Asia Sightseeing Trips

The 'Karakoram' tour in Pakistan was wonderful - scenery was amazing, there's history, great opportunities for contact with local people, exciting adventures in open-top jeeps and great support from the tour leader, Sajid Ali, accompanying guides (Jahangir and Shiraz) and drivers. Having all meals included on this tour was a bonus - food was excellent, and there was no time-wasting over orders and payment (all food was buffet with plenty of choice). The flight from Skardu to Islamabad was spectacular. We couldn't do all the activities, but there were options. We felt safe the whole time and found the local people to be very friendly and helpful.

The tour was great and well organized. I have always wanted to visit Ha Long bay and the temples in Cambodia so this trip covered that and a lot of other interesting parts of Vietnam. (We booked this trip due to the conflict in Iran making it too difficult to get to our Great Britain tour. We appreciated the opportunity to choose another tour without penalty) The one night on the water in Ha Long Bay was a great choice. For me two nights would be too much. The on-island event demonstrating making rice paper provided by the cruise line was demonstrated by someone who was not really proficient at it which took away from the experience and meant only one or 2 people decided to give it a try. Our travel director in Vietnam and Cambodia both did a great job. The pace of the activities was great. There was downtime when needed as we adjusted to the higher temperatures and humidity. There were bottles of cold water and towels when needed. The air-conditioned coaches were a great refresher between sites. The history was fascinating. It would be great to get some of that history in written form to have at the time and take away as there was so much to absorb. Maybe a timeline of the main events and where the things we were seeing were constructed or took place on that timeline would be great. Not too much detail or it would end up as a book! We did an optional activity to do some enameling. This was great but I thought the supplier or tour director needed to give more instruction and information at the event. At the most basic level we were putting the enamel into the copper pattern but no samples of what could be achieved were given and some people only filled in the spaces with solid colour not thinking that the colours could be blended to create a better artistic result. In all a great tour that balanced the sights with the culture, food and history well.

Thoroughly enjoyable trip which provided a great insight of modern Vietnam and its history and a good starting perspective on Angkor Wat and the Temples and history around the complex. Interesting and knowledgable local guides provided a helpful backdrop and the trips and experiences were many and varied. If there was an opportunity I would have scored 4.5 stars as there are always tweaks that can be made but we have come away happy to travel with Trafalgar again .

The itinerary was very well balanced and provided us with a very good insight into the country. Going to a country where English is not the first language for the first time, the Trafalgar option just makes it easy. The tour guides were excellent. I would highly recommend this trip!

This was a perfect trip! In Vietnam each city was different, and our activities were interesting and often a lot of fun. The Ha Long Bay cruise was a highlight, as were our trips up the Mekong River. I already miss the food and the people. Our TD was great, helpful, funny and educational. Cambodia was slower and full of history and kind people. There was enough free time for some additional things we wanted to do on our own. Happy, time well spent.

It was a wonderful trip, and the experience with this operator was truly unique. From the very beginning, we were treated in a special way, and every detail of each day and every experience was carefully attended to. I wholeheartedly recommend this company and would certainly choose to travel with them again in another country.