Testimonials

From the moment we were picked up by a driver at our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City until we disembarked in Chau Doc we were treated like royalty on our three day Mekong Delta Victoria cruise in a sampan. The boat had two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a living room area where we could enjoy the view during the day. It could accommodate four people. It also had Wi-Fi and air conditioning.

Our guide Thanh was knowledgeable and friendly. He shared a great deal of information about Vietnamese culture and life on the Mekong Delta. He spoke good English, and went out of his way to be helpful. The rest of the crew was also excellent and our chef cooked delicious meals with lovely presentation.
We really enjoyed all the excursions. A bike ride to visit a pagoda, five course lunch at a renovated, colonial mansion, a tour of a candy factory, where we learned how rice paper is made, seeing the hard workers at a pottery workshop, a tour of a market and flower village at Sad Dec, a ride in a traditional rowboat along a small waterway canal, a visit to Tiger Island enriched our understanding of the Mekong Delta area and the people who live there. We were impressed by the friendliness of the people we met along the way.

This is a once in a lifetime sort of experience and if you want to be pampered we highly recommend this tour.

The 3-day, 2 night cruise on a Sampan up the Mekong River with Victoria Cruises was fabulous! Highly recommended.
The crew was terrific, attention to detail and meals were great! The side-yours were very interesting and varied. Wifi on the boat was convenient, beds were comfortable. Our guide, Thanh, spoke very good English and was delightful as well as knowledgeable.

Given that this was the first time I have ever used a travel agency, I was initially quite wary. However, after the numerous communications with my Indochina Voyages travel consultant, Ms. Hue Nguyen, I felt relieved because she was extremely helpful, responsive, patient, and knowledgeable and able to answer all my questions and concerns. She allowed me the freedom and helped plan the perfect vacation for my family based on the places we wanted to see and things we wanted to do. Every detail and consideration were attended to and my children, husband, sister-in-law, and I could not stop raving at how amazing this trip was!

From the moment we were picked up from the airport in Hanoi (from the US), we felt so well taken care of. Our first tour guide, Dan, greeted us cheerfully (even though our flight was delayed for > 2 hours and it was almost midnight when we arrived). He and the driver whisked us away in a well air-conditioned van and transferred us to the hotel, helped with our luggages, and helped us check in smoothly. The first impression, in my opinion, is one of the most important and from that initial interaction, I already felt like we would be having a great trip! Dan was our tour guide for 6 days in northern Vietnam (Hanoi, Sapa, Ninh Binh, Halong Bay) and he was such a joy to be with — he was very knowledgeable about the area and his love for northern Vietnam clearly shined through. He was also quite a funny guy and our children, ages 12 and 10, enjoyed talking and interacting with him. Some of the activities we enjoyed the most were the walking food tour in Hanoi, the trek through the rice fields in Muong Hoa valley in Sapa where our kids got to swim in the river with local H’mong kids, boat ride through the Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh, and the one night cruise in the Halong Bay on a beautiful and luxurious cruise boat, more like a yacht (Scarlet Pearl Cruise).

After 6 days in northern Vietnam, we flew from Hanoi to Danang and spent 5 days in central Vietnam (Hoi An and Danang). Our tour guide, Truong, was also such a delight and very knowledgeable about this area of the country. On our first night, we explored Hoi An, had one of the most delicious meals ever at the Morning Glory Original restaurant, and experienced a lantern boat ride on Hoi An Old Town’s canal. Another fun activity we did in Hoi An was the cooking class at the Red Bridge Cooking School — we all had a great time, especially our kids, and learned a lot about Vietnamese cuisines. We have never done a cooking class before with our prior travels and this was surprisingly one of the highlights of our trip! The remainder of our stay was at a beautiful 4 bedroom ocean villa at the Danang Marriott Resort and Spa, where we lounged on the beach and by the pool. We also spent a day in Ba Na Hills and saw the famous Golden Bridge (which was quite Insta-worthy). The kids enjoyed the Fantasy Park as well. On one of our free days in Danang, my 12 year old son wanted to fish with local folks and pretty much at the last minute, Hue was able to help arrange that. My son and husband spent a day with local fishermen and had a wonderful time. Furthermore, during our time in Danang, my daughter had a birthday and turned 11 years old and Truong, our tour guide, gave my daughter a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a gift from Indochina Voyages. My daughter was elated and felt so special.

We spent the remainder of our second week in Ho Chi Minh and explored the city as well as the Mekong Delta. Our tour guide there, Minh, was very helpful and provided great guidance. We stayed at one of the most beautiful hotels ever, The Reverie Saigon, and were treated like royalty. One of the highlights was watching the A O Show, an acrobatic cultural spectacle, at the Saigon Opera House. And one thing that I cannot fail to mention is that we had friends from Singapore who were flying to Ho Chi Minh to meet up with us on short notice. I asked Hue to see if the driver could pick them up at the airport and if our two friends could join us on all the tours and excursions, and she gladly agreed to arrange all of that. I was so appreciative of how she accommodated our friends even though it was a last minute request!

After two splendid weeks in Vietnam, we flew from Ho Chi Minh to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We were graciously greeted at the airport by our tour guide, Vuthy, and the driver and were transferred in a luxurious minivan to our hotel. We spent three days in Siem Reap. On our second day, we woke up at 5:00 am to go see the Angkor Wat at sunrise — it was one of the most majestic views I have ever seen! Vuthy was such an amazing tour guide who clearly loved his country. He had so much knowledge about its tumultuous history and had many stories to share with us. Once again, Hue came through and allowed us to make last minute changes to our itinerary. We had one free day in Siem Reap but decided to visit family in Battambang, which is approximately a 3-hour drive. Hue was able to arrange for the driver to take us there so that we could spend the day in Battambang with our family, which we greatly enjoyed and appreciated.

Our last few days of our 3-week vacation were spent in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, where we explored some must-see attractions such as the Royal Palace, Tuol Sleng Museum (S-21 prison), and Choeng Ek killing field with our wonderful tour guide, Vibol (aka Bol), another highly knowledgeable guide who shared so much information with us. It was quite disturbing and sad to see the suffering of the Cambodian people at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge but I felt that it was an important part of this country’s history that my kids should know about.

Last, but not least, Indochina Voyages came through again and went above and beyond to ensure our trip was amazing by gifting us a farewell dinner on a river cruise in Phnom Penh. This was the perfect ending to our unforgettable family vacation!

Vietnam and Cambodia have such rich, yet tragic, histories, some of the most breathtaking sceneries we have ever seen, genuinely friendly and beautiful people who have overcome so many trials and tribulations, and the most delicious foods (we ate nonstop). We are a family who loves to travel and go on a major international trip at least once per year (except during the COVID pandemic). This has undoubtedly been one of our favorite vacations. Thank you to Indochina Voyages for making this a family trip of a lifetime!

Our private tour was well organised and we had a great time – the guides and drivers were all very polite and professional and were able to assist with most issues we had. While we didn’t see all of Vietnam, we did enjoy the many parts we did visit with Trang An, Halong Bay, My Son, Hoi An and the Mekong Delta being the standouts. We were surprised that there were already so many tourists around and appreciated how covid would have impacted Vietnam’s tourism. If we choose to visit Vietnam again and visit the places we missed, we would definitely use Indochina Voyages however we may choose to slow the pace down a bit in future -:)

Great tour experiencing things we would never have been able to without Will.

We got to see how a lot of different food is made and got an up close of how the local people live. Including jumping on a market boat and sampling fresh pineapple.

Will, our tour guy, was funny and nice and very informative.

Would recommend as a way of seeing the wonderful Meekong River.

We worked with Minh Vu for our trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. The trip involved time in north, central, and south Vietnam, as well as Siem Reap in Cambodia. To begin, Minh was excellent across the board – and was very responsive and flexible when we had a later-than-expected landing in Hanoi, and decided to fit in a cooking class in Hoi An (at Jessica’s Kitchen – it was fantastic). Our tour guides were all knowledgeable, punctual, and friendly and each had good English skills. We would especially recommend Steven in central Vietnam (where we saw Hue and Hoi An) and Tom and Jerry in the south (where we saw Ho Chi Min and Mekong River Delta). Their hotel choices were excellent as well and we also recommend the cruise of Ha Long Bay). No trip is perfect, but any time a wrinkle arose, the team at Indochina Voyages were able to turn things around and offer a terrific window into Southeast Asia.

We are a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 kids (12 and 17 yo) and just came back from an amazing holiday in Vietnam, organized with Indochina Voyage. Van Do was so nice, prompt and honest and proposed us the best itinerary and experiences for our time. She even came to meet us and drink a coffee together when in Hanoi.We have visited Hanoi, spent the New Years Eve on a cruise in Halong Bay, flyed to Ho Chi Minh and visit it, a day in Mekong Delta and then flew to Phu Quoc Island and rest for the last 4 days. The hotels Van Do offered were really nice, really 4* or 5*, very well located, our tour guides, Linda in Hanoi and Tom in Saigon were extremely nice, educated, well informed and passionate about their jobs, daily program was varied and balanced and the restaurants very good and authentic.

We hope to come back again to visit this beautiful country and to meet our new friends.

We higly recommend the services of Indochina Voyage.

We have used Indochina Voyages before in 2019 when Minh Vu put together a wonderful customised 10 day tour pre and post Scenic cruise on the River Mekong. It was an unforgettable holiday which was the best holiday we have taken. Minh organised such fun, exciting, memorable trips all with a private driver and english speaking guide. We had such fun. We had previously got prices from uk tour operators and they were much more costly. This time we went on a cruise to Asia and our ship stopped at Ho Chi Ming so we asked Minh to organise another fantastic scooter ride with us sitting as pillion riders. He had to customise our tour as it was different hours to the normal Vespa tour but nothing was too much trouble. Don’t hesitate to use this company and ask for Minh if you can get him. You won’t regret it.

We have just returned home from a 25 day trip to Vietnam. After requesting information from a number of companies I connected with Ms. Hue Nguyen at Indochina Voyages as she provided the most detailed and professional response. I was organizing 3 tours for multiple groups and Hue’s support and organization for our tours was flawless. She responded to my many questions, organized our tours, and provided direct payment access to the participants which took me out of the loop of collecting money.

We had a day tour to Mekong Delta (tour guide Minh), a 2 day 1 night cruise to Halong Bay (tour guide Peter Parker), and a day tour to Tam Coc/ Mua Cave (tour guide Vito). We have been to Vietnam a number of times with tours to each of these areas and wanted to share these experiences with our group travelling for the first time. The tours exceeded our expectations in every respect.

All tour guides were extremely professional, personable, and engaging with lots of information and stories. The activities and food were amazing. And of course the non-stop beauty of Vietnam scenery can’t be beat. We were in Vietnam for a wedding so on the Halong Bay tour, Hue (our tour consultant) arranged for special decorations in the honeymoon room. It made everything so special.
A huge thank you to Hue Nguyen for all of her help and to our tour guides who made our days delightful. We had a wonderful time, and when we come back I won’t hesitate to contact this same company for our tours.

We have just returned from our first trip to Vietnam organised by Van Do. It was a 14 day Cultural Highlights tour which involved a lot of traveling and co-ordination by Van. Delighted to say it went without a hitch. The hotels Van chose for us were perfect. Four star modern facilities, ideally located for us to explore each city on our own and all with a Vietnamese sense of style.

We have never used tour guides so extensively before and I have to say that Snow, Steve(Tran) and Jayden were superb. They all really knew the historical and cultural facts and there was no question that they could not answer. The advice they gave us on eating venues and places to explore on our own was spot on. They were very attentive to our requirements and tailored days when we were tiring. On our last few days Jayden took us early to the tunnels to avoid the crowds, organised Hammocks for us on the long day at the Mekong Delta and amused my (18 year old) by having a Karaoke session on the car journey. Snow took him for his first experience at bargaining and Steve found me the perfect shop to buy some tailor made dresses. At the end of our time with them we felt we had got to know some very nice, smart and interesting Vietnamese locals who shared their personalities and love of Vietnam with us. Thank you Van and Team for a great holiday experience. We will recommend you to our friends and will return!

I started planning with Minh Vu at Indochina Voyages months before our trip. I read many reviews which were all excellent. He was so informative and attentive and put together an amazing holiday for us. We decided on 12 day private tour which included Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh and Mekong Delta. Trip was seamless, internal Flights easy and most of all the Guides and Drivers we spent time with were fantastic. Joe showed us Hanoi and took us to Halong Bay for our cruise and then took us to the airport for our flight to Hue, he introduced us to street food (delicious) and we learned so much through his passionate personality. In Hue we met with Tai, his English was great, very experienced and he showed us many interesting places, we drove over the mountains to Hoi An and spent time exploring. Our 3 day stay in a beach bungalow at Palm Garden Resort was so enjoyable. When we arrived in Ho Chi Minh we met Cody, a young, charming and funny young man who we loved spending time with and he gave us so much information, we laughed a lot and shared many stories, we have contacted him and the others since returning home and shared photos. Minh Vu organised great accommodation and a wonderful itinerary. We highly recommend Indochina Voyages to experience a memorable holiday.

We used Indochina voyages when searching for a trip on the Mekong Delta that would get us to Phu Quoc without having to fly. Although it was just a small part of our trip Minh Vu was happy to help and whenever I had a query and despite the 7 hour time difference in the UK his responses were always prompt and informative. It can be a bit nerve wracking when faced with such a huge difference in culture and a language barrier but all parts of the trip on the Delta with pick ups, transfers,ferry tickets booked and handed to us couldn’t have gone more smoothly with all costs handled by Indochina voyages so just the one invoice to pay. I would happily recommend them and in fact think it’s better to give business to a company that is from Vietnam and important to support the hard-working people of Vietnam as they develop their tourist industry..well done Indochina Voyages and thank you!