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Along with 12 or 14 other passengers from the Volendam, my wife and I joined Dung Pham's "Countryside Tour + River Cruise" in mid-December for a tour of Nha Trang and its environs. It was a first rate, highly professional operation, precisely organized from start to finish and chock full of a wide range of sights and experiences that showed us the life of the people of Nha Trang and their culture and traditions.

Also included was a delicious Vietnamese lunch at a restaurant on the banks of the Cai River which gave us the opportunity to contemplate what we had been seeing while we ate and watched the river flow.

Best of all, though, was our guide, Huy. Not only was he a store of knowledge about--and proud of--his city, its people, its traditions and its cultural heritage, he was a warm and engaging human being with a ready smile and a terrific sense of humor (in English!) who made even experiences that might be considered "cheesy" or "touristy"--a visit to a family which made the conical paper hats worn by farmers and peasants, a visit to a small, primitive factory which produces rice noodles--into interesting encounters with Vietnamese culture and traditions. He was always patient, always kind, always attentive to our needs and ready to answer our questions. It was a long tour, yet he extended it at the end so that we could explore the Night Market in Nha Trang (at the same time being sure to warn us about what to avoid and what to be aware of), then extended it once again and had the driver take us elsewhere in the city when my wife wanted to look for a particular item she could not find at the Night Market.

To sum up: We went on several shore excursions during our Southeast Asia cruise. This one was, quite simply, the best. We highly, highly recommend it. Thanks, Huy. Thanks, Dung Pham.

Hi, egrets and annenic (and to all who might also be reading this),

My wife and I will be on the Volendam Singapore to HK cruise from Dec. 6, 2017 to Dec. 20. One of our stops is Nha Trang (along with 3 others in Vietnam, 2 in Thailand, and Sihanoukville).

I've got a couple of tour offers I'd like to post. One of them is the same one you discuss in this thread.

How did you transfer the tour description verbatim from the email you must have received from Dung Pham to your posting? Did you "copy and paste", or do something else? If the former, maybe you could explain how to do it . You can email me at:

steveschlam@yahoo.com

I am a bit "technologically challenged", I'm afraid, great at emails but not so adept on the computer otherwise.

Our departure date is only one month away now. Any quick help you can give me now would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks!

Steve