Last update 01 Sept 08

Dear Quyen,


We have now been home for 2 weeks and have just celebrated our sons wedding day.

Our trip to Vietnam has been the very best holiday and overseas travel experience that we have ever had.  We cannot stop telling our friends and anyone who will listen just how wonderful it was.

The itinerary that you presented for us was so diverse and so well organised we were continually surprised by everything your country had to offer.

We appreciated the punctuality of tour guides and drivers, the cleanliness of the vehicles and the broad knowledge of each guide for their particular region.

We loved the food, had lots of fun at the cooking class in Hoi An, and loved the resturants that were selected along the way.  We felt very special and thoroughly enjoyed these dining experiences.

The hotels were very comfortable with wonderful breakfasts.  The Empress hotel in HCM city did not come up to the standard of the others that we stayed at, but I have noticed that Asia King is only using The Empress as a 2 star now.

The highlight of our trip was the Mai Chau trek with Mr Wah Hoa as our guide, and Tu who accompanied us and prepared meals along the way. We felt totally immersed in the culture of the H'mong and White Thai people, appreciating the natural landscape and farming areas that we passed through.  Not to mention the hospitality of the families that we visited. 

We hope to visit again in the next couple of years, including Laos and other areas in North West Vietnam.  We thoroughly enjoyed Mr Wah Hoa's company and would join his treks or adventures at any time.  Could you please correct me if I have spelt his name wrong, as I would like to have the correct spelling for my photo album.

After hearing some horror stories from other travellers, travelling with other companies with regard to handwritten names at the airports, we noticed and appreciated the professionalism of Asia King with our names clearly and consistently printed by computer printout at every pick up point.  (Not able to be copied by Taxi drivers).

Thank you once again, and we will contact you for our future travel arrangements and will happily and confidently recommend you to our family and friends.

Maree and Richard Jennings
Bradshaws RMB 25 COOLAMON NSW 2701 Australia
Home Phone : 6126927 3074
Email : r.jennings.farming@bigpond.com

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Dear Ms Bich
 

I wish to thank you again. The trip was fantastic, and your organization perfect.
We will certainly come back and I will contact you for the organization, and I will recommend you to other persons who wish to travel to Vietnam.
 

Merci beaucoup
Colas Overkott
CEO - Directeur Général

E-mail : overkott@visiware.com
Mailing add: 17 Rue Robert Lindet, 75015 Paris
Phone ( business ): +33 146 293 929
Phnone (Home): +33 683 629 077

 

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Hello Mrs Bich,
 
I would like to thank you for this wonderful trip in the Along Bay. Congratulations for a prerfectly organized tour: The timing, the communication and of course the quality of the cruise. Everything was prefect. Many thanks again and congratulations for your kindness, your efficiency and your professionalism. I will definitely recommend AsiaKing Travel to my friends and my colleagues.
 
I want also to compliment Topical Sails. The crew, the guide, the chef ... the comfort of the boat, the quailiy of the food and of course the beauty of the Along Bay. This experience is definitely unforgetable.
 
With my best and warmest regards
 
Michel Vivier

michel.vivier@hotmail.com
 

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Hello Bich

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Hi Bich !

 

Hi Nam,

Just to let you know that we LOVED Laos and had a wonderful trip.  All  seemed to go smoothly.  We will use your agency for your trip to Vietnam at the end of 2008

Thanks again for all your help!
Kate Baker

USA citizen

 

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Dear Ms. Khanh Van,
 

Irena and I were VERY pleased with the service that we received from Asia King.  All the arrangements were absolutely perfect.  In 25 days of travelling we were only let down once, when a driver failed to show up at The Majestic in HCMC to take us to David Taylor's house, at the end of our second day in the city.  However the situation was recovered by your excellent guide, Da Lat, who made sure that we got a back-up driver within the hour.  Da Lat, knowing that David Taylors house was difficult to find, also spend some of his own time locating the house to make sure that he was not late the following day, which we thought was exemplary service.

I do not have time right now to write comments in full, but I intend to write down some of my thoughts and comments in detail when we get back to Spain at the end of February.  We are currently in Singapore, so we are not yet home!

Thank you again to you and all the staff at Asia King for such a wonderful holiday.  We have many happy memories.  We will most certainly recommend you to any
friends travelling to Vietnam in the future.
 

Best regards,
Peter and Irena Greaves

Address: APT 711 East Forum Magnum Square London SE1 7GN

Phone home 44 207 620 1013

Email : rpg1@btinternet.com

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Hello Ms. Khanh Van:  

The tour from start to finish was excellent.  I had a mis expectation on the Victoria sleeper train but I now know we got first class accommodations.   Service, accommodations and amenities at the Hanoi Melia Hotel was more than we expected.  A visit to the old Hanoi Prison was a surprise extra that we did not expect.  Sapa was very good but it was raining and foggy but very interesting and scenic.  Also the Walk and Trekking to Cat Cat was too much for me and my Mrs. but the the other youngsters enjoyed the walk.  The tour guide made adjustments.  Overall it was very good.  Halong Bay Cruise aboard the IndoChina Sail was awesome and I am glad to have seen it.   The stops at the Humanity Centers hit deep in my heart on what harm Agent Orange did to the people of Vietnam.

Mr. Ha did an excellent job even on arranging and explaining the Vietnam Visa Process.  We had no trouble and everything went exactly as he described.   
 

I will  recommend this tour to my friends and customers.

Richard Sato

Address: 1548 Glen Ave Wahiawa, Hawaii 76786

Phone business 808 622 1191

Phone home: 808 621 6823

Email : rhsato@hawaii.rr.com

 

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Dear Mr Nam,

After 2 wonderful weeks spent in Vietnam and Cambodia we came back to italy and we would like to congratulate with your agency because all the organization was perfectly done done. We will definately give your name to eventual friends who would like to Visit Vietnam in the future!

Best Regards
 

Wuthrich & Party
C.so Einaudi 28 10129 Torino Italy,
Tel : 0039 011 745601, home : 0039 011 597285
Email :  wuthrich.e@gmail.com

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Dear Mr Ha/Ms Van

I was very happy with the service provided by your guide and driver. They were extremely professional and really made my trip a great experience.

In particular the guide I had for Mekong and Chi Chi tunnels was excellent as he really went out of his way to provide information. His cheerful happy manner was nice and his level of english was excellent. I think you should use his services more as his good funny personality made the trip.

The guide I had for the city tour was very sweet . We still had a good day and she gave me a good insight into the city.

So I would happily recommend your company to my friends as my trip went very well.

Kind regards

Sheena
Level 36, 8 Canada Square,Canary Wharf,London,E14 5HQ, United Kingdom
Tel : 799 13444
Email :  sheena.shah@hsbc.com

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Dear Mr. Nguyen Viet Nam,  Sales Department Manager

In October, your company, in conjunction with our local travel agency - Valerie Wilson Travel (Lois Dudley) - arranged for my wife and I to be guided privately in a number of places throughout Thailand in connection with our Southeast Asian travels.  We had a wonderful trip,  met many interesting people in our travels and had a lovely travel experience.  Your company fulfilled our every expectation and made our time in Thailand very special.

All of your recommendations were excellent and the guides were all very knowledgeable and courteous.  We wanted to tell you that one guide, Ms. Saipin Chuathong (Kay), was especially memorable for us as her enthusiasm, attentiveness and language capabilities made our time in Chang Mai very special.  Please thank her again for us for making our limited time in Thailand especially meaningful.

We wish you and your colleagues a happy and prosperous New Year.

Sincerely,

Peter Howell
24 Sovereign Drive   Hilton Head, South Carolina,    29928   USA
Tel : 843-342-9388
Email :  Pethow24@aol.com

                      

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Hello Mr. ( the young) Ha,

Thank you for your note.  We had a fantastic vacation in your country.  It was a joy to see all the varied terrains and peoples of the country.  It also gave us great insight into our shared history. 

Your guides and drivers were excellent.  They took very good care of us and showed a great sense of responsibility.  My suggestion though is to give us travelers a suggested tipping range.  Both a low end and a high end.  Within your document that confirms the itinerary ,  might be a good place to add some info about tipping amounts. 

Also the restaurants that we ate at were good but a bit redundant.  I know you were probably trying to find us the cleanest  places with good food.  In Nha Trang we ate at the same restaurant twice, which though the food was fine it was essentially the same meal the next day.  I personally like to try a variety of restaurants.  Also, in Da lat, the restaurant at the Sofitel palace, as a white European-American traveler, should not be missed.  Though it is somewhat French -Vietnamese fusion it was one of the most romantic with the best food and service I have had all over the world.  This should be suggested as a place to eat but you don't  necessarily have to include it in your program as it is not cheap.

Shopping,  one or two of those government backed shopping places is fine, it would have been nice to find some more authentic  Vietnamese shopping experiences.  I feel we paid on the high end.

I also would have liked to visit more of the smaller non-tourist villages, even if it were just a drive/walk through.  I felt like we were kept on the tourist route, which based on the time we had was fine.

The Horison is not the best hotel for tourists because it is so far from the tourist area and traffic being what it is in Hanoi is somehwat problematic.  It would have been nice to be able to walk into the old quarter from the hotel.  I realize this was a last resort because of the busy season.  I think though I would have considered a good 4 star hotel near the old quarter.  Food in Hanoi was the same we ate in the same restaurant twice that was okay,  certainly no Vietnamese eating in these restaurants. There must have been some fine Vietnamese Restaurants in Hanoi.

But again these comments are all in retrospect.   Maybe a suggestion would be to look through some of the Vietnam tourist books for suggested restaurants and make these options for your clients to choose from.

We had a wonderful trip and would highly recommend your service.

Thank you again for everything.  It was a truly memorable experience especially the cruise on the Valentine.  Just the best!. 

Jeannette ( the older) and John Parker.

Jeannette Parker
Crocker & Winsor Seafoods
Boston, Ma.
Tel : 617-269-3100
Email :  jmparker@crockerwinsor.com

 

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Hello Mr. Ha,

 

Nice to hear from you again.  I have been busy telling everyone about our adventures in Vietnam. I have already given your name and phone number to 2 people who are thinking of visiting there.

You know that we loved our trip.  There are very few things I would change now that I have been there.

 

I hope you are well.  I bet it is cooler now than when we were in Hanoi!

 

Regards to you and all your lovely staff,

Danninas@aol.com 
Nina

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Dear Sir,

Thank you for your excellent tour. All went very well & we were very pleased with the whole experience. Your personnel choices were excellent.

Vietnam - wonderful vacation we will highly recommend it & you to our friends.

Again Thank you,

thekaffeeteam@pobox.com
Jeff & Flo Kaffee

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Dear Mr. Ha,
 
We had a wonderful day today in Nha Trang, in spite of rain all day - our guide Mr. Choung (spelling???) and our driver, were just terrific and we had such a good time and learned so much about this lovely area.
 
Everything went very well, and we appreciate your help in arranging our visit.

Donna Brown with her group

Address : 59-392 Ka Nani Drive, Kamuela, HI 96743 USA

Tel : 808 880 1901

Email : donahcbrown@msn.com

 

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Mr Ha

We had a wonderful time with your tours and glad to meet you as well.Your guides were first class.

We have recommended your company to 2 ladies flying to Vietnam early Nov to Ho Chi Minh City first then to Hanoi. They were just going to organize something over there but after we talked to them I am positive they will email and book with you for Halong Bay and Sapa. If you could organize the same guides it would be appreciated. One of the ladies is Maryanne Ahlstrand who live in Rockhampton.

Greg Merry,

 

PO Box 6093, Central Queensland Mail
North Rockhampton,Queensland
Australia
Tel : +6174928 4657
Mail : greg@envhealth.com.au

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Dear Mr. Ha,

We're back in Beijing with wonderful pictures and memories of Vietnam.I want to thank you for the great job that you did in organizing our trip for us. The guides, the hotels, the breakfasts and service in general were excellent.I have already recommended you and your company to American friends who will be traveling to Vietnam very soon. I want to mention a couple of things that might help future visitors:

The Homestay in the Mekong Delta had two types of accommodations: 1) living with the family in their house and 2) bungalows with private shower; this was much more suitable for western tourists. All the hotels had wonderful western breakfast; the breakfast at the Glory Hote(supposed to be 4 star) had a very limited breakfast.

Poom Coom is a much more suitable Homestay for older, western tourists. It's authentic but not too primitive.

I hope that these comments help in your future plans for western tourists.

Special thanks to the Thang Long Opera Hotel; I left my camera battery there and they sent it to Ho Chi Ming City for me. Excellent service!

 

Regards,

Joel Tal with his group from USA & Beijing

jtal@ewasintl.com

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Monika - L. and Georg Carstens

georgcarstens@wtnet.de