We traveled with my brother, sister and spouses on this trip we had been planning since 2019. Matt our guide and Tasos our bus driver were delightful, fun and informative. This was all of our first Ex Pat trip and we loved the group travel dynamic. Even when there were the usual travel glitches everyone stayed in good spirits and made it a part of the experience. Only 2 suggestions - with one of the guides we were given the headphones and it significantly enhanced the experience for all of us. The other guides were hard to hear and understand unless you were very close. The Acropolis is such an iconic site it really needs to be included either early in the morning or late afternoon to avoid the crowds and to have enough time to take it all in. We can't believe all that we got to see and experience in 6 days! We will travel with ExPat again!
The tour was so much fun and we packed a lot in, the only thing that the tour didnt include was Acropolis. We had an awesome tour guide that made sure my meal requests were put into the kitchens (vegetarian) Definitely recommend this tour, perfect amouny of relaxation as well as fun and cultural experiences!
An interesting tour combining long days in the bus, short visits to many interesting cities and towns, 2 star accommodation and a couple of destinations that were not worth the extended time in the bus - namely Tirana and Mostar, especially as we then backtracked from Mostar to the accommodation, a real waste of a day for 1.5 hours to walk over the bridge and through the markets with people shoulder to shoulder. Driving along the Adriatic coast to overnight in Split with then a shorter drive to Plivitice Lakes the next day would have been far preferrable. Again overnight in Thessloniki? another unattractiive dirty city. Could we not have stayed at Karmen Vourla and enjoyed some time along the seaside for one afternoon and one morning before departing for Athens. Glad I've seen it and overall enjoyed the tour but I have to ask what I got for my $1270 single supplement. Maybe a change of route would also reduce the number of border crossings therefore more time to spend at destinations and save lost time.