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The private travel journal of Metta Voyage's founder, writing as "David". Disclosure

The private travel journal of Metta Voyage’s founder

Long, unhurried trips in Vietnam — planned the way I plan them for my own guests

Routes for 10, 14 and 21 days, how I choose 4–5★ hotels and ships, honest costs per day and the small things that make a long trip easy for families with teenagers and for couples who like a slower pace.

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Who is David?

“David” is the pen name of the founder of Metta Voyage, a Hanoi-based tour operator that has looked after 10,100+ travellers on 2,000+ bookings (Tripadvisor 4.9). Here I write down how I design long private trips: pacing, hotels, budgets and the mistakes I see most often. The advice comes from the itineraries our team runs and the hotels we book. When you ask for a trip, Metta Voyage plans it, quotes it and operates it. More about us · How this blog works.

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Hotels, costs and practical advice

How a private trip with us works

  1. Tell us the basics — dates, who is travelling, the pace you like. Request form, about two minutes.
  2. Get a day-by-day plan with named hotels and a price per person, usually within one working day.
  3. Adjust until it fits. Nothing is booked until you approve the written quote.
  4. Confirm with a 30% deposit (balance 45 days before arrival) and a non-refundable 100 USD per traveller holding fee (kept even if you cancel early; your quote shows how it is applied to the final invoice). Domestic flights are quoted separately.

Private trips start from 140 USD per person per day (2 travellers, 4★ hotels, private guide and driver in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos), confirmed in your quote. Groups of 4 save 5%, groups of 6 save 8%. What the per-day price includes.