South Asia Mountains Trips

European Cavalcade offered great value for money. The itinerary included unique sites and optional experiences that made the tour so memorable for us. Lucerne and St Paul de Vence were our favorites.

Diverse itinerary from west French-speaking SUI to east German-speaking SUI. We very much enjoyed being able to independently enjoy the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The autumnal colors in the vegetation was an unexpected surprise. The waters in the many lakes - Geneva, Brienz, Thun - is beautifully clear. Next time we get to visit, we'd like to sail a sailboat on at least one Swiss lake. The one optional experience we joined in was the Jungfrau, going to over 11,000 feet above sea level. Amazing to be on glaciers and experience the wicked wind. The clouds didn't allow much visibility but what we saw was incredible. We found plenty during our self-guided explorations in the various stops. Took advantage of the water fountains country-wide to refill our water bottles, not used to the cold glacial water but we enjoyed it. Thoroughly enjoyed the local vineyard's wine tasting and lunch. Very impressed with the wood carving museum and The Lion. Train rides were fun. Cows, sheep, goats were fun too. The 9 day length was the right amount. Our tour director from Germany, and our coach driver from Austria, are gems and rockstars! We also appreciated the patience of the vendors and general population with our small bit of Americanized-French and German accents with words that we tried not to mispronounce. Did our shopping in souvenir stores and in sports stores along our tour. The one disappointment was in a Lucerne store where we bought Swiss knives and wanted engraving on a special edition knife, misinformation between the sales clerk and the engraving clerk. Big shout-out to the women we met in Reitnau on our adventure to locate relatives with our same last name, Hochuli. Also to the church, where we located the outside cemetery and on the inside of the church, two birth announcements of part of the next generation of Hochuli. Would do this tour again and woul travel to Switzerland to further self-explore on our own.

This was a fabulous week of walking in the stunning Picos de Europa. Juanjo was an excellent leader, his knowledge of the area plus his organisational skills really made this a great trip. I really enjoyed the all the walks although it is probably at the top end of a grade 3 with lots of ascents and descents over rocky ground so you do need to be reasonably fit. However, there is always the option to miss out a day if need be. We were really lucky with the weather in the end as high winds and heavy rain were forecast but Juanjo was always able to come with an alternative if we couldn't do the planned routes. The hotel is small, traditional and family run and all the staff are really friendly. Special mention has to go to Juanjo's son in law who was the chef and prepared the most amazing evening meals for us. Each evening was a three course meal with wine included. All were delicious and really big portions too. The only slight negative was having to wait until 8pm to eat but this is normal for Spain. This was a fantastic trip, made even better by the lovely group and also the bonus of having much better weather than expected.

I saw so much in the 18 days of this trip. This product is a snapshot of what Europe is and what can be seen in a short amount of time. It is a fast paced itinerary and there were only a couple of long travel days, but these were needed. I really liked the smaller towns that this itinerary went to, which really showcased the locals and their way of life. Switzerland was my favorite place.

We loved everything about this trip! We did it in the relatively cooler month of late October and it was perfect! We arrived to pick up our bikes and were issued bikes in excellent condition, with great instructions and repair gear and we had no issues at all with them. The accommodation organised for us was as described; not 5 star but always cute and very clean with great breakfasts provided and lovely people meeting us at the end of each day. Our bags were always there when we arrived. The navigation app was fantastic; we had a bit of a learning curve on Day 1 but then no problems at all. The loop we did was amazing. Would highly recommend the Sierra De Grazalema - gorgeous villages, amazing views, and minimal traffic. We would highly recommend this trip. It exceeded our expectations.

Well planned. I would highly recommend to my friends and relatives, Best tour and experience we ever had. Will do it again. The travel coodinator is excellent , well equipped and always have a back up at the event weather does not cooperate, always have alternative, friendly and fun to be with.