Unforgettable Mui Ne Sunrise: Ho Chi Minh Dunes Day Escape

The trip was amazing. Really great private driver to Mui Ne. We forgot to stop at the ATM before leaving and our driver stopped for us. Nha was amazing. He led us through the full tour once we arrived. Would recommend 100% !!!

The tour guide was really friendly and knowledgeable. We went for the HCMC-Mui Ne tour and it was splendid. Definitely worth the money and breakfast was included as well.

This was one of the most fun tours we went on in Vietnam!!!! STRONGLY recommend!!!!! Our driver (spoke no English) picked us up from our hotel in district 1 in a luxury van at 1am and delivered us to the tour agency in Mui Ne, about 3 hours away. Once we got to the agency, we were greeted by our tour guide, Lee, and another driver in a small jeep which took us an additional 45 minutes to the white sand dunes. Lee spoke wonderful English and was a skilled photographer which was incredible to have during the tour! Once we got there it was a little confusing but we finally understood that everyone got taken up the sand dunes by ATV to watch the sunrise. If you wanted to do an ATV ride AFTER the sunrise, you could pay an additional fee for 20 minutes of insane fun at that time! If you elected to be the driver and ride solo (with a guide, which was necessary due to the extreme nature of the sand dune trails) cost was 800,000 dong (~$35pp) but if you wanted to ride double (with a guide) and drive it was 600,000 dong for 2 people (~$25 for 2 people) and if you wanted to just be a passenger and not drive, I believe, it was 300,000 dong. You paid at the beginning, then got whisked away to the top of the dunes to watch the sunrise which was absolutely spectacular!!!!! Hope you get there early though because there are TONS of people in the same area all wanting to take pics!!!! Makes it difficult to get a good spot if you are the last to arrive. Once the sunrise is complete, you do your ATV experience (if you chose to pay the additional fee) and I have to tell you it was AMAZING!!!!!! So fun, so fast, so much sand!!!! TOTALLY worth the money! After the ATV and sunrise, we got in the van again and were taken to Red Sand Dunes which were fine and cool to see but it was basically a small, red version of what we had just seen. After the Red Sand Dunes we went to the fishing market, which, I have to say, was honestly one of the coolest things I’ve seen!!!! Lee explained about the use of the round boats instead of “regular” ones and we were privy to the Vietnamese way of life regarding how the fish they catch are sorted, transported, and sold. It was incredible and so humbling to see how hard everyone was working for very little money. After this fascinating experience, we were taken to our final destination - the Fairy Garden. It was a neat little canyon with a stream running through it. The water was cool and felt amazing on our bare feet with serene beauty on either side. Some of the pictures online makes it appear as though there are several colors on the canyon sides when it is really only red and beige colored. It’s a good experience and I’m glad we did it but it was also underwhelming based on the pictures online. Overall, I strongly recommend this tour! You get to see a side of Vietnam few people do AND all the experiences are fun! Plus, we were back at our hotel in Ho Chi Minh by 1pm, leaving us almost a full day to do other activities! Lee was wonderful so ask for him if you’re able!

We enjoyed our trip and we would highly recommend booking with them! They made our trip smooth and hassle-free 😊 What we loved about them: Before the trip - helpful with the questions & requests (documents) Day of the trip 1. On time hotel pick up and the vehicles used were spacious and comfy 2. Meal after the trip (which we did not expect) and water were provided 3. Guide was informative. Drivers were friendly. 4. Takes good photos

Amazing tour! Amazing service and very very caring owner and staffs. Highly recommend!!! What a great experience. You will not regret this tour!

Actually, I did wrong booking since I didn't pay much attention to pickup point as it is not in Saigon but nearby Mui Ne. But suddenly, I got a call from Johnny, he kindly informed me that he would assist me to cancel my booking and refunded to me. What a gentleman 😭 Thank you once again for your kind assistance Johnny. Hopefully someday we can meet in person 😭

Many thanks to Johnny Tours for our tour today to the mountain and cable car at Taku Mountain including a few stop offs at points of interest.As we are English it was great that at point of sale the staff were excellent English speakers and also our Tour guideThuy was absolutely brilliant both informative and fun to be on tour with.We have 3 more tours to undertake with Johnny Tours and am confident each one will be as good.Highly recommend this company its choice of tours and the tour guides.Thank You

The tour was very fun, especially the white sand dunes and fairy stream. Our guide Mr Ly and our driver was very nice and they helped us take many photos. Definitely recommend!

Firstly was notified that due to an issue with the bus company, instead of departing from the office (a 5 minute walk from my hotel, which I chose for convenience to be picked up for tours), I (and the two other people in my tour) would be picked up from our hotels via taxi, which we would need to share the cost of. While the cost wasn't a dealbreaker, it felt like something that should've been covered by the company because it was an external issue on their part. The sleeper bus was cramped and not comfortable, and we ended up arriving an hour earlier than the jeep driver, so we waited in the rain until they arrived. You are basically expected to pay for an ATV as we were told "it takes an hour and 20 minutes to walk to the sunrise location on the sand dunes" and the sun was supposed to rise in about 15 minutes. Disappointingly, we did not get to sunrise, at no fault of the company as it was simply our luck with the weather. As we already paid for the ATV, we were able to ride easily to the lake and back to the pick up spot, I imagine if you initially opted out of the ATV you'd be walking in the sand for the whole duration of the tour. It started raining very heavily on our way to the other locations, and the lack of windows and the leak in the roof of the jeep suddenly felt like an issue. Also, while I understand we take public transport to keep overall costs low, there was very little support in regards to what bus we should get on after we leave the initial office, which stop, etc. After the sleeper bus taking us back to HCM, we were told we get off and get onto another bus to take us to our respective districts. We didn't know which stop to get off, nor did we know which bus to get on, so I had to google translate and ask the Vietnamese people on our bus if we were headed in the right direction. Sleeper bus back was expected to arrive back in HCM around 13:30, but we arrived 15:30 (traffic), so make sure not to make tight plans. All in all, none of these are huge issues, but that everything added up together in one tour magnifies the disorganisation of the tour. Johnny, the owner of the company, asked how I liked the tour after it ended, and after giving my honest thoughts, was given a copy and pasted apology blaming the bus company partnerships when that was not the issue at all. I am fully capable of planning my own trips; I drove cross country from the north of Vietnam to the south by myself for a month. I pay money for tours to give myself a rest day so I don't need to think about where to go next and how to get to my next destination by a certain time. This tour ended up being more confusing to navigate through than experience that I have had in the other 20+ countries that I have solo traveled. The worst part was the lack of accountability. I am not angry or upset about how the tour went-- I made friends that I believe will last a lifetime-- but I believe the guests deserve more clarity and organisation from Johnny's Tour

We enjoyed our time at Mui Ne. Johnny was also very helpful and responsive before the tour. We had to take a small bus before boarding the sleeper bus. It was a 3-4 hour bus ride and we got some rest before we started the tour. The guide was very friendly. Overall, an enjoyable half-day trip. :)