Program Reviews

My experience was great, especially having Adam as my group leader. He gave some really great recommendations for places to eat, things to do and provided great knowledge of Vietnam. For future travellers I would definitely say take every opportunity to get to know the local areas and foods that each location in Vietnam has to offer as it is a unique place. One stand out is in Hoi An getting to visit Mr Xe the tailor, definitely a memorable experience getting a custom made suit. The food in Vietnam should definitely be on every foodies bucket list as it is authentic Vietnamese cuisine.

Finished the Bali intro 12 day a few days ago and what an unforgettable experience! This was all thanks to Vitor our amazing tour leader! Everything ran so smoothly and nothing was too much for him. He really went out of his way to ensure we all had the best tour possible. This was my 3 tour with Intro and would highly recommend them to anyone. I have booked a 4th tour with this company to the Philippines and wouldn’t hesitate to book more. Main highlights of activities were scuba diving, learning to surf and hiking mount batur.

Vitor was absolutely amazing! He made everyone feel at home from the get-go and made an effort to form bonds with all 15 of us. He was fun, energetic and inclusive of everyone. You could tell he absolutely loves what he does, and the reflected in the fun we had doing all the different activities. Doing the tour was the best time of my life, and I have Vitor to thank for that. He’s an absolute legend! I highly encourage anyone who is thinking of travelling to do it through Intro, and if you happen to have Vitor as your tour leader, you are one of the luckiest people on her planet!

I had the most incredible time on the Bali Intro 12 day trip. It was the first trip of this kind which I had done, and I was so impressed by how well organised it was.

Our tour guide Vitor was absolutely amazing and looked after the group so well, always making sure that we were safe and happy. He had an incredible knowledge of Bali and made all activities fun and exciting. He was always able to recommend things for us to do in our free time and advise the best restaurants to go to. We became such a close group over the 12 days and we definitely made friends for life.

I would highly recommend this trip to anybody.

Did the Japan adventure tour and loved everything about it. The itinerary was great with so much to do and see. Got to do and see so many more things then if I were to plan a trip to Japan on my own.
Our group leader Yoni was awesome and made the whole trip stress free. He had plenty of knowledge of all the places we visited, was charismatic, and generally an extremely pleasant person to be around. We were in the typoon that hit Japan so a day of our adventure got affected but Yoni stepped up and made sure we were safe and planned extra things for us to make up for it.

First, itinerary was great. In just 13 days, we got a taste of several key cities and a few nights in beautiful mountain towns. Tokyo was electrical, Nagano totally chill, and Kyoto just right. I don’t know enough about Japan do suggest other places, although it might have been fun to extend the trip by a couple days to pick up a beach.

Second, we had a terrific leader. Yoni took care of us on our tours, and gave great tips for our open days, when we went off on our own.

Best of all, I loved our group. 12 interesting people from pretty different backgrounds not only got along from the start, but we became pretty good friends

My first time to south east Asia and I couldn’t have had a better time! Thoroughly enjoyed every day on the experience tour. A good mix of activities like hiking, more wholesome ones like tea parties and lantern making and fun nights out. Our group bonded super quick and whilst we are all girls from uk/Ireland we all had very different personalities and interests and the mix of activities was great as there was something for everyone! So glad I did a tour as I wouldn’t have done as many activities in those 2 weeks without! The itenerary is super busy at times with quite a bit of travelling (6 hour bus to sapa and back) but it’s worth it and our leader Adam Donovan made a point of giving time to us to rest or have time to ourselves or just do our own thing.
The only activity I didn’t partake in was catfish fishing, it’s just not for me but I was more than happy to watch the others and take photos for them. I didn’t feel left out or like I was missing out by not doing it.
I packed really lightly (glad I did as I ended up buying clothes in Mr axe’s and the markets) and was relying on washing my clothes once in the country and was able to get a wash done in sapa and hoi an. Unfortunately my clothes weren’t washed well in hoi and one item came back ripped but I would just not use that hotels laundry service again.
I got 2 outfits made in Mr Xe’s that came to $170 (us) so if you’re budgeting I’d just recommend allocating some money for that.
Adam was super helpful and has the patience of a saint (we must have asked him the same questions several times every day). His love for Vietnam was obvious and he was very knowledgeable and went above and beyond for everyone on the group in regards to onwards travel.
Felt super comfortable and safe the whole time and this has given me more confidence to spend a couple more weeks in Vietnam solo :))

Great way to visit Mexico for the first time. Tour enables to see a lot of Mexico in a short span with a good balance of city / monuments / temples visits as some activities with locals and more fun activities (boat tours, free time in hotels with pools etc). This was my first organised trip and everything went really well. Even when unforeseen events happened on the tour (e.g. local strike blocking some roads etc) the group leader reacted quickly and managed to keep the tour on track! Organisation has been top notch and the tour leader & local Mexican guide have been tremendously helpful and friendly.
Jean

We had a wonderful time with Intro in Mexico. We went the 4th of July 2023. It was rziny season, vut the only rain we got was in the van or when we were just inside. I could not have done this on my own because i would not have stopped at San Cristobal de las casas and Zinacantán. We saw beautiful cities and towns, the real mexican culture and ofcourse the absolute musts like Chichen Itza. The guide was very good and nice, you could ask everything! Very helpful to solve any problems. Would definitely recommend!!

Amazing tour if you want a taste of all that Mexico has to offer. That means some spending some time on a van (and sometimes rocky, windy roads), but so worth it! Great city tours in Mexico City and Oaxaca, amazing activities (boat tours, lagoons, local family visits, Mayan sites, Chichen Itza, pool time…). Comfortable accommodation during the entire trip. Very helpful tour guides that really made the trip extra special and gave great insights in the Mexican cuisine, history and culture. Would highly recommend!