Balkans Explorer Trips

This was an incredible trip and I highly recommend it to anyone. Shout out to our guide, Arturo, who went above and beyond to ensure we had the best possible trip. My particular highlights were Lake Titikaka and the Inca Trail. The itinerary was perfectly crafted - with the first week a bit slower to allow us to get to used to the altitude, and the second week the walking ramped up with the Inca Trail. It was the perfect itinerary that went at a good pace and allowed us to see lots of Peru in two weeks. Thank you!

The tour provided a most interesting overview of the three Scandinavian countries and was presented excellently by our tour leader and once by another guide in an urban setting. It gave a wonderful view of the landscape of each of the three countries, including mountainous areas and waterways important for interaction in different terrains. There was plenty of opportunity for us to make choices, such as experiencing a chair lift on a mountain. If anything, the tour was a little short on time to experience the three countries, but it certainly gave valuable insight into the culture and landscapes.

This tour was everything I dreamt of and more. KK our tour guide/driver/organiser was just fantastic. How he drove through the flooded national parks without getting bogged I’ll never know. He was so knowledgeable about the animals and birds we saw and never became impatient at our questions and how long we stopped to see the animals and birds. The sighting of the cheetah and two cubs found by KK before any other safari vehicles arrived was extraordinary. I also really enjoyed the travelling to and from the national parks watching the daily life of the Botswanian people. It’s a challenging trip as you are in a safari vehicle for hours at a time but if you really want to immerse yourself into wildlife viewing you couldn’t ask for more.

Nicaragua should be on everybody’s travel list. A stunning and unique country with very few tourists. It was like travelling back in the 90’s. Book direct with Vapues in Nicaragua, who are excellent. Our guide, Oskar was superb.

The Explore web page opens up with a statement “An adventure holiday company you can trust.” and this holiday proved that. Due to the extreme rain before we arrived the tour itinerary had to be changed. The new itinerary was just as good and our plans changed on a daily basis due to circumstances and events. Thankyou Explore, you gave me the opportunity to have a holiday of a lifetime. Thankyou fellow travellers, your company was amazing and we had so much fun and many laughs on the trip. Thankyou Bibi, as a tour guide you were brilliant, sorting unexpected events on a daily basis whilst ensuring we had an amazing wildlife experience. At our final group meal we sat around the table and discussed the holiday. Non of expected a holiday like we had just experienced and agreed our trip had been a proper adventure from start to finish! My holiday summary. Proper adventure! So much fun! Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!

Our Guide Allen was outstanding for help and knowledge of his lovely country. Our driver was so helpful and would go the extra kilometre for us. The wildlife was wonderful.