Land programmes for agents to resell

Every sample is written the way we would hand it to a guide: what happens each day, where the group sleeps, which meals are included, and the point in the day where things usually go wrong. That last part is deliberate. A programme that looks smooth on paper but loses two hours at a ferry pier will cost you a complaint, and we would rather you see the pinch points before you sell it.

Each programme page also carries a section on who the programme is not for. Use it when you match a sample to a client brief. A 15-day series built for coaches of 25 is the wrong starting point for a couple who want slow mornings, even if the route is identical.

What you can change without re-planning the trip

• Hotels in each city, within the same area of town
• One night more or less in Hanoi, Hoi An, Saigon or Siem Reap
• Which half-day visits fill a free afternoon
• Meal plan: breakfast only, half board on selected days, or all meals named

What triggers a new plan

• Changing the order of the countries, because regional flights do not run every day in both directions
• Swapping a flight for a road or river border crossing — see border crossings for groups
• Adding Laos to a Vietnam and Cambodia route, which usually adds a flight and a visa step
• Moving a series departure onto the Lunar New Year (Tet) week

If none of the four fits, send the brief anyway. Most of what we quote is a variation on these routes, and the samples exist so that you and our planners are talking about the same days and the same hotels.

• Land only: international flights are never in the land price
• English-speaking guides as standard; other languages quoted on request and subject to availability
• Air-conditioned private vehicles sized to the group, with a separate luggage vehicle quoted for large series groups when needed
• Domestic and regional flights shown as a separate block in the quote
• Hotels named in the quote, with room category, before you confirm

Before you put a programme on sale, read the booking steps and the operations page. Together they explain what we need from you between confirmation and the day the clients land.