This tour agency have a fantastic product, if our experience is anything to go by. Everything was top notch, from preparatory information to comprehensive track notes. The hotels where more than satisfactory and the food consistently top notch. The Dordogne is a stunning region and the balance between walking, sightseeing and relaxation was spot on. Highly recommended.
Expect lots of walking, extra money for excursions and tips, long days. Some sites you go though very quickly but it is just a taste of Europe. Excellent coach driver = Craig. Excellent tour leader = Kev. Finding new friends and new adventures, amazing sites, sounds, smells and experiences. I would choose Expat again.
The tour was enjoyable but it did feel rushed at times. I guess that is to be expected with how many countries we visited in a short time frame. I was very excited to re-visit Barcelona after 20 years and still absolutely love the city. I also thoroughly enjoyed Andorra and fell in love with that beautiful country and was so at peace when driving through the Pyrenees mountains. The hotels were much better than I had anticipated and I absolutely loved our coach and coach driver. My group was amazing and they made the trip even more magical. I did feel that there was an exorbitant amount of walking at times that makes experiencing these amazing places less enjoyable because nobody enjoys anything when they are exhausted especially during hot Summer months. I feel that Hop-on/Hop-off buses would have been a great excursion option because I feel they give you a great view of the city in a short period of time and give the opportunity to hop-off the bus when you want to explore a particular area more closely. Not everybody is interested in the same things. Some people hate being subjected to hearing about churches which are abundant in Europe. This is why I feel Hop-on/Hop-off buses would be a better option to add to the Expat experiences and they are relatively inexpensive in the majority of countries where they are offered...I took 3 of them in: London and Amsterdam (before the tour) and Rome (during the tour). All around, a very wonderful experience as a whole and I am looking into my next Expat adventure in the near future.