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Old Oct 12th, 2023, 07:13 PM
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Looking for Vietnam travel consultant

Wife and I are thinking about Vietnam with possible Cambodia added on in Feb 2024. We want independent travel with private guides on occasion. Is there a reputable service that can help us plan this? Preferably fee based though we’d likely book Ha Long cruise and Mekong cruise through the tour operator. Probably 14-17 days.Thanks.
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Old Oct 14th, 2023, 01:42 PM
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Hi
Someone here highly recommended: https://www.indochinavoyages.com/

While I have not gone on a trip with them yet, so cannot vouch either way, they do seem very helpful in the planning stage thus far... and seem to specialize in Vietnam.

Best of luck.
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Old Nov 22nd, 2023, 06:56 PM
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One of 5 best travel agencies in Vietnam is Oriental Bridge Travel
www.orientalbridgetravel.com
It is specialized in Halong Bay, where they even have their own 2-cabin private junk Oriental Sun, trekkings (Sapa, Bac Ha, Pu Luong) and itineraries combining the "Must see" with sites very little visited or not at all.
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Don't look for any consultant instead watch some travel vlogs, they will assist you in a better way!
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Old Dec 4th, 2023, 06:31 PM
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Don't look for any consultant

Says whom ? They know the country better than somebody who has spent 2 weeks in the country and wrote a blog about WHAT HE SAW ONLY, when the travel agency employees LIVE inVietnam
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A few days before and after Feb 10th 2024 (The first day of Tet holiday, Lunar New Year in Vietnam) may impact your trip.
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Unfortunately, it is no longer "a fewx days", but a good week before and after ; as a matter of fact, it takes 2 weeks in Hanoi before everything is back to normal
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Old Dec 6th, 2023, 04:19 AM
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We actually don’t arrive in Vietnam until Feb 17. Because of Tet we were advised to go to Cambodia first.
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If you arrive not before 17 February, then t's OK, Têt is on the 10th
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