Balkans Cultural, religious and historic sites Trips

Our guide Champ was brilliant. So attentive to the needs of the group, as well as providing so much information throughout the trip. A varied itinerary, with superb food all the way

This was my first trip to Europe (Greece) and also first going with a tour company. Wasn’t sure if i would like the structure of being scheduled all the time. But I was pleasantly surprised at the seamless experience and our tour manager couldn’t have been better. Amanda was absolutely the best. She was knowledgeable, funny, compassionate and so kind. Had the best time. The experience was the perfect amount of all experiences. If there was anything that would make it better would maybe be a day of free time. I would recommend to anyone wanting to see Greece.

This tour combines sightseeing and a variety of food experiences ranging from street food, meals with local families, cooking classes and farm visits. It also offers a glimpse into the lives of the locals. This tour is highly recommended! Our guide leader Thin was very knowledgeable, supportive and helpful. For our free time he provided many suggestions as well as offered a list of optional activities that you could sign up for if interested which he would coordinate for the group. This was my first tour with Explore. I had a great experience and will look to Explore when planning my next vacation.

We saw amazing sites and had special experiences along the way, making this a memorable once-in-a-lifetime trip. Our tour guide was outstanding and the local guides were terrific. We loved it!

This was a wonderful tour, and although the group was much larger than I had anticipated everyone got along very well. That made the whole atmosphere a wonderful experience in addition to the beautiful scenery and ancient ruins. Every location provided a terrific learning experience that enhanced the overall trip.

Our wonderful guide Raya Gancheva is the reason I would not only recommend Explore to someone else, but look at booking our next tour with them. We all became close as a group and are still corresponding. The only reason I didn't give the accomodation 5 stars was there was a mix of places including a monestary although it was perfectly fine. The places were alll clean, close to transport systems so can navigate easily back on our own and had laundry faci.ities in the places when needed. The breakfasts were varied but all good. Before we left we had arranged an extra week on our own at the end, so I rebooked the same hotel in Tokyo as I had faith it would be good, and I was not disappointed. The forwarding on of luggage also worked very well.