Testimonials

GENERALLY ANOTHER FANTASTIC TRIP. LAOS WAS…

Jonathan

Beyond the Mekong

GENERALLY ANOTHER FANTASTIC TRIP. LAOS WAS NOWHERE NEAR AS INTENSE AS NEPAL FOR RIDING CHALLENGE, BUT WE KNEW THAT BEFORE WE CAME. DID FEEL SLIGHTLY LIKE THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO SQUEEZE MONEY OUT OF US. CONSIDERING WE ARE A CONFIRMED GROUP OF 9 PEOPLE, A COUPLE OF THE HOTELS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN ON PRICE (WHEN THERE WERE OTHER BETTER HOTELS NEARBY THAT WOULD LIKELY HAVE COST LITTLE MORE). ALSO, WHEN IN NEPAL THE DINNERS WERE INCLUDED IN THE TRIP (LESS ALCOHOL) SO WE WERE SURPRISED THIS TIME WHEN WE WERE TO PAY FOR THEM. ALBEIT NOT A MASSIVE ISSUE, WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD TO HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PRIOR TO THE TRIP. BUT GENERALLY ANOTHER GREAT TRIP, A GREAT GUIDE IN TRISTAN AND A GREAT EXPERIENCE. NOW TO DETOX!

Loved it. I would not return,…

Iain

The Land of Maharajas

Loved it. I would not return, though!unless there was a greater English speaking number of participants. I am not complaining - the tour leader and the other riders were very indulgent of us and made sure we were always included. It would have been a bit more fun if we could have conversed more with the other participants. However, it is our fault that we don’t speak French rather than anyone else fault they don’t speak English. I’m not sure how you could fix this other than promotion work. I did not like the hotel in Delhi. I was astounded by all the other hotels - they were fantastic. If I was to book again, I’d be very happy to ride with Deepak and Junaid. Thank you to all the Vintage Rides team.

Just a great trip

Shane

The Land of Maharajas

Just a great trip

The Golden Triangle Mountains

Jon

The Mountains of the Golden Triangle

i think the hotels could be…

Andrew

The Land of Maharajas

i think the hotels could be better. Most places we went to had other hotels nearby which were much nicer and only a little more expensive. Rarely did i get a hot shower and the breakfasts were not great. Food all very much the same

Oases and Peaks at World’s End

Samantha

Oases and Peaks at World’s End

graet time good adventure.

Marc

Oases and Peaks at World’s End

graet time good adventure.

Absolutely enjoyed my trip, Loved it,…

Mike

Oases and Peaks at World’s End

Absolutely enjoyed my trip, Loved it, fantastic scenery, rest of the group where fun, weather was excellent, (luck). Bit of a language barrier, between French and English, but all ok and added to the fun. Well looked after throughout, thank you all.

You guys are clearly very professional…

Nigel

Oases and Peaks at World’s End

You guys are clearly very professional with the operation you run. My only issue was i found out 80% of your clientele are French, with only a small percentage being British. My colleagues were very helpful with half of them able to speak English, but it would have been a lonely trip for me if this wasn't the case. It may be worth adding this detail to your website.

Firstly, a well organised trip and…

Robert

Oases and Peaks at World’s End

Firstly, a well organised trip and everything went to plan, so very well done to VR for that :-) Luggage - I read the travel guide from VR and purchased a duffle bag especially for the trip. I was annoyed then that 9 others in the group had luggage from hard case suitcases and hard cased carry on to wheeled duffle bags (both of which I already had). No penalty for them breaking the rules? Our soft bags mostly ended up under their hard luggage on the bus - not fair. Language - With the best will in the world, mixing 3 non French speaking with 9 French speaking just doesn't work. We just didn't know what was being said and it led to segmentation within the group. This was disappointing as it meant we struggled to make friends or casual conversation with most of the group. Videos/photos - I expected that VR would put a video together of our ride, I was disappointed when I realised any videos were up to us. I would have been prepared to pay for such a video/album. We didn't do enough group photos.