WELCOME   ...and thank you for visiting FRANKO’S Rail Tours of VIETNAM website.    If you were looking for the very best way to see Vietnam, or you are a train buff, or you are interested in tours to CAMBODIA and/or LAOS, or just looking for a great holiday, then you can relax …you’ve found us!    

Our experience of rail tourism in Vietnam is second-to-none and goes back to the very first rail tour in 1992 …long before Vietnam became a tourist hot spot.      Since that time our goal has been to provide our travel clients with the very best holiday/vacation in Asia.    We combine the experience and knowledge gained over many tours to design comprehensive, informative and fun itineraries based around our private rail cars and one of the most interesting rail routes in the world.    It’s the very best way to see Vietnam! 

FRANKO’S Superior Class option offers private and roomy 2 berth sleeper cabins, providing our clients with the highest standard of rail travel available in Vietnam. 
Standard Class is also very good, and represents great value  ...especially if you are happy to share a 4 berth cabin with 2 fellow travelers for 5 nights on the train.     We didn’t have the "Superior" option before 2009, but everybody back then thoroughly enjoyed what we now term as "Standard Class" ...you will too.         

No one else travels the length of Vietnam by private train - from the Mekong Delta to the Red River Valley - FRANKO’S Rail Tours are simply unique ...an unforgetable travel experience! 
 
Besides Vietnam, our tours also visit historical Angkor &  Phnom Penh in CAMBODIA; and Vientiane, Luang Prabang and the mysterious Plain of Jars in charming LAOS -  please check out all FRANKO’S tour destinations on this site...they are tried and tested and waiting for you.

I trust that you can navigate successfully around our website to find the tour information that you desire.     Should that not be the case, then please feel welcome to call/email us at any time …happy to assist you.    If you notice that something is not included in our information, or is unclear, then please let us know and we’ll fix it pronto ...one never stops learning!      Happy also to provide presentations for travel groups, clubs (ie Probus, Rotary), etc.   Details at News/Specials page.

Please enjoy our website.    I’d recommend that you click onto  
Why The Train? to see just what a difference it makes in turning
good tours into unforgetable tours.  

Hope to see you one day on your first (or your next) FRANKO’S Tour of VIETNAM, CAMBODIA or LAOS.    

Sincerely,                              Frank O’Brien

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A Rail Tour of VIETNAM as a (late) Christmas present?  
Why not?
A great holiday awaits after the festive season ends!

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Here’s a quick introduction to our most popular group tour
(see full details under: Group Tours - 18 Day Rail Tour of Vietnam)

18 DAY
RAIL TOUR of VIETNAM
(by Private Train)

VISITING:
Sai Gon - Mekong Delta - Cu Chi - Long Tan
Nha Trang - Da Nang - Hoi An - Hue
Ninh Binh - Ha Noi - Sa Pa - Ha Long Bay

There are many ways to see Vietnam as you travel from the Mekong Delta in the south to the Red River Delta and Chinese Border in the far north (or vice-versa), but no better way than by train.    NOT just any train, but a train with our own specially prepared, chartered carriages that stay with us throughout the journey.     This tour is UNIQUE!
Security /Convenience /Comfort /Privacy ...and GREAT FUN

18 adventure-filled days taking in the history, sights and charms offered by this beautiful country and it’s hard-working, friendly people.   Experienced guides, great hotels (with late check-outs!), fantastic food, great entertainment, and sensational shopping ensures everyone is programmed to fully enjoy this once in a lifetime experience. 

TOUR PACKAGE includes 4 Star hotels; ALL meals (yum!); ALL in-country transport (transfers, coach, boat & train); ALL entry fees, a day/night cruise on Ha Long Bay, a visit to Sa Pa, and the services of an experienced Tour Manager and a National Guide.   
Our packages can also include the option of an escorted overnight tour to LONG TAN, NUI DAT, VUNG TAU and BARIA.
 

RAIL TOUR PRICES (not incl airfare).     18 Day Tour in 2012 is priced from *$3950pp/ts (Standard).      Superior Tour priced from *$4250 pp/ts.        Option of 5 Star hotels on Rail Tour ...from *$5950.00pp/ts. 

Single Supplement cost is $795.00 (Single traveler/single occupancy hotel room/4 Star hotel), or $1580.00 in 5 Star hotels.   
 

*Please see Tour Dates & Prices page for all price options.

 
*Consider that this is a fully escorted 18 day tour (17 nights) visiting ALL of Vietnam’s attractions, with all meals, late hotel checkouts, AND the unique advantage of THE TRAIN ...superb value!

 TOUR SIZES

*Minimum Rail Tour size is 12 persons.   Maximum 26. (Av 18) 
Private Rail Tour Group Charter.   *Minimum 12 persons
18 Day Ticketed Rail Tour.   *Minimum 2 persons. 

AIRFARES
Clients can book/purchase their airfares to/from Vietnam at the travel agency of their choice, or FRANKO’S can secure air tickets for clients under our group booking arrangements.   We aim to secure best prices on offer ...as a free service.

Singapore, Malaysian and Vietnam airlines offer airfares at around
$830 + taxes for flights to Saigon and return from Hanoi.
 

  CLICK onto our 18 Day Rail Tour of Vietnam
and check the Itinerary to see just where we go
...and how long we are there!

There’s also a DELUXE version of our Rail Tour
to cater for up to 10 comfort loving travellers
...who can go whenever they wish!

Plus

Tours of LAOS and CAMBODIA

 START SHOPPING EARLY?
The Number 1 souvenir sought by tourists in Vietnam is
the sensational MISS SAIGON "Elegance" perfume.

Now you don’t have to travel to Vietnam to get it
...you can shop online at  www.feons.com
and your selections will be delivered to your door within days.

*Besides perfumes, you can also purchase the ’magical’
THIEN THAO (medicated massage & inhalent oil)
...endorsed by all our tour groups
 
*Free delivery within Australia
Call 03-52563038 or 0414 403038
(+61 3 52563038 for International callers)