Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

A beautiful route through some of England's most stunning upland countryside. Blessed by excellent weather and an interesting mix of accommodation, mostly excellent, some a bit quirky, just one which needs serious improvement.

Everything organized correctly. No problems to test their efficiency when things go wrong. Appear to operate on a personal level.

Castles and flowers and dogs, oh my! We walked the John Muir way from Falkirk to Cockburnspath. Along the way, We met many friendly people and dogs and learned about Scottish history in the most delightful way. Everyday we saw beautiful vistas, colorful flowers and historic places. We feel like we saw the real Scotland not the tourist version and we loved it! If you like long, easy walks in a beautifully surroundings, you will enjoy this trail. We also liked knowing that we were never far from a town or a bus if we had needed help or transportation. This walk was an amazing experience and a good choice for my first walking holiday.

We are so happy with absolute escapes. They handled all the heavy lifting in planning our trip. We saved a lot of time and surely had a better experience than if we had planned it ourselves. They have the lay of the land and that knowledge is priceless.e Absolute escapes is very knowledgable, professional and accommodating. Our trip was perfectly and throughly planned. AE arranged for our baggage to be handled by the john muir way baggage service which literally took a load off!

A walking tour along the John Muir Way, mostly flat with a few gentle hills. My first-ever walking tour -- this was a perfect way to start! We walked 90 miles in a week, getting to know the locals (and their dogs!) as we passed through the various towns, and learned a lot of local history as we walked. We walked near water a lot of the time, first the Scottish canals and later the Firth of Forth, with beautiful views almost the whole way. We saw so much more than we would have had we been in a car or on a bus. Everyone was lovely -- and helpful when we needed it. Our accomodations along the way were a mix of hotels and B&Bs, which were all fine, with a few being absolutely outstanding! It's a perfect walk for someone new to walking holidays.

Everything we hoped for and more! Absolute Excapes was very easy to work with. Everyone was knowlegeable, professional, and flexible enough to work with our changing schedule. Our baggage transfer was handled expertly, as well. I would highly recommend them to anyone planning a walking tour in Scotland!

Absolute Escapes did an outstanding job of coordinating three distinct tours for us. While I was walking the Great Glen Way, my wife was touring out of London visiting Cotswold, Bath and Wales among others. Upon completing my walk, my wife and I reunited in Edinburgh for the third leg of our holiday...a driving touring of Scotland. Our only regret was that we wished we had had more time in each of the locations on our driving tour. Every component of our holiday was expertly handled. Accommodations were exactly as we had requested and the detailed itinerary was spot on in terms of suggested activities and points of interest.

AE was very thorough from our initial contact. All questions were responded to in a very timely manner. Our accommodations were exactly as we had anticipated and the itinerary was very comprehensive. The suggested activities and points of interest were exactly what we had hope for. We would unquestionably use AE again and would recommend them without reservation.

We walked the 150 km of the West Higland Way in 7 days and enjoyed every minute of it! The wonderful views as well as the very hospitable B&B's and Hotels made our walking holiday very inspiring!

Our tour operator did organise this trip on an excellent way! Their personalized itinerary was very good and by telephone they were very kind with a good service!

The trip was very well organised and provided me with lots of options to walk and drive to maximise my experience. the ferry crossings really added to the overall holiday providing wonderful arriving and departing events to each island. The bed and breakfast venues were exceptional both in friendliness, location, amenity and not to be left out ...food. The tour gave me a taste for the islands and left me wanting to come back and spend more time in the future.

Absolute Escapes were well organised and responsive to emails. Things happened as stated.

Three senior citizens walked the Dales Way at a sensible pace over 8 days. We were blessed with good weather; only 90 minutes of rain. We enjoyed wonderful scenery, friendly hosts plus good food & beer. Good walking boots, layers of clothing and emergency provisions are a must. We always find that walking poles are a wise addition. A bonus for us was the book town of Sedbergh were we spent a happy afternoon browsing & buying.

We booked again with Absolute Escapes as last year they organised our brilliant West Highland Way walk. Again they facilitated an excellent holiday. They transported our luggage, booked all our accommodation and provided our route maps and guidance. Highly recommended.

We did a seven day walk along the Speyside way, including the Tomintoul Spur, followed by two days in Aviemore. Unfortunately the wheather didn't allow any hikes in the Cairngorm mountains. However, the many excellent drams we experienced at the distilleries of Aberlour, Glenfiddich, Macallan, Cardhu, Cragganmore, Glenlivet, Tomatin and Dalwhinnie made it a great trip none the less.

Excellent communication and tailor made trip. We were very happy with the accommodations and information material. For future visitors to Cardhu distillery it would be helpful if the maps were more accurate.

The travelling was easy and the accommodations excellent in every case. Scenery is spectacular and the travel distances and times are easily managed. In all cases our B&B hosts were friendly and helpful and had excellent local knowledge for us tourists. We had a wonderful time and would happily recommend Absolute Escapes.

Arranged trip by internet and email which went very smoothly including delivery of documents to our hotel when we arrived in Edinburgh as we left Australia before they could be couriered to us. Absolute Escapes kept us informed by email promptly when there were a couple of alterations to the Jacobite Express seating and one change to the accommodations was necessary, the new place exceeded our expectations. Only minor niggle was instructions were lacking for the use of the Freedom of Scotland Travel Card, there is a requirement that the user must fill in the first date of travel prior to having their ticket inspected otherwise regulations state that if left blank they can penalise you one days travel. This did not happen to us but was mentioned.. Also the train from Edinburgh changeover at Glasgow is not Glasgow Central Station but Glasgow Queen Street just around the corner only a 5 minute walk, different trains from leave from Edinburgh so if you have a limited departure window be aware of this.

We spent 8 days walking the west highland way.It was my 50th Birthday and this was something I wanted to do for awhile, so decided it was a great way to mark turnibg 50.

They handled all the bookings and everthing went like clockwork. We had no issues during our week and we received lots if useful information from them as well as maps guide book.