Baltic Tours in Summer

Long days on the bus covering a vast area. Start in Stockholm and save 2 days by eliminating Copenhagen. Driver was excellent and had a fantastic attitude. Tour director really knew her job and very informative. They represented Insight very well and were pleasant people to deal with

This was a trip of a lifetime. There is almost nothing I would change. The tour director and the bus driver were great. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants a broad overview of the Scottish Highlands in less than two weeks. The only negative I have is one of the people on the tour managed to get almost half of all the others sick by spreading germs on the close quarter tour bus.

Hotels in Albania were of a good standard, with breakfasts much better than expected. Explore’s local trip leader, Tedi and driver Fati looked after all aspects of the trip, with Tedi informative, enthusiastic and helpful throughout and Fati driving considerately on challenging roads and packing & unpacking luggage of 16 on a daily basis. All in all an excellent introduction to history, archeology, culture and nature of southern Albania. Thanks to Tedi & Fati.

While I did miss not spending more time in Paris and the Eiffel Tower the Country Roads truly showed me the beautiful countryside and people of France. My friend and I enjoyed checking out the "bakery's" in the little town we stopped in for lunch. Sandwiches on fresh baguettes with fresh cheese and meets were fabulous!

We were looking for a trip that would allow us to maximize our first visit to Australia and the Australian Highlights tour did just that. We were able to tour four popular destinations over 13 days - Melbourne, Uluru, Cairns and Sydney. I must mention that our Tour Director (Christin) was absolutely outstanding. Through her great experience and skill we experienced ZERO issues on our tour. That’s a pretty amazing feat. Our tour started in Melbourne. On our first full day in Melbourne, the Melbourne city tour introduced us to some of the city’s laneways and arcades. Later that day we traveled to Phillip Island to see the penguins returning to their burrows that evening. On our second day in Melbourne, we toured The Great Ocean Road, the world’s largest war memorial, and home to several prominent landmarks, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations. Our next stop was Uluru and Kata Tjunta. June was a great time for our visit. I found Uluru to be spiritual and moving. It is certainly something that must be seen. Kata Tjunta and the surrounding landscape were amazing. The sunsets at these location were truly awe-inspiring. From Uluru, we traveled to Cairns. We spent our first day riding the Scenic Railway to Kuranda and returning on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. The train ride up provided several breathtaking views. Due to a rainy afternoon, the cableway wasn’t as spectacular as we hoped, but still provided some great views. Afterwards, we journeyed to Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures where we were introduced to some of Australia’s interesting wildlife. Our second full day in Cairns was spent at the Great Barrier Reef. Though I’m a non-swimmer, I found this tour to be an absolute must. During the boat ride out, we saw a sea turtle on our stop at Green Island before continuing to a purpose-built pontoon. We spent the next several hours observing an amazing array of reef animals. We enjoyed the underwater observatory and the semi-submarine. Watching other guests snorkel and scuba dive was enjoyable. Listening to their observations and reactions, fresh from their activities, was insightful and rewarding. After Cairns, we headed to our final destination - Sydney. On arrival, we stopped by Bondi Beach to learn about the area and take photos. On our first full day in Sydney, we had a very informative tour of the Sydney Opera House. Afterwards, we enjoyed a delicious lunch and wonderful views of the city on a Sydney Harbor Lunch Cruise. Our second day in Sydney was filled with a wonderful adventure to the Blue Mountains. Our first stop was the Sydney Zoo with many Australian, Asian and African animals. We stopped for lunch in Leura where we discovered and enjoyed Australian meat pies at Bakehouse on Wentworth. After lunch, we headed to Scenic World. We stopped at several observation points which provided views of the Three Sisters, Orphan Rock, Mt Solitary and Katoomba Falls. At Scenic World, we rode Scenic Skyway, the Scenic Railway (with a thrilling 52 degree incline), walked the Scenic Walkway, and then rode the Scenic Cableway. On our final day in Sydney, we had a guided tour of the Art Gallery of NSW and then a farewell lunch for the tour. Late afternoon, we participated in a pub crawl. We visited 4 of Sydney’s oldest pubs and heard several stories, myths, and legends of the area. Very enjoyable ending to our final day of the tour.

It is a great itinerary, but I don't believe you should include a second day in Bozeman. There should be more of an effort to get travelers into Yellowstone sooner rather than later. Otherwise, a wonderful tour.