Program Reviews

Fantastic experience from start to finish, this tour had a bit of everything, from culture to adventure and partying. Expertly run by our tour guide Darrin, who made everyone feel at ease, and catered for everyone in our group to make sure that everyone was having a great time. Some of my personal highlights include quad biking in the sand dunes in mui ne, driving the hai van pass, sampling some egg coffee in Hanoi, walking around the imperial city, not to mention the many nights of drinking and partying! The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the amount of legroom on the night buses! There were some great people in my group, and by the end we really were one big family, and I can’t thank Darrin enough for bringing us all together and making my Vietnam experience so unforgettable.

My overall experience was amazing. The activities that we did and the places we got to go to were better than I ever imagined. The group I was with were great, all different ages and had different personalities, but we all got on like a house on fire!
Traveling as a couple you get worried you won’t be part of the group as much. That was not the case at all. Everyone is so welcoming and the tour guides really make an effort with each and every one of you. There isn’t any part of my trip that I didn’t enjoy!
However what really made the trip was the tour guides Justin and Jason. Always answering the 100 questions I would ask, always super helpful, positive and overall lovely! They both made an extra effort birthday by getting a huge cake delivered for the El Nido Island Hopping and made it a fantastic day. I couldn't have asked for a better trip, only wished I was doing the full 19 days!!! Best 10 days ever. This my third TruTravels tour and it did not disappoint!!

The whole trip was great fantastic, every stop was so different and interesting and all the activities were loads of fun. The group was amazing and we all connected straight away, the tour guide always let us know what we were gonna do next or what we could choose to do. We ended going and and drink quite a bit but that's our group for you. Loved every moment, my favourite part was probably castaways because of how much you can do, but I also loved making our own rice paddy hats and taking them on Hai Van pass on the open jeeps, we were drinking a lot but it's cheap as chips so the journey was even more fun. Vietnam was incredible, so cheap, so different and absolutely stunning. Worst part was having to say goodbye to the group, one by one. I wish I was still out there, the traveling blues are real :(

Justin was my favorite part of this trip, he is super organized and professional and experienced. He always made everyone comfortable and has the patience of a saint. I could not recommend him and the tour enough. He is extremely caring and attentive to everyone's needs and made the whole 10 days stress free. I loved every excursion and visiting certain places really seemed to see real Filipino life. From my first night to my last night both Justin and Jason have been incredible. Both extremely knowledgeable about the Philippines and engaged us to learn more (eating with our hands haha) The trip has allowed me to learn about the Philippines in both commercial cities and local life. Everyday was different from snorkeling/ waterfalls to visiting local families. Philippines is by far my favorite in the world simply because of this trip. Would highly recommend to anyone!

The 17 day Vietnam tour has so much to offer from culture to partying! I loved every minute of this tour! A massive thanks to our guide, Darrin, who made the trip epic! I’ve never laughed so much before the trip! We could always rely on Darrin to be there, usually waiting for us! I’ve been on other tru travels tours but this tour definitely included a lot of partying and drinking from Ninhvana to castaways! You make the tour your owe so don’t be put off if you’re not a big drinker as there are a lot of cultural and chilling days such as the lantern making class, imperial city and the cooking class, which was amazing! One of my favourite days included the hai van pass where we got to blast music in our jeep and wear our bamboo hats that we decorated and branded tru travels! I would have loved more time at Hue but other than that the tour was incredible! Thanks Darrin! #dontworrydarrin #darrinturnyourairdropon

this whole tour had been incredible. Since day one I felt so so safe, Bali was so fun - the activities were all amazing!! Surfing and snorkelling were 100% the best ones! gili T was a beautiful island, with so so many lovely locals and VERY fun nights out in the famous jiggys!!! Then going over to Lombok was such a different experience, so much interesting culture and fun nights out! lombok is also so so scenic and beautiful. One of the most amazing places I have seen!!
Then the whole Komodo trip I was speechless! Every single thing about this tour blew my mind! i have never ever seen anything like any of the sights you get to see on this part of the tour. All the viewpoints/ the manta rays (which we got so so close too) and the komodo dragons!!!
Living on the boat was amazing, sleepingg under stars and watching the sun go down each night was amazing!! Drew our leader has been so helpful/friendly and fun constantly!!!
Thank you so much for such a memorable experience!!

The tour was amazing!! Drew our leader was so knowledgable about each place, he was always very fun and professional. The manta rays were incredible and the view points- out of this world!! 😍 will 100% reccomend this to EVERYONE!! Also watching the sunsets/sunrises was out of this world! The food we had everywhere was soo yummy! Most of it local which I enjoyed, as it's good to try the local cuisine. He food on the liveaboard was included in the tour - all cooked amazingly by the boat guys!
Being on the liveaboard was incredible.. sleeping under the stars. THe group were all so friendly, we got a long so so well. Thank you Drew and Trutravels. I want to do all the trutravels tours after doing this one!!! If you are a alone traveller and wanting some true adventure I really do reccomend this. The komodo dragons are something not many people get to ever ever see! So this was also insane being so close to them in there natural habitat .

19 Day Philippines Island Hopper

This 19 day island hopper for the Philippine is truly an amazing way to view the Philippines! I’ve seen so much of phillippines and so many different islands it’s incredible! Being able to get a chance to do a castaway on an island was one of the most incredible experiences I did whilst out in the Philippines. Being able to do so many different island hoppers was incrediable and swimming with turtles literally made my holiday perfect! Having tour guides that your able to spend as much time with as a group makes the tour so much better. This is also one of the best ways to be able to learn about different parts of the history of the Philippines as well as when your seeing it. I would totally recommend this tour to anyone that is wanting to travel around the Philippines!

This was my third Tru Travel tour. All have been very different but equally as good so I wasn’t expecting anything short of amazing. On the whole the activities were really fun, I loved the quad biking on the sand dunes, as did everyone else. We felt that it should be included in the tour as that was one of the main highlights for everyone I was with. Everyone should experience it once (even Darrin who kindly looked after everyone’s things while we had fun). Our two tour guides were Darrin and Edna, on the whole they were awesome and did everything to make sure we were having the best times of our lives and weren’t worrying about anything apart from being on holiday. Darrin is such a lovely guy, we could always hear him coming with his speaker which made the trip more enjoyable and memorable as we weee always dancing everywhere we went. He would give us fun facts everywhere we went and made the experience on the whole incredible, wish he had come to Halong bay with us as we missed his dad moves on the dance floor. Ednnnaaa mode was like our mum and made sure we were always well topped up with water and We’re fed. The only negative is that she was sometimes disappear for big gaps and go off reading on her own when we felt like she should be with us. So I felt that Darrin should have come to castaway instead as he would always make sure he was there playing cards or having a drink with us to insure we were having the best time, instead it felt like we were on our own the majority of the time there. The whole tour had so many highlights, lantern making, the bike ride around Hoi An, the duck stop ( this is amazing and hilarious), the Hai Van pass in Jeep’s where we all wore shit shirts and blasted music the whole way dancing for 6 hours straight. But my favourite part was Nihnvana, a secluded hostel with a pool and beach, lots of drinking games and chilling, what more could you want! I’m a massive foodie and Edna had fantastic restaurant selections for the whole tour, she knew the best spots for Bahn mi and even the best pizza I’ve ever eaten. The tour turned out to be more than i could have ever asked for I just wish it was a little longer and not so rushed. I honestly wouldn’t have had the time of my life if it wasn’t for the people I met and spent 17 days with so thank you for giving me this opportunity Tru Travel it was a blast!

I had a wonderful time on this trip all thanks to our 10/10 tour-guide Edna! It was my first time on a group tour and she was an absolute angel - I can't thank her enough for everything she did for us on this trip. Not only is she a Vietnam 'fountain of knowledge' but she always came to our rescue at times of need....from emergency pharmacy visits, to taking on an almighty storm - just to bring us something to eat! - to emotional support and for just being herself - with a warm, GENUINE smile on her face at all times! My highlights of this trip were visiting beautiful Hoi-An, the crazy quad-biking and the quirky basket boats - I won't give too much away (but you are in for a surprise there!) Edna (I hope you see this) please keep being you! All of your London family miss you and hope to see you soon! Also, shout-out to Justin - thank you both for everything! xxxxxxx