Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

Our Honeymoon through the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles was truly spectacular, exhausting, but amazing. We stayed in beautiful bed and breakfasts, and were able to see amazing parts of Scotland that felt personal and authentic. It far exceeded our expectations.

My tour operator really heard what we were going for. They understood our hopes and personalized a package for us that truly exceeded expectations.

Absolute Escapes Speyside Way walk

well organised

The itinerary you planned was excellent. Each location was unique and gave us a different perspective on Scotland. The Isle of Skye was no doubt the highlight.

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Varied hiking in beautiful nature. Met many other nice hikers during the trek and we was well received at the pre-booked lodging. The baggage was always there when you arrived. We don't have any claims at all. We would strongly recommend this travel.

Great information sent before the trip , both book and map was very useful. No problem with getting answers to questions before the trip. Good information even about accommodation and tips regarding food and attractions.

Varied hiking in beautiful nature. Met many other nice hikers during the trek and we was well received at the pre-booked lodging. The baggage was always there when you arrived. We don't have any claims at all. We would strongly recommend this travel.

Great information sent before the trip , both book and map was very useful. No problem with getting answers to questions before the trip. Good information even about accommodation and tips regarding food and attractions.

We appreciated the variation in types of accommodations from B&Bs to old Inns. The Drovers Inn with its authentic atmosphere and the Edencoille Guest House in Kinlochleven with its delicious breakfast were great experiences. The changing scenery along the route made the walking enjoyable, and each day a unique experience from lush forests to open moors. Rather cold and changing weather made the walks a bit more challenging and the breaks shorter.

We had a very good communication with our operator, and they tailored the tour according to our needs and expectations. Receiving the West Highland Way guide including a very good and detailed map before starting the holiday was very useful. The itinerary gave a very good overview of each day including the accommodations and how to get there. We highly recommend Absolute Escapes.

Mostly Highlands and Islands which delivered in all categories. Great variety of lodging, including stays at manor houses. Our companions were New Yorker gourmets who were always impressed by the cuisine in Scotland.

He customized our trip, communicating with us over months of advanced planning. He helped us reconcile multiple legs of car rentals with the vagaries of our schedule. We took 9 ferries, all of which were pre-arranged. He provided us with an activity menu for each of our stops. He picked personable lodging managers who apprised us of ongoing events, including the European Piping Championships in Forress. We had a few late arrival times which were flexibly managed by our hosts. When we wanted a down day, all our lodgings had inviting sitting rooms where we could interact with other guests. We could communicate with him readily, usually be email, but by cell phone too, when time was of the essence.

Very lucky with weather - no rain in five days. Perfect walk for unexperienced group. Challenging in 4 days - 25 km per day, probaly ideal in 5 days. The way was easy to follow. In 100 km we got lost due to unclear marking two times (not more than 15 mins delay due to good maps). The close up map was essential though.

Worked just fine with bookings of really nice accomodation; transport of luggage etc. All information in the package on the walk itself was accurate. As newcomers, we would have appreciated more details on "how to get there" and "how to get back", where to find buses, taxi etc. If it is tailor-made, it should be tailormade for us!

Good food, nice B&B's with very nice hosts, beautiful Speyside and Trossachs NP, poor weather ;-)

Very kind and flexible. They took ours wishes into account.

Great walking holiday in the English countryside and a few days in magnificent Bath.

Perfect arrangements for b&b's, hotels, guesthouses and luggage transfers.