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Replies: 5 - Last Post: Feb 5, 2012 9:15 PM Last Post By: Lonel

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Lonel

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Feb 1, 2012 10:56 PM
Posts:  15

Bus travel - Mekong

Not sure this is the right place to post this, but i need to warn all you travellers in Vietnam.
January 27th i bought 5 boat/bus tickets from Phu Quoc to HCMC for me and my family.
I paid overprize but we had to get to HCMC airport to catch a flight to Beijing and this was our only oportunity.
The trip was our WORSE EXPERINCE EVER travelling in Asia. I will spare you all for the long story, this is the short version: We were put on and off several busses (busses that was falling apart - no aircon and not enough seats for all the passengers)
We ended up in Chau Doc where we had to take a taxi to HCMC.
I have contacted the bus company with my complaint - i think they should pay the taxi fare (2,500.000 VND) but of course there is no reply from them.
This is the companys that you don´t wish to ever use:
HA TIEN MEKONG CO., LTD + KAMPOT TOURS & TRAVEL
they also have an office in KEP.

flowers_van

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Feb 2, 2012 3:21 PM
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Thanks for the heads up

HenningWessel

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Feb 2, 2012 8:32 PM
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Is Ha Tien Mekong the same company as Kampot Tours& Travel?

Somebody complained about them last week already :)

bauxuage

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Feb 3, 2012 2:05 PM
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Thanks for the info. My friends are planning same route. Must warn them about those companies.

BTW. Are there so called slow boats from Chau Doc to Saigon?

HenningWessel

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Feb 3, 2012 5:58 PM
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There are supposedly 'Tiger Boats'... that nobody seems to have taken. I've certainly never read any reports on them on travel boards.

Lonel

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Feb 5, 2012 9:15 PM
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YEP....Kampot tour is the same company.
I have been emailing the company several times, but needless to say, no reply from them.
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