Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

This was the third time we had treked the West Highland Way. We completed it a few months after the official opening, and again about 10 years ago. The scenery continually changes, sometimes dramatic, and then can be quite serene. A lot of this is also due to the ever changing light, casting numerous shadows. Beautiful!!! Scotland, a great place to enjoy the outdoors, and of course finish the day with a dram or two!!!

We had a great trek, met lots of interesting people, and enjoyed a dram or two in the evenings!!!!! What moré can a man ask for !!!!! All the accommodation you reserved for us was very good, in fact a couple were excellent!!!!! The B&B , Glengarry House in Tyndfum even has a small drying room, which we required, as arrived thoroughly drenched!!! They even drove to the shop to buy us a bottle of wine while we showered and got dried!!!! Brilliant service !!!!! The Ault-na Leven Guest House in Kinlochleven is better than many a five star hotel I have been in !!!! Beautiful decor, and the breakfast menu is Fantastic !!!!! So thank you for the service you provided. I will forward a few photos seperately. Retardos Alan.

Hi Absolute Escapes Just a quick line to let you know that we have just enjoyed another fabulous holiday organised by you and your team. Apart from the weather for which we can hardly hold you responsible (actually rain two days out of eight is not bad for the UK) everything went to plan. We loved the walk and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys these sorts of active holidays. We met lots of interesting people from the UK and beyond and stayed in many good guesthouses, pubs and b & bs. Without exception we were given good service and hospitality and every breakfast was excellent. A couple of the places were a little faded but we enjoy the variety we encounter and everywhere the beds were clean and comfortable. Mid town Farm was a particular delight and Janice could not do enough for us. We heartily recommend her. We ate at the Baltic Mill restaurant on our first evening and it was just brilliant, quite a treat. All the pubs we found provided good quality food, no complaints whatsoever. We travelled by train to Newcastle, then back from Bowness on Solway to Carlisle by train and then train back to Newcastle and Newcastle home. All ran to time and we used our bus pass on the first leg. We also got good deals on the rail fares through trainline.com Ed has taken lots of photos but hasn't got them organised to his satisfaction yet but we will send some to you as soon as. Many thanks.

We have used this company three times for organising our walking holidays. Attention to detail and knowledge of their subject is impeccable

My wife and I took nine days to walk the West Highland Trail and had a wonderful time. We went inn to inn and experienced wonderful natural beauty, met people from all over along the way and were received warmly wherever we went.

Seamless experience. Bags transported with no problem. B & B's wonderful.

We made it back home safely…….the laundry is done and the hiking boots are put away (for now). I have been trying to think of words big enough to describe our vacation. Words like awesome, beautiful, experience of a lifetime just don’t seem BIG enough. The trip was so much fun and at the same time the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life.

I am so glad we did the West Highland Way and I am so glad we booked with Absolute Escapes Ltd. The reservation process was easy and seamless. The accommodations were very nice, the bags were delivered and waiting for us at each stop, and the food was excellent. Almost everything was perfect (even the weather).

I had a great walking holiday - although I have to admit the Dingle Way was just a little bit more difficult than I had anticipated, in terms of the terrain. In hindsight, I should have done considerably more research, but after I booked the trip my work/life in general became exceptionally busy and it was one of those things I kept meaning to do but didn't. However, having said that, I did have a wonderful time and would do it again in a heartbeat. More difficult than I anticipated, but also more social than I anticipated - I was delighted that the path wasn't crowded, and the majority of the people who were on the same itinerary as I was were friendly and helpful, many of them staying in the same accommodation as I was, so we were able to have meals and pints together, and swap stories, at the end of most days. The only tiny issue I encountered regarding the booking was that none of the places I stayed knew where my luggage was going to next. Once I realized that they hadn't been told, I was prepared with the information each morning - but it would have been helpful if they had been advised. Not a big deal though. And if I do another walking holiday, I will use Absolute Escapes - and will also recommend the company to anyone who asks. Incidentally, Absolute Escapes was recommended to me by word of mouth - always the best referral, I think!

As I wasn't on a "tour" there wasn't a "tour operator", as such, just someone who organized my itinerary for me. All of my e-mails and queries were answered very quickly, and everything was laid out for me very clearly. My materials were mailed to me in a timely manner, in spite of the fact that I'm overseas (Canada) - and the material provided was most helpful.

Walked the Great Glen Way over 6 days. Superb weather and wonderful experience. Superb country side and good accommodation.

Pro active with communication. No slip ups. Good follow up.

just had a excellent walking/cycling holiday in Scotish highlands booked through absoulute escapes The itinerary and accommodation was first class and could not fault,that along with the fantastic views made a very enjoyable and different holiday

no problems everything ok

I chose to do the 5 day Walk and as a first time walker found to be a little testing, however managed to do every stage quite comfortably even in choosing the the 2 higher route options, which might I add even though more difficult was much more rewarding the scenery and all the views were quite spectacular even with rain about for part of the time. overall the walk was a great experience and thoroughly enjoyable. Just one thing I would like to add about the trail, and it really a minor point and that is that at times i found myself wandering how far I'd travelled and or how far to the next destination, in talking to other walkers on the way they all expressed a similar opinion. perhaps just a milage indicator painted on some of the existing trail markers would be more than adequate. this however does not detract from the walk in any way, it would be just a nice to have.

I'm not sure that I can come up with any suggestions/recommendations as to how Absolute Escapes could improve the service and product that you offer as I found everything to be more than satisfactory, in fact excellent. even prior to my booking I found Absolute Escapes friendly and helpful with countless phone calls and emails even assisting me with information and links for me to get from London to Fort William and then Inverness back to London, invaluable help and saved me considerable time. on the trail I found everything to be extremely well organised and all went like clockwork, the accommodation was excellent all the hosts were very friendly and helpful and the luggage transfer people didn't miss a beat. a credit to you all at Absolute Escapes for doing such a wonderful job of organising such holidays I'd have no hesitation in recommending Absolute Escapes to anyone, thank You for a Great holiday.

We were a party of 7 and our 13 day trip included 2 days in Edinburgh, 1 day in Glasgow, 7 days walking the West Highland Way, 2 nights in Fort William and one final day in Edinburgh.We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Edinburgh climbing to the top of Arthur's Seat, attending the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, touring Edinburgh Castle, watching the many street performances associated with the Fringe Festival and strolling the Royal Mile. The walking the West Highland Way was an incredible adventure!! The scenery was simply spectacular and we met many other walkers from all over the world.

Absolute Escapes were delightful to work with. All of our accommodations were exactly as described and the detailed itinerary provided was extremely helpful. We only encountered one very small issue and it was handled very promptly despite occurring outside of normal business hours. I highly recommend Absolute Escapes!

After arrival in Tarbert on august 23d, we had beautiful weather all days of our walk. Overall we enjoyed every day of the walk, the diversity of the walk is sometimes a bit tough but especially beautiful and the views are absolute rewarding! We were welcomed with great hospitality in all the booked accommodations. As always we loved to be back in bonny Scotland (my fifth walk and seventh holiday overall). Met just a few people along the way but, as during all of our previous walks, everyone in Scotland is always very friendly, hospital and helpful!

The information provided in advance, the booked accommodations, everything met our needs. We are very content with the handling of our requests and the contact/info was more than sufficient.