Authentic Indochina
A wooden boat on calm water beside limestone cliffs in northern Vietnam
HOW WE WORK

About Authentic Indochina

We plan private, guided trips across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, built around the dates and pace of the people actually travelling.

CountriesVietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand
Trip stylePrivate and tailor-made, not a fixed departure
On the groundLocal guides and drivers briefed on your itinerary
BookingDirect with us, no agents involved

How we work

Every trip starts as a conversation rather than a brochure. You tell us where you want to go, how much time you have and what pace suits you, and we draw up a route around that instead of fitting you into a fixed departure.

We cover Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and most itineraries link at least two of the four, since a short flight or a river crossing brings each within easy reach of the others.

We keep the operation small on purpose. One person plans your route and stays with it through to the day you fly home, which is what makes it possible to fix a problem while you are still travelling rather than argue about it afterwards.

What matters to us

One itinerary, built for you

We do not sell fixed packages off a shelf. Each route is drawn up for the people travelling on it and adjusted as questions come back, so the itinerary you book is the one you agreed to.

Honest about what is possible

If a hotel is full for your dates, or a domestic flight is likely to change, we say so while we are planning the trip rather than letting it surface once you are travelling.

Local teams, one standard

Guides, drivers and coordinators are based in the country you are visiting and briefed on your itinerary before you arrive. Vehicles are ours where we run enough trips to justify it, and contracted where we do not.

Who looks after your trip

Planning your route

Your itinerary is drawn up by people who know the roads, the seasons and the hotels in each country, and it is adjusted with you by email until the pace and the stops are right.

On the ground

A local guide and driver run each day of your trip in the country you are visiting, and know the route, the timings and the alternatives if weather or traffic change the plan.

After you book

Once your dates are confirmed, one coordinator stays with your trip through to the day you fly home, so any question goes to a person who already knows your itinerary.

Get in touch

If you are planning a trip to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia or Thailand, send us your dates and a rough idea of what you want to see — that is the fastest way to see how we would put it together.

Send an enquiry

Frequently asked questions

Do you operate the trips yourselves?
Yes. We plan the route and work with guides, drivers and hotels we know in each country, rather than reselling a package put together by someone else.
Which countries do you cover?
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, as single-country trips or combined, since each is within easy reach of the others by road, river or a short flight.
Do you use your own vehicles and drivers?
In some places, yes; elsewhere we work with drivers we have used many times and brief ourselves. Either way, the same coordinator manages your trip.
Can I book directly with you?
Yes. There are no agents involved — you deal with us from the first enquiry through to the trip itself, and any changes go straight to the person running your file.

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