A marvellous exploration of the cities and sights along the Portuguese Camiño. Experienced a small taste of the actual Camiño (50 km). Local expert guides toured us Lisbon and Santiago focusing on history. Denis, our tour guide had exceptional people skills, thanks to him I couldn’t imagine a better tour.
The sun shone,the bikes were sturdy to cope with the bumpy roads and the food was outstanding. After a long and undulating first day I thought I'd never keep up. But my legs did get used to the speed of the others and the hills became just a small challenge. A great holiday with lovely people.
Let me start by saying that our tour guide Filip and Peter (driver), we amazing. They made this, our first trip abroad, the most enjoyable experience ever!! The history, customs, food, and language which was imparted by Filip was informative, funny and I leared soo much history. The bus had regular 2 hour stops at convinent rest areas, for restrooms and eating. This 10 day tour was perfect, we traveled to countries which were awe inspiring. From the Eiffle Tower to Jungfraugh (snow sports), to Italy (Pisa, Florence, Venice), Germany, Austria, and the list goes on... I think in total we traveled on over 5 boats, 3 subways, 3 trains. We experienced soo much. Every location was extremly well planned and Filip made sure we enjoyed everything. Gave us ideas on what to do on free time, where to visit to make each and every experience perfect. The tour also included 5 free meals, which were delicous. We took every optional excursion, and enjoyed it to the fullest. Going from never leaving the US to seeing soo much of Europe we were trully captivated. We came back from vacation with the yearning to travel. And thanks to Expat, its informative Tour Leader Filip, best bus driver Peter, we are ready to plan next years adventure. Happy Travels to everyone!!