Reviews

"Our Fleewinter-designed adventure in Laos was inspiring, humbling, wonderful. Laos is a country of lush beauty, with lovely people, traditional arts and cultural landmarks, land and water activities, delicious cuisine, comfortable accommodations, and butterflies galore. Our gratitude to our destination specialist Marbree: she ensured that we experienced it all from south to north, rivers to hilltops, temples to waterfalls, sunrise to sunset." -DS, Aug 2024

"We had a fantastic time with wonderful support and help from Fleewinter. The itinerary was fabulous and we loved Luang Prabang. The River Resort was absolutely lovely with a view to die for. The sunset cruise was brilliant. Everything was so reliable and very well organised. We just had the most fabulous time so thank you, thank you very very much." -JE, Dec 2023

"Had a fabulous time in Laos, everything was excellent. Loved the guides and hotels and did so many amazing things. Satri House was a 10/10 - truly excellent and Settha Palace was really great. The cookery class in Vientiane was a gorgeous experience and we loved the boat trip in Luang Prabang with its little surprises. So many thoughtful touches throughout." - KS, Nov 2023

"Had a fantastic time, thank you! Fleewinter - always excellent, and this trip was a long time in the planning! Maison Dalabua was wonderful - couldn't fault a thing. Namkat Yorla Pa was a beautiful setting, and lovely facilities; Mandala Ou was (as described) - shower/bathroom weren't great, but the restaurant and staff were fantastic, and we would have stayed longer. The River Resort was lovely. The guides and drivers we had were excellent." - LL, Nov 2023

"Laos is a fascinating country with many strong traditions and cultures that make it a very special place. Our guides were both a real joy, nothing was too much trouble and if we expressed an interest in something they'd do their best to tell us about it or show us some very local experiences, far from tourist traps. The dawn visit to Wat Phou was just astonishing. To be the only people there and climb those steps in the dark, watch the sunrise and then turn round to see the strange temple is an experience I will never forget." - Richard M, Jan 2020

"An amazing job putting our holiday together. It was fantastic! Everything worked, there were no delays and we are very grateful to you for doing a great job. All of our guides were fabulous: credit to their countries, knowledgeable, polite, gracious and just lovely people." - Gill C, Dec 2019

"This entire holiday ran so smoothly. The drivers and guides were excellent and ALWAYS on time (indeed early!) The accommodation was fantastic, the itinerary was incredibly busy but there were quite a lot of early starts." - Clare K, Nov 2019

"We loved every aspect of our holiday and are only sorry we did not have more time to spend away. Each time, the guides we had to show us around were very good and we very much enjoyed talking to them & learning so much more about their countries. The balance of activity and more relaxing and free time was perfect. We would not hesitate to use Fleewinter again or recommend the company to others." - Sue and Tim, Nov 2019

"All went very smoothly and as expected. The service provided by the agents in Luang Prabang was very good and our guide/driver for the first four days, Chan, were excellent. Highlight was an early morning trip to the Kuang Si falls where we were served an unexpectedly comprehensive picnic breakfast sitting at a table next to the fall - completely on our own! Magical. We certainly felt we had got the type of experience we wanted and expected." - Henry B., Feb 2019

"The Fleewinter team was very helpful with recommendations, the whole experience was arranged very efficiently. We loved the complimentary app service to check our itinerary whilst travelling" - Brooks, Feb 2019

"The elephant sanctuary was extraordinary, such an emotional day. The work they are doing is incredible and much needed as elephant riding is still way too popular in Laos.
Other highlights, on both the experience and the positive impact in their communities, were the buffalo dairy farm -absolutely brilliant and interactive - and ock pop tok -helping women weavers to get fair prices. Champasak spa was incredible, as well as the falls on Don Khon. The little touches like breakfast at falls made the holiday as perfect as it was." - Jo S, Jan 2019

"It is definitely worth discovering Laos before the high speed rail link to China is completed in 2025, and all the hydro-electric schemes are completed which we think will change the culture of the northern regions. There were some real highlights for us: the sunrise trip to Wat Phou, the boat trip to the 4000 islands, the new elephant sanctuary outside Luang Prabang - no riding, just walking with the elephants was really special, the picnic breakfast on our own at the waterfall outside Luang Prabang and the river trip from Muang La to Nong Khiaw with picnic lunch on a beach was brilliant. Unforgettable!" - Fiona F, March 2018

"Thank you for organising an awesome visit to Laos. Certainly exceeded my expectations in many ways but the smiley, friendly people were a highlight. The guides also deserve a special mention as they were absolutely brilliant. The cars and drivers were also terrific. The itinerary was amazing, we weren’t sure about the extremely early starts but put our faith in you and the guides and were pleased that we did. Lots of unrepeatable experiences - well done again!" - Richard S, Jan 2018

"We all had the best time, thanks largely to Delia's excellent suggestions and organisation. One of the best signs of a great family holiday is that we all had different highlights: I loved the alms giving and Kuang Si falls in Luang! A huge and special thanks also for enabling an unforgettable birthday surprise. It was all brilliant - thank you" - Ed S, Jan 2018

"An amazing experience, curated carefully by Delia to fit our interests. As first-timers to Laos, we just loved the whole experience. We were lucky with the boating trip as we went later in the day (actually were the very last boat to finally get back, after dark!) and it was truly magical, without the crowds so we felt very lucky.
Excellent response times - amazing really - and no issue with a bit of back and forth to tailor-make and tweak. Felt very hand-held throughout the experience." - Claire MK, Jan 2018

"We really had a fantastic trip and all of the guides and drivers where wonderful and we had a very good mix of sightseeing activities and relaxation.
Perfect customer service. Delia was extremely helpful, responsive and very knowledgeable. Besides swift replies, she came up with a wonderful itinerary and was very flexible with any additional requests we had." - Liana M. Jan 2017

"We had the pleasure to experience again Delia's usual perfect mix of 'more affordable' with luxury: I lost track of the hotels but all were value for money and excellently managed. The Elephant sanctuary visit was the BEST day of the holiday and they have some innovative ideas to thwart poaching and stop farmers injuring elephants - both very impressed with their activities and we're now furiously fund raising for them in the UK!" - Nicola K, Dec 2017