Nha Trang Shore excursion, Country side tour with river cruise
During our Holland America, Maasdam South East Asia Highlights cruise we booked a private shore excursion in Nha Trang through Pham tours and had a fantastic day. Sadly we were only in port for half a day however Mr Huy, our guide was able to fit in several highlights in the time we had without feeling rushed at any time. Mr Huy was a great guide, very knowledgeable on the area and its history and has a great sense of humour that made for a fun tour. We were a group of 10 people which was a perfect size group to tour with. We stopped at the embroidery shop and yes, as several previous reviews have mentioned this is a "shopping stop" but definately worth the visit, to see the time and craftsmanship that these ladies put into each piece is amazing and definately worth a visit, the pieces they have on display are simply stunning and while they are available to purchase we didn't encounter any "in your face hard sell tactics" like we did in other places. We then went on a river cruise on the Cai river and got to see several little villages along the way and a feel for how the locals live ending at a rickety old bridge that locals use to cross the river which gets wiped out in floods every year during wet season and they just rebuild again once rains have ended. Drove through some working rice paddy fields with water buffalo along the road on the way to the large Amitabha Buddha, visited a local family home where they make conical hats to sell at the markets, a rice paper making factory then finished of at another local home where they weave mats that are used for several things like bedding, floor mats, table place mats etc, all stops were very interesting and a great insight into the local life. Mr Huy made a point of offering to take photos for everyone throughout the tour and constantly provided information on the area, it's people and history. He was conscious of the fact we only had a short time onshore and timed everything perfectly to ensure we were back at the ship well within time. Unfortunately one of the group became ill during the tour however Mr Huy went out of his way to arrange private transport back to the ship and followed up a short time later to ensure she arrived back ok and let us all know so we didnt have to worry for the rest of the tour. Would have loved to have had more time in Nha Trang to explore more but the whole group enjoyed the tour and i highly recommend that anyone stopping in Nha Trang to contact Pham to arrange a tour, he was great to deal with, very quick to respond to all queries and booking process was very easy. If you can, request Mr Huy and you will be guaranteed a great day in Nha Trang. We will definately be coming back and touring more with them
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Nha Trang Shore excursion, Country side tour with river cruise
During our Holland America, Maasdam South East Asia Highlights cruise we booked a private shore excursion in Nha Trang through Pham tours and had a fantastic day. Sadly we were only in port for half a day however Mr Huy, our guide was able to fit in several highlights in the time we had without feeling rushed at any time. Mr Huy was a great guide, very knowledgeable on the area and its history and has a great sense of humour that made for a fun tour. We were a group of 10 people which was a perfect size group to tour with. We stopped at the embroidery shop and yes, as several previous reviews have mentioned this is a "shopping stop" but definately worth the visit, to see the time and craftsmanship that these ladies put into each piece is amazing and definately worth a visit, the pieces they have on display are simply stunning and while they are available to purchase we didn't encounter any "in your face hard sell tactics" like we did in other places. We then went on a river cruise on the Cai river and got to see several little villages along the way and a feel for how the locals live ending at a rickety old bridge that locals use to cross the river which gets wiped out in floods every year during wet season and they just rebuild again once rains have ended.
Drove through some working rice paddy fields with water buffalo along the road on the way to the large Amitabha Buddha, visited a local family home where they make conical hats to sell at the markets, a rice paper making factory then finished of at another local home where they weave mats that are used for several things like bedding, floor mats, table place mats etc, all stops were very interesting and a great insight into the local life.
Mr Huy made a point of offering to take photos for everyone throughout the tour and constantly provided information on the area, it's people and history. He was conscious of the fact we only had a short time onshore and timed everything perfectly to ensure we were back at the ship well within time.
Unfortunately one of the group became ill during the tour however Mr Huy went out of his way to arrange private transport back to the ship and followed up a short time later to ensure she arrived back ok and let us all know so we didnt have to worry for the rest of the tour.
Would have loved to have had more time in Nha Trang to explore more but the whole group enjoyed the tour and i highly recommend that anyone stopping in Nha Trang to contact Pham to arrange a tour, he was great to deal with, very quick to respond to all queries and booking process was very easy. If you can, request Mr Huy and you will be guaranteed a great day in Nha Trang. We will definately be coming back and touring more with them