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We provide excellent private tours to all tourists with local private guides. Your happiness is our highest priority. We hire excellent English speaking, friendly, knowledgable tour guides to help you enjoy the tours. We support you 24/7 before, during and after the tours.
Hue, Vietnam

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ST
Singapore, Singapore3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023
Culture Pham arranged a fantastic full-day tour of Da Nang and Hoi An for me.

I opted for a customised tour schedule based on existing programmes I had seen on their website, combining a daytime itinerary for attractions around Da Nang with an evening itinerary for Hoi An.

The Culture Pham team were efficient and accommodating as always when coordinating plans with me over WhatsApp. This was particularly helpful for me as I was travelling by myself and often only finalising plans a day or two in advance.

Here is the list of places we visited: Marble Mountain, Linh Ung Pagoda with the tallest Lady Buddha statue, My Son Sanctuary, Hoi An ancient town.

It rained heavily the entire day from early morning to late evening, but I still had a memorable and enjoyable experience thanks to my guide Fletcher. He didn't let the terrible weather get in the way of our outdoor plans at all, and at the end of the tour I was pleased that we'd still managed to cover everything on the itinerary.

Fletcher was professional, helpful, and knowledgeable. Furthermore, two qualities that distinguish him from other guides are his impeccable English language ability and his enthusiasm for photography. Fletcher may be one of the most fluent English speakers I've met in Vietnam so far. He also helped me take plenty of photos over the course of our full-day outing, with his own creative ideas for picturesque backdrops and angles.

I don't think anyone could regret picking Culture Pham for their tours or requesting Fletcher as a guide, especially for tours in his hometown of Hoi An. Thank you!
Written February 19, 2023
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Ellie O
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2024 • Couples
Hau is an exceptional and friendly driver who I highly recommend to anyone visiting Da Nang / Hoi An.

Hau speaks great English, is kind and polite, took care of all our questions and luggage and drove us safely for the entire week. The car was clean, comfortable and well stocked and he has great recommendations and knowledge of the local area. Hau is also very patient and flexible with timings.

We had originally planned to leave Hoi An around 8:30pm one night and he was on call and ready to leave at 6pm when we wanted to have an early night.

Book Hau for your next trip, you will not be disappointed.
Written November 30, 2024
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KaFung
Hong Kong, China12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Friends
We booked a private transport from Tân Hoá (an hour away by car from Phong Nha) to Hoi An with some stopovers along the ride.

The overall experience was great.

Ms. My, our contact person, was very responsive and attentive and the reservation process was smooth and efficient.

Mr. De the driver is nice and took good care of us.  He took us to a local shop to have lunch and the food was great!  A friend of ours left his earpods in Mr De's car and he was nice to bring them back to us a day later in Hoi An.  Big thank to him!

The only downside was the unfortunate tire problem happened before picking us up.  We started 45 minutes late and so sadly we couldn't visit all the place we planned.  Such unfortunate problem has no one to blame on, right? Anyway, it didn't bother us at all.  We were still happy about what we got!

It was a long drive and thanks Mr. De again for the ride!

Thanks to you too!

Written July 2, 2023
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Thank you so much for your kind and lovely review. We are so happy to know you enjoyed the transfer with us. We wish you a great time in Vietnam.
Written July 3, 2023
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Andy L
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
Our driver Mr. De picked us up in Hoi An on time and we drove with him in a very comfy car over the Hai Van Pass to Huê. On the way he showed us different places that were all stunning. At the stops we could take as much time as we wanted and he was always ready when we got back to continue the journey. Thank you Mr. De for the pleasant ride! We fully can recommend him and the company we've booked with 💪
Written January 20, 2024
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Jan P
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
We booked the Sunset on Tam Giang Lagoon with a group of 10 people incl 6 kids. Our guide Mr. Hoa Did an excellent job in explaining about local habits and culture, a great guide! The tour was amazing with sturing views of the lagoon with fisherman villages and with a great dinner on the lagoon. Was a great afternoon/night!
Written August 13, 2023
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Thank you very much for your excellent feedback and we are very happy to know you had a great experience with us. We wish you all the best.
Written August 18, 2023
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Shau Foong H
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
My wife and I spent 6 days in Central Vietnam exploring Danang, Bana Hill, Hue, Hoi An and My Son.

The itinerary was easy going yet provide ample time for us to enjoy every bit of the places we visited. Everything went well as planned in the itinerary without a miss.

The guides were accommodating and informative, making sure all our needs are taken care off. Special thanks to Thin (Tin Tin), our Hoi An guide, for bringing us through the evening food tour and taking all the beautiful photos for us.

Despite the distances travelled, the journeys were smooth and very comfortable. The vehicles were new and very clean. Our drivers were all caring and patient, making small stops as and when we like for photos and conveniences. Also a special thanks for Hau, who took us from Bana Hill to Hue and to Hoi An. Hau’s driving is very smooth, making the ride so comfortable we could hardly felt the long distance.

Hotel selections were also great. The hotels are all very nice and centrally located, make dinner choices convenient and easy.
Written November 13, 2023
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vintagecoffeemug
Asia67 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
It has long been on our bucket list to do a tour of the DMZ and other American war historical sites in Central Vietnam. After some Google searching, I found this company.

Culture Pham helped arrange a tour of the DMZ with the lovely Miss Thach. She is the guide that took Anthony Bourdain on the same experience. I communicated that we would be traveling with two children, and both the tour company and Miss Thach were great at making sure the kids were comfortable.

The DMZ tour started with a stop at Our Lady of La Vang, which we had not heard of. This site is a major point of interest for Catholics, as it was the site of a Virgin Mary sighting. We then picked up our guide, Miss Thach, and traveled to the former Khe San Combat Base. After lunch and we went to the DMZ and crossed the bridge over the river that once divided North and South Vietnam. We finished the day with a tour of the Vinh Moc tunnels. Miss Thach is well-known to the families that still live there, and it was sweet to see her interact with them. We appreciated her insight throughout the tour, and she is very knowledgable and able to give a locals perspective on the war.

The next day, we arranged for a tour of Hue that would then transfer us to our next hotel in Hoi An. Our guide for this day was Miss Van (aka Fi) who was really energetic and sweet to our children. We did a really well-paced tour of several tombs, the Perfume River, a pagoda, and the Citadel. This was an excellent way to see the highlights of Hue in a few hours. Van arranged an excellent lunch for us. After we dropped off Van, the driver took us to our next hotel in Hoi An as scheduled.

I had such a great experience setting up these private tours with Culture Pham that I reached out to them while I was staying in Hoi An. During the Hoi An leg of our trip, Culture Pham arranged a driver to take us to the My Son ruins, dinner and Da Nang, and a drop off at the Da Nang airport.

I really appreciated Culture Pham's communication and clear outline of expectations in the form of a document with tour stops and prices. This is a really communicative and professional company. I found the guides to be excellent, the prices good, and the flexibility in setting up custom tours to be remarkable. I've already told all my friends to use Culture Pham!
Written June 26, 2022
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Laurens
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 • Couples
We did the dinner cruise on the perfume river in Hué. Contacted Hoa via the number on the website and booked via Whatsapp (recommended over booking via the website). The dinner cruise was on a private boat, not one of those big boats with large groups. We were picked up by cyclos and Hoa acted as our guide and told us some interesting facts. We also visited the pagoda by the river because we hadn't seen it yet. On the boat we made pork&shrimp in rice dough which we later ate as one of the courses. Food was plenty and delicious.
Written July 31, 2022
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Thank you so much for your kind and lovely review. We wish you all the best things for you and your wife. Thank you!
Written August 1, 2022
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Mlw
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023 • Family
Tuan is the perfect guide for Hue! We had a great time and learned so much about the history of the country and what each emperor did to/for the country. With our limited time (day trip to Hue), a well organized guided tour allowed us to make the most of our time.

We were skeptical when Tuan took us to a restaurant with a lot of other tourists for lunch but it was the best meal we’ve had in Vietnam! He patiently explained how to eat each dish, the variances in different regions and how some of them were prepared.

Having visited vietnam multiple times, I have to say that Tuan is by far the best tour guide we’ve come across. We would definitely recommend asking for him! FYI - he speaks English really well and also studied to be a history teacher.
Written January 18, 2023
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Thank you so much for your great review. Mr. Tuan is our excellent guide and he also had a great time with you. We wish all the best to you in 2023.
Written January 31, 2023
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topvacances
10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Friends
We did a morning walking tour of the imperial city with Mr. Than, and loved every second of it! He is a very knowledgeable guide, we learned a lot about the imperial city, it's construction and restoration, and about how life was for the emperor and his entourage at that time. He answered all our questions and made sure we saw a lot in the 2.5 hours of our private tour, all at a very relaxed pace. And at the end he organised motorbike drivers for us to take us to the tombs, and recommended places to eat which were excellent. Thank you Mr. Than!
Written September 10, 2023
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Thank you so much for your lovely review and this is the best gift to our hard-working team. We wish you all the best.
Written September 15, 2023
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