The period 12th through to 26th December 2014 which the Thompson family (Rob Sue and Aileen Thompson) spent touring Vietnam, under the care and guidance of “More Fun Travel” has to rate as the singularly best holiday in our fairly extensive travel experience.
Ngoc, Phong and their further band of expert guides and drivers never failed to produce in terms of exact timing, accuracy, efficiency and exemplary friendliness. The special itinerary designed around our fields of interest was precise and detailed. From the moment we arrived in the country we felt that we were in good hands. All arrangements worked seamlessly and without any incident whatsoever. Impeccable driving made us feel safe in strange and to us “frenetic” traffic conditions. Accommodation arranged was exactly as per (and most times surpassed) the standards declared. Our guides were knowledgeable and most importantly well versed in the skills of “reading their clients”. They quickly came to understand our particular interests and focused on making our stay insightful, personal and absolutely pleasurable. Their immersing us into the normal way of life, culture and quirks of Vietnamese people was the highlight of the trip. We always felt as if we were traveling with a personal friend rather than a guide that we had only recently met!
Vietnam opened up to us as a definite “go to” destination and with the wonderful ambassadors of the “More fun travel” ilk, the country can most certainly look forward to a tourism boom. The organization is onto a winning formula and we certainly have no further suggestions as to how service levels can further be enhanced. There is absolutely nothing that we would have wanted done differently.
We leave Vietnam with a new found fondness and will often look back at this jewel that we have discovered. We will also miss terribly the cheap and delicious “fresh” beer that Phong introduced us to. Our only serious complaint is that the time had to eventually come to an end! On the positive side however, the opportunity now exists to start to plan the next trip with “More Fun Travel” and further explore SE Asia.