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Fast pace itinerary but well worth it. Terri our Tour Director made the trip, great knowledge, knew where to shop and made it fun! A few hotels could do with some upgrades and options to self wash is helpful to those travelling for weeks on end from Australia.

We loved this tour with Terri Marshall. Our only regret is that there was so much to see and do that we were exhausted with very little time in any of the locations. It was an aggressive itinerary but we knew that when we booked. However, as Terri had indicated to our group, the tour was a great opportunity to see so much and then to decide where guests may want to return to for a longer stay. Terri is an absolute gem of a person and an expert at her job!

The itinerary was jammed packed with places to see using local experts who were passionate and enthusiastic. Insight Vacations added special little touches that truly stood out and left us looking to book our next big trip using Insight Vacations as well. Our Travel Director, Cem, was top-notch and attentive to each and every person in the group. Cem was both professional and personable and truly added to the magic of our group. Our Coach Driver, Pedro, was friendly and kept us safe at all times. This itinerary was very dynamic and on the go and we truly felt we got our money's worth.

In Depth is absolutely the case for tour with a focus on learning and understanding all the sites visited. Antonio was a tireless guide and a sociable host. Sicily has an incredible collection of World Heritage sites, beautiful coast and fabulous food. It felt safer than other tourist destinations and less “tourist-weary”. Hotels were in ideal locations for the very busy itinerary and some had more facilities than others but the welcome was always genuine. I feel very fortunate to have seen Sicily in the way we were able to on this tour

Fabulous trip overall I loved it, however I would refine the itinerary in the following ways if feasible : - DMZ on Day 1 as predominantly slower day on the bus (helps recovering from jet lag) - Seoul city exploring was ~ 20,000 steps so perhaps split some of these sights at start and end of tour (doing this on the current Day 1 itinerary with jet lag was a struggle for a lot of people). - drop seeing missionary houses - Buddha temple afternoon was too long (archery was fun, show was good, but several hours of meditation and slow training was very boring) - keep the paper making factory visit in itinerary (as this wasn’t in our original itinerary but added due to weather circumstances and it was excellent) - make this a 2 week trip - tour is very city heavy, consider having a rural visit to rice farmers or equivalent Tour guide JAMES JIN - absolutely fabulous, one of the best guides I’ve experienced on all my many trips with explore. - He went above and beyond to clearly explain the history, culture and flavours of South Korea - his dedication to ensuring the group were content, fulfilled and safe whilst dashing up to Seoul from Busan to attend the surprise early birth of his first child was truly commendable - his patience with the different levels of fitness of the group was caring and supportive - BOOK him again (as this was his 1st explore guiding trip I believe)

The itinerary was absolutely perfect and so well planned out. Each day was such an amazing experience. Maite Martin was the most excellent tour director I’ve ever experienced. You should be so proud to have her on staff.