Vietnam & Cambodia Highlights

A very enjoyable trip highlighting a few places/aspects of each country. If you do not have more time, this is a great intro to both Vietnam and Cambodia. Well organised, varied - in spite of limited time, we felt, we've seen a lot. The activity level was low as described, the pace was a bit more than expected, requiring early rises on many occasions, but this enabled us to see as much as possible, which we wanted and appreciated. Accomodation was of a slightly lower standard than expected (by reading travel notes), but overall it was OK. Plus if this is your first time in the country, it is hard to know what the norm is.

“Highlights” is an apt descriptor. Visited many historically significant sites.

As per the trip title our 12-day adventure was designed to visit many of the better known locations in both countries including Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Min City, Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh. We traveled by a combination of minibus, boat and plane during our time in these two countries which maximized our time to visit the many interesting locales.

An efficient mix of road travel, internal flights and the cruise in Ha Long Bay. Our guides, Bon in Vietnam and Chesda in Cambodia, know so much and easily chatted and informed us of history, culture and modern-day life. The trip notes were a summary of what we did, with additional experiences offered almost daily which enhanced our opportunities to see, learn and experience. Our small group of like-minded travel companions gelled well from the start and Exodus delivered once again.

Vietnam and Cambodia have long been on my list of countries to visit, and I have to say that seeing them with Exodus exceeded expectations. I felt that this tour encompassed so many places and experiences, and the Trip Notes did not do justice to all that we really saw. Our tour included the gritty and gorgeous, surreal and surprising. The word that kept repeating was "unexpected"; these countries and their people surprised us in the best of ways. These two countries have much to share in terms of history, natural beauty, and cities in motion! So much of our enjoyment of our trip was due to the hard work, care, and patience of our guides, Bon and Chesda, and the easy friendships formed with our fellow travelers on the tour! Our accommodations were comfortable and convenient and the logistics smooth. I still have so much to process from all I saw and learned. I'm also already thinking about where to go next! I'd absolutely travel with Exodus again.