Scotland and Wales Tours and Trips

We chose the "Enchanting Eastern England" tour for 3 reasons: 1. Previous excellent experience with Blue/Blue-Roads tours; 2. We love traveling with Aussies, New Zeelanders, Canadians; 3. This particular tour went to areas where we had not been; 4. The timeframe worked well with our lives. We were not disappointed! We had 13 travelers in a 16 passanger van with an superior guide (Jessica) and an amazing driver (Lee). We did indeed see the "back roads," which gives a unique perspective on the country. We were thrilled with the full itinerary and the housing and food choices were a real bonus. The only challenge was that we were in the British Isles for three week and we throught the one "roll aboard" + backpack per person would be too limiting. It wasn't. It was very freeing and caused us to get creative. We worked with a black pallet and colors that looked good in layers. Being late in the season, we had one wool layer and warm washable under garments. "Tide stick" keep clothes clean and hand-washing was an option with two nights in each hotel. Thank you, Blue-Roads.

Wonders of Wales tour led us thru the Blue-Roads of this stunningly beautiful Country. From visiting Cathedrals, Castles to a coal mine, wool museum, walks along the shores of Wales, to St Fagans National Museum, this tour provided us with a great look into the history of Wales. Hotels and restaurants were amazing.

The program was not too strenuous. The leader was very knowledgeable. The driver was careful and accommodating. I really enjoyed the castles and churches with historic stories that enlightened us about Wales’ background. The accommodations were comfortable and the staff very pleasant. The meals were delicious with several choices. The coach was comfortable and stops were every few hours for snacks or bathroom breaks. The weather was perfect . So this was a good time of the year to visit Wales. Try to make sure there is a Concert with Male choir singing. It was wonderful. The whole experience was A 1.

My favorite experience was going to Orkney, seeing the Neolithic sites and feeling the wildness of the place… astonishing. Our guide was a wealth of information, helping us to really feel how hard existence was for these early inhabitants, as well as the more recent crofters. As a history buff, I loved all of the Jacobite sites and information.

Outstanding experience!! Our guide Ben was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating. And our driver Philip knew the roads like the back of his hand. We saw many astonishing places and learned a lot about Britain.

Reasonably paced snapshot of Scotland Accomodation and included meals were excellent for this solo traveller The hotel in the Highlands was first class as was the meals provided there The Trafalar tour director Brooke was very informative - made the trip very enjoyable notwithstanding the stormy weather which neccessitated some changes to the schedule.