Vietnam Luxury Tours

I wanted you to know how grateful Caitlin and I are, for the wonderful holiday you organized in beautiful Vietnam. We were happy with every detail of the trip - our three very knowledgeable, very different guides, the talented drivers, the interesting and varied itinerary, amazing accommodation, delicious food and most of all your incredible attention to detail which made the trip run so smoothly.I very much appreciated all your help and your generosity in organizing our very late check out from the Duxton in Saigon at no extra cost to us.I will highly recommend Exotissimo travel to our friends and hope that they are lucky enough to be looked after by you.
Thanks so much for helping us fall in love with your very special country. I do hope we'll be back soon

Cam o n
Deirdre and Caitlin O'Dea
May 2010

One of the great aspects about my job is that each summer I have the opportunity of going on research trips to discover and learn about new travel destinations.  I really love to travel around Vietnam and am always amazed by the fascinating culture my beautiful country has to offer.

My last trip took me to the Mekong Delta where I witnessed a local lady rowing a small sampan boat while wearing a traditional "Ao ba ba" outfit.  I was so impressed by the image of her graceful beauty, and the local Mekong Delta shirt she was wearing as it was the most charming costume I had ever seen in the region.  In fact, I liked it so much that when I returned to Ho Chi Minh City, I decided to have one tailor-made for myself and now I really love wearing it with a pair of jeans when I go out with my friends!

So naturally, I am now really looking forward to my next Mekong trip so that I can enjoy more of it's inspiring cultural beauty... and maybe make some more fashionable local-style clothing!

I wanted to thank you very much for a wonderful tour of Vietnam. Except for the one small glitch at the airport, the entire trip was flawless. 
 
1. We appreciated so much the efficiency of our tour guide in Hanoi, Ha, who met us at the gate at the airport and ushered us right through the immigration department in Hanoi.

2. We all loved the Sofitel hotel in Hanoi. It was superb.

3. I think we all thought Ha was our very best guide.  Not only did he give us an excellent, concise, clear, easy to understand brief on the history of Vietnam, but he interspersed the tour each day with lots of interesting information about Vietnam.

4. Our lunch at Mrs. Kiet's home in Hue was the best meal in Vietnam. Our tour guide, Huong, was sweet and accommodating.

5. My favorite part of Vietnam was Hue, and the drive from Hue to Hoi An. It was so beautiful; I am hoping to return some day for a more leisurely drive through that area.

6. I also loved the trip on the Mekong Delta. I especially enjoyed the tours planned for us. I could do that part over and over again.

7. I was most impressed with how quickly we were checked in to each hotel and how perfectly all the registrations were. We wasted absolutely no time at all on this entire trip with details or waiting.

Thank you again for your wonderful work. We all really appreciated it.

Sincerely,

May Kitagawa
Vietnam Tour - January 2010

Sally,

Happy New Year!

Deborah left for USA today and Vi and I will carry the torch. Just arrived in Cambodia, Raffles Hotel is wonderful.

Feels like we have fallen down the rabbit's hole in Alice in Wonderland. MAGICAL Journey!

Part of the magical journey was meeting Daniel Hoyer (our wonderful cooking guide in Hanoi). Daniel was wonderful and we experienced a day that we would have not had otherwise. We loved sitting on our little milking stools and eating food cooked by families on the bottom floors of their homes. Luckily we are an adventurous gaggle of women who wanted it ALL! He was thrilled that we were fearless eaters.

Ms. Dobbs comments "Daniel Hoyer bridged the gap between Americans and Vietnamese".

Our guide Nam had a huge smile on his face while Daniel explained about Hanoi food and culture, you could tell that Nam was happy with Daniel's passion for his heritage.

Daniel was thrilled that Vi spoke Vietnamese and they had great conversations. Will forward cute photos of our culinary morning upon returning home.

We loved the market, the one photo which I'm sorry I didn't take was the cooked dog with his teeth bared, he fought to the end!

What a wonderful gift Lee and we give Daniel Hoyer TWO THUMBS UP! Our only complaint was it was only 1/2 a day and we were too full. As Auntie Mame says "Life's A Banquet!

Also we had a wonderful dinner with your lovely associate at Mandarin, great food and company. Ms. Thuy speaks beautiful and very proper English, made us girls from Texas sound like hicks.

It's a good life,

Jennie & Vi