Prior to booking, we communicated extensively with Miss Ruby about our preferences, which included a focus on area agriculture, culture, and history. The staff at Indochina created an itinerary that covered every area-every day. We were always on the move…by foot, on an assortment of boats on an assortment of waterways, by plane, by sleeper train, by luxury bus, by small (as in 4 cars) ferry across the Red River, in a tuk-tuk, and on bikes 6-10 hours a day. In 17 days we traveled from the Mekong Delta to Sapa (in the mountains 24 miles south of the Chinese border). Each guide excelled in his knowledge of the culture, industry, and history of every area we traveled. We even visited a small but phenomenal agriculture museum devoted to rice production that we had to travel to on one lane paths through rice patties and past water buffalo, cows, and fishermen to get to. We traveled by fishing boat through the Xuan Thuy National Park to observe shell fishing practices and migratory birds, capped off with a fresh cooked seafood lunch (featuring local fish and shellfish) eaten in one of the fishing huts built on stilts in the coastal zone of the Red River Delta and the National Park. We hiked through the rice terraces in Sapa. We visited an organic garden, a farm that harvests sea salt, a farmer who produces fish and shrimp sauce in barrels behind his house, a family who harvests coconuts and honey, a family brick making operation that still uses giant beehive kilns to dry bricks, and a family business where we saw a child assisting his grandmother in the weaving of a bamboo mat. We spent many pleasurable hours in a car driving from one part of the country to another. The guides never tired of our questions about what we were seeing, and the drivers were so accomplished when it came to any type of terrain that we always felt comfortable. My husband is 70 and I am 65. We plan to return for another Indochina tour. We think we have the energy to pull off another, although at times we did look at each other and say, “Do you think the guide will forget about the last thing in the itinerary?” No, that never happened, and we are happy it did not, because some of those sunset and evening activities were the most memorable. I should mention that our Home Stay was a wonderful experience and encourage everyone to add this to the itinerary.

Recently in August this year, my husband and I did a private 21 day trip with Asia Pioneer to Vietnam , Cambodia and Laos. Although we followed much of the World Heritage itinerary listed on their website, we found Kata more than willing to add on more days, change activities to suit our requests and advise us on the best time to travel. It was lovely to meet her when we were in Hanoi and we have formed a lasting friendship with her and our other guides.
Before our trip, I have to admit to being anxious about the authenticity of Asia Pioneer and the reviews I read. I’m happy to say that all my worries proved to be wrong and we had our best ever holiday with a fantastic itinerary, well organised pick ups, accommodations and outings.
I have already been recommending them to friends and family and we can’t believe how affordable it was to receive such individual attention and care that we received on our trip.
We chose budget/ boutique accommodation and found it not only more than satisfactory but also a more authentic experience of the places we visited. We learned so much more about the lives and cultures of where we visited by interacting with our guides, drivers and the wonderful staff of these smaller hotels.
i cannot speak highly enough of everything to do with our trip. It was just a fantastic introduction for us to Asia and I am really looking forward to using Asia Pioneer again to plan another trip and see places we missed on our first visit. Marion Good Victoria Australia

I visited Cambodia and Vietnam with my brother and sister. Everything was planned and flowed beautifully. Transportation, events, accomodations, and tour guides were excellent. My first visit to Asia was an amazing experience and one that I will always remember. I plan to return in the very near future and will look to Ms. Ruby at Asia Pioneer to plan the trip. Thank you so much for the wonderful time.

Our trip to Vietnam was brilliant from beginning to end. It was so well organised we felt like royalty. Lams emails were always timely and comprehensive. Every day brought new adventures. The tour guides were so enthusiastic and so flexible. Even when I fell ill at one point they couldn’t be more helpful. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them and will be using them again.

We took an awesome 2 week trip through Vietnam. The trip was arranged by Kata from Asia Pioneer and we couldn’t have hoped for more. The trip was very reasonably priced for a private tour for 2 with English speaking guide and driver. Everything was organised to perfection and communication was excellent. The highlights for us was an overnight cruise on Halong Bay (amazing) and our days in Hoi An (a gorgeous old and new town full of culture and fun). We loved the food too – Vietnamese food is so fresh. We’re already planning our next trip

After hearing great things about this tour company from friends we booked a last min trip to Cambodia. I mean LAST minute, we have 10 days to book and plan this trip. Asia Pioneer provided us with an excellent itinerary and our guides were fab- especially Vihrom in siem reap. We were traveling with an infant and never once had a worry, the convince of having private torus was great. Once the baby was tried I could sit in the air conditioned car while my husband continued to see the sights or we could easily go back to the hotel for nap time

Asia Pioneer also provided excellent care when we needed it during the trip.

If you are looking for a tour company to cater to you all while being affordable I would recommend Asia Pioneer.

I just returned from my 4th trip to southeast Asia with the help of Asia Pioneer. Mr. Lam is always so helpful! Once again he was prompt with email correspondence and provided excellent service once I was there. This was just a quick stopover trip, but my guide was courteous, professional, knowledgeable and overall, just very helpful. My vehicle was clean and spacious, and the driver was very safe, even in bustling traffic! I have used Asia Pioneer for two trips with my family, one trip with a group of high school students, and this last trip, by myself and traveling within Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. Each time, I am amazed by the personal service. Mr. Lam always responds promptly to my emails and makes me feel like I am his only customer. I will definitely use Asia Pioneer again when I return to southeast Asia. And I feel good knowing I am supporting a local company based in Hanoi and local guides wherever I travel.