Balkans Adventure Trips

Our guide Barbara was great and all of the local guides excellent. Hotel in Milan was nice and even though not in the middle of everything, still a very nice location. Trento wasn't much to see and hotel location was in nowhere. Bazano was a nice stop and lovely tour guide. Hotel in Cortina was beautiful, great location, miserable keys to the room - really miserable. The Dolomites were everything that I had hoped they would be, you were on the top of the world. The history of Northern Italy is fascinating. Hotel in Venice was nice enough, but felt far away - difficult to get your bearings in Venice. The late afternoon drink in St. Mark's Sq was magical. The music, the famous Italian songs, the quietness of the square was perfect. We then went on two wooden motorboats down the Grand Canal at dusk - simply beautiful. Our stop on Lake Garda was ok. Town was very cute, but the amount of tourists was unbearable. Literally ferries frequently dropping off large amounts of people - quite clausterphobic. Our hotel on Lake Maggiore Grand Hotel Bristol was incredibly beautiful. Rooms were huge, smelled new and very modern - loved it. Unfortunately by then, I had the flu/pneumonia and stayed in. Mostly Americans on the trip every one was very nice. I will say I have preferred the trips that have a nice international mix (Trafalgar Croatia/Slovenia was the most diverse). Beautiful trip.

The hikes were excellent- beautiful views, varied terrain, and not too challenging. Our guide was the perfect balance of being informative with history, nature and culture without it feeling like school. Our guide was also excellent at managing group dynamics and meeting everyone’s needs. Lunches are picnics of French bread, local hams and cheeses w fruit- perfect for practicality and nutrition. Our guide made sure to accommodate the vegetarians in the group. The hotel was appropriate for the value, and it was very nice not having to chance locations throughout the week. Do be aware, it is a 3 star hotel, so if you like something more premium it may not be a fit. But the hotel was very clean and good food.

It was an excellent itinerary as well as excellent Travel Director and coach driver. Thank you very much. I was glad to decide to take all options offered. However, back-to back options in Venice seemed to be too much for summertime. Dinner at the restaurant in Dolomites was spectacular!.

This tour keeps you busy and moving and learning every day. You have a new hotel every day. Sometimes you have to use the stairs, so make sure to not overpack. Keep your bags, light! There are plenty of activities to do during the day and there are also outings that you can sign up for. Your choice. My son wanted to get a kilt in Edinburgh so we were able to break away from the group while they took the City tour so we could go and get him fitted for his kilt. We met the group back up at the castle for the castle tour. It all worked out perfectly. There’s definitely the possibility for flexibility.. Our tour purchase was pretty straightforward. We booked in advance with the down payment and made monthly payments until our trip was paid off. For the outings during the tour. We got to select what we wanted to do once the tour started and paid for it during the trip. It was really easy. You could sign up for as much as you wanted or as little as you wanted as far as outings were concerned.

Itinerary enabled all of us to see so much of Ireland. Two days at each hotel also made the journey much more enjoyable. Local guides provided excellent knowledge and history at each location.

Great itinerary covering all the important sites in Egypt for those interested in Egyptology and history and geography. The tour guides were full of information and knew their history- all the Pharaohs and details of their families and era of their reign. Taught us the basics or reading hieroglyphics. The cruise up the Nile River was amazing in a wonderful river boat with great services to look after us all the way.