Travel Review: Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam 18-Day Trip, Local Culture, Cu Chi Tunnels, Markets, War Museums, Angkor Wat

Ours was an 18-day trip to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. We approached the trip with the mindset that we not likely to make return visit, owing to the great distance, so we sought to pack in as much as possible in the time we allocated. We conveyed our interests and expectations to our travel company. The itinerary underwent several iterations before we finalized our plans. Revisions were handled promptly and issues that we raised were addressed. Overall, we were very pleased with their efforts.

That said, the selection of our travel company was handicapped because while the company we chose was based in our time zone, the competing company was based in Hanoi, a 12-hour time difference. This proved to be an insurmountable obstacle in our efforts to talk and to respond to revisions of the itinerary. In effect, it wasn’t fair to them or to us.

With the exception of our arrival in Bangkok where we could not find our guide owing to the fact that there was more than one greeting area, all aspects of the trip went off without a hitch. We were greeted as promised and transported to our hotels in comfort. Our tour guides were exceptional. The itinerary was very comprehensive in that we saw highlights of each destination city.