It was an excellent trip. It is, however, very hectic (set your alarm for 6:00 am everyday), and get ready to go! We knew this when setting out (as we have done 3 other EE tours), but I think "next time" our preference would be to stay a little longer in some of the places and maybe not visit so many places.
Incredible sites, well organized with a very full itinerary. Averaged 15k steps per day! Gabi was incredible and rolled with the various challenges we encountered. Highly recommend if you want to see many of the ex-Soviet countries!
This trip was absolutely amazing! It has wonderful scenery and architecture. The history of these countries make you think about humanity and the resolve of people. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history and geography of the countries. The hotels were centrally located, clean and very comfortable. The extra excursions were fun! Best of all the people that were in our group were extremely friendly!
We just got back from the Best of Europe (22 day tour) and it was an amazing experience, but group travel is not for everyone. If you want to meet new people to explore Europe with & can handle being on a schedule - then group travel is for you. If you want to isolate yourself, have trouble with compromise, and are looking to complain about your fellow travelers and the tour guide - then group travel is not for you.
Emma (tour guide) was amazing and reminded professional throughout the tour. She was always willing to answer questions and give a quick history & language lesson about the different cities in Europe. She made the entire trip enjoyable and manageable as she is an excellent communicator.
As for the tour itself, there are a lot of cities and, at times, it's hard to keep them straight - but that's not necessarily a bad thing. This tour gives you a good sense of what Europe is like and where one may want to visit again. The local tour guides were very good for the most part
Due to the time of the trip during winter it is a bit hard to get the full experience of the areas we visited due to the short days and sometimes the cold. But we had a good time and next time we travel to UK we well look at doing other parts of Europe. Thanks for good experience we had with your two travel guides.
Absolutely enjoyed the tour. Rachelle our tour leader was so organized and kept us on point with everything on our schedule. Garbor our driver is the best ever! Such a wonderful, clean, loving, understanding person who made the trip so enjoyable while on the road. Loved the whole experience and the people my daughter and I got to meet and become friends with.
