Intrepid Travel (our tour company) likes to give guests a wide range of experiences. Most of the time we traveled in small, private, air-conditioned tourist buses. But during the tour we also experienced several boats, an overnight train, motor scooters, bicycles, tuk tuks, and one airplane. Intrepid is very socially and environmentally responsible and all guides are local. They also use the services of local families, and support local businesses and non-profits. They specialize in small groups (ours was 14) and we would highly recommend Intrepid Travel.
Our tour group consisted of 8 Australians, 4 British, and 2 Americans (us). It was a great group of people. Everyone was game and fun, no one complained, everyone was helpful and positive. We felt very lucky and, although we were the oldest in the group, we had no trouble keeping up with younger Aussies and Brits. We just went to bed earlier, but they were always chipper and ready to go in the morning.
Unfortunately, in the town of Hue, one of the British couples was put into quarantine because they had been on a flight from London with a rich jet-setting young Vietnamese woman who had Covid-19. She had neglected to mention to authorities that she had been to Italy. Although she was in first class, the Vietnamese government tracked down everyone on the plane and quarantined them. Our British friends spent 14 days in the hotel room in Hue before being sent home. Our tour leader “Pinky”was also quarantined because she had slept in the overnight train carriage with the British couple. They all tested negatively and none of them got the virus although there were many people on the flight (mostly first class) who did get it.
We hated losing Pinky because she was is a fun guide and we already felt very close to her but our replacement “V”was also excellent.
Our tour group consisted of 8 Australians, 4 British, and 2 Americans (us). It was a great group of people. Everyone was game and fun, no one complained, everyone was helpful and positive. We felt very lucky and, although we were the oldest in the group, we had no trouble keeping up with younger Aussies and Brits. We just went to bed earlier, but they were always chipper and ready to go in the morning.
Unfortunately, in the town of Hue, one of the British couples was put into quarantine because they had been on a flight from London with a rich jet-setting young Vietnamese woman who had Covid-19. She had neglected to mention to authorities that she had been to Italy. Although she was in first class, the Vietnamese government tracked down everyone on the plane and quarantined them. Our British friends spent 14 days in the hotel room in Hue before being sent home. Our tour leader “Pinky”was also quarantined because she had slept in the overnight train carriage with the British couple. They all tested negatively and none of them got the virus although there were many people on the flight (mostly first class) who did get it.
We hated losing Pinky because she was is a fun guide and we already felt very close to her but our replacement “V”was also excellent.