clients' reviews

Hello,

A big thank to you for this beautiful stay rich in colors, landscapes and improbable meetings and for which we wish to bring our testimony.

If you hesitate to decide on the speaker to choose to make your journey and well do not hesitate! You knocked on the good door !
Indeed, as far as we are concerned, we hesitate between several proposals of stay

The responsiveness and availability of Mr. Tu as well as the information obtained from the correspondent on Toulouse (Mr. Barrau), were decisive in our choice for Authentik VietnamTravel.

In the end, a tailor-made trip perfectly set with escapades (off schedule!) And amazing encounters!
We left with a couple of friends from Hanoi by night train, direction Lao Cai for a 7 day trip from 8 to 15 March 2013.
The first hike in the region of Sapa, we immediately immersed in a  very colorful exotic (despite the absence of sunshine for 7 days!) world

Black Hmongs, Hmongs and Red Dao, welcoming ethnicities randomly encountered country roads in the middle of beautiful rice terraces landscapes (not yet in cultivation, however, a little early for the season.
The markets of Can Cau, Bac Ha, a festival, a symphony of colors, traditional costumes, "small" crafts, smiles and laughter for authentic live and festive markets.

Direction Ha Giang then Dong Van and Meo Vac through grandiose wild landscapes shrouded in fog (sometimes thick!) Very impressive (steep roads, be careful chills!). A breathtaking panorama! Mountains completely carved over the centuries on the backs of men. Recesses, with the Tay and their house on stilts, the discovery of their way of life so spartan and yet so rich, their spontaneous invitation to share a glass of tea. The unexpected meeting of a group of women celebrating the "International Women's Day" around glasses of rice alcohol quickly intoxicating .........

End of course on Ba Bé, two nights homestay, cruise on the lake, beautiful, peaceful, the rhythm of rural life with the transplanting of rice, the return of a herd of buffalo, a girl who makes her homework on his doorstep, a ceremony of end of mourning and his participants all dressed in white, happy to come down the spirit of their deceased home, the drums all night and then the rooster, the roosters, without whom Vietnam would not be and who sing (a little early!) everywhere and even on Hanoi!

This milestone program, your availability, your kindness and your love for your country, seduced us and allowed us to understand it a little better and to take a little bit of it in our hearts.

Thank you for everything!

Cécile and Michel MARGAIL

Hello,

We discovered by chance a small agency, run by Mr. Tu
Sincerely, I was skeptical, being used to organizing our travels and meetings, but Mr. Tu is just a mine!
He knows, loves his country and makes you meet people at random of the trip.
He makes sure that people open their door with a smile and share a tea with you with ease.
He has the answers to all the questions you ask yourself about Vietnam and the Vietnamese!
I will not hesitate to advertise his agency to my friends and acquaintances.

We returned home very satisfied with our trip to Vietnam, especially days spent in the center and north of the country, accompanied by the guides of Agence Authentik Vietnam.

Everything was perfectly organized, the hotels well chosen, the appointments always punctual; Our guides were very competent, educated and efficient and, importantly, they spoke French very well. The sites chosen and the knowledge acquired gave us all satisfaction ... We can only recommend this young agency.

Thanks to Mr. Ngoc Tu who passionate us by his knowledge of the history of Vietnam.
In the region of Hoi An and in the northern mountains, our guides introduced us to another very picturesque face of the countryside.

Hello,

First of all I apologize for the unscheduled sending of part of my email last night. We have not forgotten you, and not a day goes by without us discussing our stay with you again and the wonderful impressions your country has made for us. We have a hard time sorting our many photos, (+2000) we are still over 1000, but it's like a film that scrolls before our eyes and revives our memories.

Regarding the questionnaire, points 1 to 4 will be treated by Jean who was the initiator of this trip and who discovered you on the net (what luck for us!). But you answered yourself in point 4: Customized planning according to the desires of the group with a local agency that has a deep knowledge of his country.

Making local people work: this is part of a process that I fully share. Why go through a French intermediary who only buy services and propose a program too classic.

1. Our comments on the custom circuit?
You have developed a very balanced program, with alternating strengths and activities taking into account the movements and small fatigue strokes of our group of seniors.
Apart from the essential tourist visits which could have been even more intense, if we had been able to add a few more days, the more intimate approach of the populations of the north-west was for us a very strong moments of our trip.

2. Comments on the guides during the tour:
The guides, perfectly French speaking, were of a very good level.

3. The choice of restaurants ranging from "road" to more touristy establishments was perfect.
Vietnamese cuisine was a discovery by the quality and freshness of the products, the wide variety of dishes without forgetting the refined presentation. We constantly evoke it with nostalgia and boast of it to our friends.

4. Our comments on accommodation?
Excellent overall level, the "syndicate" hotel included, not to mention the beautiful junk in Halong Bay.

5.Our comments on the vehicles.
The use of a smaller vehicle for the northern mountain circuit was very judicious. The condition of the roads was sometimes adventurous and in my opinion the shock absorbers of the bus tired, but the splendid landscapes compensated the jolts!

6. Our suggestions for improving your benefits?
Personally I did not appreciate the costume party, it seems obligatory for tourists and I would have liked more free time to HCMC to discover the district of Cholon and go in the footsteps of Marguerite Duras, but apart these few points, the program was perfect.

7.Our impressions?
No conventional operator could offer us a program as rich and varied as the one you have developed.

8. Of course we are talking and talking to our friends and relations about our wonderful trip to Vietnam and the excellent experience with AUTHENTIKVIETNAM TRAVEL and especially with our great guide Tu.

Best regards

Jean-Pierre and Marita
 

Good evening Tu,

Firstly, a big thank to you for the photos: it seems at once so close and already so far!

In response to your request, here are my personal impressions of this wonderful trip. Of course you know that our good king Jean organized our meeting and it was he who took the "risk" of choosing you!

For my part it will be difficult for me now to integrate a classic travel agency, because the quality of the services you offered us was very frankly awsome.

I really enjoyed being able to visit the northern villages while spending time with families, and for a moment, feel close to them.
The restaurants were well chosen: alternating between popular restaurants where we have an impression of sharing with Vietnamese and the resto in the evening when we played the "tourists" ... ..
The hotels were very luxurious and each day was perfect and enjoyable.

Regarding the vehicles there are no more reproaches possible (fresh water very popular) the only downside could concern roads that you have not had time to redo, your improvements on this side there are therefore to predict.
The overall impression that emerges after a month of this circuit, for me, is to have felt both "motherhood" so safe and at the same time free (with Monique we keep a memory of our trip in rickshaw motorcycle!).

You responded exactly to the demand I had: to see classical Vietnam with the unavoidable visits, to understand the history of this country with cultural religious political influences and to have a feeling of authenticity at times: all in three weeks!

I hope that from your side you have not had too much trouble adapting to this group of curious little old people who want to stay fit to continue to open their eyes to other ways of life, and others wonderful landscapes .
I promised you to talk about it around me and I hope to convince some  to follow.

Hello and thank you for your messages and photos that I could not open but tonight I could admire them. I did not communicate with the group because since my return, I was very busy.

But here are my remarks:

I am totally willing to use the services of the local agencies directly because I think it makes more money for the locals that we visit and as they know their country is easier to have a trip "Made to measure", which you knew how to organize perfectly. I especially enjoyed the northern mountains although I liked everything as well as walking (Vietnam and Cambodia) or by bike, I would have liked more. The hotels were perfect and I did not expect so much luxury and yet I have already traveled a lot! The food was excellent and the decor of the dishes which delighted me; I was happy to have tasted the goat, the rat, the dog and the massage session: thank you for these initiatives. The discovery of the Danang museum was a great moment of aesthetic emotion and I was very moved that you offer us incense sticks in the small French soldiers' cemetery in Dien Bien Phu: as I was a teacher history I read a lot of books about it and I found interesting the way you exposed this topic. The guide for Ankhor was a warm lady and as anxious as you to share her knowledge and love for her country. My only regret is that I did not remain one day more at liberty in Hanoi, Saigon and Pnom Penh because a country is also discovered by walking nose in the wind in the cities.

> You can be sure that I will give your address to the people around me who want to go to Vietnam
> What I have most appreciated is: YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR DESIRES AND YOUR WISHING WILL TO SHARE TO YOU YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND I CAN ENSURE YOU HAVE GOT IT.
> I hope to be able to make the friendly guide for you in my French region when you come 

Hope to hear from you soon

MCF

We are a small group of friends who have chosen in recent years to travel by contacting local agencies directly.

It was while reading a forum of travelers that we contacted the agency AuthentikVietnam. Happy choice! Our 22-day tour of Vietnam and Cambodia was ideal. Transportation, accommodation, choice of restaurants everything was perfectly organized.

We had his director Ngoc Tu Dinh as a guide. Not only does he have a deep knowledge of his country, his history, his ethnicities, and the sites, but in addition to his availability and kindness. If one adds to that his perfect mastery of the language one can give him the palm of best guide-organizer.

Hello,

It's already been a year since we made our wonderful trip to Vietnam that left us indelible traces. Thanks to you we discovered the northern region, Sapa, Ha Giang ... in ideal conditions because very quickly you have recognized our expectations. What an experience to work in the rice fields! What a great moment to share a funeral ceremony by chance in the mountains ...

We also often think about these evenings spent together over a drink where you told us about your country  which is also mine and which I approached.
I see that today, the conditions of peace between Vietnam and China are fragile. I hope with all my heart that your people will not suffer further aggression. I know you're active
We will definitely be back soon and do not forget to talk to you about it!

See you soon 

Pascale (Vincent, William, Philippe)

After making a first tour from north to south across Vietnam, we wanted to explore in more detail the north of the country with its beautiful natural sites and so endearing different ethnic groups .

We then addressed Mr. Tu ... for our greatest satisfaction!
During our 3-week trip from east to west in his company, we had the opportunity to appreciate his excellent knowledge of these regions as well as these ethnic groups to which Mr. Tes shows the greatest respect.

Finally, he really cared for both of us.
It is with enthusiasm that we recommend its services! 

Marcus & Dominique
Marc Vernaillen

If I had been able to make this trip to a smaller committee and not on an organized trip, it would have been even better. Even though we were many, you managed the group in a perfect way, the atmosphere of the group happy because you were very open, but you also knew to show authority so that everyone has the respect of the other. All schedules during the tour have been respected and the choices wise.

Being an organized trip and being numerous, we could not choose our restaurants, only inconvenience, but otherwise it was good anyway. Feel free to ask to eat in less conventional restaurants to enjoy all the richness and variety of Vietnamese cuisine and dare to eat local.
We were able to appreciate your great availability, your eternal good humor, your excellent cultural level and your exceptional command of the French language.

Your humor has seduced us a lot and your comments are always clear and precise.
In addition, you sing very well, yes, it's true.

I rediscovered my childhood country and also discovered beautiful places not accessible before because of the war.
This return to the sources is unforgettable and I can not wait to return as soon as possible to rediscover other places that I could not visit for lack of time.
I will not hesitate to call on your services and recommend to all those who want their trip to be the most successful and will forever be engraved in their memory.
None of your questions will remain unanswered because Mr. TU always finds the right answer!

All these compliments are sincere.
We wish you all the success you deserve and your site is very well done.
With all our friendship and best memory, hoping to see you again next year.

Thuy Nga and Jean Marie