Northern Europe Tours and Trips

Enjoyed the trip, loved the festive setting with snow and Christmas festivities. Quebec City had some lovely shops and restaurants, enjoyed the french influence and Canadian French people. Montreal was a lot more urban but enjoyed the market there and ventured over to the mall for indoor shopping. We took a uber and went to some more shopping locations than were on the itinerary. The Christmas markets were small so it didnt take much time, but we found some nice downtown shops to walk to and restaurants to enjoy lattes and pasteries. It was a great trip!

We have just returned from a great family holiday in India. Our Explore tour leader, Virender (Veeru) Singh was excellent. His depth of knowledge was outstanding and his unwavering enthusiasm really made our holiday. He was good company at meal times and always keen to know what he could do to make our trip even better. There were some lengthy bus trips to get to our destinations and he pointed out interesting things along the way to keep us engaged and entertained. He was really good with our twins too who sometimes got a bit tired and was very accommodating and helpful with whatever they needed to enjoy the trip. He took us to places we wouldn't have found on our own and every step of the way the organisation of our transport, tickets and luggage was seamless. Our driver was also excellent on what was sometimes challenging driving driving conditions and long distances.

This is an excellent tour, covering a lot of ground at a moderate, but completely manageable pace. Highlights are those out of the major cities, though Chiang Mai itself is also an interesting place, much more relaxed and less crowded than Bangkok.

Your leader was superb- very knowledgeable, patient and interesting with a great sense of humour. He went above and beyond at times. The trip notes were misleading about the White Lady Paintings walk. It is not a flat walk at all. The Makuti lodge was disappointing after the previous one. It was soulless. The Christmas dinner was a bone of contention as it was expensive and there were no other options

What a wonderful guide in Raj, who made my holiday the best ever, when I was in India . He went above & beyond & nothing was ever a problem . Explore was very fortunate in appointing such a gifted guide. He helped people in every way possible & one was ever made feel their concern was a major issue . Kind, attention to detail & also introduced a great sense of fun . I would have one suggestion, on our last day / meal a place where we can all chat & dine around a large table & thank our wonderful guide . The final gathering had loud music and so it difficult to relay our appreciation to Raj . Shall be recommending India to pals & hugely thanks to Raj

I really liked visiting & touring Opatica & Split. The lakes & waterfalls was not my favorite. I thought the walking there was very difficult. Also the organization of the trip gos phenomenal from the driver who transported us to the airport to the one who brought us back. Every attention to detail was met! Amazing. The food & restaurants chosen for us was quite tasty. The bus driver was attentive to our needs & there is just no way to say how excellent Andreas our tour guide was. Thanks.