Testimonials

We wanted to travel though Laos, Vietnam and into Cambodia and decided the best way would be to find a tour agency to assist and organise for us given we have not been before. We were travelling to Malaysia first then Thailand then onto Laos, but would manage the first part ourselves. We selected Asia Pioneer Travel and were assigned Lizzie as our travel expert. We briefed her on an outline of where we wanted to go and for how long and she managed it all from there. In preparing the itinerary, we continued to have a say in places to stay at and things to do after her recommendations. We found the whole planning process fun and making us already look forward to our adventure. Lizzie was so helpful in organising, ensuring we were prepared and informed and really quick to respond to our emails and questions. But our surprise was just how good her selection of adventure, tour guides and drivers as well as accommodation were. Tour guides were so prompt, attentive, flexible if we wanted to change anything given the hot climate and great with speaking english and the drivers so experienced navigating through at time heavy traffic and always offering things like cold drinks and ice cold flannels as we return from our walks. Our adventures were just so good especially given as first time to these countries, it was easy to feel a love for the people there and recognise their resilience and energy especially the young generation coming through. Some of our guides went above and beyond being happy to stay with us at night time and show us placers to eat, shop and relax. Behind all this was the support from Asia Pioneer Travel with Lizzie in constant contact to ensure all was well and knowing any issues were just a phone call away. We had 24 days and not one glitch the whole time. An example would be a guide taking us to catch a train and not leaving till we were firmly settle in our train compartment. No definitely couldn’t ask any more from a service provider and these memories we have made will be cherished forever. Something tells me we will be back sometime later to enjoy seeing the land, food and people of this part of our world.
As to the negatives on our trip, the only one was the weather being unlucky to strike Halong Bay trip when it was really cold. The day we got off the boat was perfect and great temperature! It didn’t stop us though enjoying the great sights, boat trips and people on board.
Fantastic trip thank you Asia Pioneer Travel

Oh, where do we start? We used Asia Pioneer Travel 5 years ago to visit Vietnam and decided to use them again for our 4 week holiday to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. We decided on Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam.
Lizzie our travel consultant from start to finish went above & beyond. W had a couple of hiccups on the way with flights, nothing to do with Asia Pioneer Travel, that Lizzie bent over backwards to help sort out and overcome.
We had a pretty good idea of the type of itinerary we wanted but left it up to Lizzie to provide the first draft. Over several months leading up to our holiday we emailed and spoke to Lizzie with minor changes and some personal recommendations for our visit in Vietnam. So our itinerary was then finalised and deposit paid. 9 internal flights & 11 hotels! Which may sound busy & hectic, but the lovely hotels that Lizzie booked, along with our free days that we requested makes for a relaxing & exciting holiday.
The guides that were assigned to us were very knowledgeable & very flexible e.g. due to the heat at 42 degrees and an injury to my Ankle that happened before the holiday, they were able to change things around. For instance organising a car rather than cycling in the blistering heat.
They all spoke very good English, made and feel very welcome and most importantly “fun” especially Vinh Ka in Hanoi. All the guides were happy to go along at our pace – both in our early sixties now but I keep telling myself its the new forties.
Lizzie had organised a cooking lesson in Hanoi at “Tam Cuisine” which was a great experience and was topped off by a celebratory 40th anniversary cake from Lizzie & the team at Asia Pioneer Travel.
Our days included lots of visits to temples, waterfalls, elephant sanctuary, theatres, food tours & one of our favourites was the Vespa Tour in Hanoi.
Overall, Lizzie & the team were fantastic. We did have a holiday of a lifetime. Asia Prisoner are not the cheapest but in our opinion are THE BEST!
Already saving for our next one.
Gary & Jackie Lewis.

I found Asia Pioneer Travel while trying to plan our 6-day itinerary myself. After registering, Cherry reached out to me immediately. She listened to our requests, and we managed to visit 5 cities in 6 days! She booked all the flights, tours, and airport pickups. She even helped change our flights to accommodate one of my work calls. We enjoyed our stay and highly recommend Cherry and Asia Pioneer Travel. We will definitely use them for future travels.

Visited Vietnam for 19 days arranged by Ms. Elly at Asia Pioneer. Our trip was loosely based on their Very Best of Vietnam itinerary but with numerous changes. Ms. Elly was delightful to work with and very accommodating to our requests. She rearranged things so we could be in Hoi An for the Full Moon Festival and that is an event we highly recommend you include in your visit.

The whole journey went smoothly – every transfer and guide arrived on time and prepared, the hotels were fabulous, with many upgraded rooms. We had a fabulous cruise on Ha Long Bay (added a second night there which was well worth it). We had a Hoi An day tour that included a bike ride and coconut boat ride, but the surprise was the lunch at Dao Tien restaurant. It was a gourmet tasting menu and one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Our day tour in Hue included a stop at an Orphanage for a vegetarian lunch which was also fabulous. Our Mekong Delta tour included a stop in Ben Tre for another gourmet lunch in an unlikely location.

Can’t say enough about the tour company and Ms Elly. This is a trip we will remember as one of the best thanks to the efforts of Ms Elly. No detail was overlooked which made this a remarkable experience in so many ways.

WOW! 10 ++
A highly impressive, professional and trustworthy travel company which designs an itinerary according to any budget.
My husband and I appreciated the time, detail and dedication provided in making our Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia holiday a memorable one. Many thanks to Elly, our travel designer representative.
We thoroughly enjoyed the selected boutique hotels, activities whether cultural, historical or adventurous of all locations visited. Our drivers and guides from all 3 countries were knowledgeable, trustworthy and very friendly.

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!