My Parents and I are here on our bucket list tour of Vietnam. I am working with a local Tour Operator S Vietnam Tours with private guides and drivers.
They booked us at 4 Star Hotels, VIP Cabins on the Vicsapa Train Hanoi Lao Cai Hanoi, Junior Suites on the VSpurit Halong Bay Cruise and 2 international fights.
All admissions are included and all Breakfasts with some Dinners and Lunches but most are not so we can explore the local culture.
All hotels are locally owned 4 star boutique hotels.
They gave us a Ford Transit .
Tina is a very kind Sales Manager and owns the company with her Friend. She invited my Family and I to her home for dinner. She is always accessible on WhatsApp.
The nice thing is you can be flexible with the itinerary if you are tired or do not like early mornings or time to tour alone no problem.
For $1800 per person land only its a great tour so far and its highly rated on Tripadvisor.
You pay the down payment after booking and Final payment can be done in our case in Vietnam.
Tina even did our Visas for us.
Please tell Tina that Daniel O. from Silicon Valley California with his Parent sent you .
The best thing is that all guides and drivers are local to the region. For instance our Sapa guide Samei and Driver work with Sapa Horizon Hotel. You are helping the local community. There is no pressure to shop, wasted time etc.
This tour costs less than others and they start when you want to arrive and will gladly help you with adding more nights for independent travel.
They take care of all checkins, train , airport transfers etc.
Rick Steves would love such a tour and so would you.