Indochina Countryside village visits Trips

My first group trip Ever. I loved it. Explore from Booking to The actual trip excellent. Sometimes a bit slow in response to emails but all good. I think I’d like a Little more active itinerary next time I book a Trip.

The itinerary is fast paced but you see a lot, which is what we expected. The excursions are nice for those that want even more adventure. We purchased snacks at the beginning of the trip but did not need them. The food was fantastic and we made many stops with a lot already included. Our tour guide was fantastic, as was our driver. This was our 5th Trafalgar tour and we have another one planned already for October. We had a wonderful group. Everyone got along and we all had such a good time together. The tour director started a WhatsApp thread and everyone was posting pictures. Even if you did not get a picture of something someone else did. The hotels were all nice and some of them were unique.

A lovely tour - varied covering different parts, many involving the Mekong. Our guide Jackie was wonderful - competent and engaging. Really enjoyed his company. The local guides were all tremendous and we were lucky to have a group that mixed well and got om

Laos is very beautiful and full of unexpected highlights. In Cambodia we enjoyed the expected highlights! Our tour leader Jackie is one of the very best, and the local guides were also excellent. Just the quality of the accommodation was variable. I had very noisy room allocations for both the first 3 nights and the last 3 nights. The Sala Prabang has a room 101 facing the busy street. The Twitz hostel hotel in Cambodia has a very noisy 4th floor bar with live music and very poor sound insulation. This issue has been raised in the hope that better rooms will be secured for future trips, and anyone put in the same position might want to request a change of room straightaway, the hotel staff are well aware... Otherwise a fantastic trip!

Laos is a superb country to visit before mass tourism negatively impacts it. We saw fantastic waterfalls, the mighty Mekong river, ancient and modern Buddhist and Hindu temples, jungle, ethnic villages plus more. This was a very well organised tour, thanks largely to our fabulous main tour guide Jackie who is a brilliant communicator and a really lovely guy. Luang Prabang is a laid back and charming town. The accommodation was varied, some in resorts with a pool. We never went hungry. Food was cheap, plentiful and fresh. There was a good balance between organised group activities and free time. There was a long day of driving along a rough unmade road but the reward was a stay in a magical jungle resort surrounded by nature. I liked that we had a 2nd local guide in 4 locations.

Fantastic experience. Explore is a very professional company. Contact with staff has always been brilliant. The tour was exceptional. The team that looked after us were also of a very high standard.