Far East Tours & Trips

This trip was an incredible 25 days experience for my husband and me. We appreciate all that Legand Tours Danny Nguyen (our tour coordinator) did to make our experience the best. He really solved every concern we had with an amazing quick response and his expertise and kind ability. There are many people we want to acknowledge. In Vietnam our guide Own and driver “F” were great. Traffic was crazy with all the scooters but we felt safe and arrived on time to each planned stop. We saw the palace and mausoleum, climbed in the war tunnels and cruised the Mekong Delta and Halong Bay to mention a few highlights. In Laos our tour guide Savai was fantastic. He arranged for us to be a part of the 6am morning pilgrimage of the monks and for us to take part in contributing to their breakfast collection with sticky rice and cookies. This was an amazing experience to join this tradition. We had a very good driver in Laos, Keat. We loved the cave exploration and the river cruise and the Khouangsi waterfall. The food at lunch was delicious. Our guide in Cambodia, Sam, was our favorite. Sam is extremely knowledgeable and spoke perfect English. Land was our driver in Cambodia and he always had cold water and infused cold cloths waiting in the car for us. Very much appreciated. It was very hot when we hiked around the many pagodas and temples (Wat) in Cambodia and visited the floating villages on Tonie Sap Lake. Pond was our guide and Jar our driver in Thailand. The days we had in Thailand were some of our favorite: one day was a 5 Mike hike in the National Park, visiting the elephant sanctuary- feeding and giving them a bath in the river was a blast and the white water rafting trip was fantastic fun. We spent a day snorkeling and relaxing at Phi Phi Islands. We ended our journey with relaxing beach time in Phuket. It was a well organized trip with diverse adventures- historical and new. We loved every minute and we want to thank your wonderful staff.

20 days Private tour in Vietnam & Thailand, Legend Travel Group organization!!! Yesterday we 17 pax, finished all the 20 days tours that your agent has arranged. We would say thank you and appreciate to the German guide, Ms Kinh,she is a wonderful and responsible person, she explained very clearly the places where we visited, the history, and also …All members in my group are so happy, I was told that they will come back visiting Vietnam again with their families soon! Thanks Legend Travel again!

21 Days Thailand Laos Vietnam Cambodia We had a great time on this tour! My husband and I had wanted to go to South East Asia for some time, and we were looking for a trip that would give us a realistic overview in the month we had available. We knew we wanted to get to Thailand (my favorite cuisine), Vietnam (lots of history and, again, the food), and Cambodia (Angor Wat), and thought, why not throw in Laos? This itinerary looked really ambitious but like it had a good balance of travel, activity, and leisure. Hoi An Adventures is a Vietnamese company, so we weren’t surprised that Vietnam got a disproportionate focus to the other countries. What we loved: Our gut instinct about the itinerary was spot on. Yes, we covered a lot of ground. I hadn’t quite realized just how many flights we’d take, but with one overnight train trip and five flights, we were able to see some amazing parts of each of the four countries. It’s hard picking highlights, as there were so many. Certainly, Halong Bay and Hoi An. The unexpected jewel of the trip was Luang Prabang, Laos, a town I’d never even heard of before this trip. Thanks for including it and for allowing us four nights there and free time just to wander its magical streets! There were, of course, lots of places we’d have liked to get that we didn’t have a chance to. But if/when we’re back, we’ll have a pretty good idea of where we want to go and how to get there. We also applaud the hotel choices. In each city except Chiang Mai, we were right in the heart of the town. The Chiang Mai hotel wasn’t bad, but quite possibly because we were further away from the activity, that was our least favorite stop. (It also made us more appreciative of all the others being actually in the towns.) The hotels themselves ranged from perfectly adequate (the Ho Chi Minh City hotel was one of only two “deluxe” hotels, and it was the least impressive) to rustically charming (the Luang Prabang guesthouse, Lao Wooden House, which we loved) to old world elegance (Siem Reap, City View). What we liked: the excursions were all pretty good. The guides English varied significantly. All were able to speak well enough to convey information, and some were able to understand it well enough to answer questions. All seemed passionate about their subject matter. Favorite guides included River in Hoi An and Top in Ho Chi Minh City, but we learned from all of them. We particularly appreciated the tour through a local market in Luang Prabang and the temples off the beaten track in Angor Wat. The tailored garment in Hoi An was a terrific souvenir. We liked the ratio of time committed to excursions and free time—though we had a travel companion who was unhappy the time wasn’t more scheduled, so opinions can vary on that. Being dropped off and picked up from all transportation hubs made traveling really easy. It’s the first time we’ve had that benefit, and it made us converts. What we liked less: Not Hoi An Tours’ fault, but my husband and I wound up traveling with one other person throughout our trip. That enforced intimacy can be a bit awkward. More people on the tour would have given each of the three of us more opportunities to find people who meshed with us and shared our interests. In some cities we paired up with other small groups, which was nice and gave us a bigger pool of new acquaintances to share the experience with. In the past we’ve been on trips with 10 or so other people, and sharing new experiences with them has been one of the benefits of travel. It’s luck of the draw, as the tour will go on with a minimum of two people. If you sign up, maybe you can get some friends or family to go with you! Communication hit some snags here and there. We made our initial reservation through Tour Radar, and all the communications that went on through that portal were fine. Unfortunately, someone in the Hoi An Tours office entered my email address incorrectly, and we had trouble getting some messages, not knowing we were missing them. They absolutely tried! They gave us a mobile phone, presumably so we could contact them easily. And any time we contacted them through the working email portal, they got back to us quickly. There were some variances between the itinerary we did finally receive and what actually occurred. For example, we were told we’d be on an upgraded boat on Halong Bay, but when we got there, we weren’t. So the stated features and activities didn’t jibe with what we actually received. Our itinerary also had some differing times and activities from the one our traveling companion had, which led to some confusion. Overall, this was a great trip and we would recommend it highly! We’ll relive the vibrant traffic of Bangkok, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City and treasure our memories of the Mekong River and Delta, the floating lanterns of Hoi An, the charming back streets of Luang Prabang, and the warmth and welcome of Siem Reap. Can’t wait to plan our next trip.