Untravelled Paths Reviews 658

The week was very good, Marius was a fun host and had lots of interesting facts and stories which made the mini bus journeys more enjoyable. Mara was also very knowledgable and friendly and we enjoyed her walking tour round Bucharest. Poiana Brasov was lovely although when we went unfortunately there was no snow. We did however enjoy the spa at the hotel. Would book through untraveled paths again.

Myself and my friend did the Ice Hotel Experience in Romania. All I can say is wow, it was a trip of a lifetime. Romania itself is absolutely brilliant, but will focus on untraveled paths for the review. Firstly, Mara, our tour guide, was incredible. She was the perfect amount of professional, friendly and approachable. She gave us a great insight to the countries history and made the experience brilliant, it would not have been the same without her. She stayed with us at every destination and was always on hand if we ever needed any help. The driver of the coach was also great, very friendly and did a great job through the mountains. We spent the trip with 12 other people and all were extremely friendly (wouldn’t have been the same without Kellie and Mark!). It became more of a community very quickly rather than a group of strangers. Peles castle was gorgeous, the views from the ice hotel were immense and the nightlife in Bucharest was really good. Everything was reasonably priced and food tasted great. Overall, I would thoroughly recommend this trip!

Second trip with Untravelled Paths, this time the wolf trekking experience in Transylvania. Highly recommend this trip if you are after an authentic experience, plenty of exercise and the thrill of tracking wild animals in their environment (thank you Cosmin). Great hosts along the way - Dana at Popas Le Simon so kind and a wonderful cook (including for the vegetarians). Marius at Untraveled Paths could not have been more helpful. We’ll be back with Untraveled Paths for another adventure.

We spent a fabulous holiday in Romania visiting the Ice Hotel and Dracula's Castle. Can highly recommend this holiday and UTP. From our first contact UTP were really helpful and their holiday info pack received a couple of weeks prior to travel was very comprehensive. Big shout out to our guide Marius, who was helpful, informative, fun and totally mad. He really made the holiday, which was celebrating my big birthday and we can only say "Thanks Marius, wouldnt have been the same without you."
Leo and Andrew

We recently went on the husky sledding experience with UTP in Romania. The whole trip from start to finish was excellently organized and executed. The accommodations we stayed in were all very nice and well equipped, with a great breakfast included and all the staff really went above and beyond!
Our transfers and travel around the country were all well scheduled and very comfortable. As well as the organized stops and visits to sites of interest, we also saw incredible views of the countryside and scenery in our tour of Transilvania that we didn’t expect!
Our guide Anna, was exceptionally knowledgeable, informative and passionate about what she was doing! It made a huge difference and actually made our holiday being with someone so enthusiastic and fun!
Our husky sledding experience was 10 out 10! The dogs were beautiful and seemed to really love what they did and are clearly adored by their owners. For us it was a once in a lifetime bucket list experience and we can’t recommend it highly enough! So exhilarating and fun and stunning scenery. Our ‘musher’, Zoltan, was great fun and super experienced.
Romania on the whole was also a 10 out 10. It was a winter wonderland of stunning natural beauty, wonderful castles and quaint towns steeped in such interesting history.
Food and drink is all excellent quality and very reasonable also.
We wish to thank everyone we encountered for making our trip so awesome.
Can’t recommend Untravelled Paths highly enough and will definitely be using this company for more experiences in the future 😄

My mother and I recently came back from a 3 day wolf tracking trip in Brasov, Transylvania. We had the most incredible time! Everything was immaculately organised and both Marius and Cosmin were so knowledgeable about the area and were excellent guides. The natural beauty is absolutely unmatched and everyone we encountered were so friendly and welcoming. This is a truly magical and unforgettable experience that I couldn’t recommend more highly.

The trip to the Western Cape was so much more than we expected.
Our guide ensured our trip went smoothly and was so friendly.
The company were quick to respond to questions and helped us out when things didn't always go to plan.
Our only issue was that they booked all the accommodation in a different name and didn't tell us. So after an 11.5hr flight to be greeted by the hotel and told that we not expected was not ideal.
However this was quickly resolved by a telephone call to the company director who couldn't apologize enough.
Originally the trip had 6 people going but unfortunately 4 people dropped out leaving just the 2 of us. This did not cause any problems for the company and we ended up on our private tour.
The trip was so interesting with such diversity from a city break to a wine tasting experience and seeing animals in so many different environments.
The phrase a holiday of a lifetime couldn't be more accurate.

I cannot recommend the Untravelled Paths and the Ice Hotel Experience highly enough, the trip was excellent from start to finish. The Ice Hotel was a once in a lifetime experience. Visits to Brasow town Peles and Bran castles broadened our experience of Romania. My final words have to go to Marius our brilliant guide - what a star! Marius gave us a fascinating insight into Romanian history and culture. He was friendly, knowledgeable, professional and had a great sense of humour which really made the trip for all of us. Thank you!

We had a fantastic holiday in Romania. Everything was very well organised, good central hotels, and we liked that there were only 13 of us in the group which meant we could all get to know each other and share the experience. George our guide was very knowledgeable and was always available to us day or night, giving us his number when we stayed in the Ice Hotel in case we had any issues during the night. He let us use his room in the chalet the next morning to shower and change. The whole experience of staying in the Ice Hotel, visiting the castles and exploring Budapest was amazing, the scenery stunning and we would have no problem recommending Untravelled Paths.

From the moment I first contacted Untravelled Paths they were very professional and efficient, nothing was too much trouble. Our guide was outstanding in all areas, very informative, friendly and always on hand to help.

After a few hiccups initially with emails, not receiving our itinerary, once we informed them it was quickly resolved
Aside from that the trip was amazing made so much better having Marius to guide us through it. From start to finish he was always attentive, very respectful, friendly, informative and he obviously is very proud of his country as he should be as the cities and areas we visited were beautiful. The mountain views were truly spectacular and the ice hotel was a once in a lifetime experience.
We always felt safe on the journeys inbetween on the snowy and icy roads in the hands of our friendly and capable driver, (sorry we forgot his name), but very punctual and polite.
As a host and guide Marius truly was the complete package, friendly, positive, inclusive, respectful, fun, informative and very knowledgeable, either addressing the group or on an individual basis, you felt he cared that you had the best experience and was a pleasure to be around, even jumping big queues to get me a hot chocolate!!
A truly enjoyable and memorable experience and I would recommend this trip to all,
Natalie and Andy.

Very well organised trip from the beginning to the end. Our guide Marius is a fabulous entertainer who works so hard to keep everyone happy. I recommend this trip to anyone who likes adventure and culture at the same time. Big thank you to the untraveled paths especially to Marius

Just returned from the ‘Ice Hotel Experience’ trip with Untravelled Paths. The whole trip form booking and pre-departure information, hotels, transfers, coach tour and sightseeing with guides was excellent. We were lucky enough to have Marius as our Tour Guide for the trip…he made sure things ran smoothly and was very conscientious in insuring everyone got the most out of the trip. Had the right balance of passing on historical and modern facts about Romania and the sights we visited along with a great ‘English’ sense of humour….and made sure the afternoon/evening at the Ice Hotel will be a long lasting memory…thank you.

Well organised, packed with things to see and do but balanced well with some free time
Hotels were lovely
Walking tours - lovely guide, very knowledgeable, informative and interesting
Activities available were fun
Our tour guide Marius really makes the trip. Lovely guy, full of interesting info, friendly and fun but respectful and polite.
Would highly recommend and we will be booking further trips in the future

Just visited the ice Hotel in Romania. Our guide George was excellent,very knowledgeable and helpful. Unfortunately the weather up the mountain was thick fog so didn't see the beautiful views but still had an amazing experience in the Ice Hotel itself,with the dining experience and ice bar a must.
Peles Castle,Brasov and Bran Castle all enjoyable and George gave us guided tours round all. Everyone got on so well and I really enjoyed the whole experience. No more cherry brandies though.

Book this NOW! So well organised, so fun. We will definitely be booking another.

We had the best trip- we loved Romania and our guide Marius was exceptional. The hotels were brilliant especially the Ice Hotel. We travelled all over with Marius and he was so knowledgeable, we really feel like we saw a lot of the country and learnt a lot in 4 days. 10/10

Absolutely loved our time in Romania with Marius. He was extremely informative and friendly. The tour itself covered an impressive amount of the area including Sibiu, Peles castle, Bran castle, Brasov, and Bucharest. We weren’t rushed and spent the right amount of time at each location. The Christmas markets were great. We felt safe throughout and would absolutely recommend.

We loved every minute of the ice hotel experience. Marius made sure everything ran smoothly and was really helpful. Many wonderful memories for me and my daughter.

My daughter and I went on the Iberian Lynx holiday with Untravelled Paths and we had a very good time.
Marius was an excellent host and worked hard to ensure everyone had a good experience, the accommodation in the NationalPark was very comfortable and the guide in the park, Mercedes was very helpful and knowledgeable. It helped that we were very lucky with our sighting
Marius also very kindly arranged an airport transfer for us even though we were leaving several days after the tour was over