Informative Day with Quan in the Hue Imperial City
Very little prepares you for the immensity of the Imperial City. We only spent several hours there and it is well worth more time if you don’t mind a little bit of heat. It was easy to imagine the City populated by courtiers. Quan was very knowledgeable about the City and was able to communicate this in an interesting way. — Traveller: Mark B from Tripadvisor
Superb tour + brilliant home stay!
We had a fantastic experience on our tour of Hoi An. Quan is a personable and knowledgeable guide who really brought the beautiful and romantic town of Hoi An to life for us. We visited the market, took a boat tour to one of the islands and visited local families who make thin rice wrappers used in Vietnamese cuisine and sleeping mats out of grass. It really provided a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of local people. All in all it was a brilliant day out and incredibly god value for money! Little did we know that the best was yet to come! It turns out that the same young lady who runs the tours – the vivacious and charming Xuan Tu (I hope I spelled her name correctly) – also operates a homestay in Da Nang. Our time at the homestay was easily the most memorable time of our entire 3-week stay in Vietnam! Xuan Tu, her brother Lam and her mother Tho really made us feel part of the family at their lovely house. The rooms themselves are great, all with an en suite bathroom, large flat-screen TV and a large comfortable bed. But it was the family themselves who made our stay so memorable. We visited the local market with Tho, who then let us help her make a delicious Vietnamese dinner. Lam took us around to his favourite restaurants and cafes, the sorts of places that no tourist would ever be able to find on their own. And Xuan Tu utterly charmed us the whole time with her cheeky sense of humour and non-stop joking. Words cannot express just how charming this family is. We had one memorable dinner together with the family and some of our friends, culminating in a raucous karaoke party that saw us belting out classic songs at the top of our lungs while drinking copious amounts of Tiger beer on ice. Brilliant memories!! If you are planning to visit Da Nang and/or Hoi An, then do yourself a favour and get in touch with them. And if at all possible, stay at their homestay in Da Nang. If you’re anything like us, you’ll be so sad when the time comes to say good-bye. On the other hand, you’ll be smiling because you’ll already be planning your next trip to Vietnam. What more can I say? 🙂 — Traveller: Carl G from Tripadvisor
Delightful tour with Tommy
We thoroughly enjoyed our shore excursion to Da Nang/ Hoi An with Tommy. Tommy, being a native of Hoi An, gave us great insight into the history of this beautiful area. Not just a cut and dry guide he had a wonderful sense of humour which we really appreciated. Hoi An is truly beautiful and charming. Our trip to the spectacular Marble Mountain was very enjoyable too. Tommy also took us to a local eatery where the food was delicious and reasonably priced. A very local experience. He paced the tour according to our needs and was very patient when we strayed:-) Hope you are lucky enough to have Tommy for your guide. As for the tour company, Xuan Tu was very prompt in replying to all my inquiries. Her website is very well laid out especially with information for shore excursions ( as we did). One of the main reasons we booked with her. I highly recommend this company. Thorough and professional. — Traveller: travellingaround208 from Tripadvisor
Hoi An Happiness
If you’re really wanting to see and learn more about Hoi An than and see beyond all those wonderful Tailor shops, Tommy is your guide. Nothing better than seeing all that Hoi An has to offer, visiting a family and making rice noodles, stopping by the local boat builders yard, taking your turn at weaving a mat. My wife and I LOVED every moment of our day. — Traveller: JayJBC from Tripadvisor
Great tour with excellent guide “Tommy”
Just returned from a private tour, our guide Phan Hoang Hai aka ‘Tommy’ was the most pleasant and courteous guide. He met us as planned off the ship. He was very informative and knowledgable, he took numerous fantastic photographs of us all. Our tour was bespoke to our request and nothing was too much trouble for him, he was also flexible. lunch at a local restaurant was also organised.I would have no hesitation in recommending ‘Tommy’ as a guide. — Traveller: SYCAMORES from Tripadvisor