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Ho Chi Minh City Tour Guide – Shane Wall ( Võ Văn Sanh )

Introducing visitors to the REAL Vietnam is what I do. I don't like it that too many people visit Vietnam once and never come back ... because they just looked at Vietnam from from the perspective of what a tour company chooses for them to see!

Originally from Australia. I 'discovered' Vietnam in 1990 and was smitten. 10 years later I moved here to live. I'm fluent in Vietnamese and 'embedded' within the culture and society through work and family.

 
  • Most Recent Client Review

    Rated By Rating Review
    Alan Higgins
    • Rating: 5/5
    Shane was a fabulous tour guide and I would highly recommend booking this tour. We had Shane on the first day of our trip and this was a really good idea as he was also able to give us some tips for the rest of our travels throughout the country. Leading up to the tour Shane and I emailed quite a few times so that he could personalise the tour. The day with Shane was certainly the highlight of the tour and we saw things that we definitely would not have seen if we were left to our own devices.
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  • Tour Guide Services:

    All bookings (Travel, Accommodation; Tours; Transport; etc.)

    I specialize in customized, individual and small group "inclusion tours" into life in Vietnam. Although my specialist knowledge is in the area of Modern Vietnamese History (1900-2000; yes, including the uprisings and the wars + the Politics), the thing I do differently is show you the REAL people and places ... and make you feel comfortable to be part of it!

    I value my own integrity more than your money, so I have a "NO KICK-BACK POLICY! I boycott people & places who "offer me a cut" ... of YOUR money!

    REALITY TRAVEL!
    We've all seen & loved or loathed reality TV programs. Yet when on holiday overseas, too many people do not want to know about the reality of their destination ... they want something "the same as home, but in a different country & culture". If that is what you want, don't contact me!

    REALITY TRAVEL is about becoming a part of a destination ... NOT JUST LOOKING AT IT!!!

    If you would like to get "inside" Vietnam, contact me! If you don't want to see the good & bad of Vietnam, then I suggest another destination!

  • Transportation by Tour Guide:

    Yes, by foot, taxi, cyclo, motorbike, hire car, ox-cart, bicycle, motorbike taxi, etc., depending upon the destinations and activities involved.

  • Ho Chi Minh City Sightseeing Tours – a local insight:


    Real Rural Home-stay, Tây Ninh Price Per Person 145.00 US Dollar View Details
  • Tour Guide Interests:

    Very esoteric! With a background as a Vietnamese-English translator and writer, and having traveled extensively throughout the Asia-Pacific, I have some knowledge, interest and/or opinion about almost everything!

    My overriding passion is to introduce normal, average Vietnamese people to normal, average people from the rest of the world. In return, I love to show overseas visitors the realities of the true culture of Vietnam and her peoples.

  • Tour Guide Ratings – Only by clients who booked this tour guide

    Rated By Rating Review Tour Guide Comment
    Alan Higgins (12 Jan 2010)
    • Rating: 5/5
    Shane was a fabulous tour guide and I would highly recommend booking this tour. We had Shane on the first day of our trip and this was a really good idea as he was also able to give us some tips for the rest of our travels throughout the country. Leading up to the tour Shane and I emailed quite a few times so that he could personalise the tour. The day with Shane was certainly the highlight of the tour and we saw things that we definitely would not have seen if we were left to our own devices. Thank you both. Knowing what you did & didn't want to do really helped. You deserve some credit for your own research & thinking too. Love to see you visit again.
    Ron Tidd (07 Sep 2009)
    • Rating: 5/5
    Shane was proactive about learning my interests and very attentive to them. He was also an accomplished driver of his scooter in Ho Chi Minh City traffic, but that is not an experience for the weak of heart. More seriously and importantly, he was knowledgeable about and sensitive to the Vietnamese culture. Thank you Ron. I hope you came away with a deeper understanding of Vietnam & a desire to come back to see more. Enjoy your holiday & we hope to see you and your wife back here next time.
tourist guide Shane Wall in Ho Chi Minh City

Tours booked: 2 time(s)

Professional license / certificate:

No Licence Uploaded 

Tour Guide Experience: 8 year(s)

City of Residence:  Ho Chi Minh City
Gender:  Male
Age:  47
Primary Language:  English
Languages Spoken:
  • Vietnamese: Fluent


  • Preferred Currency:
    US Dollar
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    Base Rates Per Person:
    20.00
     Per Hour

    160.00
     Per Day
    Min Tour Length: 2  hours
    Max Tour Length: 8  hours

Default Meeting Address:
Hotel lobby of the client

Dong Nam Bo, Vietnam