This was my second tour in Asia as I have previously done the Philippines and I needed more travel so I joined on to the Thai intro 12 day. My guide was called Lauren (Loz), from the moment the tour began she was simply going above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly. She stayed up to greet me at 4am as my flight was delayed which was honestly such a great start to my trip. Throughout my trip I had some minor situations occur and Loz was ever so helpful she was always making sure I was ok. She was always so efficient at helping with anything I needed. My previous tour was led by a local and Loz is from Europe and I didnt expect someone who is not local to be so informative with how they lead their tour but how wrong was I. Loz knows every little detail and is super informative and her energy is unmatched! Loz also takes the time do other activities outside of the itinerary to give her customers a much more wholesome experience, for example Loz asked would I like to do my first ever scuba dive and I said absolutely and without a doubt this experience was my most memorable and I cannot thank Loz for enough for taken the time outside of her busy schedule to show me the deep diving experience. She simply does a terrific job and I would hope one day when I return to do a tour I get Loz as my leader.
This is a great trip. The first few days featured the most challenging cycling, which I enjoyed although the scenery was not particularly interesting. I would have prefered more cycling in Cambodia and Vietnam which were more scenic. However I did think the trip offers a good balance of cycling and sightseeing. There are not too many bus transfers, although I would have prefered to pay $40 to fly to Phnom Pen from Siem Reap rather than the 9 hour bus ride! The Thai backup team were superb and made the first few days cycling a joy and meant that we could all cycle at our own pace. There was less backup in Cambodia and Vietnam which together with busier roads meant we had to stick together, which was frustrating at times. The Cambodian and Vietnamese guides were not as good. The Vietnamese guide was inexperienced at leading cycle tours, which did lead to one or two safety issues, plus he left as soon as we reached Saigon, which was a pity as we had no local guide to show us around the city.
Amazing, absolutely recommend. Peanut absolutely made the tour! They were amazing and shared Thailand's incredible beauty and culture. I can't believe the amount of places and things we did and saw in just 2 weeks. All while having personal and free time. 10/10 recommend!
