Indochina Cultural, religious and historic sites Trips

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!

Contiki was a great introduction to Vietnam and getting to know the country, I could have been happy without Nah Trang and the moonview hotel was abit of a letdown but over all I loved the trip

The tour was excellent, with Tola being a great tour leader (and photographer), with Joseph an excellent local guide in Phnom Penh. All transfers were very comfortable and the iced towels a godsend! Meeting hotel a perfect spot near the palace and with the pool, and in Siem Riep an easy walk to the centre of town. I especially wanted to call out the fact that the tour ended up running only for me. I really appreciated the heads up in advance that this was likely to be the case, as I know it wouldn't have suited some people, but I'm doubly grateful you allowed the tour to go ahead for me regardless given the fact that my travel was all booked as part of a more extended trip based on the original dates. Tola was very flexible and some changes had to be made because of the security situation anyway, but being solo allowed for a particularly unique experience. I know the guides / drivers etc have their income supplemented by tips, so I do hope some consideration was given to them for accommodating such a small 'group' other than my own. Obviously all of the sites seen were as advertised and expected, and visiting Cambodia was a wonderful experience. Thank you!

Had the best 10 days in Cambodia with trutravels, our tour guide Hul went above and beyond to make sure we had the best time possible, it was so lovely to see him welcome us to his home country!