Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

Used Absolute Escapes to create a bespoke trip up the West Coast of Scotland including islands of Mull, Iona and Skye.

Extremely responsive to all questions and organized everything perfectly. we live in Australia and every email was answered in 24 hours. Great company

The Fife Coastal Path is a wonderful hike following beautiful scenery along the coast. We were lucky and had hot sunny weather most of the time and when the haar did blow in it kept us cool on the hot days, so it actually was very welcome. The air is fresh and clean and makes you feel invigorated. You can’t beat the scenery, beautiful sea on one side and green rolling hills on the other with the most gorgeous little fishing villages dotted along the coast. The local people we met were so friendly and were very interested in our walk. We chose to eat in the pubs whenever possible and we enjoyed good food, drink and great conversations. The guest houses were welcoming and the breakfasts great... enough to fill you up till supper. We loved ever bit of this trip. By the way, Scotland happens to have the sweetest, most delicious strawberries ever!!

We dealt with Pippa Robson from Absolute Escapes who helped set up this trip for us. She was very thourough and extremely helpful. Everything went very smoothly and we did not need to contact the company during our trip at all.

I cannot speak highly enough about how wonderful our self drive tailer-made Scotland experience was! We followed a route that traveled from Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Isle of Skye, Inverness and Edinburgh. These are the places were stayed overnight. We were able to see many more amazing places en-route, including Glencoe, Loch Ness, Culloden and Ben Nevis. We were provided with expert knowledge and many suggestions and information. From the absolutely amazing weather - we were very fortunate in this regard. The outstanding beauty of the landscape, warmth of the people, standard of the wonderful accommodation and the scrumptious food! Loch Lomond was a particular standout, the accommodation location was breathtaking and our host, Patrick, was especially helpful and friendly. The Isle of Skye was also outstanding for location and views. However, we were impressed and delighted by all standards of accommodation location wise and amenities provided. Every detail was easily understood and clear, all hosts friendly and helpful. I honestly cannot think of anything they could improve upon. All of our must sees were considered and catered for. Thank you very much for your thoughtful correspondence, professional yet very personal and such a high standard of service and product. I would not hesitate recommending Absolute Escapes.

Our tour operator Absolute Escapes were exceptional from our very first contact - a phone call from Australia on a whim. We are independent travelers - this was our first experience using this type of service. From that first phone call onward all contact was friendly, professional and personal. Nothing was a problem, all phone calls emails and mail outs were handled in an expeditious manner. I cannot speak highly enough of the staff, the services they provide and product standard . Honestly the whole experience was seamless and all staff were a delight to deal with!

As a Scotland virgin I was overwhelmed by the country's beautiful landscape. The entire 17 day journey from Edinburgh through the Highlands, Skye, the Cairngorms and the Trossachs and back to Edinburgh was uncomplicated and totally enjoyable thanks to Absolute Escapes careful planning and knowledge of places to stay and visit. The most used word between my companion and myself was "Wow!" as hills, mountains and lochs, villages, stone houses, castles and waterfalls were revealed on our drive. The same can be said of our walks to castles, through forests and up hilly verdant slopes to waterfalls. Many places wowed us.The weather was often misty or raining but in some ways this added to the beauty of the hills and castles. Edinburgh Castle through the low cloud or mist is beautifully mysterious.The accommodation was entirely in BnB's and was all great.The recommendations for eating out were very good, too. We were impressed by the friendliness of our hosts and Scots people generally. Now I know a little about Scotland I will return to see all that I missed and to revisit favourite places such as Skye and Edinburgh.

Jason from Absolute Escapes was exceptional in his service and professionalism. Nothing we asked for was too much trouble and all questions were answered promptly from the beginning to the end of the planning. I would thoroughly recommend Absolute Escapes.

The trust we placed with Absolute Escapes was well founded. Our hosts at all accomodation points were all very professional and everything ran according to the script. We could ask for no more.

We relied on Absolute Escapes who specialise in self guided walking tours in the UK.

The ridgeway is really a very nice way to walk. We enjoyed every minute of it. Beautiful scenery. Also all the accomodations where very nice and comfortable.

Unfortunately I had to stop because of knee-injury, but the tour operator assisted excellent in finding solution for transport etc. Also the communication before our trip was very fast and correct.

This was a driving and discovery tour of Orkney and Shetland.

Here are some of the comments we made to our tour operator when we got home Particularly liked - your detailed notes all bookings made in advance and hassle free you interpreted our original enquiry well and pitched the accommodation standards at the right level hotels in Lerwick and Kirkwall in good central locations Lerwick Hotel- friendly helpful staff and consistently good quality restaurant outer cabin on overnight ferry very comfortable Overall - Thank you for doing a good job arranging everything for us. We were able to relax and enjoy ourselves without the worry of finding accommodation or having to research ferry timetables and make bookings. We had a lovely holiday; we would certainly use you again and recommend you to any friends planning a similar trip.

Home again, and it’s a lot warmer over here than on the hills of the Southern Upland Way. First of all I want to thank you for arranging this walk, it was very much after my likings. It’s nice to know AE is easy to access when you feel you need some advice or support. Thanks, for answering my e-mails so kindly and promptly.

Everything went as planned and I enjoyed this walk so much that I wish I could walk it again tomorrow! Definitely I would choose AE again.

Unfortunately I had a previous injury flare up on day 3 of the hike and we had to take a bus on day 4-5 so couldn't do that part of the hike. Although we were only able to do part of the hiking trip, we had an amazing time at each B&B that we stayed at. All of the hosts were so friendly and accommodating and we had such a great experience meeting everyone. We're very happy that we booked through Absolute Escapes and were placed at such great accommodations because we probably wouldn't have found these places on our own.

We were given all of the information very quickly and I was appreciative that Great Escapes was flexible when I had to change the dates of my trip.

We had a great time with AE on this holiday. As always the accommodations were superb and the booking all around easy. AE sends great materials ahead of time too. Not one glitch in the booking, planning or execution of this trip.

We love AE....this was our third holiday with them and we would book with them again. They handle all the details well and have helped with outside events too (e.g. tickets to the Tattoo).

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