Europe Art architecture Trips

Very complete, secure, fantastic destinations that were locations that were popular and enjoyable (castle, old ruin on island on Lochness, ferry to Ireland, etc.). Informative narration on the tour bus, wonderful people on the tour, Fantastic tour guide. Our favorite part of the whole trip was learning the official Celtic dance at dinner, with the traditions and fabric lesson!

The itinerary allowed us to see the traditional tourist locations as well as visiting locations that we would not have seen if traveling on our own. The be my guest lunch with a local family and dinner at a family owned vineyard allowed us to experience more of the local flavor of Portugal and the people.

It was very detailed and very thought through. With everything a tourist from another country would want to see going to London for the first time. Just wish it was longer.

The overall itinerary was great. We enjoyed ourselves. Just that we felt certain routes we travelled too long in the bus and we felt very tired, particularly the route from Varesse to Florence. We spent almost the entire day travelling in the bus.

It was really fantastic. Every place we visited was wonderful. And it snowed on Christmas Eve in Salzburg, too! Tip for other travelers: get all your Euros in Munich for the entire trip, and note that in Hungary and the Czech Republic, if I understood correctly, Euro coins are not welcome because only the bills are easy for people to exchange. Another tip: the rate for tipping local guides is per half day, not per locale! So if the local guide gives two tours on Day X and 1 tour on Day Y, please multiply the local tip rate by 3 when you part ways. I realized my mistake too late, and they aren’t set up for Venmo or PayPal in the Czech Republic () and Hungary (), but those local guides were top notch. Sorry and ! & I had to spend a lot on airfare due to my late booking, and this Trafalgar tour still made it worthwhile, every penny. And that Danube River cruise was phenomenal. St. Vitus (Prague) Cathedral was breathtaking! We did all the optional tours except for the concert and Vltava River cruise, and I was really happy with everything (although the quality of the final meal might have been better — they said they’d bring the orange juice for toasting but didn’t follow through for our table, and the food quality wasn’t as good as the other restaurants). My main suggestion would be to increase the proportion of INDOOR INCLUDED tours of buildings because in Vienna, especially, being taken by the facades of so many different buildings all at once during the guided tour didn’t seem to make sense in the age of Google Maps. Some of us travel huge distances to attend these tours and so it’s seeing the incredible interiors like the Hungarian Parliament (optional), St Vitus Cathedral, and optional Schönbrunn Palace that are really meaningful. So seeing the inside of more cool places — perhaps art museums like the Belvedere in Vienna? — would be more satisfying than walking or driving past so many buildings on city streets. On the other hand, for the smaller cities that we passed through, it was fun to have the free time to stroll, shop, and eat.

All our guides were very friendly, attentive and ensured everyone was accounted for every time we left a destination. Loved the fact that we didn't have to carry our luggage!! They would take up to the rooms, and carry them to the bus for every departure to a new country! They made us feel at home 😊. was extra attentive!! Interacted with all and made dinners extra special. Our driver drove very safely!! We had no doubts, safety was his #1 priority! He went above and beyond; sometimes dropping us off at city centers after a dinner to ensure we had the evening experiences 😊. Countries were amazing!! Beyond beautiful!! Prague and Budapest were my favorite!! Christmas markets were magical!!. Smell if mulled wine, sausages, christmas music and lightning, made a December travel, extra magical!! Highly recommend!