Albatross Tours Reviews 974

Great itinerary, excellent knowledgeable guides and good food .

Hotels to far from centre of towns, except for Bublin. Hotels were very good. Not enough meals provided, good to experience some meals by oneself. Our tour guide was 5 out of 10. Went on the Italian Grande 2 year early and rate that 9 out of 10.

Our bus trip (Italian Alternativo) from Venice to Rome, tracked south giving us frequent views of the Adriatic Sea. Aspects which appealed to us were:
* the programme was designed to limit our exposure to the "tourist crush" found in many cities;
* an effort was made to stay in our hotels for a longer duration (rather than 'over nighters' ) and while radiating from there to an assortment of interesting attractions and novel places;
*there was a good balance between a planned activity and free time;
* in addition, there were a few special dinners in unique places, the memory of which will last forever; and lastly,
*our Tour Guide was knowledgeable, helpful (especially in recommending suitable places to eat & see) and kept the group to the timetable for everyone's benefit.
Good memories

Awesome guide and driver and a lovely group of 23. Lovely locations from very touristy to quiet and intimate. Trip of a lifetime.

Pace was good. Guide & driver was exceptional. Seville hotel was terrible. I think Albatross tour designers should visit proposed accommodation. It was too far out of town, adding to costs. At the price we pay for the holiday we expect top 4-5 stars. Some days we got in too late.
This is our second Albatross tour but for the price we are not sure we got value for money.

Small group of 16 was great. Choice of tour host (Anna) and bus driver (Jan) was superb-could not have asked for better.

I had to start the tour with a foot feature that was almost recovered, and as the tour was quite action packed, I was a bit nervous how I would go. My tour guide Helen made sure I was ok at all times and with the Italian hospitality I was able to hop on and off the boats (and gondola) with ease. We had a free day in Tuscany and Helen booked us into a great restaurant in the town square that was full of atmosphere as a festa was in full progress. It was a memorable night out.
Our bus driver Andrea made us feel safe on the road (and driving through the mountains). He was very professional.
We had a great time considering I was in recovery, the tour exceeded my expectations.

The backroads of Italy were fascinating We loved the Italian Alternativo tour.

You could not fault the organisation by our Tour Guide on the Italian Grande Tour I was on in August/September this year. The Hotels, tours and meals were all first class.
It was also lovely to stay in the smaller towns away from the major tourist centres.
I would highly recommend this tour.

Our guide Gian-Franco, ably assisted by our wonderful bus-driver Paolo, helped to make the Italian Grande trip a wonderfully memorable experience. Just a lovely mix of unmissable cities like Florence and Venice, combined with some less well-known, smaller charming towns like Macugnaga and Lucca. My daughter and I will never forget the beautiful and historic places we visited, the amazing food we ate and the terrific people we met! Thank you Albatross!

A great tour. Everything exactly as advertised.

Fantastic- an amazing tour of Sardinia and Corsica. Full of great experiences , good food and some boutique hotels . Highly recommend it

Albatross always deliver, from unique experiences or lunches to genuine one of a kind boutique accommodation. From staying at the luxurious Alhambra Palace Hotel to a magnificent lunch at a port winery, and with no added extras.

The tour was excellent and the hotels, sites, tour guide, bus driver and food were outstanding.

Karen was a wonderful guide, very knowledgeable & so easy to get along with, took care to ensure everyone was looked after.
I did feel there were times we didn’t get enough time in a place for example St. Paul de Vaunce, whilst we were in Nice

This was our third tour with Albatross, we were quite happy with our tour. Our tour guide Alex was excellent, a true professional in his field. Most of the Hotels were of a good selection, some outstanding. However, the Hotel in Seville wasn't the best choice, I think Albatross could do better, it was too far from the City. There was one tour that was a waste of time, Aveleda Wine Estate, boring! couldn't wait to get back to Porto, as for the Gardens, I give it 2 out of 10! a better time spent would be a free day at Porto. I feel that Albatross might have dropped the ball a bit on this tour.

Loved the experience of Switzerland. Hotels great. Lovely people in group. Plenty to keep us busy. Tour guide probably needs to retire. I was not happy the way he handled a situation on the trip.

Virtually everything. Excellent tour guide who had great knowledge, sense of humour and very helpful. Hotels were to notch especially the final stay at Lake Garda. Coach drivers were easy to get on with. All in all brilliant.

The overall tours with Albatross were excellent. From the locations and sites visited, the hotels and tour managers, I could not fault them

Especially the Tour managers were amazaing, making sure everything was as expected and helping with requests.

Our tour was the Grand France. We had an awesome time due to our tour guide Karen, who was amazing.So friendly, informative, knowledgeable and fun. Our group was 24 fun loving people who were all considerate and friendly.
We went to some of the most beautiful and amazing places and our accommodation was great.
I do think that sometimes we had very busy days and maybe we could have done one less excursion in a day as some days we were in 3 different areas of interest but not enough time to get to see everything.
So maybe a couple of extra days on tour and on the busy days one less activity.
On the whole an absolutely fantastic experience. Our group loved it.