Authentic Vietnam

 

Highlights

Contact Travel Authentic Asia

To book for this pre-arranged tour
If you wish to take this pre-arranged itinerary with all the terms of services that clearly stated in the program, you just need click the booking button to send us an enquiry form with some necessary information. Our travel consultant will get back to you within a working day for confirmation.

Tailor your itinerary base on this trip
If you wish to tailor your own itinerary with your favorite destinations, activities, accommodations and so on, please send us an enquiry with as much as detail possible. Our travel consultants with their extensive knowledge and experience in travel industry throughout Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia will answer all of your questions, offer suggestions and give knowledgeable advice, helping you to make a pleasant-enjoyable-worry free trip of best possible value that perfectly suits your travel needs.
Please keep in mind this is your private tour so feel free to ask your travel consultant to make any changes you wish to make, at any time!

Requirement for information and help
Either before or during the trip, if you wish to contact us for any query or info, you can use one of the following methods:
- Call our 24/24 hotline: +84 91 222 1442
- During the working hours ( 8.00 to 17.00 Vietnam time): + 84 903432999 +84 24 66894949
- Or email us at: info@travelauthenticasia.com
- Contact us via our live chat window that available on our website

More personally, you can contact with your travel consultant by live chat, email or phone number that provided thru their contact with you.
During the trip you are provided with a cell phone and sim-card from Travel Authentic Asia that already has a certain credit so, you can use that phone to contact us for any question, matter or any case of emergency during your trip with us. Your travel consultant or customer care officer will also use this number to keep in touch with you and make sure that you enjoy our service at any stage.

Weather

The weather in the North Vietnam and Northern Laos normally cold during the period of from November to March with temperature ranges from 12 to 20 Degree Celsius and in the mountainous areas such as Sapa, Ha Giang can be colder sometimes.
Weather in the North during summer from April to end of September is warm same as the year-round weather in Southern Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and large part of Laos. In many part, the heat can be a challenge from May to August.
For more detail, please check further info on our website at: weather to travel

What to take

What you need to bring will vary according to the trip style you have chosen, the countries you are visiting and when you are travelling. Generally speaking you should pack as lightly as possible.
It is advisable to have your backpack or suitcase with wheels. An overnight bag with a shoulder strap or little backpacks is convenient to carry water and a camera etc for day trips.
Warm clothes and light jacket are needed for the North Vietnam and northern Lao during the winter time from November to March. Sunblock, swimsuits and a light raincoat is advised all year round

Accommodations on tour

In this pre-arranged tour package, we offer different categories of accommodation for you to choose from, according to your budget. The list of selected hotel is based on our extensive studies for your convenience priority that include quiet, spacious and clean room with comfortable bed, good and warm services, convenient location, high quality breakfast.
We are of course more than happy to accommodate you with your own list of favorite hotel (s).
Throughout the trip, we try our best to have rooms prepared for the group at our arrivals if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However this isn't always possible that means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels.

Meals on tour

Meal inclusion: Breakfast daily, 10 Lunches, 4 Dinners (you can customize the itinerary and opt out of meals)

Breakfasts are normally included unless specified. Breakfasts are usually served buffet style with both local and international food.
Lunches and dinners provided in the type of set menu and served in good local restaurants which is chosen for quality and hygiene condition. Items of food also varied from meal to meal, place to place to ensure that you can experience as much the variety of local flavors as possible.
However, if local food is not your cup of tea, we are more than happy to offer you alternatives that available at the places with a surcharge can be applied.
Apart from meals included in the trip price you will have your own choice of eating option at your own budget and taste for other times. Your travel consultant and tour guide will be happy to offer suggestion of good restaurant available.
Please consult your travel consultant and tour guide if you have any special diet requirement or if you are allergic to any kind of food or medicine so that we can arrange proper things for you.
Unless specified as complimentary, drinks are at your own expense.

Transportation

Car/bus: we use 4 seat or 7 seat cars are for group of 1-4 people, comfortable vans of 16 seat for 5 - 8 people and for group larger than 8 people we use modern buses. Car and buses used on the trip are private for our group only. 
All our vehicles are always in good condition, air-conditioned, technically well-maintained and equipped with necessary safety items and meet national and international safety regulations.  All of our drivers are experienced and caring, always ensure a safe and comfortable ride for their passengers.

Flights: International flights from/back to your home country in are not included in our prices. It is your responsibility to book for your return ticket accordingly with the time frame of the itinerary. 
The price includes any domestic and international flight between destinations specified in the itinerary unless specified.

Trains: The overnight trains we use are local trains with air condition and 4 berth compartments that have lockable doors. You are expected to share the cabin with other passengers. Private cabin is upon request.

Tour guide

All of our Tour Guides are qualified, experienced and have the expert knowledge of their country. They are friendly, caring, flexible and willing to share their experience as well as offering help to make your trip enjoyable, informative and worries-free.
Unless requested, you will have different tour guide for different part of the country you travel to. This is to take the advantage of their specific knowledge and experience about the place and also to reduce the cost you should have to pay for their accommodations, long transfer etc.

Visas

Visas are the responsibility of the traveller. When obtaining your visa you should allow 3 weeks for processing. Some nationalities are exempt from requiring a visa if their stay is less than 15 days, but if you are planning on staying in Vietnam for longer than 15 days you will need to obtain a visa extension in advance.
As a general rule most countries expect that you will have at least 6 months' validity on your passport.
Please check at our website for further detail: travel-documents

Travel Insurance

Traveler is required to have full travel insurance. It is the responsibility of the Traveler to read their insurance policy before they travel and ensure that the insurance scheme provides the Consumer with the requisite level of coverage.

PRICING IN US DOLLAR FOR PRIVATE TRIP PER PERSON BASED ON TWIN / DOUBLE SHARING:

Our services include:

• Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room.
• Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
• English or French speaking guide
• Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
• Domestic flights
• Entrance fees for mentioned visits
• Water & cold tissue in car
• Cellphone for use during your visit
• Government taxes & Service charges

Our services do not include:

• Other services than mentioned
• Visa & International flights
• Personal expenses
• Tips, Travel insurance
• Bank transfer fee if any

 

Supplement guide other languages:
Language	Supplement per group per program
German	20USD/day/group
Italian / Spanish	30 USD/day/group

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance (covering emergency medical evacuation) for trips to Vietnam.
• All prices quoted are on a net basis and in United States dollars and valid according to the date specified on the quotation. Prices are subject to change in line with market, tax or currency fluctuation with or without prior notice.
• Reservations during peak times (Christmas, New Year, Vietnamese Lunar New Year, National Holidays) may be subject to supplementary charges.
• Rooms at hotels are available only from 1400 on arrival day till 1200 on departure date. A supplement will be added if early check-in or late check-out is desired.
• Please note that all the above services & tours have yet to be booked, they are proposed for your information only and we will not make any reservations before we receive your confirmation to do so.
• In case some services cannot be confirmed at the moment of booking, you will be informed immediately and offered with an alternative with similar service quality in order to avoid changes to the program.