for just the two of us. We couldn’t believe how much stuff we actually got to do - the iniRead more”
Start with hotel pickup and a safety lesson from professionally trained guides, then rappel 15 meters, cross above a waterfall on a Tyrolean Traverse, swim through the canyon, and pause for a picnic lunch. The tour suits active visitors with moderate fitness who are comfortable with heights and wet conditions.
“This trip was SO much fun! We were picked up promptly at our hotel, clear directions and practice time was allotted to us to find our legs. The guides were very helpful and kind. My Mom and I had a BLAST!”
Spend two active days near Da Lat combining jungle and pine-forest trekking, swimming, SUP or kayaking on Tuyen Lam Lake, overnight camping, BBQ, local wine, and canyoning at Datanla Waterfall. Guides including Justin, John, Huy, Happy, Sophie, and Vincent have helped with paddling, safety, photos, and local stories.
“The tour was amazingly planned to the last detail. The tour guides- Savi, Seven and especially Justin and Sophie were very friendly and helpful. Took care of is the ought the two days. We had an amazing time. Would love to visit again.”
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