Testimonials

We are now back in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia having greatly enjoyed 3 weeks in Indochina, primarily in Vietnam though with a short side trip into Cambodia. It’s fair to say that all arrangements made by Asia Pioneer including domestic flights, meet/greet at various airports, transfers to/from hotels, accommodations and staff, sightseeing tours, drivers and guides were without exception extremely good and in several cases exceeded our expectations. As fairly experienced travellers, we regard this as a great outcome and extend our sincere thanks for ensuring that our trip was a great success.

Our holidays with friends in Vietnam and Kambodscha were wonderful ! Beautiful places and very kind people ! All was very well organized from Kata Tran / Asia Pioneers !
We all can recommend her warmly !!!

My wife and I can’t say enough about what an excellent job Asia Pioneer did in planning our tour of Vietnam! Ruby and her team customized a trip from North to South, perfect to our taste and style of travel.
The hotels picked for each destination we stayed in were magnificent! Clean with helpful friendly staff. Each had a full breakfast buffet to give us a great start for each day of adventure.
The guides chosen for us were enthusiastic and knowledgeable, with good command of English. The drivers we had were excellent maneouvering the hectic traffic in the big cities, taking us safely to our destinations.Everything in the Itinerary went as planned without a problem.

We would highly recommend Asia Pioneer to anyone who wants to have a great experience in Vietnam or other parts of S.E. Asia they cover trips to.
Thank you for the great memories!

My husband and I just came back from a trip, with four friends, to Vietnam and Laos. We didn’t want to go with a large group so we went on line in search of a company who could help us plan our trip and provide guides to take us on our journey. We happened upon Asia Pioneer and the wonderful Kata. Here is my advise: do not go to Southeast Asia without letting Kata plan your trip. Every hotel, every restaurant, every activity that Kata recommended was just perfect. She is a gem. We had many ideas and changes, even adding an additional couple at the last minute, and Kata was always responsive, helpful and a joy to work with. We had the time of our life, really best trip ever, and know that this is due in large part to Kata’s help.
From biking in Mai Chau to hiking in Luang Prabang, from sailing on Halong Bay to eating snails on the street in Hanoi, Kata and our two wonderful guides Tan and Jack insured that this was a trip we would never forget. Do yourselves a favor and go to Vietnam and Laos, it is magical. But when you go, make sure that you work with Kata. You will thank me for the recommendation.

The trip was planned at quite short notice, and having had some recent overseas trips which had required a lot of planning, I was ‘planning weary’! So, for the first time, we chose to book the entire two weeks in Vietnam through Asia Pioneer. What I loved about it: It took all the pressure off me, I didn’t have to think about anything. We were able to see more, because the driver took us straight to our destination and was waiting outside, air conditioner running, to pick us up and take us to the next place. We got a little taste of the north, centre and south of Vietnam and excellent food everyday! We also got to learn a bit more about the culture than we would have normally. I thought everything was just perfect – except the rain (but I don’t suppose I can hold them responsible for that!)

We just returned from an 18 day trip to Southeast Asia. Ruby helped us plan a great trip and other than an initial mix-up with our hotel upon arrival everything else went as planned. We cannot thank our guides and drivers enough. They are the ones who made the trip! Always on time. Always professional. Sharing their personal stories and the history of the countries: Toan in Saigon, Viet in Hanoi, Sangnam in Siem Reap, Nam in Hue and Hoi An and Wat in Lang Prabang – thank you! We loved every moment of our trip and hope to return someday!