What a fun filled 10 days. Every trip is what you make it, but this trip was truly something special. Although it was my first Contiki, I could not have for a better group of people to travel and explore Vietnam with and who made it such a memorable first Contiki trip. And Vietnam is such a beautiful place that I really would recommend visiting.

The tour sights and accomodation were all very good. Local guides were knowledgeable and happy to answer any questions I had. The tour was quick in each place but got a good idea of what I would like to do again. Much of the trip common meals catered for the lowest common palate and often we ended up eating relatively western versions of food or at western style restaurants for family dinners. Which may or may not be your style. A few places the accomodation was nice but a bit far from the activity hubs in town. I probably would have preferred slightly worse accomodation to be closer to activity areas or to meet other people.

Vietnam Highlights was awesome! Could not recommend more. Only thing I wish I could have done differently is the contiki Vietnam Experiences tour. As the Vietnam Highlights joins the Vietnam experience group and you would get to go to Meekong Delta. Perfect if you are going in a group or by yourself! And honestly the overnight train is actually not that bad just bring your own pillowcase if you want to feel a bit cleaner. Contiki is awesome! My second contiki trip from different parts of the world and so far neither has disappointed. Very professional and very organised if you are wanting to be the passenger princess on a holiday! I loved every moment I’m excited for my next contiki trip!

Made this trip entirely worth it! I would recommend her to anyone wanting to travel through anywhere in Asia with Contiki. I would absolutely recommend Contiki again ALL because of our guide! She made the entire trip worth it despite some of the hiccups with Contiki messing up our flights. And tackling how to handle having influencers on her trip while trying to make sure everyone who actually paid enjoyed their well earned and deserved vacation.

Amazing trip - a great taster of Vietnam! Loved all the add on activities and the convenience of having everything organised for us :) Booked via travel agent - easy as.

The trip was incredible! Our tour guide was amazing, we all absolutely adored him. The people on the tour were all remarkable too. Saw so many amazing sites and the free time add ons were great. The only change I would make is the overnight train, that was quite unpleasant. If not just the breakfasts we got served that contained meat and yogurt and sat out unrefrigerated since 2pm the day prior.

If I could do it all over again from the top, I would, and I wouldn't change a thing. My Trip Manager and our local guides were incredible, and our trip wouldn't have been the same without them. The itinerary was action packed and efficient, and we saw everything you'd dream of seeing in Vietnam in 10 days. I'd highly recommend this trip.

The pacing was a bit rushed due to the overnight train and the stay in Ninh Binh. Nihn Binh should be excluded and that extra day should go towards an extra day in any other city. Pictures of the paid activities/experiences should be provided before payment is made for said paid activities/experiences. The tour manager was brilliant and the trip was worth the money. Adding the discounts for returning Contiki customers should be a bit easier.

An absolutely incredible trip. Vietnam is my new favorite country to go and visit. I felt so safe and welcome by the locals. I would say I wish our guide was a bit more professional and showed less favoritism to some travelers over others. I loved that the guide made an obvious effort to plan group dinners and get togethers outside of the Contiki planned activities. My biggest frustration was the insane time crunch to get places. We were always being told to hurry up breakfast and no time to stop for bathroom breaks (outside of the scheduled ones) or pharmacy runs because we were somehow always running late or in a crunch for time. I wish Contiki did a better job of adding in buffer time for bathroom breaks, pharmacy runs, coffee stops, etc. so that we didn't always feel like a burden if we asked to detour to somewhere. Overall, I would highly recommend the Vietnam Highlights trip. I saw so much, Ha Long Bay was INCREDIBLE. I feel like I could spend another month exploring this country. I also highly recommend opting into every additional experience (the only one I skipped was the mud bath). The total price was a little over 100 USD for all of the extra excursions and was 100% worth it. Everyone got along wonderfully and now I have new friends all over the world. Will definitely be doing another Contiki trip in the near future.

The best trip I've been on, especially as a solo traveller and my first time travelling solo ever. Very very worthwhile and worth the money spent as we have very fun activities planned each day and all accomodation was amazing and in great locations. I made great friends from this trip and my contiki manager was amazing!