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We were very lucky to have Xuan as our guide in Nha Trang and Saigon during our recent cruise. Xuan is an absolute delight! His tour is well-planned and he took great care of our small group! Definitely a highlight of our entire trip!  I recommend booking with Xuan, and urge you to contact him early as he books up fast.

I'll check out all these recommendations. Appreciate everyone's help!

It largely depends on where is the last attraction of the day and where you're headed to the next morning. I say that because of traffic issues (too many cars, not enough roads).

 

Though still moderate, hotel rates are rising in Bangkok, as is the cost of dining out (unless you do street food which I don't - except for deep-fried chicken - as much as I like Thai food) Good food can be hard to find for a non-local outside the hotels in certain spots (west side of the Chao Praya river comes to mind).

 

Sukhumvit is a somewhat touristy area with a goo amount of place to eat. Other spots are Silom (Road) area and around Siam Square. Lots of hotels for all sorts of budgets but having some idea of the 1st paragraph woul dbe helpful.

Thanks for your insight! Our last stop is Long Tail Boat Chao Phraya & Thonburi Canals...then transfer to hotel. First stop in the morning is"driving towards Damnoen Saduak". What do you think?

We've arranged a private guide for our overnight port stop Laem Chabang, but we need to arrange our own hotel. Can anybody recommend a hotel? The tour company suggested the Sukhumvit area. We would like to keep it under $200 USD with breakfast. We'll be touring all day and only staying one night with an early pick up for day two, so is this what you would recommend? Would the river area be better for finding a dinner place and spending the evening on our own? Any guidance is appreciated. Thanks!

Thank you sippican! I appreciate your recommendation of Hellenic Private Tours.

Regards,

Diana

Thank you SpainAlien and Cruisemom42 - I appreciate those helpful recommendations!

Regards,

Diana

Our Cruise ends Piraeus October 7th and we have three nights booked at Athens Gate Hotel. Any recommendations of good tour companies for Athens and then a day trip to Corinth? Any suggestions are appreciated!

Thanks,

Diana