My trip with Asia pioneer travel was amazing. Lizzie was so thorough and organized leading up to the trip. The trip went as planned and I felt safe at all times as a solo female traveller. Would highly recommend for people travelling around south east Asia and wanting a planned itinerary!

Trip of a Lifetime. 28 Days in Vietnam

Two couples in their early sixties planned a 28 day trip to Vietnam April-May 2024. We began planning our tour about one year out and decided to use a travel agency to set up the tour.
We contacted several travel agencies including Asia Pioneer Travel (APT). We reviewed many different itineraries, and had initially decided to go with another company, but at literally the last moment in late December 2023, I reconnected with Chole Tran, a senior travel advisor for APT. We went back and forth for a week or so to build an itinerary which would allow us to travel from the low lands of the Mekong Delta to the mountains of Sapa. Along the way we stayed in 3-4 star hotels, enjoyed local food and drink, traveled the waterways of the Mekong Delta, Halong Bay, and Ben River. We traveled by planes, trains, and automobiles,(vans).

This was a private tour, just the four of us. We had English speaking guides throughout the country, all of our tours were well planned, and went off in a timely manner. Our guides that were employed by or worked for APT were all five star. They all spoke very good English, were very knowledgeable, personable, and were very genuine people.

I cannot say enough about APT, Chole, our travel agent, she was readily accessible by phone or Whatsapp. The travel plan they put together for us was exceptional. While there a few very minor bumps along the way, Chole was on top of any questions or concerns we had. Her professionalism and, dedication to making this trip of a lifetime to Vietnam for the four of us has convinced us to use this Agency again for any tours to Southeast Asia and beyond. We want to thank our primary guides, Larry, Tommy, and Kue for their expertise, taking us under their wing and sharing their personable experiences with us.

If you are reading this review, you may be considering to using APT for your travel plans. Whether it’s for 28 days or 3 days, this is the company to go with. Their attention to detail and 100% satisfaction of their customers are second to none. In this day where customer service is lacking, you will be pleasantly surprised that you are their number one concern.

Cost of a tour like this is always a concern. Are there cheaper tour companies out there? For sure there are, but I can tell you minus our flights to and from the states(New York), the total cost of the tour was around $14,000. That breaks down to $125 per person, per day. It includes all hotels, tours, travel and meals.

Feel free to ask me any questions and check out our blog of the trip on tripofalifetime4.wordpress.com

Mike Hannon

We had a great time. Food in Vietnam was great a so reasonably priced.
Our guides were fantastic.

Lizzie from Asia Pioneer was great to work with. I would tell anyone I know who is going to Asia to use them and to give Lizzie a call. Everything worked out as expected with no hiccups.

Elly from Pioneer Asia travel set up a 4 day itinerary for us to visit Phuket, Thailand. Everything was perfectly organized…. drivers, meals, accommodation, entertainment etc.
We actually had flight issues from Canada and missed our connecting flights from Singapore to Thailand. Elly completely took care of all the changes that had to be made. Exceptional service.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Phuket. We stayed at the KataThani resort which was beautiful. We did a cycle tour and a boat tour where we went through caves in the rocks. Highly recommend both of these experiences. One thing to note is that although the distance isn’t far between areas, it takes an hour to get most places because of traffic and windy roads.

My wife and I just returned from a wonderful first-time trip to Vietnam – thanks to the quality service provided by APT. So many things went well for us. We were able to customize the default itinerary to fit our schedule and sightseeing preferences. We spent a few initial days corresponding via email, phone and WhatsApp with our assigned Travel Designer (Elly), and she answered all of our questions and addressed any concerns we had. She also helped us obtain our e-Visas and purchased domestic airline tickets for us. The hotels provided were excellent – good locations, clean and comfortable rooms, friendly and helpful staff and nice amenities. The hotels also provided very tasty and substantial buffet breakfasts through a wide variety of foods and beverages. What also stood out were the outstanding local guides that accompanied us in HCM City, Hoi An/Hue, Hanoi and Sapa. The guides were professional, friendly and knowledgeable regarding the area history and culture. We learned so much from the guides and they really enhanced our travel experience. They also led us to some great restaurants where we enjoyed the local cuisine. Also, all of the drivers provided were highly skilled and always on-time for pickups. And on top of having an enjoyable trip, we felt the trip cost was very reasonable and affordable. We are so glad we went with APT!

Our trip to Thailand planed by Cherry was amazing. She listened to all our wants and made it happen. Three cities in 9 days. It was the most magical trip your our family of four!

My family and I stumbled across Asia Pioneer and we had the wonderful Chloe as our travel agent for our Vietnam/Thailand trip. Everything was organised for us, from the itinerary, to accommodation, tour guides, drivers, flights and activities.
It costed quite a bit, however well worth it if you don’t want to worry about having to organise anything.

I highly recommend!!!
My only feedback would be that the payment system with Asia Pioneer is not straight forward and they invoice and quote in US $ so if you are from other countries tries the conversion rates and credit card fees etc become quite confusing and it ends up costing more than expected.

They request a 30% deposit upfront which is fine, but then you pay another amount a month th before the trip, and then the final amount in cash on the day of arriving in Vietnam.
I recommend you get the cash out in your country before arriving to Vietnam as the ATM’s only allow you to get out a very small amount (3 million vietnamese dong) at a time.

However other than that, highly recommend !!