Pu Luong Tour Companies

If you want to experience the culture of Vietnam, this tour is the perfect combination of city and rural landscapes, remote villages and tourist hotspots. I brought my 12-year old daughter with me and we had an unforgettable experience. The hike in Pu Luong is quite taxing in the heat and humidity, so be prepared for that by wearing good shoes and breathable clothes. The scenery is definitely worth it! Hotels and included meals are great quality and the guide and driver was very helpful and polite. Customer support from the Realistic Asia team leading up to the trip was also great. I would definitely recommend this trip for people who love the outdoors.

I just felt like I found myself and all the things that matter to me after the trip! Thanks for wonderful arrangement

Here's an honest, unbiased review of my trip to Vietnam and Cambodia with G Adventures. First of all, I've never been on any adventure trip before, however I went with my wife, her sister and her husband, as three of us are turning 60 this year and we thought we'd do something a little different for a change. Booked with G Adventures, as my sister is a travel agent and said they'd never had any problem with them. First of all, we initially flew to Singapore for three nights and did Raffles, the Marina Bay Hotel and the cables cars etc. TIP - 1. they've got a modern underground, which is easy to use. 2. Raffles Long Bar opens at 11am, so get there sharp before the queues start. 3. Singapore is expensive, so beware. We then flew up to Hanoi where we met up with our tour guide (CEO) Phi Hoang and the other ten travellers. From then on we travelled down through Vietnam by bus, train and plane, as well as a night on a boat at Ha Long Bay. TIP - 1. Visit Train Street in Hanoi, it's fun having a train almost take your nose off ! 2. Do the bike ride in Hoi An, experience the free-for-all main roads, before heading out into the fields. Everybody in the group loved it. 3. There's a vegetarian brunch at a Monastery - I love my meat, but it was one of the best meals I've had. 4. Yes, the toilets are basic on the overnight train journey, but the cabins are clean, so pack plenty snacks and have fun. My wife and her sister were a little apprehensive beforehand, but it was a laugh and Phi came round all the cabins taking photos of us. 5. Don't miss the Cu Chi tunnels in Saigon - a must do experience. Try and do the war museum afterwards, which is very informative. We then headed by bus into Cambodia where we did the Killing Fields at Phnom Penn - a very sobering experience. We also did the sunrise at Angkor Wat, an amazing series of temples only a 15 minute drive from our hotel in Siem Reap. We then had a long bus journey to Bangkok where we spent the night, before flying home the following day. Phi was with us the whole trip and was an outstanding guide. If you're lucky enough to get him as your CEO then you'll have a superb time. He speaks excellent English, keeps you updated every day on what's happening, as well as setting up a Whatsapp group where he adds more information, as well as posting photos he takes of the group. He also arranges an evening meal every night at a local restaurant, which you can attend or you can do your own thing. At every activity though, you feel he's always floating around, keeping everybody safe and watching out for any issues. On that note, I never felt threatened or in danger in any of the countries we visited. The locals were always friendly and helpful. We stayed in quite a few hotels. Some were more basic than others, but all were clean, had hot water and air-con. TIP - it's very hot and humid, so pack plenty insect repellent. We had a lot better time than we thought we would and that was a lot down to our CEO. There's several long bus journeys in the trip, but there's regular stops along the way to break things up. We'd definitely use G Adventures again.

The first route was great although the guide spoke too softly and it was difficult to understand him. But the road from Hanoi to Pu Luong was very confusing, they changed the route and no one told us, so we could not see sites that were included, they were sending us off the bus without explanations. The second day we could not do the route because of the rain, we understand it but the guide told us in the morning that we had to wait and that he would be there and we did not hear from him again, we are also still waiting for them to send us some photos he took. We understand the changes of plans due to the rain and the state of the road, but we do not understand the lack of planning, communication or even to have looked for an alternative not to lose the whole day.

We had a great trip - Christophe answered every question right away and asked in between how everything is. Tick, our guide was very nice, realized the things we are interested in without saying and made the trip really enjoyable for us. Everything was well organized, as described and on time. I would book the tour again. Pu Loung was absolutely awesome, Ninh Bình is astonishing and Halong Bay was even though it was slightly rainy and foggy interesting.

This trip to Mai Chau was the BEST day I’ve had in my three weeks in Vietnam. Lucy at Crossing Vietnam Tour Agency booked the trip for me. The drive was in a comfortable bus with A/C, USB ports and large picture windows to see the fantastically beautiful landscape on our ride that time flew by and we made our first stop to see a local market on the edge of a valley surrounded by majestic mountains. Our local lunch was plentiful and delicious, especially the pumpkin dill soup and spring rolls. Then came bicycle riding through the Tai farming community. You were truly immersed in the culture and able to better understand the people and their way of life. My hero, our guide Truong, was the best!! He was patient, kind and very knowledgeable. Thank you for an amazing experience that I will remember for a lifetime!!

Home stay accommodation was excellent and we saw a wide range of the cuisine that the region has to offer. The roads and the riding experience was something else altogether, from the chaos of weaving through Hanoi traffic to narrow and quiet village tracks. Every day was different and exciting.