FAQ Category: Planning your trip

Once the official payment has been made, changes in tour details should be requested via email (info@absoluteasiatravel.com or email of the staff processing your booking), and is subject to a surcharge of hotels and restaurants (depending on each case). Possibility of reservation amendments is also subject to service availability of our suppliers (hotels, restaurants and other)

For people with wheelchairs, we will need some very special care, especially with transportation, as well as at some sites with tough grounds. Normally a private transport is arranged and a porter at some sites is needed.  Please contact our consultants to have had some experience in these cases.

Vehicles Used for Our Tours

We use modern cars, minibus and coaches for all of our tours. Most are of recent vintage (2018-2022), are air conditioned, and have cooler to chill drinks. The latest additions to our fleet is the Toyota Innova (7 seaters). We always provide a larger vehicles so you will have ample room to relax; our drivers are selected for their driving ability and knowledge.

Here are few examples of vehicles used for your tours:

We seat the driver and tour guide in the front and seat up to two passengers in the rear. This car is often used for our private transfers for two passengers and the luggage is put in the booth (Our Toyota Altis/Toyota Vios are of 2018 and 2022 make) Toyota Innova (7 seaters). We seat the driver and tour guide in the front and seat up to three passengers in the rear. While there are two more supplementary seats in the rear, these are often folded down and used for luggage. (Our Everests are of 2018 and 2022 make)

This comfortable minibus is ideal for large family or small groups; It will is used for up to eight people and their luggage. The Ford Transit 16 seaters is the most frequented used for a group from 4-8 persons.We also use this vehicle to support cycling tours for for a group from 2-5 cyclists.

Huyndai County (29 seaters)We use this comfortable coach for up to 15 guests together with their luggage for private tours. Some mid-range cruise operators use this one as shuttle bus Hanoi – Halong Bay and the total passengers might go up to 20 people.

We use this comfortable coach for up to 35 guests together with their luggage for private tours. For larger group of less than 45 guests who would like all passengers on the same coach, then we will arrange an extra vehicle to transport luggage.

Yes, you’re in control of your time during the tour with us and we allow the balance of touring time and free time so you will enjoy the tour at its best.

I suggest you travel to Mui Ne which is about 200 km (5 hour-drive) to the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. It’s now one of the most popular beach resorts in the central of Vietnam with huge rolling dunes at the end of an 18km white sand beach. There is a good range of hotels on the beach, some offering accommodation in bamboo villas and bungalows. There are also plenty of restaurants along the beach road – a mixture of Vietnamese and international.

For Vietnam tours, Vietnam travel for family, you should consider spending some time in Hoi An Ancient Town, located about 35 km southeast of Danang. It retains the original street and many of its buildings. Hoi An is also famous for its many restaurants offering both local and Vietnamese specialties. The standard is high, and the prices inexpensive. It’s also a good place for shopping, especially for silk material and garments. Most of the silk shops are just outside the boundaries of the Ancient Towns – most can turn material into a tailor-made garment within 24 hours. One of its highlight is Cua Dai beach, which is 5 km out of Hoi An. Cua Dai Beach is a pleasant white sand beach and can be easily reached by bicycle from Hoi An.

• Cultural (5)

1. Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi (2010)
2. Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (2011)
3. Complex of Hue Monuments (1993)
4. Hoi An Ancient Town (1999)
5. My Son Sanctuary (1999)

• Natural (2)

1. Ha Long Bay (1994, 2000)
2. Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003, 2015)

• Mixed (1)

1. Trang An Landscape Complex (2014)

Besides these 7 World Heritage Sites, there are also other UNESCO recognized heritages in Vietnam. These are:

Hue Royal Court Music – recognized as World Oral History Treasure and Intangible Culture in 2003
Tay Nguyen Gong Music – recognized as masterpiece of the oral and intangible culture of humanity in 2005
Bac Ninh “Quan Ho” Folk Singing – recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009
Ca Tru Singing – recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009
Xoan Singing – recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011

Other sites in Vietnam are listed as World Biosphere reserve: Can Gio Mangrove (2000), Cat Tien national park (2001), Mui Ca Mau (2009), Cham Island (2009)

No, you don’t if you travel to popular cities in Vietnam. However, it is advisable that precautionary measures be taken against cholera, malaria, hepatitis A & B, typhoid and tuberculosis.