The tour leader Mr. Chii Nguyen was excellent. He communicated everything in advance of arrival at each new stop, whether it be a rest stop, a hotel, a train, a boat, a lunch. He responded to all questions about trip details, cultural awareness, vietnam history with a perfect understanding about the question being asked and the preconceived notions that we had about the topic. The cycling days were challenging but entirely doable.
A fantastic trip start to finish immersing us in the culture, cuisine, history and natural environment of Vietnam.
This trip has a great pace and fits so much into two weeks but with sufficient relaxation time too. Our highlights were Hoi An, Halong Bay and Whale Island.
It was everything that I expected. And more! On previous Exodus cycle trips other cyclists in the group would say: Mike, have you been to Vietnam with Exodus? When I replied: No they said: just go! So I did, and with a friend, and we loved it. There were many amazing experiences and the accomodations were all much better than I expected. The only downside is the many hours sitting in planes (two 7 hour flights) to get there. Our group leader (Lam) was excellent too, keeping us well informed and smiling, even when we got caught in torrential rain!