Travel Review: Southeast Asia Tour, Laos, Vietnam, Hoi An, Luang Prabang, Halong Bay Cruise, Mekong Delta, Buddha Park

We would have preferred a different hike in Dalat and a tour of the gardens and sites of the city.  I would have liked 1 additional day in Hoi An.  I also thought we would have an actual cooking demonstration, but in the end it was just how to cut vegetables to look like flowers.  I had hoped we would learn how to make Vietnamese Pho, which we loved!  I liked Luang Prabang in Laos, but the rest of Laos I could have skipped.  We wanted a 4-5 star tour and that does not mix well with a backpacker context, which is what Vang Vieng is we discovered.  We did like the Buddha Park outside Vientiane, so perhaps it would have been better to go directly from Luang Prabang to Vientiane.  There is also something to be said about doing the tour in reverse order, because Laos was a let down after Vietnam, which is really quite spectacular.  

But overall, we were very pleased.  Each of the hotels acknowledged our anniversary in a special way, which was very sweet and unexpected.  We liked very much the customized nature of the tour and also the fact that for the most part it was a private tour.  This allowed us to do what we wanted to do on our schedule.

I will use Zicasso services again in the future.  Thank you for assisting with a lovely tour!