Balkans Sightseeing Trips

Itinerary was good but too many optional experiences that had to be paid for at most every stop. Too many single night stops for a 20 day trip. More dinners or lunches should have been included. Danny was an excellent tour guide. Always cheerful, knowledgeable, and helpful- always willing to give recommendations. He scheduled breaks very appropriately. Norbert did a fabulous job driving the many hundreds of miles we traveled. He handled a bus vs bus narrow road incident very well. The tour group was a good size.

was an incredible experience where i got to meet great new people, learnt to ski in a short time, see great views, and all of this was organised for me which made everything easy and stress-free

Wow!!- this Explore trip to Pakistan - the Karakoram Highway-proved to be an incredible adventure - such an excellent, well -organised -albeit a face - paced trip ,all overseen and brilliantly managed by our experienced tour leader Sadjit - he was absolutely professional ,knowledgeable, attentive, and patient despite the complexities of the itinerary - an all- round excellent guide, ,alongside his amazing support team including Jahangii and Shiraz ,not forgetting that much credit must go to the bus and jeep drivers who all excelled in navigating some of the most precipitous roads I have ever seen -some of which took us through torrents of mountain water, pass huge ice flows ,as well as narrow passes on hair- pin bends. The scenery was always breathtaking ,beyond my expectations- to see the 3 mountain ranges of the Himalayas ,the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram range all meeting together with the raging torrents of glacial rivers flowing in the valleys below was truly wondrous. So many highlights - the Hunza Yasin and Astore valleys which took us past tiny mountain villages with their fruit trees and wild flower meadows- walking up to Nanga Parbat base camp with our picnic lunch -walking up to the glaciers and around the beautiful lakes -the lively towns of Gilgit Skardu Naran and Rawalpindi -the forts with their unique local guides and wooden mosques - the flight from Skardu to Islamabad which gave us a bird’s eye view of the mountain ranges- so many more highlights,too many to mention all. The accommodation was great reflecting the region we were in ,all were well located ,some with basic amenities although this was off set by their spectacular views. The food was tasty, well cooked and having it included meant no long delays with individual ordering etc. Above all though a definite delight are the people of Pakistani- so friendly , welcoming ,respectful and dignified- so keen to say hello and ask us questions and to show us incredible hospitality. Never a dull moment - I loved every minute! If you are looking for an exciting, varied trip that was packed with lots of activity and challenge then definitely consider visiting Pakistan.

Italian Glory is an excellent tour. Our guide and driver were excellent. Every stop was packed with things to do. Places to see and the specialist tour guides are VERY informative and knowledgeable. Accommodations were great. The food was spectacular. I wouldn’t miss out on the optional dining experiences. I would highly recommend this tour.

Queenstown was an amazing location to do a Contiki, with people coming with the same mindset of using Queenstown and its adventures available to the full potential. The skiing and snowboarding was unreal, deapite the snow season just starting there was amble opportunity for those from beginners to more advanced boarders/skiers to have a good crack on the slopes. The food and nightlife was great, with pretty cheap drinks and good music with plenty of options, it was hard to not send it every night especially when you had a jampacked day the next day. Highlights for me were definitely the wine tour and getting rowdy and loose with your trip mates before having a good crack in town, and the surreal feeling of down a bungee jump. I’ll definitely come back to Queenstown and I’ll be definitely be doing another contiki somewhere else.

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.