Most Inspirational Moment
Our optional morning cycle on our rest day in Hoi An when we followed Truong Long (our leader) along narrow paths around farm fields, stopping regularly to be shown different plants, crops, snail eggs, water buffalo etc and then later that morning when he took us to visit the lovely 92 year old farmer and his wife.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our leader was fabulous. He was always had things sorted way before we needed them, he had an amazing knowledge of Vietmanese countryside & history and he spoke brilliant English. His great sense of humour meant that I listened to his facts & stories and so enjoyed his telling of them that I have remembered way more than I would normally do. He was also very considerate to all the groups different needs & interests.. A truly kind and much admired man who never rested from making sure that we all had everything we needed or would add to our experience. Even the overnight train journey was made fun by his timing of producing beer & wine to go with our pizzas.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Make sure that you don't go to Vietnam over the Tete holiday. All our group had a wonderful time and fortunately none of us had an accident but given how busy the roads were we were very lucky. Most of our cycling was done on quieter roads but there were some very near misses when we were on the bus. (Our driver was an exception. He was great) We watched too many busses going too fast on the wrong side of the road. Vietnam was always going to be busy with motorbikes but because of the holiday there were thousands everywhere. It wasn't even safe to stand by a market stall.
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Reply from Exodus
We would like to thank Gillian for her comments and we were delighted to read of the enjoyable experiences she had. We were, however, disappointed to read that she felt unsafe at times; our health and safety team are looking into the safety issues Gillian raises regarding travel at this time of year, and we will be reassessing the dates next year to reflect this.
Megan Devenish – Trip Manager for Vietnam
