About me:Nothing gets me more excited than helping others experience the time of their lives! I’ve been to 18 countries, worked at a hostel in Thailand, and am now sharing the beauty of Vietnam with young travelers. You can count on me to bring positive energy and fun to every situation I meet. I also blog about my experiences and love sharing tips with fellow wanderlusters. My favorite things in life are sunny destinations, meeting new people, live music events, laughing, and pizza. Let’s see the world together :)
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
An amazing trip that I would definitely recommend to anyone considering visiting Vietnam. I had a limited amount of time to travel and this tour was well organised meaning that no days were wasted. C…An amazing trip that I would definitely recommend to anyone considering visiting Vietnam. I had a limited amount of time to travel and this tour was well organised meaning that no days were wasted. Christine was a great tour guide, really couldn’t have wish for anyone better to show us Vietnam. She is very passionate about what she does and made sure the whole group was catered for. My only criticism of the tour would be the Da Lat hostel was quite far from the centre so felt isolated from any sort of night life.
Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
It was a fantastic trip! I met a lot of great and crazy people and saw a lot of nice places of Vietnam! I really don't want to miss one moment of the 14 days.
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
great guide, really chilled, easy to talk to/to ask questions and made many parts of the tour really fun as she was so involved & gave loads of good recommendations. Clearly very passionate about trav…great guide, really chilled, easy to talk to/to ask questions and made many parts of the tour really fun as she was so involved & gave loads of good recommendations. Clearly very passionate about travelling and has a positive attitude (unless you wake her up on the sleeper bus hahah) all the time! Very happy I had her for my Vietnam tour!
Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
Fantastic tour-guide! Wonderful experience:)
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
Had such a great time on Ultimate Vietnam with Christen, She welcomed us with such a positive vibe that there was no possibility of feeling uncomfortable. In every town she knows the best places to go…Had such a great time on Ultimate Vietnam with Christen, She welcomed us with such a positive vibe that there was no possibility of feeling uncomfortable. In every town she knows the best places to go at day and night! she brings good knowledge and a lot of laughs. all i can say is without Christen this tour wouldn't be fun haha.. i also gained alot of knowledge about vietnam from A-Z thanks to you Christen haha.. i highly recommended.. :D thanks alot Ultimate <3 <3
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
I'm delighted to have had Christine as our tour guide. She has such a sunny personality and went above and beyond in every way during our tour. She had great tips, taught us useful phrases and was alw…I'm delighted to have had Christine as our tour guide. She has such a sunny personality and went above and beyond in every way during our tour. She had great tips, taught us useful phrases and was always available when we needed her. She really was the best part of the tour and was more like a friend than a tour guide! I know she is going to Australia and will be a big loss to Vietnam but I wish her all the best and I know she will be great there too! I hope we meet again and would jump on a future tour with her without hesitation! Thanks again ! You're amazing!
H
Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
I totally recommend this tour! You get to see a lot in a short time without feeling rushed. Good balance of culture, nature and party! Most of the accommodations are good, woody house in Dalat had [co…I totally recommend this tour! You get to see a lot in a short time without feeling rushed. Good balance of culture, nature and party! Most of the accommodations are good, woody house in Dalat had [comment removed in moderation] bathrooms and loud neighbors though! Special thanks to our guide Christine, she took such good care of us, made sure everyone was having a good time and was always down to whatever we wanted to do. In our free time she always had a lot of recommendations what to do and also had a lot of background knowledge about the culture, history and people of Vietnam!
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
Although Vietnam is a beautiful country and I certainly saw and did some incredible things while I was there, I have to say that, overall, I am disappointed with this tour. In regards to the itinerary…Although Vietnam is a beautiful country and I certainly saw and did some incredible things while I was there, I have to say that, overall, I am disappointed with this tour. In regards to the itinerary, I felt that it was a waste of a day to travel back to Hanoi after the Halong Bay trip, and that that there was a little bit too much travel so close together at the end of the trip, especially when we were not even told about the one 7.5 hour drive to get to Da Lat...until we were 2 hours into the drive. I also felt that some days were a waste since activities did not start until later on, or that sometimes the activity for the day was to "go to the market" which is not really an activity, and is more something that you could do in your free time.
I felt that our guide was not very knowledgeable about the country itself. She seemed to know a lot about the hot bar spots, and some basic facts about each city and some about the war, but I don't really feel as though I learned much about Vietnam from her, as I have from tour guides I have had in the past. This whole trip was actually booked by "Buffalo tours" and so often our guide didn't always seem like she was in control of our itinerary and in one new leg of the trip, she was very disorganized and wasn't actually prepared to get us off the night bus and into our next transportation van. Group members had to wake her up, and chat with the new transportation van to ensure that it was in fact the correct one. In regards to the same leg, she had told us that we would have a 4 hour drive, which turned out to be a 7.5 hours drive. Since this leg was not new to the company, and only new to our guide, this was in fact a huge oversight on her behalf. In another instance, our group encountered some very drunk travellers on a bus. Our group was very annoyed, especially when it became apparent to us that one of the travellers had peed on the bus, and it was trickling down the bus onto people's bags. Our guide kept saying she couldn't say anything to them, because they weren't part of the group. One of her group members actually stood up for the whole group and asked them to be quiet and got them to apologize to the girl who now had a urine soaked bag. Our guide's response? It wasn't a big deal, and it was better join to laugh with them rather than call them out.
Often, when we would travel our guide would separate herself from the group, sit at the back of the bus and go to sleep. She would not make attempts to connect the group together, or get to know her group during these travel times. On times when the group was split into two vehicles, she would share information with one group, and then forget to let the other group in on the information she had shared with the other. She only let us know what was going on the night before it was happening, and if you asked for more information ahead of time, she sort of made you feel like you were being annoying for asking.
If you are looking for a party tour, then this may be the tour for you. I feel as though our group was a little split on "party-ers" vs more of a social drinking crew. Our guide really did connect with the party-ers, and if this is your jam, you will likely love this tour. However, I feel that at times her partying was unprofessional as it started to impact our tour. For instance, she would sometimes skip activities, or alter our activities in the mornings because she was hungover, or was getting "sick" because her severe lack of sleep due to partying. This happened on 3 occasions. She was often the most intoxicated person in the group, and at times group members had messaged her for help to get home, and she did not respond to them until the morning. In one instance, her group members had to escort her home to the hotel. She also implied that Ultimate travel expected her to go out and party every night. However, on one instance, she planned to go out and party on her own, without the group, after cutting a group activity short because she had "errands" to run.
Overall, my experience with this tour company was poor, and I will not be choosing to travel with them again. I have had many other incredible trips and experiences with other tour companies that I have found on tour radar, but this company was not one of them.
D
Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
This was such a fun trip and I met so many kind, adventurous and positive people! Christine knew a lot of useful tips when it came to restaurants, bars, stores and was always willing to help out. She …This was such a fun trip and I met so many kind, adventurous and positive people! Christine knew a lot of useful tips when it came to restaurants, bars, stores and was always willing to help out. She also went out of her way to make sure people were happy throughout the trip. She also was super receptive to any recommendations we had for improving the trip so she could work with management to make slight changes.
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
The tour was so incredible and you definitely got your money worth! Christine was a great guide, always making everyone feel comfortable and was able to answer any questions that were asked! She was s…The tour was so incredible and you definitely got your money worth! Christine was a great guide, always making everyone feel comfortable and was able to answer any questions that were asked! She was so bubbly and positive, which overall made my experience more positive! Would definitely do it again
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
Ultimate Vietnam was so much fun and I felt that I got a lot for my money. The group itself gelled so well and I met some amazing people from all over the world. The boat trip in Halong bay was the hi…Ultimate Vietnam was so much fun and I felt that I got a lot for my money. The group itself gelled so well and I met some amazing people from all over the world. The boat trip in Halong bay was the highlight for sure! My tour guide, Christine, was tonnes of fun and always a positive energy. It’s clear to see she loves her job and loves sharing her knowledge about travelling (she voluntarily planned out an itinerary for my next trip to Bali- BABE!) Thanks for a great tour!
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
It is a pity that Christine did not manage to bring Vietnam closer to us. For our leisure activities, she could not really give us useful tips.
What she could do very well was party and drink. I hav…It is a pity that Christine did not manage to bring Vietnam closer to us. For our leisure activities, she could not really give us useful tips.
What she could do very well was party and drink. I have no problem with the fact that a tour guide has just as much fun as the participants, but it can not be that she was so full on the party ship that we have not as planned on the "private island" can, because she was not findable or was just full of snot in her room. But give us a day to before an enema that we should be more punctual in the future! Or Christine comes home in the morning, wakes up almost all, because she has triggered the alarm system of the hostel, because she has rattled us a lunatic at the door!
Then she has hardly to not cared about our sick crew members, that was all us among ourselves, which has simply made us as a group.
Otherwise she could tell us also so rather less something from the country or from the respective cities. In general, I would also claim that she was simply overwhelmed with our group and therefore resigned and also had rather less desire for her job!!!
She has me this tour unfortunately really vermießt!!!
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Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
The tour was so much fun! Christine was always in a good mood and we had a lot of crazy and funny nights !
Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
Safe to say Christine is an absolute legend! She made myself and everyone else on the tour have such a blast in Vietnam.
T
Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
Had the best time in Vietnam, and our guide Christine was always in a good mood, and showed us the best of what Vietnam has to offer.
Vietnam 11 Day/ 10 Night Package | ULTIMATE
The whole Vietnam tour went above and beyond my expectations! Christine couldn't have done more for us as a group and as individuals. She was happy to change things to accommodate around specific need…The whole Vietnam tour went above and beyond my expectations! Christine couldn't have done more for us as a group and as individuals. She was happy to change things to accommodate around specific needs, made sure we were comfortable, gave us tips and advice for the different areas plus she was such a fun person to experience a new country with and I also felt really safe. We instantly made friends with our whole group which made it even more enjoyable. The itinerary had such a range of activities and everyone agreed it was really balanced. We went on amazing nights out, food tours, visits to landmarks/historical sites, a stay on a private island, a boat party, canyoning, chilled beach/pool days and still managed lots of time to do some shopping and relax. We fit so much in that it felt like we'd all been there months. I would suggest bringing a light microfibre towel as a backup option just because a few hostels weren't always able to provide one or charged a lot to replace a lost towel and so it made it a bit inconsistent for a few people. Secondly, don't misjudge how cost-effective Vietnam is! We had to cover the cost of every evening meal plus quite a few lunches, and although all of the food/restaurants were incredible and totally worth it, it quickly added up and all of us had to get more cash out as the weeks went on (which was easy to do but worth knowing about beforehand). I'd highly recommend the tour to anyone who wants to experience a lot of Vietnam in one trip and I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. Thank you for the memories Christine!