Program Reviews

Amazing experience! Couldn’t fault anything, everything was very well organised, the elephants was the best experience for everyone. The things that we did was included every day, although some people didn’t enjoy one thing we had the option whether to do it or not. Mickey and Andy really made my experience the best it could be, the made any down day a happy day and always made sure everyone was smiling. They are so helpful and such kind people I wouldn’t ask anyone else to be my tour guide as they really did it for me every single day, I know I will have friends for life. Although a few people in our group did get sick, Andy and mickey was always there to help and provide the best advice and information to what maybe could be wrong. I always felt safe wherever I was and I felt mickey and Andy played a big part in that and I thankyou them for that also.

This is my second tour with Tru Travel. My guide (pinky) was great. She shared a lot of info about history of Vietnam, where to go, and kept the trip very organized. I only did 10 days with Tru Travel (just south of Vietnam) but pinky was very helpful with booking my trips on Hoi An and Hue after I left the trip. All staff of Tru Travel are great. You don’t get a lot of meals included in this trip, but for the money you are paying this ok. Overall the accommodations were good. The 10 days went very fast, which is sure sign that it must have been fun! If you are fan of beach, party and chill time you’ll love beach Ninhvana! My favorite stop was Hoi An (last stop for south tour). Great food, nightlife and instagram moments. And amazing city!

Where can I even begin. I was so nervous about travelling alone before I came away to the Philippines with TruTravels. The tour gave me the abilty to travel on my own without the stress of doing it alone. The places we have visited will be remembered forever, especially the canyoneering and the countless sunsets.

Justin and Patrick are two of the best guys I have ever met - always checking in, thinking of new things to try and always making me laugh! It was really good to have the other guys come along(Brayden, Joel and Jason) to share their stories and experiences.

At the end of the tour, they aren’t our guides anymore, just some incredible friends we’ve met and will stay in touch with forever.

Leaving the trip I feel more confident and even more excited to do traveling and I cant wait to book my next Tru tour.

Love you guys and I will miss you.

After being initially apprehensive (but also super excited) about going away and doing something different, i can honestly say it was totally worth it. Had the most amazing time away with the most amazing people, i was very lucky to have a small group of 10 people of which we all got on so well. Nelly, our tour leader, went above and beyond to ensure we were accommodated, happy and having fun. His enthusiasm and knowledge made us all feel comfortable in our surroundings and if there was anything we asked that he didn't know he would go the extra mile to help us and find out. *Most* of the actives were enjoyable however the Temple Visits, personally could have been at a better location and the Cycle ride in Gili T was advertised as an activity where actually you cannot get around without a bike anyway so shouldn't really qualify as an activity. The hotel in Gili T was also a good 20 min walk from the beach and nightlife which is fine if you have a bike but risky if you cant ride one! All the accommodation bettered my initial expectations minus some pretty bog standard breakfasts. I thought the tour was great value for money and i would recommend TruTravels to my friends but i can honestly say that Nelly and my now friends from the tour made my experience what it was! one small criticism would be the lack of pre travel information, felt a little like we were left in the lurch, but maybe that aids to the excitement?!

Olivia

The experience and the tour as a whole was great fun! Our Guide Nelly was great fun and always around to help, he made everyone feel welcomed and comfortable during the tour which was good. The only negatives I have about the tour is that I feel the bike ride day is pointless as on Gili T you use the bikes to go everywhere anyway, felt that was a bit cheeky to include that as an activity and feel that could be swapped for something else. I also feel a few of the day activity’s could have been longer for example the surfing was a very short day! I think that TruTravels could explain more about accommodation as we went not know what sort of accommodation we would be using. Overall I feel the tour was good and I would definitely recommend it to a friend!

I could not recommend this tour enough! From the minute I got collected from Bangkok airport I felt safe and welcome. Straight after I met our guides Dean and Papsii I knew it was going to be a great trip. They both went above and beyond with every single person in the group and making sure each day ran smoothly. They both helped everybody in the best way they could I really appreciated it!

The itinerary was amazing, every day was something new getting better and better as the trip went on. There was something to suit every body wether you wanted to party or just relax. From amazing views, sunsets, boat trips and party nights the whole experience was amazing!

I could not recommend this trip enough to anyone. I would hate to not have Dean or Papsii as tour guides as they were just amazing at all times. So friendly, funny and welcoming they made it the best trip they possibly could.I can not wait to get on more TruTravels tours and hopefully have Dean and Papsii on the tour again!

The 14 Day Northern Thailand tour was an incredible time. My husband and I made some wonderful memories and were sad that it had to end. Our tour guides Art and Pompom were wonderful and very knowledgeable about all the areas we visited and constantly had a smile on their faces. They really made the group feel like a family. Our favorite days were the zipline, elephant sanctuary, and the jungle trek and the waterfalls were magical. I highly recommend this tour to both couples and single travellers. My husband and I never felt forced to do anything we didn't want to. We got to spend our nights doing what we wanted to do. The tour guides also helped us plan some extra activities outside of the groups. You'll have a spectacular time and hopefully you'll be ad lucky as us and end up with both Art and Pompom as your guides.

I really enjoyed the two weeks as we got to experience really fun activities and everything is organised for you so it’s competely stress free. I especially like how sociable the tours are because we got to meet really fun people who were such a major part of the whole trip. Both our tour guides were really nice and knowledgable about the area. My favourite part of the trip was definitely the elephant sanctuary and Chiang Mai canyon. I would 100% recommend not just the tour but also Trutravels as a company as they are trustworthy and only take you to the best places - something I was grateful for , especially in the case of the elephant sanctuary as the animals were really well cared for and in no way were being exploited. Overall, the tour is a really easy and fun way to explore the country and is great for people ,like myself , who have not visited Thailand before.

One of the best trips I have ever taken, nicely balanced with activities and chilling. I would even prefer more walking. 😉 great itinerary overall, liked everything except for maybe Chiang Mai great canyon. The highlights were elephant sanctuary, jungle trekking and Kanchanaburi river experience. Great cooking class in Chiang Mai as well! Art and Pompom did their best to make us feel happy and involved. This is my first backpacker tour and I very much loved it! These trips are perfect for solo travelers and give much better picture of the country than standard tours/excursions in tourist buses. Northern Thailand tour was definitely an adventure, would recommend to everybody adventurous, interested in exploring and experiencing. Not so much on history and culture, but also not so much on clubs and parties.

I decided to book the tour because I had never traveled solo overseas before. It turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

I was in an intimate group of 5 plus the tour leader, Rianna Smith. The small group size allowed us all to bond so much I feel as though I’ve made friends for life.

The tour went to all of the main focus point in Bali with added extras such as the cooking class and volcanoe hike which I would never have thought to do without the tour and which turned out to be my trip highlights (apart from swimming with turtles which was just MAGICAL)

It took the stress out of booking my first trip and finding travel buddies and after research I discovered it was actually very good value for money for what was included. It was well thought out and the itinerary was perfect for the tour time.

Big shout to Rianna as well who made the tour fun, informative and safe. We all had lots of questions and she never failed to find the answers for us.

So glad I booked this trip as it’s now given me the confidence to travel more having just spent 6 months in Australia and so much more to come!

Thank you TruTravels, you’ve truly changed my life!