Homestays, photographers and craft workshops we have worked with for years. Book them through SGO, on a tour or on their own.
Homestay in Mèo Vạc, Hà Giang
A Hmong family home of stone and rammed earth below the Mã Pí Lèng pass. Sleep in the loft, share dinner with the family and walk to the Sunday market in Mèo Vạc.
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Homestay in Mai Châu, Hòa Bình
A Thai family stilt house among rice fields, three hours from Hanoi. Cycle between villages, watch the weaving looms and end the day with rice cooked in bamboo.
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Photo tours in Hội An, Quảng Nam
Local photographers who shoot the old town at sunrise, before the crowds. Rent an áo dài on the way and get your edited photos within two days.
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Homestay in Ninh Bình
Garden bungalows by the river, ten minutes from the Tràng An pier. The family cooks lunch for our day-tour guests with vegetables from their own garden.
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Craft workshop in Sa Pa, Lào Cai
A cooperative of Hmong women who grow, dye and stitch hemp cloth by hand. Spend a morning at the dye vats and take home a piece you made yourself.
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Every host on this page has welcomed our guests before. We keep the list short on purpose.
Our team visits every homestay and workshop before guests go.
A few guests at a time, so hosting stays part of family life.
You pay SGO, and we pay the host for every guest.
We pass on what you liked and what could be better.
A night, a meal or a workshop with one of the hosts above.
Row through limestone caves at Tràng An, visit the 10th-century capital at Hoa Lư and climb to the Múa Cave viewpoint.
From US$79 per person
Book nowHanoi, Hà Giang, Đồng Văn, Mã Pí Lèng, Bản Giốc
From US$890 per person
Book nowSpend a morning at the dye vats with Indigo Hands Workshop and take home a piece you made.
From US$35 per person
Book nowA sunrise walk through the old town with a Lantern Lens photographer, before the crowds arrive.
From US$55 per person
Book nowCycle between Thai villages, watch the looms at work and share dinner with the family.
From US$48 per person
Book nowCycle the back lanes to Múa Cave, then lunch from the garden at Tràng An Riverside.
From US$32 per person
Book nowTwo nights with a Thai family, village cycling, the weaving looms of Bản Lác
From US$290 per person
Book nowWalk the Sunday market with the family, then share a Hmong dinner and a night in the stone house.
From US$52 per person
Book nowAn easy trail down the Mường Hoa valley, with tea at a Hmong home and a stop at the Indigo Hands dye vats.
From US$45 per person
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