REGIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (Updated December 2006)
Tensions throughout the world remain with the
Israeli-Palestinian/Lebanon dispute, the US & UK presence in Iraq and Afghanistan,
and terrorist incidents worldwide.
People still have various, often understandable, concerns about
travelling at the moment, and to the Middle East in particular. Please
find further information given below to cover our response to the
situation, and how it is likely to affect our holidays.
We keep in constant contact with our representatives, agents, and
staff in all the countries in which we operate our tours, as well as
with the Foreign Office here in the UK. All of this information is
used daily to help us decide how and whether to run or change a
particular tour.
When regional tensions are high, our guides and tour leaders are
instructed to contact their base office as often as possible. This
helps us to maintain a direct line of communication to our clients and
groups, so that we can act to change itineraries or cancel tours
immediately if necessary.
Thailand
Thailand is one of the safest countries in Southeast Asia and the risk of being
a victim of crime is very low. The most common form of crime against tourists is
theft, usually by stealth rather than violence, so visitors should take care to
secure their personal possessions at all times. In more remote areas the risk of
muggings and robberies does exist but again is very low.
Although there are risks travelling anywhere in the world,
terrorism is not, and has never been a problem affecting tourist travel in
Thailand.
Links to further useful information:
Cambodia
With the demise of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia has become a very safe country in
which to travel. The most common form of crime against tourists is theft,
usually by stealth rather than violence, so visitors should take care to secure
their personal possessions at all times. In more remote areas the risk of
muggings and robberies does exist but again is very low.
Mines and other military ordinance remain a major problem for
local Cambodians. All too often you will see limbless locals begging on the
street. Only a small percentage of the total mines laid in Cambodia have been
cleared. However, all the major tourist areas have been thoroughly cleared of
landmines and therefore the risk to tourists is very small indeed. With this in
mind you should never stray from well-worn pathways and never touch, or pick up
any military looking objects.
Vietnam
Vietnam is a very safe country in which to travel. The most
common form of crime against tourists is theft, usually by stealth rather than
violence, so visitors should take care to secure their personal possessions at
all times. It is also worth bearing in mind that street
children, however cute they may seem, are often responsible for a lot of crime
against tourists. In more remote areas the risk of muggings and robberies does
exist but again is very low.
With so many years of devastating and intensive war in
Vietnam it is not surprising that even today unexploded ordinance and landmines
are causing some tragedies. All the areas visited by tourists, cultivated land,
well-worn paths and inhabited land are safe but areas away from this may not be.
With this in mind you should never stray from well-worn pathways and never
touch, or pick up any military looking objects.
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