Thailand luxury holidays

"Kata Tran - 
"We spent almost year working with Kata  to plan our month long trip for four to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. I am someone who likes planning trips and I could not have asked for a better partner in Kata. Kata and her team are both very professional and every detail was well planned out, and most importantly, well carried out for the entire month long trip. Kata put together the entire trip, I made some minor changes, including upgrading some of the hotels, all without any problems. Sometimes email communication was not as prompt as we would have liked, so we called a few times to iron out some details. On the whole, communication went well. All of our guides were excellent (with the exception on 1) and made our experience all the more rich and personal. We came away having learned so much about each country and culture that only the personal contact with a caring and knowledgable local can offer. We liked the flexibility throughout the trip, to change or add something. Kata took the time to meet with us for coffee in Hanoi, a lovely gesture. I highly recommend Kata and her team."

"My husband and I recently returned from a most amazing 16 day tour of Vietnam and Thailand. Thank you Kata Tran for compiling an itinerary which was the perfect balance of sightseeing, activity, and beach relaxation. There are too many highlights to detail. Know, however, each transfer between destinations was seamless and accommodations were fabulous at each stop. Most remarkable...it never ceased to amaze us that each driver/guide could be so punctual (considering the traffic in some regions), never being even a minute late! The whole Indochina team who contributed to our trip was incredible!
I highly recommend Kata and her team!"

"We have just returned from a 17 day excursion in Southern Vietnam, Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Kata Tran was EXCELLENT to deal with . SHe listened to what we wanted to do for our tour and she delivered! The guides and drivers were great. The guides knowledge of the sites and English was very good and the drivers were timely and caring. They always had a cold bottle of water and cleansing towel ready for us when we returned from visiting a site. The whole tour unfolded on time and without a hitch. The highlight of our trip was visiting the Patara Elephant Park outside of Chaing Mai, Thailand, where we spent a full day with the elephants: learning about them and being taught how to communicate with them; feeding them; watering them; riding them in the jungle for 45 minutes; then bathing them. It was WONDERFUL. Kata recommended this particular Farm for an elephant experience and we were so happy because we had heard from others about their disappointment at some other elephant santuaries/excursions. Patara Farm is associated with the Veterinary Department of Chiang Mai University so you know the animals are well cared for and it shows.

We were disappointed with our hotel in Bangkok and Kata and the guide did everything they could to ensure our happiness and they definitely accomplished their goal.

I would HIGHLY recommend Kata and Patara Elephant Farm"

"This trip was our second to Vietnam. Two years ago, Kata Tran  put together a four week trip for us to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. This year we returned for four weeks to Vietnam only. And Kata did it again! We had visited so many primary tourist sites on our first trip that we weren't sure if a second trip would seem repetitive even though this time we were interested in a leisurely beach-style vacation. Somehow, Kata managed to combine beach and exploration perfectly. Again, as on our previous trip, every stop was a highlight. This year Kata incorporated a "home-stay" at Coco Riverside Lodge along the Mekong. We stayed in a spacious, air-conditioned bungalow, surrounded by lush foliage in a rural village along the Mekong. We interacted with local residents, ate in a charming on-site restaurant and took lovely boat cruises daily to surrounding areas all of course with our hosts and guide. The three beach areas that Kata arranged for us were all different and offered varying experiences and amenities from city style beachfront, to luxurious resort. We visited the highlands of Da Lat and a national park and bear preserve. Each stop was new and perfectly planned with drivers, guides, and alone-time as requested. Kata is a master at listening and responding and delivering!"

"In 2013 we travelled for the first time with Kata Tran for our Vietnam/Cambodia Trip. Everything was planed perfectly, inquiries answered promptly and the price competitive. No wonder that we decided to do further trips with her in that region. So, in 2014 we travelled to Laos and Myanmar.

2015 we had the chance to travel for a longer period of time and asked Kata again to organize our trip, but this time for THREE months! The trip showed us parts of Cambodia and Vietnam, we had not seen before and the North of Thailand.
There is always something special in our itinerary recommended by Kata (we love to do cooking-classes in every country we visit and local restaurants), she knows how to combine our ideas / wishes with her recommendations and we never regretted following her advice.

Most of the guides and drivers are simply great as well as always on time, well knowledgeable and willing to adopt the itinerary within their possibilities if we come up with some extra wishes or different plans. The hotels chosen by Kata are for the most part according to our expectations (at some places the options are limited though). In the rare case that something is not perfect, Kata was always there to support, to arrange chances or to reorganize. Thanks for that! We appreciate this very much.

We just came back from another 86 days trip and Kata was again in charge of organizing Thailand (South and East) and Myanmar for us.

Myanmar:
If there is a chance we recommend to book Ballooning over Bagan – it was so wonderful and worth the money. The cooking-class at Inle Lake (Htoo) and “shopping” at the local market before cooking was another highlight as well as our lunch at a local Mon House in Mawlamyine and our stay at The Hpa An Lodge.
We had again a great time especially in Myanmar with extremely helpful and careful guides. Even it might not being “fair” I would like to highlight three guides: Ms Moh Moh in Mandalay, Ms. Ma Kyawk Aye Than in Mrauk U and Mr Aung Myin in Yangon. Ask for them if you are travelling to Myanmar.

Thailand: we loved the Monte Guesthouse in Pak Chong, and had great fun in Ku Ka Sing where we prepared our lunch with locals, had our own photographer and musician with us all the time, were greeted by the person in charge of Tourism and leaded through the ruins of Ku Ka Sing Historical Park by three pupils and their teacher. Our Thailand Trip ended with a stay at Si-Ri-La Farm (a dented camp with limited electricity) where we enjoyed such warm hospitality.

Is there any bigger compliment for Ms Kata Tran than our repeated booking with her?"