Britain & Ireland Discovery

The itinerary moves very fast and a moderate degree of fitness is required Not much chance to sleep in, be prepared to to have your suitcases out and for breakfast by 7a.m. Good quality hotels, the showers over the bath can present a challenge. The tour director is very organised and has a good knowledge of the areas. The Coach driver was very friendly and helpful. Itinerary had a lot of history as we expected, some local guides were also a treat. Castles were something different for us. Meals were a high standard and a good choice of food at the breakfasts. Some of the meals out were long distances to travel in the coach. Some of the optional tours were really good. The included evenings out were very good and some spectacular. Must be aware that the prepaid gratuities are only for the Tour director and the coach driver. so any local tour guides you will need cash for. You must make a choice for all the optional excursions very early into the tour so that they can be arranged. The ferries and loch rides created a good variance to the coach. The Orkney's were very interesting and also the Isle of Skye. all up a very interesting and enjoyable tour.

It moves very fast moving on most days. It is very good visiting a lot of places maybe not enough time to do your own thing, but this really depends on not doing all the optional tours (these are mainly meals) Do think the meal before the Tattoo should be included as no option so that the tour director can get you to the show on time. Would have liked to visit the cathedral at Wells. would like to stop in Queenstown where the Titanic museum is really great place and area,. rather than a long drive on an optional trip. Disappointed not to visit the Giant's Steps. unfortunately because of ferry schedules. Would like to include more of Northern Ireland. A very good coverage of Scotland. A good idea to get your fitness up as a lot of steps to climb narrow rock ones. Going to the Orkney's is really great, The Isle of Skye also. Three course meals at night are probably not necessary, but full breakfasts are really great. there could be some more interesting places and things in Wales. Do not think Stone Henge is necessary now that they have replica's all around the world. Maybe a stadium as most travellers are Australian or New Zealanders and they are sporting people, also of the land so like to see what cropping, and farming things are there, not just all history! Interested to see they cannot get rid of Gorse same as we can't . An advantage of a coach trip is that you can see over a lot of hedges, although the trees along the roads are getting very high now. You must be aware not many hotels have Air conditioning or windows that open very far. In most cases the shower is over the bath and you need to be agile enough to manage those. A very enjoyable itinerary.

Great tour and guide

Excellent itinerary it covered so much in the 22 days. You get to meet a great bunch of people, our Tour Director was a walking encyclopaedia and we knew we were in good hands with our driver at all times.

The itinerary is well thought out and covers most of the historic sites that you should see on a visit to the UK. Also plenty of free time so that you can visit sites not necessarily on the itinerary but worth visiting.

Too much driving and not enough time for exploring at stops. Maybe streamline some of the places visited to allow more free time. Less organised dinners because the food offered is very repetitive. Free time dinners to experience local pubs etc would allow more normal experiences instead of group feedings. Some experiences were outstanding like Military Tattoo, scenery in Scotland

Not all accommodation was 4-5 star and a lot of the food was repetitive and boring. I also thought there would be more personal time on the tour but due to so many destinations personal time was limited.

The optional extras are not always worth the cost. Some “optionals” should be included in the tour at no additional expense. Eg the coach tour of the Isle of Skye .. if that wasn’t done we would have seen nothing of Skye other than the hotel and nearby supermarket. Some options were removed by the tour director without consulting the customers. Dinner and entertainment options were overpriced and not selected by us.

Excellent itinerary that provides a taste of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Our tour director was superb and could not done any more to make our journey as fabulous as possible. Seeing the Edinburgh Tattoo was a highlight as was the Orkney Islands - simply stunning.

Itinerary was good but the accommodation advertised as 4/5 stars was not what we stayed in on tour and not very well located to the city centre. We chose Insight, thinking it was a higher end tour than your partner company Trafalgar but often found ourselves staying in the same hotels. The included dinners and optional dinners were well below standard. Some were inedible, which was very disappointing. This is the reason I would not recommend to family or friends. On a positive note our tour director was professional, knowledgeable, helpful and friendly.

This tour gives an excellent overview of Britain and Ireland. Some unique and personalized experiences

Traveling with Insight Vacations was a joy. We had an excellent coach driver and tour director

Varied itinerary. Lots to see. Good local guides. Many highlights. Fast pace and reasonable amount of walking. Some flights of steps. Excellent add ons