My husband and I were interested in visiting Vietnam and found Kata at Asia Pioneer who gave us a sample itinerary to look at. It sounded good so we went for it. Everything we did; the hotels, sights, inner-country flights, transfers, guides, etc. were planned by Kata with perfection. She even came to see us at our hotel in Hanoi. She is adorable! We wanted to get the ‘flavor’ of Vietnam and see as much as we could in 9 days. We started in Hanoi (Northern), went to Halong Bay (overnight on small cruise ship), then to Hoi An (Center), and on to Ho Chi Minh City (Southern). We walked, ate, biked, boated, ate, shopped… and did I mention eating? Everyone we met was friendly and prices of everything were very low. I would recommend Asia Pioneer and Vietnam to everyone!