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“Vietnam trip 2020”

18 March, 2020

Great organisational skills and extremely responsive and supportive when airline cancelled one of our flights 24 hrs before we departed

“An exceptional business from start to finish.”

18 March, 2020

We have travelled with Selective Asia a number of times and we keep coming back and will continue to! They are excellent from the booking service through to their absolutely exceptional guides and staff in country! Cant recommend then enough.

“A comprehensive, informative, personalised, enjoyable tour of North India”

18 March, 2020

A carefully planned trip through North India personalised using quality accommodation transportation and guides. Thoroughly recommend this company.

“The perfect way to explore Asia”

13 March, 2020

Selective Asia is the perfect way to see Asia. They carefully listen to your requirements and needs, add a considerable amount of value with their experience and knowledge of the location, then craft you the perfect holiday. From there on your mind needs to just absorb the culture, surroundings and above all have fun. They take care of the bookings, the logistics, their attention to detail is second to none. Absolutely no hesitation in recommending them to anyone who wants to explore Asia.

“A holiday which we will remember forever. Attention to detail was excellent”

12 March, 2020

Excellent from start to finish. Frequent communication, listened to what we wanted offered advice when asked for. It really was tailor made for our needs as a " getting on in years" group. If not in the office when we sent a message always got back to us straight away. Would , and have already , recommended Selective Asia to others.

“Fantastic Cambodian holiday”

12 March, 2020

Excellent from enquiry stage to arriving home. The itinerary was perfect with plenty of time for thorough exploration of Angkor Wat and other very interesting temples, great excursions to discover village and town life with local interaction in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. Lunch with a local village family following a ride on an oxen cart was particularly memorable. Guides were great. Finishing at a fantastic beach resort. Hotels were expertly chosen and perfect for us.

Sri Lanka

10 March, 2020

Excellent service

Vietnam

7 March, 2020

We received an excellent service throughout our holiday in Vietnam. The guides were knowledgeable and pleasant, the drivers courteous and careful, and the suggested itinerary suited us well.

“Choose Selective Asia for a perfect special holiday.”

11 February, 2020

The preplanning of the holiday was interactive, so S.A. was able to offer exactly what we wanted. The coordination leading up to the holiday was detailed and left us free of concerns. The holiday itself went like clockwork, guides and drivers were good and on-time. Boats were waiting for us and all the accommodation arrangements went well. Things can go wrong and when something did, S.A. dealt with it very professionally.

“Looked after by Selective Asia for the 2nd trip.”

12 December, 2019

From first contact to the trip itself, first class service from anyone you make contact with. The itinerary is created together with you and hotel and activity selections being tailored exactly to our needs. As the specialist has visited the countries they are able to offer insight and tips for an even better experience. The partners in the countries are equally amazing making the whole adventure very special.

“Absolutely Fabulous!”

25 November, 2019

The logistics worked like clockwork, the guides and drivers were always there when they were supposed to be and were very helpful and informative. The itinerary was excellent, we had a really good breadth of experience in each country. We would definitely recommend Selective Asia.

“Excellent repeat service”

24 November, 2019

excellent

Cambodia

23 November, 2019

Absolutely would recommend this company. very responsive to personal goals and requests.

India

13 November, 2019

Third time we’ve used SelectiveAsia, excellent as always.👍👍

“Lovely holiday”

11 November, 2019

Very smooth & well organised

“Excellent service”

29 October, 2019

They organized a trip that was suited to our needs and were very helpful with changes to our program.

“Myanmar Magic”

28 October, 2019

This trip through Myanmar was absolutely fantastic - like National Geographic in parts! The planning coordination and communication was easy. I wouldn’t change anything on our itinerary - our guides in all locations were kind, knowledgeable with very good English. I cant say enough about this trip, and I have travelled many places. We were provided water bottles and had fresh water on all our excursions to refill (SelectAsias concerted effort to decrease the use of plastic!). At no time did we feel unsafe. The accommodations were awesome, as was the food! They tell me tourism is down 60-70%! Tourism is important to this country, and they can not move forward if the local population doesn’t have jobs. Book your trip now!

“Perfect for us on our first trip to Asia, we would definitely use again!”

27 September, 2019

We used Selective Asia on a recommendation by a friend. They were great from start to finish, listened to what we enjoyed, very knowledgeable on our chosen destinations of Vietnam and Laos. The holiday ran like clockwork, attentive guides particularly in Laos (thank you Phonsey), lots of detail and great fun! Many very happy memories with a notable Vespa ride in Saigon and the MandaLao Elephant Sanctuary.

“Amazing, seamlessly organised.”

24 September, 2019

From start to finish I felt it was OUR holiday and that SA, namely Kate, did everything in her power to ensure that it was as perfect as possible.

Sri Lanka

29 August, 2019

I have just returned from the most amazing two-week family holiday to Sri Lanka with my husband and two boys (age 12 and 13) organized by Aaron @Selective Asia. I can't fault the service we received while planning the trip - Aaron was quick to respond to all my queries and the process was pain-free compared with other trips I have planned. The holiday far exceeded our expectations. The choices of accommodation and suggested activities were perfect and the whole holiday ran like clockwork, with our driver/guide always ready at the right time to take us to the next venue. We absolutely loved it and I would definitely recommend Selective Asia to friends and family. We are already dreaming about where we can go next time.

 
 
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