No doubt about it, this tour is fast paced but you see and experience so much. Our tour leader Noddy and driver Mozzie were wonderful! Noddy was constantly arranging every little detail and counting to make sure we were all accounted for. Not an easy task when you have a couple of passengers who were notorious for wandering off. I would recommend dropping the first full day in London because most on the tour had arrived in London prior to the tour, to explore on their own, and to add a day in Venice. Venice was a favourite with everyone as was Switzerland and Bruges. All of our hotels were good and spotlessly clean although located outside of the city due to the size of the coach. We had a couple of glitches with our group meals in Switzerland and too rushed for our Munich beer hall dinner, other than that, the included meals were very good. We did all the optionals except Jungfraujoch, which we skipped because we live surrounded by mountains. Those that went thought it was awesome. The optionals were very good as the tour leader provides so much history and information that you would not get on your own. Yes, by the end you will be exhausted, but as our previous tour leader reminded us, as we groaned about early mornings, we did not come on the tour to spend it in hotel rooms. He was so right! Enjoy every minute of it, we sure did.
The trip overall was great, and the people made it so much more. I feel some of the places we stayed were a little far, or on the outskirts and that wasn’t the most convenient. Also this tour needs more time in Poland. The drive day to Warsaw was long and left little time to explore and “take it all in” so to speak, especially when places close early. Also with all the 1 nights on the eastern part of the tour, it was a little busy.
I had a really great time on this trip. This is my 2nd expat tour and traveled as a solo traveler. I met new friends and new memories that I will cherish forever. Our tour leader Shae did a fantastic job coordinating the tour and accommodating all our needs. She was very helpful to everyone and made sure we got everything we need from start to end. Also, visiting Russia was one of the highlights of this trip and I also had a great during our overnight ferry ride from Stockholm to Finland. There are karaoke and live band on the ferry so we all had a chance to dance and sing our hearts out that night so it was really fun.