Great opportunity to commune with natural and historical Vietnam.
Our customized tour with AVT (Asia Vietnam Travel) to northwest Vietnam offered many occasions to commune with nature and to meet Vietnamese people in their authentic villages and homesteads. We enjoyed relaxed-paced exploration in parks, rivers, lakes and historical sites. There was a healthy variety of walking, boat riding and road traveling. There were also some opportunities for cycling in the countryside. Our guide Pham Thien a.k.a. Tim is enthusiastic, knowledgeable and patient with questions of all kinds. He also has a good sense of humor. Tim has visited Canada, speaks good English and is familiar with North American culture. He shares great local knowledge for dining, shopping and extra excursions. He is also very knowledgeable about the history of areas we visited and the history of Vietnam. Our bus driver, Huan

Tim is fabulous and so knowledgeable
We could not have asked for a better knowledge guide. He is very friendly and so helpful. We all said he was the best guide we ever had. Tim was with us for 6 days. He gave us the history and the local tips about visiting Trang An and Tam Coc. One of our party was over 80 and he stayed with them as they climbed the 500 steps to the top and bottom. He took us to Bach Long Glass Bridge and he knew the best time to visit it when hardly anyone was around. We stayed in Moc Chau and the manager of the hotel did not speak any

Local life experiences
We took recommendation from our friends who had used AVT Travel and booked our holiday in the north of Vietnam. The trip was amazing, we had a lot of fun and great memories after our trip was over. Our tour guide Dat was very informative, enthusiastic, professional and took care of us so well. Everything AVT arranged for

THE BEST TOUR PLANNER
From the beginning of the planning and till the end of the vacations of 7 days. AVT arranged it very well. We booked really last minute, 2 weeks before. Within one day, they gave our plan and AVT gave us freedom to change and plan according to us in

RECOMMENED TRIP, GREAT EXPERIENCE TO MY FAMILY!!!
Thanks to AVT Travel, we did have a wonderful time together. An unforgettable moment! We knew AVT through friends who traveled with them before. We asked for some day trip options, but "Bac Ninh biking" is truly what we are looking for. Peaceful countryside, beautiful old house, and temple, traditional craft villages, a nice story of history and culture, especially a sweet home meal with a local family. It makes my trip

Wonderful and Educational Tour of Vietnam
We toured with AVT's CEO Thien, starting in Hanoi and working our way to the Mekong Delta, with many stops on the way. Honestly, didn't know what to expect from Vietnam as this was our first trip to Asia. However, with Thien's guidance we had a travel experience that ranks as one of our all time favourites! We don't typically travel to see beaches (although Vietnam has no shortage, and Ha Long Bay is stunning) but rather to experience the country, it's people, and it's history. Thien was the ideal person to guide us... the sheer knowledge he has about his country is truly impressive. Thien mixes that knowledge with a true love of his country and it's people, and he was always glad to highlight the cultural aspects of an area and help us connect with local folks to understand the Vietnamese

Vietnam in Winter - beautiful and fun
Everything was so well organised and I was looked after so well. Would definitely use AVT again. Got door to door service, guides were friendly and knowledgeable

Personalised, engaging and extremely reliable
Thien and his team member, Judy have been most responsive, knowledgeable, courteous and patient in accommodating our frequent changes in drawing up our travel program. Judy is very attentive and engaging.They understood that we are not keen on an “off-the-shelf” and hectic itinerary. We spent 4 nights in Hanoi and 5 nights in Ninh Bình. It was fantastic!! When we arrived at Hanoi airport, the shop that sells SIM cards(the 1st shop on the right, upon arrival exit) had both our mobile phones disabled for any use. And that was 31 Dec. All authorised Samsung shops or our network providers are closed till 2 Jan. Finally, we managed to contact Thien if he could assist with a mobile phone rental. Both Thien and Judy were in Hanoi's old town to receive us. Without hesitation, both of them arranged everything and that was definitely a reassuring start for us. They were always

Amazing experience
We had a wonderful time in northern Vietnam thanks to the knowledge and attention to detail by Tim. He took care of all logistics and made sure we were treated well by tour operators and by various hotels we stayed. He even came to my rescue and sorted out unexpected visa issue. Tim is friendly and caring person and I thank him for a memorable time in

Spectacular Vietnam Tour Company
Tim went above and beyond and did a wonderful job taking us to Ninh Binh and Moc Chau. We were able to see so many amazing places. He is very knowledgeable and informative and shared so much of the history of the places we visited. We highly recommend him. He never once disappointed us. We have visited over 55 countries, I consider him one of our top 5 tour guides ever ! Any of our travel back to Asia we will