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CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

Great trip, with loads to see and do. As others haven mentioned, it’s a little front-loaded with the cycling. The Thailand part is mostly cycling, which is great. It was very hot when we went – over 40c, but the cycling is flat so the distances aren’t too taxing. Of course you don’t have to cycle all of every day and at any given point, there was someone taking the van option on our trip. The stops during the cycling were a little too frequent and a little too long for me, but other opinions are available!The Cambodia section is split between the Angkor temples and  Phnom Penh, with not a lot of cycling anywhere. The temples are exceptional – I would maybe have a liked a little more time at some of them, but you can’t have everything.  Our group opted for the Tonle Sap Lake trip over cycling. In hindsight I would definitely go the for the cycling – the floating village is not nice and the later trip in Vietnam to the floating market is a much better experience. The Phnom Penh section is a chance to relax a little, but I would have liked a little cycling – outside the capital maybe? (Phnom Penh is very busy on the roads!).Vietnam is awesome and the cycling superb. Village life is the highlight and the homestay is also excellent. Many (but not all) people on our trip only took their anti-materials for the few days we were cycling the Mekong, rather than the entire 2 weeks plus. I had some fairly funky dreams in the run up to this part, which I put down to my Malarials!

Most Inspirational Moment

The highlights for me were the temples of Angkor and the rural cycling in Vietnam.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Very good. We had two leaders for the Thailand and Cambodia sections, then exchanged our Cambodian leader for a Vietnamese one when we crossed the border. All of them were excellent.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Only two bits of advice really... be prepared (mentally as much as anything) for a) the heat and b) The front loaded cycling. Oh, and I’d opt for the cycling in Cambodia over the lake trip.

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

Cycling is a nice way to discover these 3 countries.The highlights are Angkor Vat and the delta of the mekong river. 

Most Inspirational Moment

Angkor Vat is such an amazing place

Thoughts on Group Leader

All of our group leaders were amazing, they all had a very good knowledge about their countries

Advice for Potential Travellers

Be prepared for the heat and humidity

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

A great way to see Indochina and it was a holiday I will not forget. In fact, I will now do more tours this way.

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing the sun rise over Angkor Wat was probably the one of the main highlights. This wasn't really part of the tour, but suggested by the guides as optional, who then organized to have a 'taxi' waiting at 5 am. It was INCREDIBLE!! But all the time we spent in Angkor Wat was amazing. Definitely is one of the 7 wonders of the world.Going to see the students at the School for underprivileged children in Cambodia was very insightful. Great kids! The Mekong home-stay was really fun as well as the riding around the Delta... would have liked that to last 2 nights it was so good! The family were lovely.The local people, especially the kids that would rush out and say HELLO and wave when you could cycle past...  

Thoughts on Group Leader

Al was with us all the way from Bangkok. Always ready and willing to help and full of knowledge about history, food, where to get odd and ends etc... Always with calm, with a smile and made sure you didn't have to worry about anything.Fila, our Cambodian guide was GREAT especially with  the tours around the temples in Angkor Wat. He is passionate about his country and for its future. He was keen that we tried all the specialities of the Cambodian cuisine and I am pleased that he did. There is some great food!  Or Vietnamese guide was good too, but after Fila, he had big shoes to step into... 

Advice for Potential Travellers

This tour is set up for all levels... you just do what you can at your speed. There is no stress if you aren't very fast and the speedy ones race ahead, but always waiting at the next stop.There are regular breaks and the support teams always ready with food and drinks waiting for us.  The support teams in each country made sure that the bike was ready for you in the morning and at the end of the day packed it up for you. As well as loading and unloading your luggage at the hotels. You almost didn't have to lift a finger to do anything... Apart from the cycling it was a relaxing holiday as you are so well looked after by the guides and teams.You are in Asia and it will rain... get used to it. It cools you down, and then you get dry in the warmth. I would not say that it was a down point... It is a change from the heat and sweat.Make sure you wear padded pants. 

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

Fantastic trip, wonderful guide Nee made the trip an unforgettable experience. The food was good and cycling really interesting through villages.

Most Inspirational Moment

The home stay with Kareokee, the food and sights of Angkor wat

Thoughts on Group Leader

Nee was fantastic - best your guide ever

Advice for Potential Travellers

Have a day in Bangkok before you join the tour

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

A trip that takes you to some places you probably wouldn’t go on your own, with people you wouldn’t ordinarily meet and includes some interesting cycling routes.

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing different lives, homes etc as you cycle where often only a local would go allows you to get under the skin of 3 different countries. With all respect to the Thailand section I doubt if we saw the best that Thailand has to offer but nonetheless it was a good way of getting to Cambodia! The Temples of Angkor Wat were fantastic and unless you were incapable of cycling for some reason then cycling around the temples has to be the very best way to see them. The site is huge so you don't want to be on a bus in that heat and humidity! The killing fields and associated museums of death were just awful to visit and learn (in my case) even more about man's inhumanity.

Thoughts on Group Leader

The 2 key group leaders were nothing short of terrific and the different support crews in each country were excellent

Advice for Potential Travellers

The fitter you are the more you will enjoy the cycling but don't worry if you are an occasional weekend cyclist you will cope. If you really want a cycling holiday with lots of miles then you should probably choose something else - the Rajistahn trip I've done previously nor example. Be prepared to buy an extra suitcase and fill it with locally made branded goods and make a fortune on e-bay or the local car boot sale or just make your friends happy! Shopping in Ho Chi Minh is an experience not to be missed - you should probably leave your wife at home!

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

Great trip with a great group! Loads of cycling in Thailand and cultural cycling breaks in Cambodia and Vietnam. The guides did a great job and gave us valuable insight into each country’s history, customs and traditions. 

Thoughts on Group Leader

Group leader were perfect. One very organized that made sure everything went smoothly, some others more extroverted. All very knowledgeable of their country.

Advice for Potential Travellers

It's a great experience for cycling freaks as well as leisurely cyclists. Sportive and flexible midset guarantee loads of fun and an unforgettable trip.

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

This was one of the best experiences I have had….so many brilliant memories which will stay with me forever…..cheesy but true!

Most Inspirational Moment

Managing to cycle every day and enjoying it, riding through the villages and the children giving us hi fives, doing group Mexican waves whist riding through the villages and making the children laugh at us, visiting the temples, hanging out with really fun people and enjoying drinking beer every night and still managing to get up early and cycle in the heat, the boat trips, the island home stay......the amazing delicious food.....the exodus staff......I could go on as it was all inspiring and I didn't stop smiling for a while after I returned to the UK...even the grey sky's and rain of Manchester airport!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Nee was fantastic....totally looked after us and had a wicked sense of humour. All the leaders worked so hard and made our holiday so easy to enjoy. Special mention to Fila who made us all smile with his enthusiasm and cheeky sense of fun......

Advice for Potential Travellers

Kit list musts for this trip 1. Good size water bladder with bag section - can recommend osprey - would not have been without it! 2. Anti bacterial gel/hand wipes/pocket tissues - lots of but you can easy buy out there 3. Long sleeve cycle top or cycle arms to stop you getting burnt - I didn't have them but wished I did. 4. Padded gel seat to go on bike. Don't really need your own saddle as bikes are pretty good - specialised. 5. comfy shorts that can be rolled up easily going in to temples and loose long sleeved shirt 6. Recommend water sport sandles to cycle in, instead of socks and trainers - make a downpour much more pleasant and cooler! Only need 1 pair if they are comfy 7. You will need mosquito wipes and sun cream - take small pack size for your water bladder bag 8. Sunnys, cycle helmet, summer cycle gloves 9. Anti histamine tablets if you react to bites and mossy bite relief - I only got bitten 3 - 4 times though 10. Something nice-ish to wear in evening when go to restaurant or bar .... Top tip - don't take too much as you will not need much on cycle days.

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

One of the best equipped and organised trips I have ever taken with Exodus.  Super staff support and really nice.

Most Inspirational Moment

The temples and warmth of the people in Cambodia.  I have been to Vietnam a couple of times before so was not expecting this to be too much of a highlight this time around.  But I was wrong - just loved how in your face everything was.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Nee is very diligent, hard working, conscientious, organised.  Could not ask her to do more!  My only suggestion would be that she not feel she needs to manage everyone's expectations at quite so low a level.  From her comments about the homestay, I was not sure I was going to like it at all.  But it was wonderful! The local guides in Cambodia and Vietnam were great as well. 

Advice for Potential Travellers

Can't think  of anything.   

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

This was my first ever cycling holiday so I was a bit nervous. Would I be fit enough? Would the others be super-athletes? I’m happy to say that I absolutely loved it and didn’t want it to end. The staff in all 3 countries were brilliant, especially Nee, our Thai guide who stayed with us every km of the way. She was funny, supportive, kind, and very much on the ball; everything you need in a guide. I loved all the support staff too, all very friendly and helpful, making sure we were all safe and happy and that we all had plenty of water/fruit/nuts etc to keep us going. The bikes were great, the hotels were lovely and the food was outstanding. Also, the other members of the group were really nice people, great fun and great company.

Most Inspirational Moment

The day we cycled into Vietnam. It was just the most perfect bike ride: so much to see on the road-sides, from fighting cockerels to laughing locals, exotic flowers, hilly bits, flat bits, bumpy, laugh-a-minute bits; the guide took us at the perfect pace - not too fast, not too slow; I loved every minute.I also loved the muddy, bumpy off-road bits when we got very dirty!Can't say I 'enjoyed' the Killing fields day in Cambodia, it was pretty harrowing but well worth doing and I'll never forget it.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Nee was wonderful. She was fantastic when I fell a long way behind the group after a puncture. She's only tiny but superfit and strong and just by placing her hand on my back, she managed to help a knackered and despondent me pedal up the neverending slopes to catch up with the others. She was constantly aware of people's comfort and enjoyment. 10 out of 10 for everything.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Try everything! Learn a few words and phrases of the local language, even though you're only there for a couple of days. And if you're arriving before the others, it's cheaper to find your own way to the hotel than use the transfer option from the airport in Bangkok.Have a proper Thai massage ( not just a cheap street one). I recommend the one at the hotel used by Exodus in Bangkok - Nouvo Hotel - the one they use if you arrive in advance. Amazing. If you go for the single supplement option as I did, you tend to get the nicest rooms!  

CYCLE INDOCHINA & ANGKOR

A brilliant way to see three different countries in two weeks. This is not just a cycling holiday, but the itinerary provides the time and opportunity to see so many places of interest along the way.  

Most Inspirational Moment

The friendliness of the Cambodians was uplifting especially when one bears in mind the horrendous recent past the country has endured. Our time in Phnom Phenh and the visits to the killing fields etc brought home to us its horrifying history.

Thoughts on Group Leader

The tour leader Moh was good; very friendly and keen to do her best but would probably benefit with a little more experience. Digger, the Cambodian leader was excellent whereas the Vietmanese leader seemed more intent upon collecting email addresses from the group for his own future benefit than leading the tour.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Be prepared for temperatures during the middle of the day of up to 40 degrees! Drink lots of water and take advantage of the beautiful fruit, serveed at regular intervals by the support team along the way. There's always the option of dropping out on any day and travelling in the support vehicle if needs be.