South East Asia Countryside village visits Trips

Well organised. Good mix of free time & organised time. When 1 boat trip was cancelled due to the operator not working on a public holiday another 1 was organised at another site the next day so we didnt lose out. Tour guide very attentive to our needs and interests. Excellent bus drivers.

Arrive a few days earlier to account for jet lag and to tour on your own a bit since you don't spend nearly enough time in any location to satisfy. Also give yourself a few days after the tour to go back and revisit places you loved and didn't get enough of (there will be many)

Tour director and drivers - excellent Hotels - excellent Food - excellent The only thing that needs to be changed in the itinerary - we should stop at the local family Gassho-zukuri wooden house first, instead of the washi paper store. We ended up spending too much time at the washi paper store and it got dark when we went to the local family wooden house. We weren't able to see the inside because it was too dark.

An extremely well thought-out and organized trip that catered to people from different backgrounds and of different interests. The accommodation, itinerary, and order of activities all made sense, and the staff took all of the stress out of travel to maximise the fun.

Very well thought itinerary - it took us from the ancient Japan to the modern one. But, I guess, in Japan is hard to go wrong with any itinerary... We felt like Alice in Wonderland :) Thank you Trafalgar and THANK YOU JAPAN!

This was a lovely and varied trip through very beautiful and rural Laos to the amazing temples of the Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia. It was a mix of beautiful hilly countryside and jungle, amazing waterfalls, cultural sights, incredible temples, and monasteries and cruises on the Mekong. We visited small remote villages, and cycled around sleepy and picturesque island of Don Khon in the 4000 islands area. Our guide was excellent and accomodation was good and often very well or beautifully located (but not always quite up to Western standards as Laos and Cambodia are developing countries.) It is a full on trip with some very early starts and long bumpy driving days. Also if you have dodgy knees, please be aware that many of the temples and waterfalls require climbing up and down sometimes a couple of hundred and more rough and uneven steps. But the guides do help you and you can take your time, and you can always opt out but still be in beautiful countryside and view from the bottom. Also take roll- on deodorant and insect repellant as you will not be allowed aerosol sprays on the train journey to Vientaine. I would thoroughly recommend this trip.