Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

Walking across the highlands was the best holiday I have ever been on. Experiencing the landscape of such a beautiful country on foot is intimate and deeply rewarding. Walking brings body, mind and heart together as you face whatever nature offers to you. It is a spiritual and physical endeavor and I can't wait to travel at this pace again. I am hooked.

From start to finish, Andy Gabe, and the whole crew at Absolute Escapes, were fantastic. We had planned our walk along the West Highland Way in Scotland for May, 2020 but were unable to travel due to the pandemic. Our deposit was held for two years until we were able to travel safely. Absolute Escapes offers superb communication and care. They were easy to reach and we loved how personal they were in their attention to each detail of our trip. We are very pleased we chose Absolute Escapes for our walking holiday. We will certainly use them again in the near future.

We made the WHW in 8 days. Every night we stayed in hotels or cottages on the way. Our baggage was transferred every day to the next place we stayed.

Absolute Escape (our tour operator) was excellent. The places we stayed were very good as we hope them to be. Our luggage arrived every day on time to the places we stayed and they were very keen to help us in every question we had.

We spent 30 days driving ourselves on a pre-arranged itinerary that included Loch Lomond, Oban, Mull, the Outer Hebrides, the northwest Highlands, the Orkneys, and the Shetlands. We enjoyed the scenery, the people, the accommodations, and the food!

Absolute Escapes organized a wonderful self-driving tour including the rental car, itinerary, hotels, and ferries for a 30-day vacation in Scotland. Absolute Escapes was very easy to work with, responsive to our requests, and everything worked perfectly.

Did a 7 day walking holiday on the West Highland Way. All the accommodation was spotlessly clean and the hosts friendly and really helpful. Baggage Transfers were excellent.

Great service from original enquiry to booking then follow up information was perfect. Great advice in the pack.

Superb hiking along the Hadrian's Wall :-). We had excellent weather, not too warm and no rain (due to quite strong headwinds in some areas). Wonderful landscapes, nice people on the path, very nice local beers - we enjoyed it 110%. Absolute Escapes booked the perfect accommodation for us and we liked all the guesthouses and the landlords very much the best was definitely Oakwood Park in Brampton with its huge and comfortable room and the excellent cuisine.

Hadrian's Wall Path with Absolute Escapes was already booked when borders in Europe got closed in 2020, so the kind people at Absolute Escapes had all the work to cancel our booking. Unfortunately, the same happened in 2021, so we were very excitet when we finally could fly to Newcastle in May 2022. Everything was very well organized, baggage transport, transfers and the accommodation was perfect.

Great support from start to finish from Absolute Escapes - they have helped reschedule the holiday twice without any problems, and have always been an email away from any questions we've had. The holiday itself was brilliant - 2 nights in each of Ballater, Dufftown, Lossiemouth & Cruden Bay - all very different which made for an enjoyable holiday. All B&Bs suited our needs, and we visited all sorts of places such as Balmoral Castle, Cairngorm Reindeer Herd, Macallan Distillery, North 58 Sea Adventures, Peterhead Prison Museum, Aberdeen Maritime Musuem & St Andrews Golf to name but a few! Restuarants that were recommended were all good too

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It really was an amazing holiday. The scenery was spectacular, we only had 3 hours of rain the whole 14 days and we met some lovely people. The B and Bs were all great but we especially liked Siobhan at Inglewood, Mary at Rest for the Tired, Lynne at Oakley, Rob and Melissa at the Chilton and the Squirrels. Ali at the Walking Hub was lovely and her granola was amazing but we probably wouldn’t have chosen to stay there as conditions were quite cramped. We couldn’t get our suitcases upstairs and we were sharing a bathroom with 2 other rooms. She was very welcoming and the beds were really comfy though. I think we probably liked it more when we were staying right next to the Offa’s Dyke path but appreciate that it wasn’t always possible. In terms of a favourite day or stage, we would find it difficult to select as each day was so varied and fantastic in it’s own way. Some highlights for me were Longtown village and castle, Hergest Ridge, the Three Tuns in Hay on Wye, White Castle, the route from Trefonen to Llangollen ( as i lived there when I was training as a physio 30 years ago), the detours to Tintern Abbey and Montgomery, the Clwydian range and the Angel at Abergavenny. The least enjoyable part was the early miles of the route from Buttington Bridge as it went through large and boring fields with lots of lively cows but it may have been because that was the time it was raining heavily. All of the hosts were so friendly and helpful and there were some real characters. Every place was very clean and tidy. We were really spoiled at the Chilton with the roll top bath and boudoir style design. We were so happy with the organisation of our trip and both feel that it was one of the best holidays we’ve ever had.

Really friendly and informative. Loved the information pack full of lots of advice and every detail we would need. Will keep it as a souvenir

I booked two back-to-back trips with Absolute Escapes. I had arranged to walk the Fife Coastal Path from 24 to 30 April, then pick up a rental car and do a self-driving holiday from 1-10 May. Every detail of the trip was laid out in my travel pack and I had zero issues with any aspect of the tour. I had opted for the premium accommodations add-on during booking and the accommodations were top notch! Absolute Escapes was able to arrange everything I could have possibly needed. Originally, I had planned this tour for May 2021. We all know COVID destroyed many travel plans for many months. I had to rebook not once, but twice. First to September 2021, and then again to May 2022. I know it was a real headache for Absolute Escapes to book and then rebook everything. I cannot express enough how helpful the team was. They did their best to answer every question I had, even though there was not that much information to give. Once the dates were finalized and Scotland was good to travel to again, the Travel Specialists at Absolute Escapes made sure I had my travel packs mailed to me way before my holiday so that I could review all information and be comfortable with the trip. The entire team was available to answer any questions I had. I have done many similar tours over the last few years, and this was my first time booking with Absolute Escapes. I am already looking at booking another tour with them. They are by far the best and most knowledgeable tour operators in the area.

The tour had to be postponed a couple of times due to COVID, so I worked with a few separate Travel Specialists at Absolute Escapes. However, every single one was extremely helpful and accommodating to my many questions and concerns. Most emails were answered the same day, even though I know the team was swamped with other travelers needing to rearrange their plans as well. Daisy, Lottie, Andy, Dawn and James were all fantastic. Forgive me if I forgot anyone, as I originally inquired about this tour in 2019.

A delightful and wonderful week walking Hadrian's Wall Path with fantastic scenery and 2000 years of history at our fingertips. Our accommodation and dining was excellent our hosts went over and beyond in seeing to our every need and made us most welcome.

Absolute Escapes were excellent and very informative as to every detail on our holiday itinerary communications and map details their choice of our accommodation first first class / excellent I have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone

A group of 4 of us booked this walk 3 years ago but due to covid have only been able to do it this year. Absolute Escapes moved it for us and held the price. Nothing was too much trouble. The accommodations were excellent and to a very high standard with a warm welcome at each stop. The weather over the 8 days was superb with outstanding scenery I would recommend this company to anyone that is thinking of doing the walk. Apart from my Son the rest of us are mid seventies and have not hardly done much walking in the last 2 years so don't be put off just go for it you will not regret doing it.

Absolutely first class. Have used other companies in the past but this one is the best one.