Trip Reviews
13 day North Vietnam Adventure
Ange, Thank you for organisng such a wonderful trip. The guides and drivers were exceptional, professional, caring, and fluent in English, knowledgeable and really gave us an insight into Vietnamese culture, customs, history and the environment. With our private tour it was fantastic to be able to ask anything anytime and we had lots of fun in the process.
Robyn, Kerry & Jude, sisters from NSW travelled on a Custom Tour >
12 day Hanoi to Luang Prabang via the Tay Chang Border
Home stays excellent. Guides excellent. Knowledge of culture and history abundant.
Marcia Danielson & Patricia Ryan, South Australia, travelled on a Custom Tour >
17 day Vietnam & Cambodia Adventure
The whole trip was wonderful in every way. The guides were very informative and careful in there planning and we felt like kings and queens.
Jayne Chislett and husband, QLD, travelled with another couple on a Custom Tour >
3 day Mai Chau Valley Walk
We really appreciated Hai's flexibility when we needed to change our trip. He was great! We really enjoyed cycling through villages and meeting the beautiful locals - especially the children. The scenery was amazing. The home stay incredible!
Kath Elliot, Australia, Mai Chai Valley Walk >
4 day Cycle North West Vietnam
The best thing in our trip was the possibility to travel outside of mass tourism and see how local people live. And we accidently crashed a wedding party on our honeymoon!
Topani Hollmen, Finland cycled North West Loop >
5 day Sapa Trek & Halong Bay
Sapa Trek was amazing, our guide (Thau) and porter were awesome! The food cooked was amazing and the information they gave us was brilliant too. The homestay was fantastic and family great - highlight of our trip.
Stacey Cikarela from WA, Australia,
Sapa & Halong Bay >
10 day Cambodia Temples & Monastery Experience
My stay at the monastery will be a fond memory forever. Although very frugal and warm this made my stay more traditional. I had a comfortable mattress with mosquito net and sprays if required. My food was cooked fresh for every meal including dinner if I required it. My Birthday was a day I will never forget. I woke at 4.30am and Mr Da presented me with a beautiful gift box and when I opened this there was a pure white Nuns outfit enclosed. This was so special as it was also National Buddhist day in Cambodia. I was accepted at the monastery by all the monks and nuns and treated like one of the family. It was quite sad to leave but I am sure one day I will return. The next day we went out to the floating village where I had lunch cooked by one of the homes then rested afterwards in the hammock. Mr Da my guide is such a good man. He is kind, reliable and has a great sense
of humour. It is also evident that he is well respected here. His command of English is also good and we had fun practicing. Thank you for this fantastic opportunity and I hope to return one day to Cambodia.
Michelle Priestley, UK, Temples & Monastery >
10 day Hoi An, Hanoi & Halong Bay Highlights
We had a great day on our Hoi An boat trip which included balancing on Vietnamese traditional fishing boats, throwing nets, visiting a traditional fishing hut and learning firsthand about the Vietnamese war. But the highlight apart from the sensational lunch was the little boat trip through the bombed out waterways and water Pandanus - those boats are surprisingly sturdy and you can do cool tricks in them - great fun tour and another highlight of Hoi An!!
Stephanie Hawkins & Michael Bevan, Darwin Australia, travelled on a Custom Tour >
5 day Saigon & Mekong Delta Cycle
Trip was seamless, all inclusions were great so no stress with paying bills, finding good places to eat. Food was all great! Authentic Vietnamese, no badly done Western as can happen to 'falangs'! Guide and driver worked well together and very professional, but good fun, so nice balance. Cycling was a good mix of off road plus urban busy streets which added to the excitement! Home stay was fantastic. Lovely, clean and friendly - great food and hospitality as well as a cold beer and foot massage!!
Katherine du Vallon, Darwin Australia, travelled with 5 friends Cycle Mekong Delta >
5 day Saigon & Mekong Delta Cycle
Fully Sick!
Jo Barranco, Sydney, Australia, Cycle Mekong Delta >
7 day North Vietnam
Our Vietnamese guide was simply outstanding. Nothing too much trouble. Excellent tours and good mix of information. Thank you, we had an amazing week in travelling Vietnam.
Bart & Jo Thomson, NSW, Australia, travelled on a Custom Tour >
3 day Laos Hill Tribe Adventure
Just got back from our IJE tour today and going to meet our guide La, for a beer. Loved the elephants, the trekking and everything was made so easy for us by the guide - felt very spoilt and like millionaires having our own guide!! The village was so authentic.
Jenny Skipper & Darron Daly, Sydney, Australia, Hill Tribe Adventure >
6 day Vientiane to Luang Prabang
Guide was fantastic and very attentive and informative. Trip was AWESOME! Look forward to doing it again.
Peta Major, QLD, Australia, travelled with her husband and another couple on a Custom Tour >
10 day Vietnam Beaches & Culture
Thank you sooo much we had a fantastic holiday and everything went very smoothly. All the changes we did you guys were fantastic and there were never any dramas with the changes. We will certainly be recommending our family and friends to use you.
Jayne Rothall + Pat Flanegan, Darwin, Australia, Vietnam Beaches & Culture >
3 day Cycle Mekong Delta
We enjoyed all the opportunities to mix with the locals rather than sticking to the tourist traps. The guide was really enthusiastic and really interested / concerned for our comfort and safety. A great experience!
Nichole + Christopher Peart, QLD, Australia, Mekong Delta Highlights >
7 day Hanoi to Luang Prabang Overland Trip
We're in Vientiane now. Had a fabulous time on the trip. We particularly enjoyed North Laos especially Muang Ngoi. We were very pleased we had taken the trip as it made crossing the border much easier with Noah and we got to see a lot of the country we wouldn't have otherwise. Also the going was rough on the roads.
Both drivers were very capable and cautious given the way most other people were driving. We were very pleased with the guides. Tuan was very professional and very sweet with Noah, who really appreciated it. Saylom had great rapport with local people and was able to show us a lot of things we wouldn't normally have access to eg. making river weed and noodle making. The visit to Hat Sa village was really interesting as through Saylom we got to talk to some older people.
Thanks for arranging the boat trip to Muang Ngoi, the scenery was fabulous, the best we saw. Everything worked well and was properly organised, so that was great for Noah - we can cope with a lot more chaos ourselves! Once again we were very pleased with the tour, so thank you again. If you need anyone to recommend your tours we would be more than happy to do so. Kind regards
Keith and Lynette Tarlo, Sydney, Australia travelled on a Custom Tour >
Kayak Halong Bay, Trek Sapa, Cycle Mekong Delta
Just to let you know that we really enjoyed the trip and tours. All guides had a good standard of English, were friendly, knowledgeable and competent. The accommodation and food was excellent and the activities challenging. I did not handle all the trekking but only missed the walk to the second village but accomplished everything else. No problems with the kayaking and cycling except that I found the heat difficult in the Mekong and did ride in the support vehicle at times. Rob and Penny coped with ease but had thorough training trekking in Nepal in December. We certainly would not hesitate to recommend the tours to people. Many thanks again for all your help and best of luck with your business. We thoroughly enjoyed the diversity and challenges of the experiences.
Pam & Rob Stewart, Sydney, Australia travelled with 2 children and bolted our itineraries to their own plans.
Intrepid Northern Laos
The tour was excellent. The main guide Mr Bounkian did an excellent job and the trekking and kayaking guides were also very professional.
Norbert Riedl, Melbourne, Australia, Intrepid Northern Laos >
Remote Sapa Trek
Hey there Ange, the trip was great and the trek was definitely a workout. The guide in sapa was excellent. Trung was very helpful and courteous.
Simon Leung, Sydney, Australia,
Remote Sapa Trek >
Mekong Delta Highlights
Great variety of country, town & city with smooth transfers between boats, car and bikes.
Liz Elphick of Darwin, Australia travelled with her two teenage sons Mekong Delta Highlights >
Summit Mount Fansipan Challenge
Guide and support crew were fabulous. Food great and the days were challenging but the views along the way was worth it! Getting to the top of Fansipan was unforgettable.
Jenny-Lee Stefas, Sydney, Australia, climbed Mt Fansipan with four friends Summit Mt Fansipan >
Cycle Mekong Delta
Just wanted to let you know that Leigh and I had a great trip. Hong (our cycling guide) was fantastic and we were very well (possibly too well!!) catered for. I will be definitely recommending IJE for future travel. Thanks again.
Kate Savage, Sydney, Australia, Mekong Delta Highlights >
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