I would definitely buy a Topdeck tour again. When I did this trip I was 18, had never travelled abroad without family. Topdeck is a brilliant way to travel 'alone' but still give you that safety net. The coaches were really comfortable, everyone goes on the trip intending to get along. You get a synopsis of where you're going from your tour leader and some optional activities. This gives you an idea of stuff to do which you can obviously ignore if you want. The tour leader - having been to these cities many times knows lots of little off the street places to go, and where to avoid. Information that would take you forever to find online. They already know what transport you need be it ferry, bus or metro. it's little things like that which when you're an experienced traveller you can sort of wing it but when you're a novice it can turn into an absolute pain. It felt safe but not muffled, easy going and all round fun. It's a brilliant way to travel, it gives you a base to go out and enjoy every new city from. I was naturally surrounded by new people so it's also a very sociable way to travel. Larger groups (mine was 20) was brilliant as in each activity you can shift around more and get to know people better. It was a brilliant experience. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I highly recommend.
Trip was what I was after a quick trip dotting around the place to get a feel for each country so I can target my future trips while still enjoying my time with everyone on the trip and making friendships
The tour was very well organized. Everything was on schedule. The places we visited were awesome. We do not think we would have seen and done so much on our own. So a big thank you to the team. Our tour guide Jared was excellent he was very knowledgeable, kind and patient with us. Same with the driver Pascal whose driving was incredible and brought us back safe and sound. They both made a great team.