South East Asia Art architecture Trips

Full days of activity. Our guide was very well prepared each day and knowledgeable of all of our destinations. Longer stays in some cities would have been preferable. The transportation was excellent. The hotels overall were good.

Very comprehensive tour. Maja was a great tour director. The activities were great. Accommodations great. Felt the dinners lacked the true Scandinavian vibe we were after. Also, things are VERY expensive there so be prepared.

The holidays in the countries can cause problems finding open restaurants for lunch and dinner. We had to stop and eat in gas stations because those were the only open places. There is too little time spend in Sweden. Several of the excursions were not available and the shops were closed because "it's the off season". Why isn't that noted on the website? The times when the bags have to be put out in the hall, when breakfast is served, and when the bus leaves are tight on the weekends and holidays. I didn't go to North Cape because the trip was from 9pm to midnight and covered the same roads as the boat tour of bird islands. I hate "seat rotation" and many on my tour refused to sit in their assigned seats. It is difficult getting downstairs in the morning in the high-rise hotels with 10+ floors as the elevators have been given over to baggage moving. Those folks on the higher floors have to wait for a long time to get an elevator up to their floor, while those on the lower floors often find the elevators completely full when it stops at their floor. The itinerary is too vague. When does the free time start & end? Where do we meet the bus if we want to go to lunch near the museum instead of downtown? Do the excursions overlap so you can't do more than one? How far is the museum from the hotel? When can we check into the hotel? Why are we scheduled to eat dinner at 2030?

Joel, our tour director, was very knowledgeable and friendly. He did a great job with minor adjustments to the itinerary based upon unforeseen events. We very much enjoyed the sites we visited, the meals and hotels. The drivers also did an excellent job.

Great overview of Scottish life and culture. From large cities to small towns and historic sites the tour included something for everyone. Our guide Sean, and driver Christine, were great! Kept everyone involved and safe and promoted a great group dynamic.

I booked this trip very last minute with less than a week before the departure date and Explore were as always great in sorting out my flights and the arrangements. This trip was a great mix of cities and walking in the lovely countryside through some idyllic little villages. The cities were all different and absolutely beautiful and all the hotels so well situated for walking to all main sights. Craig our tour guide did an excellent job of making sure everything was well organised and thus the arrangements all ran like clockwork. Craig went the extra mile in showing us things that were not on the itinerary and really made the trip so enjoyable. He gave us a wealth of information on the history, culture and also the ways of life in the area where his house is. His passion and great humour made it so much more interesting. I especially loved all the little Spanish villages we visited on the walking days and eating delicious food with the locals in the village restaurants. All in all a really great trip once again from Explore 👍