Vietnam Tours in February 2027

The tour manager in Thailand made no attempt to reach out to my husband and I. We did not purchase the extended 3 days in Thailand so I felt we didn't belong to him. We took a plane back home the next morning and he made no attempt to contact us to coordinate our transportation to the airport. Thank goodness our first tour manager was there and got up the next morning to make sure we had a box breakfast and transportation in the morning. Also, the tipping was frustrating to give out in 4 different currency's. Love the trip and it was the best vacation I have had in my life. Love the tour manage "Tam". She went up and beyond her role to make this trip easy for us. We had 4 people get sick and she coordinated the doctor visit and visited another group member who was in the hospital for 3 days. She went everyday to visit her and help with the members care. My husband had a sore throats and she made sure we knew how to get to the pharmacy. Tam is one of your top notch tour managers who's very Organized to the max and very personable. She treated us as family.

Leader was great, support crew was excellent. We had a great time overall and would do another explore.biking trip. My only issue is that Explore suggests bringing US$ and quotes the tips in US$ once in country. Not one of us was from the US and many people thought that they needed to have US$ so changed these these in advance and then either paid in US$ (which is bad for the local currency) or had to exchange it into local currency (which cost them more money,). Everything should be quoted in local currency--especially anything that Explore is in charge of.

I undertook the trip despite not having been on my bike for 2 years. I had intended to do some preparation but the winter weather was so awful it never happened. Despite this I managed the cycling with no issues - it was advertised as easy. The itinerary was excellent although I would have liked a bit more exposure to local cuisine. Granted we had the choice on the nights off but we were ofter guided to more popular 'tourist' restaurants. This is not a criticism as it would likely suit many groups. I visited the museum in Siam Reap at the end of the trip but wished that I had done this before visiting the temples as I feel would have had a better understanding of the history. Something that I could have got by reading more myself before the trip. A learning curve for me.

The whole trip was very well organised and varied giving the group many different experiences. From cycling through paddy fields, making silk lanterns, eating Vietnamese tasting menus to seeing key sites in the cities. All facilitated by Thin our fantastic local guide who made the whole trip fun and informative.

A great time in Vietnam, you will spend a long time travelling, because it is a long way from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. But the cycling allowed an opportunity to get off the beaten tracks and into communities that you can't see otherwise. A fascinating insight to life in Vietnam

Excellent holiday. Our tour guide, Bao, could not have been more helpful. Very knowledgeable and personable. Some lovely cycling routes and the stops to view local artisans were really interesting. Great fruit stops too!