This was by far the best experience. They took us to the REAL Vietnam. Traditional food, traditional living, fabulous sites and the guide and driver were top quality. English was actually great! Booking was also easy. This is a very honorable tour company.

We did the the 4 day jungle life tour to get a feel for off the beaten track northern Vietnam. It was exceptional. Our tour guide Minh was excellent with the best English out of all tour guides I'd met in Vietnam so far. He felt like a friend of ours towards the end of the tour and it was sad to see him leave. But he knew equally when to back off and let us have our own time (my wife and I were on our honeymoon). Nguyen our driver was also nice and punctual throughout the whole tour. Most significantly on the tour we decided on day 2 to change plans from staying outdoors in the jungle and asking for a homestay instead. Minh happily arranged this change for us with little stress. This really helped our experience. We also got to stay at the homestay of hung that night who was a superb host. If you do this tour I would highly recommend staying with hung for a night as it was the most hospitable part of our entire tour of Vietnam. Lots of happy water and food with his family and friends! The scenery in the park is absolutely stunning. I would put this above sapa because here you get terraced rice paddies but also some lakes and rivers and caves too, so much more scenery and breathtaking landscape to absorb. My wife also has allergies to gluten, garlic and onion which can be difficult when travelling but Minh helpfully went up to each chef in each restaurant and explained her conditions making each meal a success. I strongly recommend this tour to someone looking to sample rural northern Vietnam away from the crowds. We met only 1 other western tourist over the 4 days.....

When planning our 2nd Vietnam trip, the Northern Loop was something that was high on the list of what we wanted to do, but it was hard to find info about the logistics of getting there and travelling around so we decided to book a group tour. We travelled in March 2017 but I’ve just realised I hadn't written a review yet.

I found a 6 day trip with Mr Linh’s Adventure Tours and the itinerary covered absolutely everything I wanted to see. Their group trip option was cheaper than a private tour, but we were lucky enough that no one else booked it so it turned into a private tour anyway. Highlights were Ban Gioc waterfall, Ba Be Lake and the gorgeous high passes. There was a lot of driving involved but we stopped many times to stretch our legs and take in the amazing views.

Emails to and from the company when organising and booking were friendly and helpful. The sights were absolutely stunning, every day there were several Wow moments. We had a guide and driver and a large van for just the 2 of us, so we were very comfortable. Accommodation was good, hotels on a couple of the nights and 2 nights at homestays. All meals were included and they catered well for hubby who doesn’t eat meat.

We really enjoyed our trip and would highly recommend this company.