About Us

The Founders & Associate

Tran Quang Hieu belongs to the first generation born after the Vietnam War (1975). The hardship and difficulty that this generation went through during the post-war period inspired them the idea to open Vietnam to the world. After earning a degree both in Literature at the University of Aix-Marseille and in Law at the Hanoi Law University, Hieu worked six years for non-governmental organizations. In 2007 with his friend Manh, he founded Amica JSC, a project initiated by Huong, Hieu’s wife. In addition to being a business project, his company helps Hieu achieve his desire to help the world discover and show strong love for his country, people and culture.

Nicolas Vidal originates from Southern France (Aude - Pyrenees). In the early '90s, he's a prospector, guide and consultant for travel agencies and Indochinese Peninsula specialized companies. In countries and regions at this time closed-off due to embargos or internal conflicts and until nowadays, he achieves numerous reconnaissance missions, explorations and projects into Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar remote and forsaken areas, land of various ethnic groups. He's the author of the Lost Jungles (Les Jungles perdues) and continues to be inspired by explorer Henri Maitre, author of the renowned Les Jungles moï, and ethnologist Jean Boulbet, famous for his ethnographic research on Vietnam’s Cau Maa’ and Kbal Spean discovery.

Jonathan Morana

Born in the Liège region, in the land steeped in the history of the prince-bishops, Jonathan Morana grew up with his eyes turned elsewhere, inhabited by the stories of Hergé and his idol Antoine de Maximy. His first steps took him to Japan, then Hanoi, where he immersed himself in the world of hotels and tourism before joining the human adventure of Secret Indochina in 2015. Since then, as Managing Director and Partner of the agency, he has been weaving hand-sewn journeys like others compose a work of art: with patience, creativity and passion. Jonathan loves unearthing secret nuggets and hidden places, revealing to travellers an intimate, generous and vibrant South-East Asia. Guided by empathy, kindness and a keen eye for detail, he transforms every itinerary into an encounter, every diversions into a marvel, every journey into a story to be told.