Apart from the average italian restaurant meal on the first night everything was excellent, small group, careful bus driver, very informative guide who could relate to the nz and aussie travellers and explained everything well, a really wide variety of accommodation, excellent pace, great food, interesting walks and activities, everything ran like clockwork, would recommend

An excellent itinerary and and an excellent guide in Michelle.

This review offers a general overview rather than an in-depth critique of every sight, hotel, and meal. The Blue-Roads Jewels of Southwest France tour was incredibly enjoyable, interesting, and provided excellent value. Nathalie, our tour leader, was highly knowledgeable, accommodating, and attentive to everyone’s needs while Ken, our driver, ensured safe navigation through the narrow, winding Blue-Roads to the many fascinating stops each day. The accommodation was generally excellent, especially considering the historic locations we stayed in. The rooms were always very clean, though some were small, and a few had showers over baths—a bit of a pet peeve these days. The charming villages, castles, churches (both large and small), and stunning scenery were places you likely wouldn’t visit on your own. The absolute highlight was staying at Hotel le Donjon within Carcassonne’s city walls and walking the entire ramparts. We highly recommend this Blue-Roads tour and look forward to taking another one in Europe or the UK soon!

It was a wonderful tour. Our guide Harrison knew the area very well and gave us lots of pertinent I formation which enhanced the tour. Our bus driver was very skilled in tight spaces and went out of his way to assist the tour director, any way he could. The places we visited were beautiful, historic and very friendly. We were blessed with great weather which no one could be responsible for but really enhanced the whole experience. The food in the hotels we stayed at was excellent and the staff were very helpful and the rooms were clean and comfortable - a great tour to a beautiful place

A nice way to see Italy with unique experiences, plenty of free time and great accommodation.

We thoroughly enjoyed this trip. We enjoyed the ability to interact with many of the local people. We enjoyed the individual small experiences with local artists, farmers, restaurants and, wine makers. We love the small number of people that a lot of us to do many things that we could not have done on a larger tour and we enjoyed getting to know everyone. Our tour guide was amazing. Michaele went absolutely out of his way for all of us. Individually as well as our group. No detail was unattended. He even dealt with the boat company because they messed up and we were going to have to make an extra stop. That did not happen. I lost my phone. He was absolutely wonderful and helping me to find it. If we needed a restaurant recommendation not only would he recommend them, but bring us to the places so he could speak to the owners in Italian when we were in places where they did not speak English. I just can’t say enough good stuff about him. He is a real gem.

Our guide Peter Wilson set out to ensure everyone felt welcome and noticed. He enjoys the journey as much as us visitors. We all had the opportunity to introduce ourselves and along the way, Peter worked at keeping us informed entertained and educated without making anyone feel ignored or unimportant. We saw many out of the way spots around the countryside and even had a game of skittles. We enjoyed his company as well as the travellers in our group. Definitely worth doing!

One of the prettiest countryside’s I have ever seen, back roads make it special. The French tour guide Francois was superb.

Beautiful countryside, great places to stop and explore. Weather played its part too which helped

Fabulous tour!! Our guide (Eva) and driver (Dan) were the best! Saw so much of Ireland without feeling rushed. The mini tours within the tour were amazing. Each of the guest tour guides were excellent.