This was an awesome trip around Europe, with a stop into Russia and I'd highly recommend it. Amazing experiences, met some wonderful fellow travellers, 10 beautiful countries, stunning scenery, tons of (often very sad and humbling) history and loads of truly wonderful memories made. Our tour leader Victoria and our Driver Hans were brilliant - both made the experience easy and were always helpful, knowledgeable, patient and kind. Be prepared for some long travel days and some short city stays - if you want a more relaxed pace or longer stays, perhaps choose the 3 country tour. This one packs so much in. A real highlight for me was the overnight ferry - the Swedish archipelago was so beautiful and it was a great experience. Thank you, operator, for a wonderful first tour!
Peter did a great job of keeping us all on track and getting us where we needed to go. And boy did we go! Busy tour seeing as many sights as we could fit in - needless to say most days were filled with different activities and really kept us hopping. Jumping on trains, carrying luggage over cobblestones and up and down stairs, and walking tours of some of the most exciting cities in Europe. The hotels we stayed at were lovely and the optional excursions really added to the experience.
Huge thanks to Jamie and Sebastiano for providing us with the best experience for our first trip to Europe! We were well looked after, and would gladly follow these two incredible hosts anywhere in the world!