From the start of the trip all the way to Budapest was outstanding. A great mixture of culture, sights, and history was very entertaining. The distances between all the cities was not as long as a previous Western Europe trip we had taken. Our tour leader Karina was outstanding. She kept us entertained on and off the bus and genuinely wanted us to have a great trip where we felt comfortable anywhere we went. There were two downsides of this trip. Serbia and Bulgaria are not quite ready for tourism. The people were not too welcoming and the sights were not as great. One other downside were the included dinners were mostly chicken. I can have chicken anytime at home and I would rather have different choices at the included dinners or find dinner on my own.
Was a fun trip, met some incredible people and the guide was amazing and very knowledgeable! However the accomodation was terrible in most places. For the price of the tour, the accomodation could’ve been much better.
The itinerary is packed with all good sites and highlights. We had Maria, as a guide he eas very experienced guide and historian. The company responded very quickly to all of our questions before the trip. Hotels were excellent and well located however the food is really average. You have to go outside to taste the street delights. Overall it is amazing and I recommend to solo travelers.