Customer reviews and what they say

The food was simply excellent. One of the highlights of the overall trip. I want to offer feedback on the other hand related to some of the activities selected that fell significantly short of expectations and in fact were safety issues. The day in Ben Tre (Day 7) included traveling on a Tuk Tuk. The back of the vehicle was quite high and the step provided was a small box that wasn't high enough. We grazed our knees on the flatbed several times with skin abrasions. The Mango Cruise itself was very nice, but getting on the boat was hazardous because there wasn't a simple boat dock with steps. Getting off the boat was much worse. There again were no proper docks with simple steps for disembarking. We had to cancel a portion of the trip to find some land least hazardous in terms of incline to get off the boat for my wife and myself. It was unsafe. It was also the poorest experience of the trip for us and absolutely not what we should have experienced based on what we paid for in terms of our vacation. We had lunch after getting off the boat with the help of several locals and we cancelled the rest of the trip and returned to Ho Chi Minh City. This was poor.

The whole experience was slick and well organised from start to finish. All transfers arrived early, and we never had to worry about being in the right place as we could rely on you to organise us. We mainly played it safe and ate in restaurants, not daring to eat the street food in case it upset us, which wouldn’t have been fun with all the travelling we had planned. Food on the Peony cruise was lovely

The Sanctuary Cruise was incredible. The chef was outstanding with food and wine ( inclusive in the package) of Michelin star quality. The chef had been the head chef in the Mandarin Hotel in Bangkok. He was inventive with his menus...... everyone was bowled over with his meals.Our trip to Inlay Lake was also a real highlight as was Bagan especially our balloon trip. In fact it was all incredible!!! A really special trip that fills us with extremely happy memories.

The buffet on Xmas Eve in Mandalay wasnt the best to be honest, would be better if the hotel offered rooms without this package. Food by the pool here was alright through. Lunch and dinner in the Bagan hotel was good. Food in Yandabo was pricey compared to other destinations - 3 for a coke! We actually only had lunch here as we were still full from lunch, portions were generous despite being pricey. Breakfast in all locations was very good and appreciated. We much preferred the cuisine in Shan State overall versus other parts of Myanmar.

We enjoyed very much almost everything related with the tour. The food was a highlight of our holiday, both in Vietnam and Cambodia. We found slightly odd that the food onboard the Ha Long Bay cruise was so western. Why go so far away to take pasta carbonara? On the positive side, the food tour in Hanoi and, specially the Vespa food tour in Saigon was excellent. The experience of riding a vespa in Vietnam cannot be beaten.Overall, I would say that the best part of the tour was that we were able to really get to know life in the country. The differences between rural and urban, north and south. I cannot speak for other people, but that is the greatest added value of the tour you organised for us.

SE Asia is just stunning. The people are so industrious, hard working and considerate. I don’t think we had one bad experience. The food is pretty uniformly excellent and freshly cooked although we did manage to fit in a few pizzas here and there. It’s very varied scenically from spectacular jungle clad mountains to fertile plains and the combination of Buddhist temples, french colonial architecture and traditional buildings is a joy. We really enjoyed localMusic and musicians and my partner took his saxophone and joined in with several local groups always a great way into local culture. One of our guides bought his traditional instruments along too and listening to him play on the mountainside pass while the driver gathered medicinal herbs en route to Viang Venn was a highlight. We can send the video if you like !!