Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

Hotel/B&B, rental car, and other arrangements were great. It rained a lot though, particularly in the latter half of our trip, which put a bit of a damper on our vacation. So - the overall "Good" rating is really a reflection of the weather, as otherwise the trip would have been excellent.

Absolute Escapes did an excellent job in setting up our tour and making arrangements. They were easy to work with in the development of the proposal, and everything they arranged came off without any problem.

We are two elderly danes (71+73) who decided for a holiday in Scotland - For my wife the forst visit--although there are lots of -even danish- travel agencies arranging mostly bus round tours, we found the traditional round tour pr bus not specially attractive: The possibility of combining visit in Glasgow as in Edinburgh with walking The Great Glenn way--could combine: city holiday with nature--and we were not disapointed--all was were well and extremely good organise

I never like that kind af questions: Other tour operators are surely very good too-but I only know Absolute Escapes -which in all ways was very fine: We was surely a little annoying, as the tour was scheduled for last autum, but we had to cancel (3 days before) as I fell during running and for a long time was unable to walk etc- Therefore we kind of started again with the planning---I must say, that all the way in the "planning stadium" we knew what we got -and was orientated in all manners- You may wonder, why we not found a danish tour operator ---funny enough we never thought about that possibility-- but we surely will select a "native" operator when we return As a biproduct I had a great possibility to brush my english up-- Not enough, you are free to think !!!

We had come prepared for the weather and it lived up to its reputation but it didn't stop our enjoyment of all we saw and did. I think one of the things that made our trip so much fun was our guide, Audrey. She was amazing, so informative, obliging and fun. She really went the extra mile to make our trip special. We would love to do another tour with her. Our hosts and hostesses at the B/B's were wonderful and welcoming.

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Our family is spread across Scotland, Iceland, and Alaska, and this was the perfect holiday to bring us all together again. We had a stunning three-day walk along the Causeway Coastway in Northern Ireland. The scenery was so outstanding that a full day of rain couldn't dampen our spirits. The other two days were mostly sunshine, and full of interesting side trips to castles, the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge, the Giant's Causeway and more. The BnBs were all top notch and added to the enjoyment of the trip--excellent food, brilliant hosts, and on one occasion, live music. We loved it.

In an era of online bookings, Absolute Escapes stood out for excellent customer service and bringing a real human touch to the trip process. When our tour packet arrived, we were surprised by just how much info they had sent. The book and customised instructions were indispensable, and each night the accommodation was even better than the night before. Absolute Escapes did a fab job pulling together the whole trip for us, and we're already thinking ahead to next year and looking at the other tours.

We hiked the Great Glen Way to experience the Highlands of Scotland

We chose Absolute Escapes to arrange our hike. We found everyone we interacted with to be quite prompt in communications, very thorough, and overall helpful in planning our hike. We were pleased with the accommodations arranged for us as well as the day-to-day details of our hike, each of our inns, and meal recommendations. We were also pleased with the arrangement to take our luggage each day to our inn, freeing us to hike with just a day pack. There were no glitches. Overall it was a great experience

6 of us on the 5 day walking / 6 night package for the WHW, great organisation with great places to stay, the Kinlochleven B&B (Alt na Leven) standing out from a great selection already.

Thank you Absolute Escapes, we chose the right partner and we could not have asked for any more from the Quote to the trip. you showed the right amount of care, attention and advice.

Absolute escapes created a self drive touring package for us that covered the major areas of Scotland staying 2 nights in each stop with 1 night stop overs in Kendal for the journey up and Corbridge on the return journey. The holiday gave us an excellent introduction to Scotland & places where we would like to spend more time at next time.

All Hotels were excellent, travel itinerary very well laid out with many recommendations for stopping points, places to eat & places to visit. Ferry arrangements & tour bus for Edinburgh provided as part of the package. Would recommend them for creating such itinerary's & the Hotels they provided were of a very very high standard. If we were to do something similar in Scotland we would use them again but create a different itinerary based on the places we visited & those places we would like to spend more time at.

A group of seven of us from the USA met in Hawes in mid-May, 2015 for a six day walking trip on the Herriot Way in Yorkshire. We walked four, 13 mile days with two rest days. We had done a similar walk two years ago along the Lizard Peninsula on the SW Coast Path and we like this style of walking trip, without luggage, from inn to inn. Since we had done a coast walk, we wanted to try a different part of the country - Yorkshire it was! Our group ranged in age from 58 to 70. The scenery and experience was terrific. The 13 mile trek over Great Shunner Fell in a heavy mist/fog was a bit of a slog, but now we have something to talk about when we all get together! The weather for the rest of the trip was excellent, considering it was Yorkshire in May. We were glad we brought our ear muffs and scarves. We stayed in two B&Bs and two pub/inns: Herriot Inn in Hawes for three nights; Keld Lodge in Keld for one night; Hackney House in Reeth for two nights, and finally, the George and Dragon in Aysgarth for our last night. All accommodations were terrific. Similar to our trip in Cornwall, we were very impressed with the quality of pub food in England, especially since some of us had vegetarian and gluten-free dietary requirements.

"A group of seven of us from the USA met in Hawes in mid-May, 2015 for a six day walking trip on the Herriot Way in Yorkshire. We walked four, 13 mile days with two rest days. We had done a similar walk two years ago along the Lizard Peninsula on the SW Coast Path and we like this style of walking trip, without luggage, from inn to inn. Since we had done a coast walk, we wanted to try a different part of the country - Yorkshire it was! Our group ranged in age from 58 to 70. The scenery and experience was terrific. The 13 mile trek over Great Shunner Fell in a heavy mist/fog was a bit of a slog, but now we have something to talk about when we all get together! The weather for the rest of the trip was excellent, considering it was Yorkshire in May. We were glad we brought our ear muffs and scarves. We stayed in two B&Bs and two pub/inns: Herriot Inn in Hawes for three nights; Keld Lodge in Keld for one night; Hackney House in Reeth for two nights, and finally, the George and Dragon in Aysgarth for our last night. All accommodations were terrific. Similar to our trip in Cornwall, we were very impressed with the quality of pub food in England, especially since some of us had vegetarian and gluten-free dietary requirements."

Overall, we very much enjoyed the walk in the Spey Valley. As novices, we found the walk a good introduction to this style of holiday. The accommodations were, in general, very pleasant and we appreciated the support provided by Absolute Escapes. The only negative comment I would offer concerns the route into Aviemore at the end of the journey. I found walking on pavement for at least a mile, alongside a busy road, a rather rude awakening after seven days of relative solitude, accompanied only by birdsong. Perhaps the route could be rethought?

Absolute Escapes provided great support and the company was very easy to work with in planning the holiday. We would work with the company in future if planning a similar type of vacation.

My friend and I enjoyed the stunning scenery, comfy accommodations and great food provided by our Scottish hosts all along the way. Many, many thanks to Andy Gabe and his able team for putting together a fabulous trip that went without a hitch! I cannot overstate our level of satisfaction with Andy and Absolute Escapes. Thanks for their part in a memorable holiday.

Andy went above and beyond in his sensitive response and additional efforts when I lost an item of sentimental value along the way. I'll always remember him for his empathy and extra assistance. He has not lost that personal touch, which makes all the difference!