Testimonials

I have travelled extensively all over the world- making my own arrangements or using a tour company but this amazing tour of Vietnam that was organised exclusively for us by Kata was the best I have ever done. We started in Hanoi, did a 2 night cruise in Halong Bay, then spent time in Central Vietnam and ended up in Saigon. It was 14 days of an extremely well organised fun trip. The hotels we stayed in were first class – especially the Sun Spa resort in Dong Hoi and every excursion we did was fabulous. Kata even came and met us at our hotel in Hanoi and gave us a mobile phone to use whilst in Vietnam,. We had 4 different guides and drivers and they were all excellent.
It was so inexpensive that I came home with spending money ( first that has ever happened to me). Most of the food was supplied and again it was first class and we had most afternoons to ourselves as this was a tour just for the two of us so it was really relaxing. I have come home with a real appreciation of the Vietnamese culture and am attempting to cook Vietnamese food – we had a great cooking class in Hoi An.

There were so many highlights – Ha Long Bay cruise, rickshaw ride in Hanoi, the visit to the Buddhist Pagoda with the nuns who prepared lunch for us and the Chi Chi tunnels and the War Remnants Museum in Saigon and thats leaving out all the other amazing things we did.

We loved it so much that we are going back to Vietnam next year and of course will be using Asia Pioneer.

I would advise you to take running shoes/sneakers/ sandshoes ( depends on what you call them) as there are walks into caves where the ground can be slippery.

My advice – go to Vietnam and use Asia Pioneer – simply the best.

We were in a tour in Hanoi, our tour guide´s name is Tam. He really made this experience so awesome.
Everything was so perfect ad he was so kind and sweet.
If you have the opportunity ask the agency to have him as a tour guide. I really recomend it.

We decided to not “go it alone” as we usually do. On the advice of a friend we contacted Lam with a list of what we wanted to see and do and within what time frame. We were almost immediately send a detailed itinerary which acknowledged all we had requested and lots more and for a very good price! And we realised at the end of the tour, very good value! The accommodation was great where-ever we were, transport efficient and punctual. Information given to us by the tour guides was excellent. Kata Tran who works in the Asia Pioneer office in Hanoi went out of her way to cater to all our requests and even provided us with Vietnamese specialities to eat on the overnight train to Sapa. Yum. Another impressive thing was when we were met at Hanoi train station on our return very early in the morning and provided with a hotel room for a couple of hours to freshen up before leaving for Hue. We highly recommend Asia Pioneer.

I just returned from a 12 day tour arranged by Kata at Asia Pioneer. I told Kata, who organized the tour, what I would like to see. After a few changes we came up with the perfect itinerary. Please do not look any further for a company or agent (Kata). The guides, accommodations, transportation food and sights were incredible and if Kata had to make any scheduling changes (ie flights, trains) to your itinerary…TRUST her because these changes ended up being ” The GEMS”. The company is extremely professional with all of the costs specified in writing up front. Thank you Kata, Linh,Nahn, Mui and Ming for a wonderful time in your beautiful country. I will be using my voucher for next year!

Mr. Lam helped me design an excellent itinerary for our Viet Nam and Siem Reap private tour. He listened to and acted on our desires. We like to spend our money on seeing things, not 5 star hotels.
He and his staff arranged better than expected hotels, good to superior guides, late model cars and vans and safety first drivers.
Working with Asia Pioneer you can design a private tour for the price of a bus tour.

My partner and I had a recent 10 day trip to Vietnam that was just fabulous. Lam (Mr) phoned me in Melbourne about 1 hour after my initial email enquiry. That level of prompt, efficient, and interested service typifies the whole operation that Lam enthusiastically runs. He offered suggestions and put together an itinerary within a day, including hotels, flights, trains, boats, and the best personalised guides and transport! I had to reverse the itinerary and no problem, a day or so later, all is done!! Wow. Emails and queries are answered within a day, usually within minutes. Our 3 personal guides were just so informative, so well-spoken, and so proud of their country, and well, just so nice. Nothing is too much trouble. As for value for money, well, this would be hard to beat. I can go on and on. The hotels were great, and our boat trip for 2 nights on Halong Bay on the ‘Gulf of Tomkim’ (Auco cruises) was a five star highlight. Arranging all this via email from Melbourne did make me a bit nervous that all would work out, and Lam (who in Hanoi came over to say hello personally,) made sure we had the most memorable holiday and experience. We are just so appreciative, so thanks to Lam and our fabulous guides, Truong, Luu and Song, we will surely be back! To anyone reading this …..don’t hesitate, you won’t be disappointed!!