Reviews
August 29, 2010
Veronica
GOOD MORNING ZEEKY,
FUNNY YOU READ MY MIND. I WAS ABOUT TO E-MAIL YOU THIS WEEK-END ABOUT OUR TRIP.
IT WAS A VERY HECTIC TRIP BUT WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE MY FOLKS ESPECIALLY MY MOM. SHE LOOKS GOOD FOR A NINETY YEAR OLD LADY. STILL VERY ACTIVE AND GOES TO CHURCH EVERYDAY WITHOUT FAIL. I REALLY ENJOYED BEING WITH HER ESPECIALLY. SINGAPORE WAS VERY CLEAN AND PEOPLE ARE SO DICIPLINED,A LITTLE TOO EXPENSIVE. BALI IS A DIFFERENT STORY. WE HAD A PROBLEM COMING THROUGH THE AIRPORT ON ARRIVAL. AFTER PAYING FOR THE VOA, WE HAD TO WAIT FOR 2 HOURS IN LINE TO GET THROUGH. FINALLY, WHEN IT WAS OUR TURN,WE WERE ASKED FOR MONEY OTHERWISE THEY WON’T STAMP OUR PASSPORT FOR CARLOS HAD ONLY ONE WHOLE PAGE EMPTY. THE LAST PAGE AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SINGAPORE AIRLINE SUPERVISOR IN THE AIRPORT IN SINGAPORE. I HAD TO GIVE THEM CASH US DOLLARS AND THEY ASKED FOR MORE. IT WAS IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS AND THEY WERE NOT ASHAMED AND VERY BLATANT. I WAS SO DISGUSTED WITH THEIR CORRUPTIONS. I WAS THEN WORRIED ON TOURING BALI THAT WE HIRED A PRIVATE CAR FROM THE HOTEL FOR 12 HOURS TO SEE BALI. IT MADE ME FEEL SAFER KNOWING THEY WERE FROM THE HOTEL. FROM ARRIVAL, I DID NOT TRUST ANYONE AFTER. IT LEFT ME SUCH BAD TASTE OF THE COUNTRY. I DID ENJOY SEEING THE COUNTRYSIDE OF BALI AND CARLOS EVEN WENT SCUBA DIVING. I DID TAKE THE ODISSEY SUBMARINE DOWN SINCE IT WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO IN THE WORLD. THERE IS ONE IN HAWAII WHICH I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE WHEN I WAS THERE.
SO LONG AND THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW OF UPCOMING PROMOTIONS FROM SINGAPORE AIRLINES. I AM BACK TO WORK AND TRYING TO MAKE THE MIGHTY DOLLAR AGAIN. TAKE CARE…..VERONICA PS..I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOUR COMPANY..GREAT WORK,ZEEKY..AGAIN THANKS !!!!!
May 5, 2010
Kathy
I thought you might like to see what we look like. From left to right-Gretchen,Nancy, Kathy, Mollie and Barbara. This was taken in Nha Trang. It’s usually beer in out hands, not ice cream. I am emailing with three different Vietnamese, two young women who are about to be English teachers and our guide from Nha Trang. We found most young people very eager to speak American English. When they learn it in school it is often incorrect. Their language doesn’t have tenses or plurals. I could never speak their language because I can’t hear the tones. One guide showed us a chart he had made for “TAM”.
With the tone marks it had ten different meanings. I could distinguish maybe three sounds. All of our guides were excellent, but the younger ones were much easier to understand. Thank you for another wonderful trip.
Kathy
March 25, 2010
Candy and Patricia
Pannir, the trip was fantastic. Everything went perfectly without problems, and we loved Borneo. It’s a great place to visit! We were incredibly lucky and saw a huge male orangutan in the wild, as well as a mother and baby! Plus lots of orangutans at the rehabilitation center, and tons of other animals. They put us in a different lodge at the river, the Myre Resort and it was fantastic. We highly recommend it for future clients. It has just re-opened with new management and their location is top notch, and the lodge is gorgeous.
Thank you for once again planning a perfect trip for us.
March 23, 2010
Owen & Martine
Hi Yoke,
Just a little note to let you know that our trip went very well and we had a great time revisiting all those places we called home many years ago. The flights were fine, we even got upgraded to business class on the trip from Bali to Hong Kong.The hotels we would highly recommend are the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, still perfect, the Jimbaran Puri Bali, a small but very lovely hotel on a nice beach and the Langham Yantze hotel in Shanghai, a very good hotel that had been renovated in the 30’s style ( when it was built ) extremely well located for tourists ( walking distance to a lot of places of interest ) and a very good deal at US$160 with breakfast ! The Goodwood Park Hotel in Singapore however had been refurbished very cheaply and was barely clean, it has lost all of its charm and we would not recommend it. The nearby Shrangri-la is much nicer. Hope all is well for you and thanks again for your help.
Martine and Owen
March 15, 2010
Susan B.
Yoke,
My friends and I highly recommend the Bali Spirit Resort and Spa. It is about a ten minute shuttle ride out of the town of Ubud (shuttle provided by the hotel). The hotel is traditional Indonesian style– very open, and built along the side of a hill so it terraces down to the different levels. It is not very large, but beautiful with a river running along next to it. I would go back to it in a heartbeat. You might want to check it out yourself.
On our trip to Borobodur we had lunch at the Aman Resort in Central Java. Talk about plush– you might want to check that one out too.
Anyway, thanks so much for your help. We had a great time!!
Best,
Susan
December 29, 2009
Jeffrey
Long, long way back — 21 hours or so. Trip of a lifetime though, capped off by doing scuba for a week with my
two sons off the Gili Islands in the South China Sea.
Just wanted to let you know that all the arrangements you and Pannir set up for us worked flawlessly. In Phuket, Bali, Lombock and Singapore the transits were always reliable, always on time and always user friendly. All the ferry tickets were in hand just when they needed to be. Perfect!
I want to thank you and Pannir for making this happen so smoothly. It definitely made this adventure run with far less stress than might otherwise have been the case. please forward this to Pannir if you would. I know he did alot of the leg work here and I would like him to know how appreciative lily and I are for his efforts.
December 24, 2009
Judith
Dear Pannir,
My sister Meg and I enjoyed a wonderful visit to Cambodia. Thank you for arranging another great trip.If anyone should ever ask for a recommendation, please don’t hesitate to have the potential traveler contact me. We tell everyone who asks that if
they want a well-organized adventure, they should contact Sayang Holidays. We were particularly impressed with our guide Tuni, during the first part of our trip, and our stay at Knai Ban Chatt Resort in Kep.
December 2, 2009
Meg
Judith and I have just returned from our trip to Cambodia and I wanted to let you know that we enjoyed every minute of it. The itinerary was with many interesting sites; we had a wonderful time. Everything went so smoothly for such a complicated itinerary, we were amazed. We shouldn’t have been having been on another trip planned by you a couple years ago. The hotels were fantastic. We did change a couple of things to accommodate our aging bones but were happy that the people in Cambodia were willing to meet out needs. They were delightful to work with.
Thank you for arranging such a memorable trip for us. Your efforts are well appreciated.
July 10, 2009
Nancy
Hi,
David and I are back from our wonderful trip to Singapore, Cambodia, and Malaysia. Everything went so smoothly! Connections were made, flights on time, hotels ready, and wonderful wonderful guides throughout. Thank so much for making this happen!
We will be sure to recommend Sayang Holdiays to anyone considering a trip to Asia. We also want to specifically recognize Sothy, the guide in Cambodia, who made the area come alive and was so informative and serene. The staff at Lotus and Kuching Hilton were wonderful, too.
Thank you again for your work and patience, and we hope to contact you for another trip.
Next stop, India????
December 2, 2009
Candy & Patricia
The trip, as always with Sayang Holidays, was flawless! We had a wonderful time, everything went perfectly, and we loved Myanmar! We also really loved our upgraded hotel rooms! What fun that was. Thank you so much!
We can’t wait to see where you take us next!
November 27, 2009
Tom
My wife and I have been using Sayang for years and couldn’t be happier with the service they provide. We come up with all kinds of special requests for Yoke (our agent there) and she always comes through. Their packages are great values. They have an extensive knowledge of Asia. And will customize any trip.
The transfers at the airport as well as they tours they provide (through Indochina Services) are alway private coaches with very personable guides. Their primary airline is Singapore (which can’t be beat).
May 5, 2009
Samantha
I can not say enough good things about Sayang Holidays. I’ve used them four times - all for crazy adventures in Bali, Indonesia. They’re the travel company for those who want to get to where they’re going, but not be forced to engage in the big group tour thing. Exactly what I want in a travel operator. For a flat price you get airfare, transfers, a driver to take you from this place to that, small one on one tours with a guide, and the best hotels the island (or wherever you’re visiting) has to offer.
Easy to use and friendly staff. I’ll use them again and again and highly recommend for your next SE Asia adventure.
September 2, 2008
AB
This is an excellent place… Pannir is excellent and very knowledgeable and is extremely nice and helpful… as well as the other people in the office..
they specialize in trips to SE ASIA… Indian, Malay, Singapore, Indonesia, and Cambodia, Laos… o ya and how can i forget Thailand and Vietnam…
we went on a two week trip to Malaysia and Singapore.. and the whole package they specially made for us was wonderful..
I highly recommend them for your next trip….and also…they are in partnership with Singapore Airlines.. so you can get wonderful rates, with the top airlines in the world.
June 27, 2007
Cathline
I just wanted to thank Yoke for helping us plan a great trip to Bali. The hotels were great. We especially liked the Grand Mirage in Nusa Dua and Sahadewa in Ubud. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and were able to have a problem free trip. Thank you for all of your hard work.
December 21,2009
Anup
A fabulous tour operator for South-East Asia. We chose them (via the website of Singapore Airlines) and were very pleased with the entire process and journey.They have a lot of pre-made tour packages to countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, etc.
The office staff was courteous and professional and we were able to book a rather complex tour package without any problems. The prices are very competitive. We went to Taiwan, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia in the space of a month with their booking.
The local tour operators arranged by Sayang Holidays in Malaysia and Indonesia were very professional and helpful. I would definitely use them again for any travel to this part of the world.
March 17, 2009
David Olson
We had a fantastic time. Hotels and tour guides were great! OK, so now that we are home, I am thinking about Mongolia 
January 25,2009
Shari O’Brien
Hi Yoke,
Just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you for arranging the fantastic trip to Malaysia and Singapore for Rodney and me. Everything went off without a hitch and we were very pleased with all the arrangements. Special thanks for getting us the seats we wanted on Singapore Air. Thanks again, and I’ll be in touch next year for our next Asia holiday.
November 21, 2008
Elaine Jacobs
Dear Yoke,
My sister Kathy and I had such a wonderful in Bali. Thank you for your help and especially for your patience. Our Bali contact, “Jack”, was so helpful, patient, and kind. We love his personality. He made us feel safe and comfortable on all of our excursions. The seafood dinner in Jimbaran was so plentiful and delicious! Everyday in Bali we had a fun, interesting experience. We even me Ketut Liyer, the medicine man in the book, Eat Pray Love. Our hotel rooms were wonderful too, especially the place in Ubud, Santi Madala. We both wanted to spend more time in Bali. I guess you will be hearing from us again at some point in the future so we can explore more of Bali. I already shared my experience with some of my friends. They want to go!
