I and my friends did this tour for our second time in Vietnam, and we don't know how much we could say to describe our feelings about our trip. It was fantastic! We have seen some places we even didn't know about and probably would skip them without our guides. There is one thing we can say Vietnam is really a must-go country for its beautiful nature, unique culture, and nice people. Just one thing to note here: LEARN A FEW KEY VIETNAMESE PHRASES if you want to have a more holistic experience. With just a few words, people will appreciate that you’ve taken the time to learn some Vietnamese and they might be more welcoming and even give you some only-locals-know advice. I got some and I was so excited.
Our family was able to attend this tour with the amazing Mika (from Poland) for our tour guide and Gabor (from Hungary) for our driver! This is our second tour with Expat Explore having done the EC Tour in 2018, and it is still such worthy of spending the money! Props to Expat for having locals for our tour guide and driver for the tour that passed through both Poland and Hungary! Mika and Gabor navigated our way through Eastern Europe with minimal issues and have even provided solutions on problems that were outside of their control, such as getting to experience the cake in Slovenia as well as alternatives to the rising water levels in the Danube River. The time management as well have been outstanding! We were never late for anything! The locations and excursions on this tour were just perfect! An extra night in Vienna and Ljubljana would have been ideal! The excursion to Auschwitz was initially a paid excursion but then became free was such a welcome surprise. This sure is one Christmas and New Years we will remember for the rest of our lives. We hope we can do another tour with Expat again in the future!
If you want a good workout on the bike,some really great hotels ,food and culture this is for you!! Oh and a great tour leader to boot!! But treat with caution the term "moderate" When cycling in the warmer part of the year.