EASTRAVEL Traveller Reviews

Trip to Bangkok, Chiang Mai then to Patong

Dorothy at East Travel arranged everything from flights, seats, trips, and tour guides. Both tour guides Eddy in Bangkok and James in Chiang Mai were excellent.

A fascinating peaceful country to visit for a walking self-drive holidays with welcoming people, who want to ensure you have A wonderful adventure from start to finish. From swimming with turtles to swimming in wadis, meandering around souks to exploring ancient forts and castles, hiking in the mountains and Oman's Grand Canyon to walking in the desert watching the sunrise/sunset and finally, taking some time out to relax on the white sand and crystal clear water in the Indian Ocean. Oman has so much to offer and awaken the senses. Whether you want an adventure or simply relax in luxury it is all here amongst the most welcoming of people.

Dorothy at East Travel was excellent in every way. She listened to exactly what we were looking for in a holiday and tailored it to meet our needs. Everything ran smoothly and she gave us her number to contact if we needed her, even contacting us during our holiday to check all was well. When a minor hiccup arose, we felt confident in contacting her and her response was immediate, sorting it out instantly, highlighting the value of a tour operator who really cares about her clients.

16 day travel through Vietnam and Cambodia immersing ourselves in the sights, scenery and culture of those countries.

Worked with me to create the best holiday experience for us. Eastravel was responsive and at all times and clearly worked to provide us with the best possible service.

Dorothy … our tour operator put together the most amazing holiday (honeymoon) for us in January. The holiday was a 3 destination holiday with culture and relaxation. I can’t rate this lady enough, she listens to what you want and put together the dream holiday. The Cambodian people are so kind and lovely would highly recommend this destination.

This is the 2nd holiday I have asked Dorothy to put together for us, 1st one was India and this time Cambodia, I have now asked this lady to put a holiday for next year She knows exactly what you are looking for. Thank you for giving us the best vacation ever

Our family of 5 travelled to the East for the first time. What a wonderful and interesting experience it was. We spemt the first 3 days in Singapore over NY and had a fantastic day at Universal Studios, followed by an unforgettable NY at the Marina Bay Sands. The fireworks display was magical. We then travelled to Hoi An in Vietnam. What a pretty town on the river. We did a private full day cycling tour through the rural villages and learnt all about life in Vietnam. This was one of the highlights of our holiday. We also enjoyed the market in the evenings for shopping and dinner. Our next stop was Ho Chi Minh City, which may be the busiest city we've ever been to. The trip to the Cu Chi tunnels was a bucket list experience and lived up to our expectations. Our day trip on the Mekong Delta was also incredible. Our last 4 days was spent on Kata Beach in Phuket. What a magical place. We will definitely go back for a longer stay in Thailand.

Dorothy Heng was an incredible source of information when we were booking our trip. Her suggestions and insight into the "must see" areas and attractions was invaluable. She also got our hotel bookings spot on. I would highly recommend Dorothy.

12 night self drive tour of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. 3 nights at Cathedral Peak Hotel in the Drakensberg Region, 2 nights at Fugitives Drift, 3 nights on safari at Leopards Mountain and 4 nights beach at Canelands Beach Club.

We have used Eastravel for many years and always have excellent service and holiday arrangements are exactly what we want from a tailor made holiday.

We spent 16 days touring Taiwan by train and car. 3 days were spent in Taipei and the local area with a couple of tours arranged by the tour operator. We then took a combination of trains and car and driver to travel round the outside of Taiwan, including 3 internal stops for national parks visits.

Eastravel worked with us to tailor make our holiday and were very responsive (within hours), even at the weekend and also listened to our requirements to change certain items when the initial suggestions needed a bit of tweaking. They provided an overview of the hotels that they suggested before we booked to make sure we were happy with them. They kept us informed on the status of all the bookings, even apologising when their team had to be evacuated due to a cyclone and so weren't as responsive as they had been previously. All of the hotels, train tickets and other logistics worked without a hitch and they kept in touch while we were on holiday to ensure we knew the pick up points for shuttle buses. Eastravel also checked in with us once we got back to ensure everything had gone well. The holiday couldn't have gone any better.

For our honeymoon we spent 4 nights at The Hari in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, followed by 10 days travelling round Taiwan (2 at the Palais de Chine in Taipei, 2 at The Lalu at Sun Moon Lake, 2 at Alishan Hotel in Alishan and 2 at The Grand Hi-Lai at Kaohsiung), and finally 8 nights in Thailand at a private residence. During our time in Taiwan we had private tours and drivers to take us to various sights and to help us get between various locations (including Taroko Gorge, which was magnificent). This meant we were able to see so much of the country in the time we had there. We had the most magical time, all our hotels were stunning and in great locations for sightseeing or relaxing (The Lalu at Sun Moon Lake was a particular highlight) and the scenery was breath-taking (Sun Moon Lake and everything at Alishan were particularly spectacular). All the staff were so kind to us, especially as it was such a special trip for us. All the organisation that went into this trip was impeccable, we would not have been able to do this without Dorothy's expertise and guidance. It truly made it a trip of a lifetime for us and we loved every second!

Dorothy, as always, could not have been more helpful at every stage of bringing this trip together. From the early stages when we weren't 100% sure of how we might be able to make it work, to actually helping us with last minute questions about logistics whilst we were away, she was always there to help us. We are so grateful to her for helping us create such a perfect honeymoon for us (and for arranging champagne, balloons and sweet treats for us on our arrival in Hong Kong!)

We went to Ecuador and had a seven day varied itinerary. Guides were fantastic, hotels were lovely and the whole thing was organised to perfection. I have been on holiday May times through Eastravel and it’s always been good. Would not hesitate to book again through them.

Eastravel are very helpful and always communicate with us to make sure they arrange the perfect holiday

We spent 10 days on a self drive trip through Jordan organised by the wonderful East Travel. The itinerary that was put together by Dorothy was excellent providing the perfect balance of sightseeing and relaxation. There was so much to see, but nothing felt rushed and the hotels allocated to us were in perfect position. I cannot speak highly enough about the service provided and the exceptional value for money. A fabulous trip, to a fabulous country.

Exceptional itinerary, fantastic communication and would not hesitate to use them again. In fact they’re likely to be the first place we look in future!