Andes Local culture Trips

This is a superb holiday, with fantastic scenery throughout - especially the sailing up the lake and the walk over the pass to Theti. Our guide Albi was very attentive whilst maintaining a great sense of humour and enjoyment. The accommodation is a little basic - but then we were in a remote part of Albania, and that was part of the appeal. Visiting Albania was an eye-opener in itself.

Mongolia is an amazing country and this tour offers you the possibility to sample the central part. It is diverse in landscapes and experiences and you will meet welcoming people. Be prepared and read carefully the itinerary, this trip brings you out of your comfort zone! It is a real adventure! The walks are fabulous but it is not flat; most of the ger have shared bathrooms; it can be cold in the ger during the night and in the morning depending when you travel; the food is different but not that much and ultimately, expect driving on bumpy tracks but really it’s a great experience because you can stop for animals and birds and see how locals live. A new paved route will open in October 2025 and others are being built, so go to Mongolia as soon as possible because it will all change quickly.

The country and culture is fantastic. Our tour director, Irina, made our trip even more spectacular! Irina , is by far, the best tour director we ever had; and we’ve been on over 8 trips with Trafalgar and Insight. Irina is the ‘Gold Standard’. When it comes to tour directors.

I really enjoyed this experience with our tour guide Sally and bus driver, Michael. We were shown some amazing sights in Ireland and enjoyed some wonderful entertainment in an Irish style. The scenery was spectacular. I would thoroughly recommend this itinerary to anyone who would like to enjoy what Ireland has to offer.

The Baltics have a rich and complicated history and the area is well worth visiting. Our guide Leva whose home is in Latvia, knows the area extremely well and often took her private time to suggest and lead activities that were not on the official tour itinerary. Three beautiful countries, three languages, and three main religions all combined in a whirlwind tour.

This itinerary had a nice mix of seeing irelands countryside, seeing tourist destinations, a touch of local sites, and free time to explore on our own.Tamara was kind and knowledgeable. We were impressed with Stevie’s driving and knew he would keep us safe. I also appreciate their daily planning to get us to crowded sites before it became crowded. Our only negative on the trip was our flight booked by Trafalgar was cancelled by Aer Lingus. Trafalgar was unable to help us with changing our flights. We booked a new flight ourselves and arrived in time for the bus tour to start but we missed our tour of Dublin and we paid for a hotel room we never were in.