Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

We walked from Balloch to Linlithgow in Scotland, along the John Muir Way. The longest day was 18 miles, and the path was consistently well-marked. The weather was cool for late April, but it only rained seriously one morning, and a we had a few sprinkles, including a little snow (!) in scattered showers. Lambing season had just passed - we saw plenty of mama sheep with their darling lambs, along with cattle, horses, magpies and other wildlife. Much of the path was along canal towpaths (Forth and Clyde, Union) and the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies sculptures were impressive and beautiful. Accommodations were superb - B&B's with excellent breakfasts and a couple of hotels that were more generic, but fit the bill beautifully. We toured the Glengoyne Distillery just outside of Strathblane and enjoyed the food at The Four Marys in Linlithgow, Kirkhouse Inn in Strathblane, The Boathouse in Auchinstarry, Sumo in Falkirk, and the Kilted Skirlie on the banks of Loch Lomond. All in all, a fantastic trip!

After an initial delay, Absolute Escapes (Scott Smyth, Andy Gabe) was extremely responsive and flexible to our request for a time-limited, region-specific request. They tailored arrangements to our needs and were very clear and timely in all communications. Hotels/B&B's booked were very pleasant and the printed materials were thorough and specific, both in terms of advance preparation and along-the-walk information. Luggage was picked up each day and delivered to the next accommodation and there were no 'glitches' in the process. We loved our trip to Scotland and hope we will do it again soon!

An 8 day walking holiday to complete the Cleveland Way in North Yorkshire. Absolute escapes arranged accommodation and baggage transfers which were for the most part seamless and of a high standard. A small problem with baggage transfer was quickly and efficiently resolved.

Contact with Absolute Escapes has always been excellent. Information is provided quickly. Documentation and guides for the holiday were excellent, well put together and informative. Prior to the holiday Absolute Escapes were always helpful and efficient and proved their value in resolving the one small problem, a slow baggage transfer, very quickly.

Me and my friend walked the West Highland Way and were absolutely amazed. The landscape is beautiful and different every day. We took 8 days for the whole way because we are not very experienced and we were very happy with this choice. Even the weather was perfect. If you're not in love with Scotlad before you will definitely be after you walked this way.

Absolute Escapes made our Holiday easy and enjoyable. The luggage was always were we needed it and we found our way easily due to the included information. The best accommodation was in Tyndrum at Glengarry House with Andy and Ellen but the others were very good, too. I would absolutely book with Absolute Escapes again.

Great scenery, rough nature and beautiful remote places. Everything was taken care of, so I could fully enjoy my holiday and just focusing walking the right way on the trail:)!

Straight forward, they think along and are committed to provide what you are looking for. Specific requests are passed on to the accomodations.

We had an amazing time in Scotland. I contacted Absolute Escapes by finding them online. Quickly I received a response back. With some advice, I was able to book a custom trip, to stay in towns that I had chosen. While emailing back and forth, I continued to make a few changes until I felt it was perfect. Never did I feel pressured to book, even though I requested a few changes through the planning stage. We had a great holiday to Scotland with time spent in Alyth, Inverness, Isle of Skye, Fort William and Edinburgh. Picking up the car rental was easy and we had no problems. It was nice that we received a map and the intinerary we received before leaving was full of suggestions of sights and restaurants. All of the bed and breakfasts were great! The only part of the trip that I didn't care for much was the city sightseeing bus tour tickets we received for Edinburgh as part of the package. Overall it was nice not to worry about picking B&B to stay at, booking the car rental or booking the ferry ride. It was even better to have recommendations for food and sights to see along our trip. Very glad I used Absolute Escapes, the ease of booking and the advice received throughout made it a wonderful trip!

Self drive tour, but booking with Sine was a pleasure!

We enjoyed a wonderful trip through Scotland. Absolute Escapes organized everything and all we had to do was travel and enjoy. All of the places we stayed were very nice. Our car was great and the route they selected was just what we wanted.

We did not actually have an operator--just people that organized the trip for us.

Weather fabulous, accommodation very good, very hospitable hosts - especially Jim in Bowmore who ferried us every evening to different restaurants and collected us. Above and beyond the call of duty! Some wonderful meals and of course some great single malts! Our French relations were delighted. We may do another trip with you perhaps next year, to include Mull and maybe Skye.

Veri efficient, everything worked smoothly.

Absolute Escapes set up a trip where we rented a car in Glasgow and explored the Isle of Mull and Isle of Skye by driving and ferry rides. The trip was planned perfectly, we had just enough time in each place and all the travel was manageable and scenic. Every bed and breakfast booked for us was amazing, with great locations and lovely local owners who were very friendly and helpful. The only disappointment is that sometimes the written driving directions provided were wither incorrect or limited, but they provided us with a map so we were able to find our own way. Also, we wanted to spend some time in Edinburgh at the end of the trip, but we didn't realize that the journey to get to Edinburgh on our last day took the entire day, so we only got to enjoy the city for a few hours. But that was mainly poor planning on our part, and overall we were extremely happy with the Absolute Escapes trip!

We did not have a tour guide, we traveled by ourselves. But the advance work done by Absolute Escapes as our tour operator was well worth it for us. The time and headache saved on researching places to stay and travel routes was considerable, and then they saved us more time by making all the bookings for us. For example, we didn't have to spend hours reading consumer reviews to know which B&B to trust.

We had a fantastic time doing the west highland way with absolute escapes and would recommend this company to anyone, excellent customer care

Absolute escapes were fantastic. Life was made asy with the team and their attention to detail was outstanding

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Absolute was very helpful in developing an itinerary, and after that everything went so smoothly I didn't know they existed.