City & Culture
Markets and Fair Prices
Walk the local markets with someone who speaks the language and knows what things should cost. Your Local Host bargains beside you.
- Day
- 2-3 hours
- An identity-checked Local Host profile
You agree the markets with your Local Host beforehand; the stalls are your choice on the day. You pay each stallholder yourself, in cash, at a price you settle together.
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Time of dayDay
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Length 2-3 hours
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Meet at The main gate of the market, set in your booking
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Price Agreed with your Local Host before you book
At a glance.
- Time of day
- Day
- Length
- 2-3 hours
- Starts
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- Ends
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- Days
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- Pickup
- Agreed with your Local Host in the booking
- Meet at
- The main gate of the market, set in your booking
- Group size
- Each Local Host sets this in the booking step
Where the day can take you.
- A large central market hall, a neighbourhood market, or both
- Bargaining done in Vietnamese, at a price your Local Host thinks is fair
- Fabrics, food and everyday goods explained as you browse
Your Local Host picks the stops on the day, by the weather, the traffic and what you feel like.
Price.
- By the hour
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- Set price
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- For a group
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- Transport
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- Each extra person
- Agreed with your Local Host before you book
- Longer bookings
- No reduction published
We only show a price we will honour. The total, the length, where you meet, how you pay and the cancellation terms all appear in the booking step, before you confirm.
Included, and not included.
- Your Local Host for the hours you booked, paid in cash on the day
- Translation and price advice at every stall
- Help checking sizes, materials and quality
- Everything you buy, paid directly to the stallholder
- Taxi or Grab between markets and back
- Shipping or customs charges for anything you send home
Safety, helmet and what to wear.
- No scooter is involved. You browse on foot, with a Grab if you visit a second market.
- Light clothes and closed shoes, as market floors can be wet. A small bag worn in front.
- Covered halls stay open in the rain. Outdoor stalls may not, so your Local Host may suggest an indoor market instead.
What we ask of you
- Set your own budget; your Local Host advises and never buys on your behalf
- Pay the stallholder directly once you agree a price
- Keep your valuables in front of you in the busy aisles
- An identity-checked Local Host profile
- Documents are checked privately
- You confirm the final price before you pay.