Sinhbalo Team now includes experienced staff & tour guides and drivers who have been travelling around Vietnam, China, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar: Loan, Mai, Tam, Phuong, Tram, Gia, Nghi Le, Thang, Hoan, Nam, Thanh, D.Chau, Hoa, Trieu, Nghi Phan, Hoc, Thinh Jason, Cuong, M.Hai, P.Hai, B.Chau, Liem, Man, Dung, Hien and other co-operation guides.

We have annual bicycle race for guides and drivers (normally end of May). Join us for the race next year. Sign up at cyclingvietnam@hcm.vnn.vn We will have cycling trans-viet competition soon !! 

Le Van Sinh was born in 1963 and raised in Saigon. Sinh gave up his career as a mechanical engineer in 1990. He became a hotel receptionist and a tour guide in 1991. He founded Vietnam's first tourist cafe bearing his name "Sinh cafe" in September 1992. Till now, Sinh cafe is a popular tour agent for many independent travellers. (although Sinh did not gain any profit from his name and his logo "Sinh cafe").  

In 1995, Sinh quit his work at Sinh cafe, started to made his own idea for hiking & trekking, kayaking, cycling adventure tours to Laos, Cambodia, Mekong Delta, up to the Central highland, HCM trail and the Northwest. There are many fake Sinhcafe in Vietnam so far, but the real man is at SinhBalo.

SinhBalo means Sinh-backpack. The image of Sinh with his backpack, set off on adventure, motorbiking, trekking tours became familiar to many Saigonese in 1992. SinhBalo is his nickname.

From Author of Lonely Planet Guide 1999