We used this tour company last Dec, on our Diamond Princess cruise from Singapore to Sydney .
The 38 of us on the tour all agreed it was one of the best private tours we have ever taken.
On the top of his website is a photo of our group
Cheers
Tanya tmullock@optusnet.com.au
Have just been on a twenty eight day Holland America cruise from Sydney to Hong Kong . Have taken private excursions at all the ports. This excursion was far and away the best not only of this cruise but of all 24 previous cruises I’ve taken. Pham is not only knowledgeable but funny as well. He takes everything into account and accommodates special needs and requests as well. His services are extremely reasonably priced. I give him the highest of ratings. If you want a truly professional tour guide with no surprises or hassles then choose to tour with Pham.
philadest@yahoo.com
I worked with Mr. Dung Pham for over a year coordinating an April 2013 Cruise Critic group of 80 passengers. He understood completely that we wanted to go in small groups, not large ones and that we did not want to be bunched up. He did a great job with this and the smaller buses allowed us to go down narrow lanes and driveways. I loved seeing the every day life of the hat makers, mat weavers, orphanage life and the rice paper operation. Being able to tour the small home of the hat makers was truly amazing and gave us a real glimpse of how they live. All of the stops we made were well chosen and I truly enjoyed them. Our lunch stop was also very good and the food was great, nice variety. Communication was very good, bathroom stops well chosen, buses in good condition with working air. Pick up at the port was inside the port area as promised and he was on time and all buses were waiting for us. We arrived back at the ship at the appropriate time.
My one suggestion would be that you book the smaller vehicles but not fill them completely. Allow yourself some extra seats so people can spread out. It would be worth the additional cost to be able to spread out a bit. There is storage above the seats for purchases including your conical hat. Vietnam is hot, Nha Trang was beautiful. I can recommend his company with no hesitation. I had originally planned on using his services for a 2012 cruise port visit but had to cancel due to an injury. Another passenger on that sailing quickly stepped in and Mr. Dung Pham completely understood and worked with the other person to everyone’s satisfaction. There are lots of positive reviews for him on the cruise critic web site.
Our group just spent an eye opening day with Mr. Pham. We saw life as it actually is. Our cruise critic group group secured Mr. Phams service, after reviewing the good reviews he had received. His communication was good with the group leader as well as the members. The sights were amazing and he took the necessay care to make sure this tour would be rememberable. As others had mentioned the orphanage was a high point of the tour. Just seeing the care the monks were giving these kids was moving. If you are thinking of doing this tour, you might want to get some inexpensive gifts for the kids, Those of us that did were literally mobbed when started to distribute the gifts. However, alot of our group just gave a donation which was appreciated.
Visited April 2013 posted by rachaelsmom1@gmail.com
A small group of us booked a tour to the waterfalls with dung Pham in October,2013. we had enjoyed the countryside tour with him twoyears ago and this excursion was just as wonderful.Booking the excursion on line with Dung Pham was very easy.He responds to emails very promptly and is clear about what he can offer.
He was waiting for us at the dock when we arrived and had a nice air conditioned bus waiting for us with a great driver.Pham hosted the group and was very good pointing out highlights along the drive to the waterfall as we made many stops for pictures,swim in the hot pools,cultural show,he was meticulous about keeping watch on everyone and helping when necessary.Lunch was delightful and a good time was had by all. We were back to the ship at the scheduled time and even fit in a stop at the embroidery factory where many beautiful gifts were purchased.
As I said two years ago,I have no hesitation recommending Pham and his tour company.Extremely well organized and great value for the dollar. lwilsondanells@gmail.com
We were on the same tour with wristband and we are in total agreement . Pham is such an engaging person who provides great service in his tours. It was raining when we got there and he even provided us with yellow plastic bags to put on our feet so our shoes wouldn’t get mucky as we walked about. I have fond memories of us all walking around with yellow bags on our shoes. The local people had a laugh on two with us!! Pham got us to all the places we were supposed to go. Must have been a hard thing to do with 21 adults!!!
You won’t be sorry going with him . jdiacon@telusplanet.net
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My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour with you and you were very professional and courteous to everyone in our group. My wife kept bragging on the care and respect you and your lovely wife took assisting the elderly (especially the lady with the walker, we all affectionately called ‘Mum’). We would like to add this was our favorite tour of our trip
Sincerely,
Ron & DeAnna Webber
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Madam Narelle with a group of 43 tourists ( The first time with us ) murphy1525@gmail.com
Dear Dung,
Everyone enjoyed your tour very much and all had a good time. Thank you for a good day and I will surely recommend your company as it was from other fellow travellers who had used you before that I got our email address from
Once again thank you
Narelle.
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Madam Narelle with 44 tourists ( The second time with us ) murphy1525@gmail.com
A good trip had by all 44 pax in Nha Trang. Dung and his wife were very helpful to the aged or disabled people which really showed how kind these people were. I highly recommend this tour company as twice round we were given a day to remember
Dear DUNG
THANKS AGAIN FOR A WONDERFUL TRIP. EVERYONE THOROUGHLY enjoyed you tour. Everyone couldn’t stop talking about it and what a good day they had. I was very glad everyone had a good time. I was very tired the next day as it was a big day for me now that I find it difficult to walk because of the stroke but I wouldn’t have missed doing it for the world. Thank you once again for the gift. Say hello to your wife for me. She is very kind. Hopefully next time I come you will have a new addition to the family.
Regards,
Narelle
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Dear Dung Pham,
I must say joining your tour is one of the best decisions we’ve made in our Asian cruise. We did not expect you to fill up the several hours we had in Nha Trang with such a full itinerary. It was very touching to see the orphans playing so happily even without a single toy. The 82 year old gentle soul who runs it reminds me so much of Mother Teresa. The lunch at the covered deck facing the river was sumptuous! The setting was peaceful and quiet and we had the whole deck to ourselves. Food was quickly served and we were treated with fresh local fish and a simple seafood hotpot and of course, fruits. The visits to see rice paper and conical hats and all kinds of mats being made were an eye opener as we saw mother, grandmother and children making a living at the back of their own houses. The visit to the ancient house was also very special. The furniture is made from what seems like thousand year old trees. What a welcome relief to be seated under the cool canopy of the house after a hot day in the sun as assorted fruits and tea were already prepared on the table for us!
Thank you Dung Pham, we felt very special and you’ve provided us with memories of a lifetime! yugrace2010@gmail.com
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18 tourists guided by Dung Pham trishwhite55@live.com
What a great time we had on this full day tour! We visited mat weavers, conical hat makers,(3 hours to make and only $2) and rice paper makers (used in making food rolls), We visited an orphanage, beautiful, happy and clean kiddies. We gave them some pens paper, and bits and pieces we had bought from home for them. We also visited a beautiful embroidery factory and saw the historic Cham towers. We could not have asked for more!.
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We took a tour by Mr Dung Pham, great fun but informative and knowledgeable. Our tour bus was small enough that we could be driven to locations that weren’t accessible by the bigger buses. There were 18 of us, and we highly recommend this service.
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If you are looking for a guide in Nha Trang use Dung Pham. I cannot recommend him highly enough. He took our group everywhere that was planned which included a fabulous riverside lunch.
There was never any stress about getting back to the ship late as he has the timing down to a fine art.
Try him – you won’t be disappointed. lizandnorm@darlingranges.com
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38 tourists guided by Dung Pham
Thank you for your email. We had a fabulous day on 21st April with your group. We certainly would recommend the tour to future travelers. It was a good mixture of culture and sight seeing. Thank you for putting together such a pleasurable day for us.
Mrs Redraggo. UK jonange@ntlworld.com
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Yes we loved your tour, in fact we are still talking about it. What a fun day and a fun lunch. We are still on our cruise, 6 days to cross the Pacific ocean to Alaska . We love the cone hats, the rice noodles, people were so friendly, maybe at the orphanage you could set it up for us to purchase noodles or some food for them, we felt we should have given some food or some money for food. The kids were so cute. Thanks again for a great day, we would love to come back to Nha Trang some days and try the beach. Pam and Jack Kuchera kucheraa@aol.com
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Hi Dung Pham,
Just a short note to say that we enjoyed the tour very much and that the guide was knowledgeable and good. Would definitely recommend the tour to others.
Thanks for everything.
Edith edith.john@bigpond.com
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23 tourists mandswale@redanonline.com
Hi Dung Pham
Many thanks for the great tour today in Nha Trang. Our guide Huy was excellent and our driver was safe and very helpful. Let me know if you have any problem with the New Zealand dollars.
With best wishes
Martin and Sarah Wale
PS Many thanks also to Tom Zebrowitz for being our coordinator.
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My husband and I just returned this week from doing the cruise you have planned. Loved every minute of it!! Do consider the private tour in Vietnam . We booked one with Nha Trang River Tour and had the life changing experience of going to an orphanage. The children were amazing and so happy to have guests!! We requested to be a group of 20. Perfect size. eartman123@yahoo.com
38 tourists delstalburg@hotmail.com
Dear Dung Pham
We went on the trip with Zoe and Kelvin. We had a great time and thought the trip was very good value. I will recommend your trip to our friends.
Regards
Del and Lynn
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We were on a tour of about 16, in port for the day. Thuy was our guide–charming and knowledgeable. Our tour bus was small enough that we could be driven to locations that weren’t accessible without walking some distance by other tours. Although we stopped at various locations that are geared for the tourist, there was never any pressure to buy anything, and Thuy waited patiently for those among us who were shoppers. Mr. Dung Pham’s website provides all of the tour details, and they were all worth visiting and a pleasant change from the hot and crowded ports we previously visited.
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This was a great day out. a fantastic guide, visited an embroidery factory, an orphanage, various industries, noodle making, rush mat weaving, conical hat making, had a lovely lunch by the river in a very clean and welcoming restaurant, visited a pagoda, a real good value for money day, in a lovely air…
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41 tourists fsilverman@cruiseshipcenters.com
Thank you Dung.. we got home late last night … enjoyed it all….
Fran Silverman – Burday
Cruise and Vacation Specialist
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suelowery@hotmail.com 41 tourists
Dung –
I had a terrific time on the shore excursion in Nha Trang and will gladly recommend you to others. Many thanks again for a great day in Nha Trang!
Sue Lowery
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Dear Mr. Pham,
My wife and I had a wonderful time on Feb. 22 , 2012 and thank you so much for your patience, kindness and efficiency. We saw so much and could not have done so in such short time without your efforts. Thank you again and I wish you the very best.
David Ben Liss
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I would echo the recs on Mr Pham Posters above nailed the points visited, the orphanage is one such stop. There is a web site posted at the orphanage which affords the opportunity to contribute after the visit. Kids seemed to like lollipops some in our group handed out but pencils or class room materials might be a better if you are inclined to give something tangible. Cash is appreciated as the nuns can choose how to best spend it on the orphans. Mr. Pham’s tour was excellent and the day was one of the highlights of our Asian cruise!
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What a great time we had on this full day tour! We visited some of the cottage industries – mat weavers, conical hat makers, and rice paper makers (used in making food rolls), We visited an orphanage, had lunch at a riverside restaurant, We also visited a beautiful embroidery factory and saw the historic Cham towers. We could not have asked for more!.
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28 tourists guided by Mr Dung Pham janetwakeham@ic24.net
We also used Mr. Dung Pham for our Nha Trang Tour . Great tour guide who took us around Nha Trang to give us a good sampling of the attractions and life in Nha Trang along. We would recommend them highly.
Janet
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Hi: I’ve just got back to my home address and found your e-mail. I don’t bother with e-mails whilst I am on holiday. My husband and I did enjoy the tour very much and found your guide to be very knowledgeable and charming. Her English is very good. Please pass on my thanks to her. I think we saw a little glimpse of the life of the people in the countryside around Nha Trang. The restaurant was authentic and food light and tasty. The toilets were a little messy by Western standards but I have had to use worse. Overall the tour was excellent and I would be happy to recommend your company.
Best wishes,
Evelyn & Kevin Mooney
Bristol , UK
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Dear Mr Dung,
Briefly-Everything was well organized we were impressed. Your country marvelous and the trip exciting. We enjoyed it so much. Especially thanks to our guide, she was professional and very open to us. Pass very warm regards from us to her and tell -she was like a Good Ghost for us, she will stay in our best memories from all those ours cruise trips- again we appreciated very much. Some of us will come back to Vietnam , myself with our kids to Vinpearl. It will be great pleasure to meet you again. For your information I will strongly recommend you to the Warsaw travel office Marco Polo as a serious partner for further polish visitors coming with this travel agency to Nha Trang .
Artur with Polish Group
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We were on a ship that stopped at Nha Trang and arranged a tour through Dung Pham. What a great day we had! They picked us up on the dock after we tendered in and our first stop was the embroidery factory. I at first got concerned that we were going to be trapped in hard sells throughout the day, NOT SO. The factory was very interesting and I still am amazed at the tiny stitching we saw upstairs. Next stop was a temple overlooking the river and it was quite interesting, gave a really good view of the river as it flowed into the ocean. We got to go to an orphanage to see some small children in school where we dropped off some donation supplies we had brought. We even got to meet the 80 year old creator of the orphanage. Then it was lunch on the river on an open air patio. The rain came while we were eating but we stayed dry and the meal was very good though they did include some french fires with the rice, fish and soup? We then went by a large Budha, visited a conical hat making factory then a rice paper and noodle making factory. This was done while driving back roads through the rice fields. Our day ended with a stop at the indoor market PHEW! A busy day and very interesting.
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29 tourists neil@farmtec.biz
Just to let you know we really enjoyed your trip. It was very informative and good value for money. Your representative was also helpful and we also enjoyed the meal provided at the riverside cafe.
Many thanks again.
Neil & Lesley Bartholomew
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We had over 40 people take the full day tour. Yes, we had to provide passport info. It’s required another country’s procedures. Many of us said that it was the best tour of all taken. We saw the countryside on our travels to the stops: local small enterprises: hat weaving, rice noodles, embroidery. We had lunch outdoors on a patio over the river. Food was great! We visited an orphanage. The children were lovely. (Take any school supplies you can fit in your luggage with you, your bag will have room for the souvenirs you buy on the cruise, right?) Mr. Pham was most attentive to our group. Five stars!
Janet notesfromjh@yahoo.com
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Everybody in 5 groups led by Pauline Hall , Karen Perales, Leslie Wilson, Larry Faragher , Barbara was so pleased. lwilsondanells@gmail.com
The tour was well planned and proved to be a highlight for our entire cruise. The embroidery factory was beautiful. We saw the children in the orphanage, visited a number of families in their home and watched them doing their craft, including hat making, mat weaving, rice paper making and others. Lunch was spectacular in a lovely restaurant on the river. The van was comfortable and had good air conditioning. The driver and the guide were excellent. Below is the description of the full tour and contact information for Dung Pham.
Leslie Wilson
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We were in Nha Trang on Oct. ’11. There were 3 groups (10 – 12 people in each), who participated in the Nha Trang Special Countryside tours, booked through Dung Pham. Each group had a different English-speaking guide – all of which were excellent. We were all able to travel in comfortable, air-conditioned vans. The feedback from participants was excellent. Our groups of highly experienced travelers, really appreciated the opportunity to see the real Viet Nam !
As for the weather, it was HOT! Humid, too. Can you imagine how delightful it was, when our guide walked us into the courtyard of the Buddhist orphanage, and Mr. Dung Pham was there, handing out bottles of icy water & frozen face cloths? That was just one example of the excellent service we received. I would definitely recommend this tour operator!
Karen Perales peralka@msn.com
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Mr. Dung, even though it was raining, our group of 12 had a wonderful time. We were able to see how the average Vietnamese families live. The embroidery factory was amazing and the skill of the women creating the beautiful art in silk was just fascinating. Seeing how well the orphans were cared for made our hearts glad. The stop at the ancient house with its native outdoor furniture and the tea ceremony with cakes was an unexpected treat. The guide helped me to purchase some pearls in the Dam Market which was greatly appreciated. I would highly recommend your tour to anyone who is interested in seeing the “real” Vietnam .
Sincerely,
Sandra Schuettinger
USA
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James Cruising Retired Army ( the second time on the same tour ) Jjamess40@aol.com
I have used Dung Pham services twice when I was private shore excursions in Nha Trang. Both times we had to provide all the above information prior to our cruise. Mr Pham has a very good tour set up I was the travel group leader from my last cruise and I took 26 people on this private shore excursion. I had to go to each person and get all the information and sent it the Vietnam .
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When I booked a tour, I had second thoughts. I thought what if they don’t show up? What if I am late and they leave? The tour went off without a hitch and it was fantastic. Mr Huy gave us a real insight into Vietnam and it was one of the best tours we have ever been on. Our guide really cared about us having a great experience. He constantly took our picture and during lunch he had the driver order while he showed us other things during the 15 minute wait for the food. I felt that was above and beyond the call of duty. Highly recommended.
Gary Hirata
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My group also used Mr Dung Pham in June 2011 There were just 6 of us (4 adults and 2 kids) We had a fabulous time. He was good. The Buddhist orphanage was a great place to visit. My kids were scared stiff. Haha. I told them I would leave them there next time, if they weren’t good.
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Dear Dung Pham,
Thank you for your email. Your guide took us around on 6 Jun 2011 and our family enjoyed the private tour very much. It was a terribly hot day and we got off the first tender, and the ship had arrived one hour earlier. We waited a while for the guide as we were early, but thankfully he showed up soon as it was so hot! We enjoyed the guide’s commentary, and the places he brought us to, especially the noodle making factory. We were also glad that there were no obligations to purchase any products although we did give the orphanage and the conical hats maker a substantial sum. The van was very comfortable and the guide spoke good English. We will recommend your tour company strongly to others.
Thank you.
Regards
Rachel
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Dear Dung Pham….
I will write you more later but wanted to tell you that EVERYONE on our tour yesterday enjoyed it THOROUGHLY…..Huy was an excellent guide, each place we visited held interest, and we were all delighted to experience the beautiful countryside of Vietnam and be with the gentle people. I highly recommend Pham Tours. We anchored at Nha Trang April, 2011, were met by a friendly, knowledgeable guide, and spent a wonderful, busy day. The tour began with a visit to an embroidery “factory” in the heart of neat, clean, orderly Nha Trang: the exquisite work produced by the young women and opportunity to see their methods and working conditions was very interesting. Then we began exploring the countryside, visiting several cottage industries (including rush mat making, conical hats, rice noodles, soft and dried), driving through rice paddy areas in various stages of cultivation including harvest, a Buddhist orphanage at a pagoda. Members in our tour had brought a large suitcase filled with toys for the orphans: it was a delight to see their excitement with these treats; we also peaked in on the classrooms of the older children and met the nun who supervises the orphanage. Fresh fruit was served in the tropical patio of a 200-year old home (typical of that era), now converted to a restaurant. On our way back to the ship, we stopped at the long, tropical beach that Nha Trang is situated on. It truly was one of the highlight days of our 32-day cruise, and I recommend Dung Pham and his team.
Linda Manoll
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Dear Mr. Pham,
You created a marvelous tour for us. We really saw how the people live and loved the lunch. We’ll always recommend your tour. It is unique!! I’m thankful we took it.
With kind regards,
Judy Benson clark_t_benson@yahoo.com
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Hello Mr Pham
The tour itself was fantastic and we enjoyed all the stops along the way. We thought it was excellent value and greatly enjoyed lunch. We would have no hesitation in recommending your tour.
Kind regards to you and your lovely wife,
Annette and Ray Latter thelatters@bigpond.com
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Hello Mr Dung Pham
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with you and the rest of the group. Especial highlights was the river-side lunch and the morning tea in the ‘local’s house. The mat weaving and the conical hat making were excellent too, as was the embroidery factory and the rice noodle factory. It was all excellent, as was your and your wife’s care for us all and my elderly mother (the lady with the walker called ‘Mum”) . I have posted a good recommendation for your tour and hope this helps with ongoing business – which you most honorably deserve. Please accept our very best wishes for a happy and prosperous future,
Helen & John Brookfield – Australia helenbrookfield@msn.com
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would like to say we thoroughly enjoyed your tour of Nha Trang And what an excellent, friendly and informative guide. Happy to recommend your company to any interested travelers (just ask them to email me).
Regards
Stephen steve@oimages.co.uk
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Nha Trang is a coastal city on the south central coast of Vietnam well known for its pristine beaches and friendly people. In recent years it has become an important tourist hub for cruise ships, one of which we were traveling on. We took a chance and contacted the Nha Trang River Tour to arrange for a more private and personal offering of Nha Trang. It turned out to be one of our better decisions in our recent Southeast Asia vacation. Pham Tours is a mom and pop tour company owned by a Mr. Dung Pham, but don’t be deceived by its small size. It offers first class services. Being locally owned, Mr. Pham has established working relationships with many of Nha Trang’s attractions. These arrangements provide unique opportunities for his guests to explore intimately the people and the processes involved in producing such iconic Vietnamese goods as silk embroideries, conical hats, rice noodles, earthen stoves, and rush mats. A short ride into the countryside will provide never to be forgotten sights such as a two centuries old traditional home, rice paddies, fishing villages, and temples. Back in town other choices included the quintessential market place, numerous restaurants featuring local cuisines, and five star hotels lining the 3-mile long seaside Tran Phu Street . In short, whatever anyone might like to see and experience in Nha Trang can be accommodated by Mr. Dung Pham and his company. After deciding what we wanted to see in Nha Trang, making our arrangements with Pham Tours proved to be simple. Mr. Pham was always prompt to reply and communications was never a problem. Returning to the dock in time for our departure was never in doubt. Although small in size, they are sure to provide a quality service at a fair price.
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We recently toured Nha Trang. We were a little unsure of this port, so I did a search and found that Dung Pham seemed to be very highly recommended. We ended booking with him via his website, and everything went very smoothly via email from the start. Due to a change in numbers, our tour was slightly changed from the one we booked as was the meeting arrangements, but again all this was agreed to before arriving and all arrangements went very smoothly. Our itinerary included a visit to an embroidery factory, a rice noodle making family/home business, another rice paper/family home business, a conical hat making family, a visit to a typical Vietnamese house, lunch, a visit to local orphanage, a visit to a local temple, and visit to a local market, before finally returning to our tender port well in time for our return. While Dung himself didn’t take the tour (he was busy with another tour but we did end up meeting him at lunch), both the driver and tour guide were excellent, and made the tour great fun. The tour guide’s English was excellent. The tour itself was amazing. I initially thought why would I want to see a rice noodle making family, or a conical hat making lady, but everything was so interesting. The thing that made it so amazing was meeting real local Vietnamese people in their traditional environment, and seeing the contrast between our own lives and theirs. The Vietnamese people were so friendly and welcoming, and the country side we drove through was just so beautiful. Vietnam is an amazing country, and her people so friendly. So much so, that we want to go back to Vietnam and spend more time there. This is in part due to the wonderful tour that Dung arranged for us, and Nha Trang became one of the highlights our our cruise. Along with many others, we highly recommend Dung for any of your tour requirements in Nha Trang.
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18 American tourists proactiv@pacbell.net
Nha Trang was a real pleasant surprise and one of the best trips while on our Asia cruise. Our tour with Nha Trang River Tour included a combination of the countryside and the city tour with a visit to the silk embroidery store, the pagoda, a visit to the Ancient House, a rush mat weaving place, the orphanage plus lunch on the river! At the orphanage, I donated a play parachute and the kids went wild over it! It was a GREAT combination of every thing we wanted to see and the swim in the ocean wasn’t bad either! We LOVED Nha, our local tour guide and he spoke PERFECT English! I recommend Nha Trang River Tour as your personal guide while you’re visiting here.
Julie Wong
Your trust on us is our real strength
Hereby posted by our tourists on 14th April 2011 on the Diamond Princess helenbrookfield@msn.com
Hello Mr Dung Pham
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with you and the rest of the group. Especial highlights was the river-side lunch and the river cruise and the morning tea in the ‘local’s house. The mat weaving and the conical hat making were excellent too, as was the embroidery factory and the rice noodle factory. It was all excellent, as was your and your wife’s care for us all and my elderly mother (the lady with the walker called ‘Mum”). I have posted a good recommendation for your tour and hope this helps with ongoing business – which you most honorably deserve. I will also do what I can to help you recover the lost port fees for the previous trip. Please accept our very best wishes for a happy and prosperous future,
Helen & John Brookfield – Australia
Posted by yugrace2010@gmail.com A group of tourists on the Diamond Princess on 31st October 2012
Dear Dung Pham,
As per request to make a positive comment on your tour I’d like to express how much we enjoyed your Nha Trang tour. I’m not a member of cruisecritic but you’re welcome to post my comments on your website.
I must say joining your tour is one of the best decisions we’ve made in our Asian cruise with Diamond Princess. We did not expect you to fill up the several hours we had in Nha Trang with such a full itinerary.
The riverboat ride was in itself worth the whole trip. Words cannot describe what an exciting and exhilarating experience it was. We were enchanted by what we saw along the way to the floating market where all of nature’s bounty of ripe and exotic fruits were proudly displayed.
It was very touching to see the orphans playing so happily even without a single toy. The 82 year old gentle soul who runs it reminds me so much of Mother Teresa.
The lunch at the covered deck facing the river was sumptuous! The setting was peaceful and quiet and we had the whole deck to ourselves. Food was quickly served and we were treated with fresh local fish and a simple seafood hotpot and of course, fruits.
The visits to see rice paper and conical hats and all kinds of mats being made were an eye opener as we saw mother, grandmother and children making a living at the back of their own houses.
The visit to the ancient house was also very special. The furniture is made from what seems like thousand year old trees. What a welcome relief to be seated under the cool canopy of the house after a hot day in the sun as assorted fruits and tea were already prepared on the table for us!
Thank you Dung Pham, we felt very special and you’ve provided us with memories of a lifetime!
A group of 18 tourists guided by Dung Pham on the Diamond Princess on 19th October 2012 written byruthjeffrey02@aol.com
WE HAVE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE FROM BEIJING TO BANGKOK . WE TOOK THE DAY TRIP PROVIDED BY DUNG PHAM TOURS IN NHA TRANG WHICH WAS EXCELLENT, BEST TOUR OF THE WHOLE TRIP. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
THANK YOU DUNG.
A group of 18 tourists guided by Dung Pham on the Dawn Princess on 13rd August 2012 written by
Fabulous day in Nha trang”
Reviewed September 12, 2012 NEW
What a great time we had on this full day tour! We visited mat weavers, conical hat makers,(3 hours to make and only $2) and rice paper makers (used in making food rolls), We visited an orphanage, beautiful, happy and clean kiddies. We gave them some pens paper, and bits and pieces we had bought from home for them. We went up the river (me getting down onto this boat was a real achievement trust me…but fun) for lunch at a riverside restaurant, and returned to the city of Nha Trang by our bus. We also visited a beautiful embroidery factory and saw the historic Cham towers. We could not have asked for more!.
We took a tour by Mr Dung Pham, much cheaper than the tour the boat had organised, and great fun but informative and knowledgeable. Our tour bus was small enough that we could be driven to locations that weren’t accessible by the bigger buses. There were 18 of us, and we all agreed it was the best trip, and highly recommend this service.
Visited August 2012
If you are looking for a guide in Nha Trang use Dung Pham. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
He took our group everywhere that was planned which included a fabulous riverside lunch.
There was never any stress about getting back to the ship late as he has the timing down to a fine art.
Try him – you won’t be disappointed. posted by lizandnorm@darlingranges.com
Big group of 38 tourists guided by Dung Pham on the Diamond Princess on 21st April 2012 written by jonange@ntlworld.com
Thank you for your email. We had a fabulous day on 21st April with your group. We certainly would recommend the tour to future travelers. It was a good mixture of culture and sight seeing. Thank you for putting together such a pleasurable day for us.
Mrs Redraggo. UK
Tourists in the same above group kucheraa@aol.com
Yes we loved your tour, in fact we are still talking about it. What a fun day and a fun lunch, we like all the side trips and boat ride and everything. We are still on our cruise, 6 days to cross the Pacific ocean to Alaska . We love the cone hats, the rice noodles, people were so friendly, maybe at the orphanage you could set it up for us to purchase noodles or some food for them, we felt we should have given some food or some money for food. The kids were so cute. Thanks again for a great day, we would love to come back to Nha Trang some days and try the beach. Pam and Jack Kuchera
Another big group of tourists guided by Ms Tra on the Diamond Princess on 21st April 2012 written by cmages@comcast.net
Post of a leader of the above group edith.john@bigpond.com
Hi Dung Pham,
Just a short note to say that we enjoyed the tour very much and that the guide was knowledgeable and good. Would definitely recommend the tour to others.
Thanks for everything.
Edith
Small group of tourists on the Diamond Princess on 21st April 2012 written by gfokeefe@yahoo.com
Dung Pham and his tours
I picked his tour service because of previous CC posters. Glad I did! We scheduled a snorkel trip in Nha Trang along with a visit to the Hindu temple, market and Catholic church. We were tired and it was hot so our delightful guide, Thuy, had no problem with us skipping the church. We had a private speed boat to Mun Island where we snorkeled. The boat took us to another island for a delicious Vietnamese lunch. We were the only foreign tourists there. It was clean and such a beautiful view.
We had a snafu to start the trip. 3 of 4 of us made the trip, and only two of us remembered our cash for the fee. Thuy made a phone call and it was no problem. When I got home I emailed Mr. Pham (or is it Mr. Dung?) and he said only one person owed and gave instructions for a bank transfer. So very generous of him!
Yes, I would highly recommend his services and if ever we have the opportunity, I’d use him again in Vietnam .
Mrs. Gail O’Keefe
( Hello! I wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed Thuy and our time in Nha Trang on April 21st. She was very nice and knowledgeable.
We owe you money for the friends who forgot their cash on the Diamond Princess. How shall we pay you? (2 of us paid, one didn’t come ashore and the third forgot her cash). It was very generous of you to let us continue that day. We will certainly recommend you.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Gail O’Keefe )
Group of 23 tourists on the Diamond Princess on 9th April 2012 on Nha Trang Tour written by mandswale@redanonline.com right after the tour .
Hi Dung Pham
Many thanks for the great tour today in Nha Trang. Our guide Huy was excellent and our driver was safe and very helpful. Let me know if you have any problem with the New Zealand dollars.
With best wishes
Martin and Sarah Wale
PS Many thanks also to Tom Zebrowitz for being our coordinator.
My husband and I just returned this week from doing the cruise you have planned. Loved every minute of it!! Do consider the private tour in Vietnam . We booked one with Nha Trang River Tours and had the life changing experience of going to an orphanage. The children were amazing and so happy to have guests!! Included a river tour and so much more. We requested to be a group of 20. Perfect size. Cost is far less than Princess tours and you do and see so much more. Posted by eartman123@yahoo.com on the Diamond Princess on 9th April 2012 on Nha Trang Tour
Group of 38 tourists on the Diamond Princess on 20th March 2012 on Nha Trang Tour written by delstalburg@hotmail.com
Dear Dung Pham
We went on the trip with Zoe and Kelvin. We had a great time and thought the trip was very good value. I will recommend your trip to our friends.
Regards
Del and Lynn
Group of tourists on the Diamond Princess on 20th March 2012
Wonderful overview of this resort town
We were on a tour of about 16, in port for the day on a Princess cruise. Thuy was our guide–charming and knowledgeable. Our tour bus was small enough that we could be driven to locations that weren’t accessible without walking some distance by other tours. Although we stopped at various locations that are geared for the tourist, there was never any pressure to buy anything, and Thuy waited patiently for those among us who were shoppers. Mr. Dung Pham’s website provides all of the tour details, and they were all worth visiting and a pleasant change from the hot and crowded ports we previously visited.
A group of tourists on the Zanndam Holland American Cruise Ship on 10th March 2012 posted on tripadvisor by janeannevans1@btinternet.com
This was a great day out. a fantastic guide, visited an embroidery factory, an orphanage, various industries, noodle making, rush mat weaving, conical hat making, had a lovely lunch by the river in a very clean and welcoming restaurant, then on a boat down the river, visited a pagoda, a real good value for money day, in a lovely air…
Group of 41 tourists on the Diamond Princess on 8th March 2012 on Nha Trang Tour written by fsilverman@cruiseshipcenters.com
Thank you Dung.. we got home late last night … enjoyed it all….
Fran Silverman – Burday
Cruise and Vacation Specialist
Posted by suelowery@hotmail.com on the same above cruise 8th March in a group of 41 tourists on the Diamond Princess .
Dung –
I had a terrific time on the shore excursion in Nha Trang and will gladly recommend you to others. Many thanks again for a great day in Nha Trang!
Sue Lowery
Nautica Feb 22nd, 2012 HongKong to Bangkok written by benliss@cox.net
Dear Mr. Pham,
My wife and I had a wonderful time on Feb. 22 , 2012 and thank you so much for your patience, kindness and efficiency. We saw so much and could not have done so in such short time without your efforts. May I suggest you increase your price? That amount is far less than what cruise ships charge plus you provide much more value and visits. You should get more and the cruise ship passengers can easily pay the very small increase.
Thank you again and I wish you the very best.
David Ben Liss
We were on the same tour with wristband and we are in total agreement. Pham is such an engaging person who provides great service in his tours. It was raining when we got there and he even provided us with yellow plastic bags to put on our feet so our shoes wouldn’t get mucky as we walked about. I have fond memories of us all walking around with yellow bags on our shoes. The local people had a laugh on two with us!! The cruise line shortened our day in port by an hour (it was already a short day there) and yet Pham got us to all the places we were supposed to go. Must have been a hard thing to do with 21 adults!!!
You won’t be sorry going with him. posted by jdiacon@telusplanet.net
Our tour of 22 with Mr. Pham on Feb. 22 with Oceania was terrific! Putting aside the specific stops, the price, value and visits and presence of Pham were far better in every respect than what the cruise ship offers. I can heartily recommend thinking about this for your stop . My only complain is that he is too cheap. He should charge more as the tour is not only a fantastic value but the experience is truly memorable. The two of us loved it! posted by benliss@cox.net
I would echo the recs on Mr. Pham’s nhatrangrivercruise tour. Posters above nailed the points visited, the orphanage is one such stop. There is a web site posted at the orphanage which affords the opportunity to contribute after the visit. Kids seemed to like lollipops some in our group handed out but pencils or class room materials might be a better if you are inclined to give something tangible. Cash is appreciated as the nuns can choose how to best spend it on the orphans. Mr. Pham’s tour was excellent and the day was one of the highlights of our Asian cruise!
Hereby a group on the Zanndam Holland American Cruise Ship on 13rd February 2012 posted on tripadvisor.com by pmmh@comcast.net
What a great time we had on this full day tour! We visited some of the cottage industries – mat weavers, conical hat makers, and rice paper makers (used in making food rolls), We visited an orphanage, had lunch at a riverside restaurant, and returned to the city of Nha Trang by way of a motor boat. We also visited a beautiful embroidery factory and saw the historic Cham towers. We could not have asked for more!.
Visited February 2012
Group of 28 tourists on the Zanndam Holland American Cruise Ship on 28th January 2012 guided by Mr Dung Pham
written by janetwakeham@ic24.net
We also used Mr. Dung Pham for our Nha Trang Tour from our Holland American Cruise. Great tour guide who took us around Nha Trang to give us a good sampling of the attractions and life in Nha Trang along with a river cruise. We would recommend them highly.
Janet
Another group on the Zanndam Holland American Cruise Ship on 28th January 2012. written by eviemooney@yahoo.co.uk
Hi: I’ve just got back to my home address and found your e-mail. I don’t bother with e-mails whilst I am on holiday. My husband and I did enjoy the tour very much and found your guide to be very knowledgeable and charming. Her English is very good. Please pass on my thanks to her. I think we saw a little glimpse of the life of the people in the countryside around Nha Trang. The restaurant was authentic and food light and tasty. The toilets were a little messy by Western standards but I have had to use worse. Overall the tour was excellent and I would be happy to recommend your company.
Best wishes,
Evelyn & Kevin Mooney
Bristol , UK
Group of Polish on the Diamond Princess on 21st November 2011 written by an@star-polska.com.pl
Dear Mr Dung,
Briefly-Everything was well organized we were impressed. Your country marvelous and the trip exciting. We enjoyed it so much. Especially thanks to our guide, she was professional and very open to us. Pass very warm regards from us to her and tell -she was like a Good Ghost for us, she will stay in our best memories from all those ours cruise trips- again we appreciated very much. Some of us will come back to Vietnam , myself with our kids to Vinpearl. It will be great pleasure to meet you again. For your information I will strongly recommend you to the Warsaw travel office Marco Polo( Polish main agent for Princess cruises) as a serious partner for further polish visitors coming with this travel agency to Nha Trang .
Artur with Polish Group
We took Dung Pham’s tour as an alternative to the expensive cruise ship’s shore excursions and can thoroughly recommend it. It took in as many local ‘sights’ as the two ship’s tours combined. The pick up was prompt and the guide, charming and spoke excellent English. After almost the whole day ashore, we were dropped off at the foot of the gangplank in good time. A really nice day out and good value for money.
Visited January 2012
Group of 30 tourists on the Diamond Princess on 1st November 2011 guided by Mr Dung Pham
written by notesfromjh@yahoo.com
Hi thank you so much for sharing your insight and lovely country with our group. It was the highlight of the cruise. We learned so, more than other tours and people that we later talked too. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VEGETARIAN FOOD. Since more Westerns are eating less meat, you might use a check box, so that you could preorder with the cafe. We are still in China so will put you on the cc boards again. I am planning on doing this cruise again, in March and again in April. going China to Singapore-Singapore to China . I will write you up on the boards. Will also take your tour again, and maybe you can arrange another tour of us for the second time. Again, I will be in touch. Janet Harvey
“Great Variety of Sights”
We were on a ship that stopped at Nha Trang and rather than take the ship tour a group of us arranged a tour through dung pham. What a great day we had!
They picked us up on the dock after we tendered in and our first stop was the embroidery factory. I at first got concerned that we were going to be trapped in hard sells throughout the day, NOT SO. The factory was very interesting and I still am amazed at the tiny stitching we saw upstairs. Next stop was a temple overlooking the river and it was quite interesting, gave a really good view of the river as it flowed into the ocean. After a short stroll through some eye opening back alleys, where we passed people eating lunch and a wooden boat building shop, we hoped on boats and did a river tour upstream for about 30 minutes. We finally stopped and offloaded at a rickety wooden boat dock, pretty cool, just what you would imagine for this area of Vietnam . We got to go to an orphanage to see some small children in school where we dropped off some donation supplies we had brought. We even got to meet the 80 year old creator of the orphanage. Then it was lunch on the river on an open air patio. The rain came while we were eating but we stayed dry and the meal was very good though they did include some french fires with the rice, fish and soup? We then went by a large Budha, visited a conical hat making factory then a rice paper and noodle making factory. This was done while driving back roads through the rice fields. Our day ended with a stop at the indoor market PHEW! A busy day and very interesting.
- Visited November 2011
Group of 29 tourists on the Diamond Princess on 1st November 2011 written by neil@farmtec.biz
Hi,
Just to let you know we really enjoyed your trip and were pleased that we also managed to bring another couple for you off the ship. It was very informative and good value for money. Your representative was also helpful and we also enjoyed the meal provided at the riverside cafe. I will try and find time to put a post on the site for you. Many thanks again.
Neil & Lesley Bartholomew
Nha Trang River tour was the best of whole cruise!
OCT 2011 had over 40 people from Diamond Princess take the full day tour. Yes, we had to provide passport info. It’s required another country’s procedures. Many of us said that it was the best tour of all taken during the cruise. We saw the countryside on our travels to the stops: local small enterprises: hat weaving, rice noodles, embroidery. We had a fun boat ride and lunch outdoors on a patio over the river. Food was great! We visited an orphanage. The children were lovely. (Take any school supplies you can fit in your luggage with you, your bag will have room for the souvenirs you buy on the cruise, right?) Mr. Pham was most attentive to our group. Five stars!
Janet notesfromjh@yahoo.com
On 27th October 2011, everybody in my 5 groups led by Pauline Hall , Karen Perales, Leslie Wilson, Larry Faragher , Barbara on the Amsterdam was so pleased. lwilsondanells@gmail.com
The tour was well planned and proved to be a highlight for our entire cruise. The embroidery factory was beautiful. We saw the children in the orphanage, visited a number of families in their home and watched them doing their craft, including hat making, mat weaving, rice paper making and others. Lunch was spectacular in a lovely restaurant on the river. The van was comfortable and had good air conditioning. The driver and the guide were excellent.
Below is the description of the full tour and contact information for dung Pham.
www.nhatrangrivertour.com
Leslie Wilson
Hereby posted by peralka@msn.com
We were in Nha Trang on the HAL Amsterdam (Oct. ’11). There were 3 Cruise Critic groups (10 – 12 people in each), who participated in the Nha Trang Special Countryside tours, booked through Dung Pham. Each group had a different English-speaking guide – all of which were excellent. We were all able to travel in comfortable, air-conditioned vans. The feedback from participants was excellent. Our groups of highly experienced travelers, really appreciated the opportunity to see the real Viet Nam !
As for the weather, it was HOT! Humid, too. Can you imagine how delightful it was, when our guide walked us into the courtyard of the Buddhist orphanage, and Mr. Dung Pham was there, handing out bottles of icy water & frozen face cloths? That was just one example of the excellent service we received. I would definitely recommend this tour operator!
Karen Perales
Group of 12 tourists on the Diamond Princess on 20th October 2011 posted by schuettinger@cox.net
Mr. Dung, even though it was raining, our group of 12 had a wonderful time. We were able to see how the average Vietnamese families live. The embroidery factory was amazing and the skill of the women creating the beautiful art in silk was just fascinating. Our river boat ride was truly an adventure in the rain but stopping along the way to drink fresh coconut milk that had just been hacked down from the tree made the trip worthwhile and the lunch was delicious. Seeing how well the orphans were cared for made our hearts glad. The stop at the ancient house with its native outdoor furniture and the tea ceremony with cakes was an unexpected treat. The guide helped me to purchase some pearls in the Dam Market which was greatly appreciated. I would highly recommend your tour to anyone who is interested in seeing the “real” Vietnam .
Sincerely,
Sandra Schuettinger
USA
Group of 18 tourists on the Diamond Princess on 20th October 2011 written by murphy1525@gmail.com
Dear Dung Pham; My wife and I agree that we did more in one day on your tour, than we did on any other tour. The orphanage was wonderful. Merry Christmas from Carolyn and Gordon
Madam Narelle with 44 tourists on the Sun Princess who joined a river cruise with us on 6th October 2011 . ( The second time with us )
A good trip had by all 44 pax in Nha Trang and very inexpensive tour. Dung and his wife were very helpful to the aged or disabled people which really showed how kind these people were. I highly recommend this tour company as twice round we were given a day to remember
Dear DUNG
THANKS AGAIN FOR A WONDERFUL TRIP. EVERYONE THOROUGHLY enjoyed you tour. Everyone couldn’t stop talking
about it and what a good day they had. I was very glad everyone had a good time. I was very tired the next day as it was a big day for me now that I find it difficult to walk because of the stroke but I wouldn’t have missed doing it for the world. Thank you once again for the gift. Say hello to your wife for me. She is very kind. Hopefully next time I come you will have a new addition to the family.
Regards,
Narelle
Madam Narelle with a group of 43 tourists on The Sun Princess on 28 August 2010 – Nha Trang Tour ( The first time with us )
written by murphy1525@gmail.com
Dear Dung,
Everyone enjoyed your tour very much and all had a good time. Thank you for a good day and I will surely recommend your company as it was from other fellow travellers who had used you before that I got our email address from
Once again thank you
Narelle.
Posted by James Cruising Retired Army ( the second time on the same tour ) Jjamess40@aol.com
I have used Dung Pham services twice when I was private shore excursions in Nha Trang. Both times we had to provide all the above information prior to our cruise. Mr Pham has a very good tour set up and it is a lot better than what the Diamond Princess has for half the price. I was the travel group leader from my last cruise and I took 26 people on this private shore excursion. I had to go to each person and get all the information and sent it the Vietnam .
Today turned out to be a real good day even if we did have rain. Larry said he enjoyed today’s private shore excursion very much. Every one of my travel group came to me and said it was a real nice tour of the city and country. We did have some problems this morning as we met up at 7:45 AM and while I was trying to get everybody together they also started giving out tender tickets at 8 AM. Sherri took her entire family to the Explorers Lounge and got each of them a ticket. When it came time to get on the tender I was able to talk Sherri to use her Elite card to take her husband and two kids off and she gave me her tender tickets which worked good as I gave one to Larry and the other two to another couple that did not have tickets. We were all able to get on the same tender which worked out good. It takes about 15 minutes for the tender ride into the port. When we got off the tender my travel guide was waiting for me with my name on his sign. We had 24 in our travel group and we had a 33 passenger bus so we had plenty of room. You are not going to believe this but I had the same guide as we had in 2008. I also found out he was the boss and the person that I had been corresponding with the last 4 months. Our first stop was the Embroidery Factory as last time and I think everybody enjoyed seeing just how it was done. From there on everything was changed around. This time we first drove thru the city and then out into the country. We went to an old house in the country and we had a chance to walk thru the house and then we all set at three tables and had a plate of fruit and green tea. The only thing different is then offered cold beer and soft drinks for a $1. After this we drove thru the country more and stopped at a place where they made the comb type straw hats. Several people in our group bought the hats to bring home. From there we made another stop at a place that made rice paper and also rice noodles. Both of these places were new to me and I did not stop at them before. Then we went to a place that made straw mats and this place I have visited before. During this time it started raining lightly. From there we went to lunch at a Restaurant which was located alongside the river. This is where Jim and I ate on our last visit. The food was real good and they kept bringing it and we had more than enough to eat. Everybody said then enjoyed their meal. Jim, the cold beer and soft drinks were still a $1 as last time. I had to take a break to recharge my laptop battery so I will try to get this finished now. After we ate out tour guide called on his cell phone and order three boats for our travel group. We loaded up and let me tell you this was not as easy as you think. We made it on okay but then we made our next stop at the coconut island it was raining and their dock was not the best in the world. I made it off and back on but it was hairy. I was hoping Larry and I could pull some coconuts down from the trees but they do not do it that way anymore and one of the young boys climbed the tree like a monkey and brought down a coconut. From here we continued our river cruise and at the end we got off at a dock near the Cham Temple which is a lot of old ruins on top of a hill overlooking the bay and Nha Trang. From there we got into the bus again and drove to the Dam Market. I have been there before and they have all kinds of things for sell. This is where Jim bought a Rolex for $10. I passed by some and their starting price was $25 so you see you can get them down. We spent an hour at the Market and everybody was buying all kind of things and came to the bus loaded down. After this we returned to the port and we said good bye to our travel guide and driver. As I said everybody had a good time and when traveling there is nothing a person can do about the weather. It is 7:50 PM now and my back is starting to hurt so I am going to close this out and get it on the wire so that you will have it this morning. Tomorrow is another big day and we do have an early start.
James
Hereby posted by tourists on 6th June 2011 on Legend of the Sea gary.dean.h@gmail.com
When I booked a tour with Nha Trang River tours I had second thoughts. I thought what if they don’t show up? What if I am late and they leave? The tour went off without a hitch and it was fantastic. Mr Huy gave us a real insight into Vietnam and it was one of the best tours we have ever been on. Our guide really cared about us having a great experience. He constantly took our picture and during lunch he had the driver order while he showed us other things during the 15 minute wait for the food. I felt that was above and beyond the call of duty. Highly recommended.
Gary Hirata
My group also used Mr Dung Pham in June 2011 (sailing on Legend) There were just 6 of us (4 adults and 2 kids) We had a fabulous time. He was good. The Buddhist orphanage was a great place to visit. My kids were scared stiff. Haha. I told them I would leave them there next time, if they weren’t good.
Dear Dung Pham,
Thank you for your email. Your guide took us around on 6 Jun 2011 and our family enjoyed the private tour very much. It was a terribly hot day and we got off the first tender, and the ship had arrived one hour earlier. We waited a while for the guide as we were early, but thankfully he showed up soon as it was so hot! We enjoyed the guide’s commentary, and the places he brought us to, especially the noodle making factory. We were also glad that there were no obligations to purchase any products although we did give the orphanage and the conical hats maker a substantial sum. The van was very comfortable and the guide spoke good English. We will recommend your tour company strongly to others.
Thank you.
Regards
Rachel racheltan.singapore@gmail.com
Hereby posted by tourists on 26th April 2011 on the Diamond Princess linleela@gmail.com
Dear Dung Pham….
I will write you more later but wanted to tell you that EVERYONE on our tour yesterday enjoyed it THOROUGHLY…..Huy was an excellent guide, each place we visited held interest, and we were all delighted to experience the beautiful countryside of Vietnam and be with the gentle people.
I highly recommend Pham Tours. We anchored at Nha Trang April, 2011, were met by a friendly, knowledgeable guide, and spent a wonderful, busy day. The tour began with a visit to an embroidery “factory” in the heart of neat, clean, orderly Nha Trang: the exquisite work produced by the young women and opportunity to see their methods and working conditions was very interesting. Then we began exploring the countryside, visiting several cottage industries (including rush mat making, conical hats, rice noodles, soft and dried), driving through rice paddy areas in various stages of cultivation including harvest, a Buddhist orphanage at a pagoda. Members in our tour had brought a large suitcase filled with toys for the orphans: it was a delight to see their excitement with these treats; we also peaked in on the classrooms of the older children and met the nun who supervises the orphanage. Fresh fruit was served in the tropical patio of a 200-year old home (typical of that era), now converted to a restaurant; later, we enjoyed an excellent lunch at a riverside restaurant followed by a river cruise passing colorful fishing villages and ending at Po Nagar Cham Towers (6-7 th century) which we explored. On our way back to the ship, we stopped at the long, tropical beach that Nha Trang is situated on. It truly was one of the highlight days of our 32-day cruise, and I recommend Dung Pham and his team.
Linda Manoll
Hereby posted by jvbonita@embarqmail.com
We had a wonderful excursion and everyone said it was the best so far on this trip. Loved it!
Janice & Joe Ventura ( Our tourists on 26th April 2011 on the Diamond Princess )
Hereby posted by our tourists on 14th April 2011 on the Diamond Princess clark_t_benson@yahoo.com
Dear Mr. Pham,
You created a marvelous tour for us. We really saw how the people live and loved the lunch. We’ll always recommend your tour. It is unique!! I’m thankful we took it.
With kind regards,
Judy Benson
Hereby sent from my iPad by our tourists on 14th April 2011 on the Diamond Princessbetterbuys@aol.com
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour with you and you were very professional and courteous to everyone in our group. My wife kept bragging on the care and respect you and your lovely wife took assisting the elderly (especially the lady with the walker, we all affectionately called ‘Mum’) the entire day. We all hated to hear that you lost $500 on the previous tour because of inclement weather and the ship’s tenders not being allowed to dock. We would like to add this was our favorite tour of our trip…much better than the many ships tours which we paid much more money for!
Sincerely,
Ron & DeAnna Webber
Here by posted by our tourists on 14th April 2011 on the Diamond Princess thelatters@bigpond.com
Hello Mr Pham
The tour itself was fantastic and we enjoyed all the stops along the way. We thought it was excellent value and greatly enjoyed lunch and the boat ride too. We would have no hesitation in recommending your tour.
Kind regards to you and your lovely wife,
Annette and Ray Latter
Hereby posted by our tourists on 12th March 2011 on the Marry Queen 2 steve@oimages.co.uk
would like to say we thoroughly enjoyed your tour of Nha Trang. Probably the best tour of the whole cruise.
And what an excellent, friendly and informative guide. Especially loved the Cai river trip and the 6 course meal at the riverside restaurant.. Happy to recommend your company to any interested travelers (just ask them to email me).
Regards
Stephen
Hereby posted by our tourists on 12th March 2011 on the Marry Queen 2 rpiraino1@roadrunner.com
I have given your card out and recommended you to at least 6 people. I hope they all take your tour because it was the best tour of my entire 16 day cruise. Please keep in touch.
Linda Piraino