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kmrobertsThanks
To the management, TNK travel. (HCMC and Ha Noi) Recently, I was one of a party of 4 people to visit Vietnam. Our bookings with your company were under the name of Mrs. Jane Rosemary Fowler & party. The "party" consisting of my wife and myself and Jane's husband, Barry. Jane Fowler belongs to a group of Australian nurses who exchange places with Vietnamese nurses, in order to have an understanding of nursing conditions existing in both countries. This was Jane's 2nd visit to Vietnam and we were to arrive at the end of her attachment and then go touring together. Jane, being "on-the-spot," was able to arrange hotel bookings for us and told us not to try and book any tours from Australia, as the nurses always used "An excellent local travel agent!" This being TNK! Having now experienced the services provided by TNK, I must congratulate you on your organisation and agree that it is "Excellent" in all respects. We enjoyed our tour to the Mekong Delta immensely,- with courier Dong. The tour to Cau Dai and Cu Chi was just as good,- with courier "Slim Jim!" In both cases, we were impressed to note that one of the girls from the office came out and stuck signs on the various buses' side windows,- telling which tour each bus was going on. This small touch made things much easier for couriers and passengers to sort themselves out. It is small touches like this that make a big difference to customers! Special mention must be made of the service provided by Ms Nhu Y at HCMC office. We had made a rough itinerary of where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see once we left HCMC and handed this to one of the girls in the office, she and 2 others looked at it and decided it needed someone with more experience and so we met Ms Nhu. She knew exactly what was needed and discussed everything with us and then told us to come back at 2:30pm to see the results of her labours! This was a Sunday and when we returned at 3pm, she was still hard at it. We later discovered, while talking to the office girls, that Ms Nhu was supposed to finish at 1pm! She was doing our itinerary and bookings in her own time and it was getting on for 5pm when we finished!! Her hard work paid off, because everything went exactly to plan. She explained that not all tickets were on hand, but that everything we would need for onward travel would be e-mailed to us at the hotels she had booked for us. This worried us a bit initially, but it worked perfectly!! She also explained that TNK's Ha Noi representative would contact us with tickets etc for our tours from Ha Noi and to Laos. Mr Chung, at Ha Noi, came to our hotel. He went through our itinerary with us and made some excellent suggestions which we adopted with thanks. He said that we didn't want to be wandering around trying to get transport from the railway station at Lao Cai up to Sa Pa and he'd organise that and for the same taxy to collect us for the return trip later on. In due course, he escorted us to the station, led us to the train and our carriage and to our sleeping compartment. He would meet us at Ha Noi station on our return, take us back to our hotel for breakfast and make sure that our transport down to Ha Long arrived on time. When, a few days later, we arrived back from Ha Long, he came to our hotel and gave us our airline tickets for Laos and our vouchers for our hotels. Both Ms Nhu and Mr Chung went above and beyond the normal course of duty to make our travels a smooth and hassle-free experience and we thank them for their efforts on our behalf. You must be congratulated on your organisation as a whole. We hope that TNK remains a very successful business and does indeed look Towards the Next Millenium!! Our regards. Mike and Kathleen Roberts. Corowa. Australia
Michelle DavisFeedback
I was interested in visiting Vietnam and found TNK Travel through a search engine. I was a little sceptical about booking online as sometimes you do not get what you paid for. My experience with TNK Travel exceeded my expectations. I was met by our lovely tour guide Nhy in Hochiminh city and she absolutely looked after us. The holiday was very relaxing and experienced with ease. I travelled from HCMC - Hanoi and every experience with the guides and drivers were great. I would very much recommend TNK Travel. Vietnam is a wonderful place to visit and the people are lovely. The tour I experienced was good value for money. Michelle Davis - Sydney, Australia
kete gocedenioThank you for a wonderful experince with my family
Hi Dzung Trinh, As a photographer, I have been travelling South East Asia for 17 years. I have been to vietnam many many times. However this was the highest rating I can ever give to a Vietnam tour operator. I would give a Double A for satifaction index. Worth mentioning is Luc, the tour guide with us to Sapa. Although new in the guide tour business, he really take time to see that we are taken cared of. He eat only when he sees we are well seated. Prompt and courteous, he is always there when needed. The hotel staff in Hanoi are also great. Very courteous and accommodating. I would like to say that the pinnacle of our journey is the surprise New Year's dinner in a cave in Halong bay. We were all taken aback with the setting, live musician, candle light dinner. It is simply magica. The 7 piece acoustic band played really well ( I was a sound engineer in London ) I am glad the tour turned out extremely well because I have hesitant in the beginning as I don't know your company. Definitely I will recommend your company to our friends. Once again, thank you for a wonderful experince with my family. Regards, Kete Go Cedenio
Stephan BatesA wonderful trip to Dac Danh Vietnam
Dear Mr Dac Danh We have recently arrived back home in England following our tour of Vietnam and Cambodia with your company and felt we must write to you to let you know what a fantastic time we had in your beautiful country. We were thoroughly impressed with all our guides and drivers with their knowledge, consideration and professionalism. Everyone we met in Vietnam was extremely friendly and welcoming. In particular we would like you to pass on our grateful thanks to Mr. Ky in Ho Chi Minh city who was extremely knowledgeable and a wonderful ambassador for your country. We will certainly be recommending his services to any friends of ours who may be visiting in the future. Please also pass on our good wishes to Cheng in Cambodia and Cam in Hue - both of whom made our visits to their areas extremely enjoyable. Finally may we also ask you to pay a particular thanks Hoa in Hanoi for making the last few days of our stay so memorable and also amusing. He was a great guide and good company, we hope one day to be able to return to Hanoi and hope that Hoa may be able to be our guide for a trip into Sapa. We shall certainly be recommending him to friends. Many, many thanks for all your assistance and looking forward to seeing you again some time in the future when we return to Vietnam again. Yours sincerely,
Kerry and Mal Morters Mekong Delta Tour to Phnompenh ( Oct 28th 08 )
Dear Ms Nhu Y
My husband and I have now returned to New Zealand from our very memorable holiday in Vietnam and Cambodia. TNK booked the Mekong Tour to Phnom Penh for us and our tour guide was JJ. Our Mekong tour was wonderful, mostly due to JJ who looked after us so well in every way. JJ was a very professional, friendly and helpful guide. We would be very grateful if you could forward this email to JJ's manager. We would highly recommend JJ as a tour guide for any foreign visitor to your country. We would like to make one small suggestion about the tour. It would have been helpful to have the correct Cambodia Visa forms prior to our departure on the boat to Phnom Penh. Before our departure from New Zealand, we did download forms from the Cambodian Embassy web site - bu we did download forms from the Cambodian Embassy web site - but on the day, the Cambodian Customs required a different form. The only other comment we would like to offer, and this has nothing to do with the TNK Mekong Tour itself, but we were very concerned about the terrible living condition for the two bears at the Crocodile Park. If you can provide any influence to help these bears, we are sure they would appreciate this. Thank you TNK for a great tour. Kerry and Mal Morters
AndreaMekong Delta tour (Oct)/ Andrea
Dear Hang Hello,
Just a quick email to say thank you for arranging this trip. We just got back and it was excellent. I would recommend your service to my friends and colleagues. Thank you,
Andrea
Cameron WrayDear sir
I was recently a customer of yours while in Saigon, I would like to pass on my remarks on your tour guide,(mr Hai) he was excellant, My parents and I enjoyed his company and knowledge immensly, I have since recommended your company and mr Hai to a number of people and will continue to do so, Thanks again for a great holiday in your beautiful country. I look forward to a return there one day.
Cameron Wray
james fisherSatisfied
My wife and I just completed a 1 month holiday in vietnam.This was our forth visit,tnk travel did all the travel arrangements for all our visit.we were very happy with them.they arranged all our hotels,internal flights,hire cars and train travel.also airport pick up and drop off.everything went like clockwork.we were very happy with there professional service.and the hotels they chose for us were excellent. Well done tnk travel. Jim & Bev Fisher.
Mark MulderReflections
We have just returned from Vietnam and had a wonderful time. We spent five days in HCMC and five in Hanoi. The sights, sounds and smells were a great experience. Many thanks to TNK travel and Mr Vu who helped organise the Halong Bay 2 day/1 night cruise. They also organised accomodation, at a price way cheaper then what we could manage.
Again, many thanks,and we would recommend TNK to anyone.
Daniela MeiromMeirom group -Vietnam trip
Hello
We are home now and I expected some kind of a feedback request from you but so far got nothing, and decided to send one anyway.
First of all I wanted to thank you in the name of the whole group for a very successful trip. Everything went smoothly and according to plan. The itinerary was well planned, the guides were knowledgeable and caring, the vans were in good condition and comfortable.
I would like to point out several things that were less than 100% - maybe it will be useful to you in the future:
a- the english accent of some of the guides was very bad and we could hardly understand them. Our best guide was Dara in Phnom Penh, unfortunately he was with us only for one day. Chum in Hanoi and Ky in HCM city were also good, The others were also good and warm and kind and we loved them all, but sometimes we had hard time to understand them, maybe because we are not native english speakers
b- most of the hotels were good. The worst was in Phnom Penh - small and smelly rooms and awful maitenance. The one in Siem Reap had nice rooms, but lots of maitenance problems. The same goes for the hotel in Sapa - they had serious problems with the hot water supply, which was extremely annoying.
c- the itinerary was almost perfect, but I think the time in Siem Reap was too long, 2 days would be quite enough, and it could be nice to spend one more day in Hoi An or Hue.
Thank you for everything. We had a very good and interesting experience and will certainly recommend your company to our friends Daniela Meirom
Cruising overnight on board on the traditional Junk – Deluxe Halong Phoenix Cruiser, the charming replica paddle steamer, on tranquil UNESCO world heritage listed Halong Bay . Savoring the best cuisine on board, enjoy fresh fruit after going kayaking on our floating garden bar. Full day kayaking to explore the beauty of Ha Long Bay.
Day 1: Hanoi - Halong ( L , D )
7h45 – 8h30 AM: Our bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel. Enroute, you will have a short break of 15 minutes to rest before going to Halong Bay
12h30 PM: Arrive at Ha Long Bay Dock to board our elegant Halong Phoenix Cruiser. Enjoy a complimentary drink and then have lunch on board while cruising towards the exotic limestone islands with famous sea points such as Dog rock, Fighting Cock rock, Incense Urn, Sail, formed by the process of erosion between the sea water and limestone thousands of years ago. Many of them are covered in lush, dense jungle. Later, we visit Sung Sot Cave ( Cave of Surprises ) and then spend an hour kayaking before a refreshing ocean swimming.
Fresh seasonal fruits are served on sundeck. Having dinner and overnight on boat.
Day 2: Halong- Hanoi ( B , L , D )
* Option 1: Full day sea kayaking to discover Halong’s hidden beauty or keep relaxing on boat .
8h00 AM: Boarding small boat with kayaks to Cat Ba National Park area, Kayaking to Sang Cave (Bright Cave) where you can see the colorfull coral reef with thousands of diffenrent shapes in the crystal water with the poetic seascapes, spending time to relax with the definite nature. Later, kayaking to Van Gia floating village where you have chance to see the real daily life of fishermen. Then having BBQ lunch on beach or on boat ( depend on the weather)
3h30 PM: Board Halong Phoenix Cruiser for the second night .
Note: The program will be changed in case of bad weather.
* Option 2: Cat Ba discovery ( B , L )
7h30 AM: Breakfast is served enroute to Van Gia - one of the largest fishing villages in Halong bay. There, you have a chance to discover the daily life of fishermen before getting on another smaller boat to visit Lan Ha Bay and Monkey island and then getting to Cat Ba island for lunch. In the afternoon, you may spend your time relaxing, swimming, or sightseeing by yourself on beaches such as Cat Co one , Cat Co two , Cat Co three . Free dinner in Cat Ba island.
Day 3: Cat Ba – Ha Long – Ha Noi ( B , L )
7h30 AM: Having breakfast, and then bus picks up for transit boat to Halong Phoenix Cruiser, keeping on cruising along another part of bay to the Dock
10h30 AM: Having lunch on board with a variety of local food, enjoying the rest of the boat trip.
12h00 PM: Arriving back at Halong dock for bus to pick up. Have a short break of 15 minutes enroute to Ha Noi.
4h30 PM: Trip ends in Hanoi.
Trip includes: A/C bus, Deluxe Twin-sharing cabin with A/C on Junk, small transit boat, complimentary drink, 1 glass of wine, seasonal fruits, entrance fees, English-speaking guide, kayaks, picking up and dropping off at hotel.
Meals as:
Trip excludes: Insurance, beverages, 1 dinner in Cat Ba island for option 2, tips and personal expenses.
Necessary things to bring: Passport, sunglasses, hat, insect repellent, cash, swimsuits, nilon bags, rain coat.
Passengers are advised not to take along big luggages for convenience
Package price:
- Single supplement on Halong Phoenix Cruiser: US$ 40 / 1 night - Single supplement in Holiday View Hotel with Superior room: US$ 20 / 1 night - Single Sup in Sunrise Resort with Resort Superior room: US$ 55 / 1 night - Children under 4 years old are FOC, sharing room with parent - Children from 4–9 years old are charged 70%, sharing room with parent
Note: Family rooms on boat are upon requested with the cost of US$ 348 / night for 3 pax only.
2 nights on Halong Phoenix Cruiser
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