UK and Britain Countryside and village visits Trips

Did both South and North. South was little more challenging but duable. Long and some challenging hikes all worth it. Beautiful scenery and beaches. Accomodations were nice. Spiros was very passionate about his job and knowledgeable., also provided great support for me. Overall great experience.

Great cycling & a beautiful area to visit. Erwin is so welcoming, knowledgeable, accommodating & passionate about ensuring the group have the best holiday. The accommodation is perfectly located and we had time each day to explore. Would definitely recommend this trip.

This is the best way to enjoy Rome, Florence and Venice in a relaxed and well thought out way. I learned so much more about each city than I did when I cruised to Italy years earlier. The hotels are in great locations, and our Tour Director made our trip so special. It's a wonderful vacation, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Ciao Bella!

Rome (and Pompeii - a must see), Florence and Pisa, Venice - local guides were outstanding - bought to life the traditional sites and not so traditional Our tour director was great (as was our bus driver) - he was very knowledgeable and entertaining

It was nice to stay in each city for 3 nights. (We have taken many tours that change hotels and cities every night.). That’s the part that made it Easy pace. The days were full of activity which were more moderate pace. Which we like. Our tour director, Philip, was excellent. He did a wonderful job “herding the cats” since we were a big group of 40. That was not my favorite part. Way too many people at different fitness levels. Frequently we were broken up into two groups with the local guides which made it more manageable.

The cycling was graded as "easy" and I was pleased that was indeed the case as I had never done a cycling holiday with Explore before. The group of 16 looked rather daunting at first, but we all got on really well together and had good fun, especially all mucking in to make an unexpected barbecue in the grounds of our accommodation. The accommodation was appropriate for the places and areas where we were, and the tour leader organised everything well to see the most interesting places, have good meals and a wine-tasting, and stop for appropriate breaks. The "optional" harder day was the most enjoyable, the beautiful scenery and stunning village of Minerve more than making up for the uphill ride.