Europe Natural landmarks sightseeing Trips

Avoid the hustle and bustle of Western Europe and take a trip to Central Europe (Imperial Europe). Avoid the crowd during winter and experience a different vibe and atmosphere.

This was our first Explore! trip. The guide was local and extremely knowledgable. We were very well looked after. Everyone bonded very quickly and we met some lovely people. The accommodation was good, last hotel excellent, and transport arranged with no hitches. Will book another trip, for sure.

I had a brilliant winter walking holiday in La Gomera — fab scenery, great routes, and nice meals in the evenings. Swimming in the Atlantic after a January walk felt pretty special! This was my first trip with Explore and I was really impressed. From booking to the end of the holiday. The group (16 of us) was lovely and our leader, Roccío, was outstanding — friendly, organised, looked after everyone, spoke impeccable English and was good fun! Explore, she's a keeper! I also liked that meals weren’t included but we often chose to eat together, with the freedom to order what we wanted. For swimmers, you can walk to the beach for a swim in the Atlantic after a walk. Hotel Torre del Conde in La Gomera was good — I upgraded to a quieter park-view room which was worth it. Some have questioned the return to Tenerife the day before the end of the holiday- without it we wouldn't have had the walk in the foothills of Mount Teide foothills which I thought was spectacular! The final night hotel in Tenerife at the Grand Muthu Golf was the only downside, ostentatious lobby and self awarded 5 stars but poor rooms and I'd rate it a 2 star given that the La Gomera hotel was a 3 star and so much better. Explore, you need to look for alternatives? My room was pretty rough and in need of significant TLC, but it was just one night, we didn't arrive until 7 for a quick turnaround, dinner, bar, bed. And I had a swim in the pool pre breakfast and the breakfast itself was fine. Overall, a fabulous, much-needed sunshine walking break. I’d definitely travel with Explore again!

Kathryn and Augusto were fabulous! Took care of all our questions, needs, etc. Kathryn helped me find restaurants to celebrate a birthday! We had great local guides. Meals were a wide variety of tasting menus. The luncheon with a local family was the best! The hotels were excellent and I was raised in the hotel business.

Very good itinerary and we extended to have more time in the Algarve which was amazing - only thing I would add is a few more days in Porto to hit some of the amazing vineyards

All good! I love especially our scheduled early arrival for each tour site. We were able to avoid a long queue or a crowd of other tourists. Hence, taking good photos of great sceneries! Attached photo was taken at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.