Norway Adventure Tours

This was my first trip with Explore and it’s definitely whetted my appetite for more! A wonderful experience and so relaxing to take so many train and boat trips across the eight days without having any stress about tickets, connections, itineraries, etc etc. The leader was excellent and she held everything together completely calmly and knowledgeably.

The first part of this trip (in Norway) is excellent but the second part with just one day/night in Denmark and two in Sweden seems rather rushed for all of the traveling involved. Unfortunately we also suffered from a couple of 2/3 hour train delays which meant not getting back to the hotel until 10.00/11.30pm on two separate days. Spectacular scenery in Norway, friendly people and good food everywhere. Our tour leader Maria was exceptional - great local knowledge and lots of suggestions for meals and destinations for free time visits.

Another excellent trip with Explore. I’ve travelled with other companies but keep returning to Explore as their ‘formula’ suits me best: interesting places, small groups of like-minded people often travelling alone and excellent value.

Broad variety of excursions from large urban cities to small villages. The scenery is spectacular. Danny, the Insight tour guide, was terrific - impressive level of knowledge (both current and historic) about Scandinavian history. The local guides were super.

The overall itinerary was excellent but a highlight was the days around Geiranger. The snow-capped mountains, fiords, waterfalls, rivers, ice fields, lakes and quaint villages surpassed my already high expectations.

The itinerary was varied and comprehensive. It could be further improved by allowing more time between the included experiences and some of the optional ones. Several were run too close together, or too late in the day, which meant that it was difficult to fully appreciate them and too little time to get lunch.