Helsinki Walking Trips

I was disappointed when at Bergen we stayed at the airport and not in town as it was one of the few times we could actually go out for dinner. Also the gude at Vassa was too long and barely had time to go to the bathroom or look around.

A very enjoyable trip, good mix of city and country walking. Walks were already to moderate, only 1 involved a bit of scrambling. Our guide, Toni, made the trip with his knowledge of the countries, their history and culture. Should have booked an extra day in Stockholm as so much to see. Also a bit more time in Torku would have been good. a All stops were well selected.

A wonderful holiday, and an excellent introduction to the beauty and charm of Finland and Sweden. The guide was terrific, and I enjoyed all the walks. The first one was a bit more challenging than expected, but I understand Explore has taken that on board. It is a new holiday, and there are bound to be things that are tweaked for future trips; that said before booking I would recommend checking whether the hotels in the cities are too far out of town for you. The trip notes warn that eating out will be expensive, and it was, particularly alcohol; I would recommend being prepared for this. Would definitely recommend.

This is a new trip and so wasn’t perfect, but still it was very interesting and good fun. Highlights for me were, the Vasa Museum visit and the Aland Islands. The walks were great, including the optional walk at Mariehamn, maybe that could go into the itinerary. Least favourite parts - the guided tours through various cities, especially the Helsinki tour. The visit to Raumu also felt a long way to travel (3 hours round trip) for a short walk and rushed tour of the town. In fact there were 2 guided tours on that day and we had no time to look at either place (Turku or Raumu) in more detail. I would drop Raumu, allow time for individual exploration of Turku and a longer walk in the afternoon. This tour has lots of potential and is well worth taking.

I am very happy to travel in your organisation, it’s very great experience to enjoy Nordic countries. The hotel selection are good near public transportation especially in Copenhagen,Aarhus and Stockholm,I could visit cities to explore myself.The guide manager is good in Copenhagen and Stockholm.Guide in Oslo requires improvement .Breakfast is generally good and bus coach is very good.Coverage of tour is satisfactory

This was a rapid introduction to 4 countries with a great balance between culture, history, landscape and activity. We visited an enormous range of historic sites from pre-history to cold war to current affairs, with walks in remote forests, lakesides and beaches. And a lot of ferries.