INCLUDED:
• A lifetime’s worth of travel experience by Dan, Experience Enabler extraordinaire.
• 24/7 access to Dan who will travel with the group during all stages of the journey as advisor, logistics-handler, concierge and guide.
• Small group of no more than 8 travelers.
• Group travel insurance with MAJOR MEDICAL & EVACUATION components included.
• 13 nights hotel (18 for Cambodia trip) (not including laundry, room service, mini-bar, etc.)
• Saigon Water Puppet Theater tickets (EXPLORER & ENCOUNTER trips).
• Hanoi Water Puppet Theater tickets (DISCOVER trip)
•. HCMC Fine Arts Museum (EXPLORER & ENCOUNTER trips) or Hanoi Fine Arts Museum admission (DISCOVER trip)
• All group ground transportation.
• 1 inter-Asia flight (3 flights for ENCOUNTER trips). Includes 20 kilos checked baggage and 7 kilos carry-on.
• 3 day/2 night Mekong Delta tour (EXPLORER trips).
•. Village entrance fee for Cat Cat Village, Sara (DISCOVER trip).
•. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum admission (DISCOVER trip).
• 6 day/5 night trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia (ENCOUNTER trips).
• All breakfasts - provided by the hotel.
• 2 lunches & 2 dinners
• 1 pre-arranged 30-day single-entry visa for a US citizen to enter Vietnam (DISCOVER & EXPLORER trips).
...or...
• 2 pre-arranged 30 day single-entry visas for a US citizen to enter Vietnam + 1 single-entry visa to Cambodia (ENCOUNTER trips).
• Entrance fees to Hoi An Old Town (ALL TRIPS), War Remnants Museum in HCMC (EXPLORER), National Women’s Museum Hanoi (DISCOVER)..
• 3 day TEMPLE PASS ticket to Angkor Wat (ENCOUNTER trips).
• Welcome group dinner in HCMC on Dan (all trips).
• Unlimited pre-trip email & phone support with Dan to help travelers prepare.
• Loan of an Android smartphone pre-loaded with a local cell service, your own personal phone number while in Vietnam (or Cambodia). You can make phone calls and send text messages, have contacts & handy apps like a language translation apps - they can come in handy. The loaner phone will contain information on the places we'll be visiting as well - maps, etc. It is offered to you with a stylish case and a charger. As a courtesy, please be willing to reimburse us $90 USD if you lose or break your phone, we'll use the funds to purchase a new one for a future traveler who'd like to borrow one.
NOT INCLUDED:
• International airfare* to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) or Hanoi (HAN) and home from Da Nang City (DAD), or, round trip to HCMC (SGN) or Hanoi (HAN) and a domestic flight from Da Nang (DAD back to SGN or HAN at the end of the trip to catch your international leg home). NOTE: This trip is an "open jaws" trip which starts in Saigon (SGN) and ends in Da Nang (DAD). When shopping for flights, make sure you select the correct cities. You may also book in/out of SGN or HAN and then take the 1-hr domestic flight from DAD back to SGN or HAN before your international leg. Dan's willing to assist with the details, for free (he’s good at it).
*Out of Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, there are frequently terrific deals on flights, round trips for under $700 are common. Try searching on Google flights or similar. If you'd like some assistance, feel free to reach out to Dan, he always enjoys looking for good flight deals for clients - he will be happy to assist for free.
• Drinks
• Meals (except breakfasts and 2 dinners + 2 lunches)
• Laundry services.
• Hotel bar or mini-bar charges.
• Taxi trips outside of main itinerary activities.
• Admissions or tolls, excursions booked during “free time,” except when included in scheduled group activities listed on the online itinerary.
• Tips: gratuities for guides & drivers.