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Discover Adventure Ltd by Queenbee , 3 Jul 2014
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Well organised trek - Stonehenge to Avebury

Well organised trek. Informed throughout and up to regarding the event, although the actual route of the trek could have been better signposted! I would suggest another arrow 50 metres from the last directional arrow just to make sure people were heading in the right direction! Also would have been good to have windbreaks or similar screens at the stops for the ladies to use as there was a lack of toilet facilities at the checkpoints.

Well organised trek. Informed throughout and up to regarding the event, although the actual route of the trek could have been better signposted! I would suggest another arrow 50 metres from the last directional arrow just to make sure people were heading in the right direction! Also would have been good to have windbreaks or similar screens at the stops for the ladies to use as there was a lack of toilet facilities at the checkpoints.

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Well organised and easy to deal with.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 04 Jul 2014:

Hi Bianca, good point about the arrows, people do like the reassurance.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 04 Jul 2014:

Our new brochure is out on Monday, hopefully we can tempt you to take up another challenge. DA

Discover Adventure Ltd by Somerset Girl, 16 Jun 2014
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London to Paris Charity Cycle Challenge

Cycled as part of a 60 strong group from London to Paris over 4 days for charity covering approx 80 miles a day.

Cycled as part of a 60 strong group from London to Paris over 4 days for charity covering approx 80 miles a day.

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Discover Adventure organised this trip and organised with precision. Very impressed!

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 16 Jun 2014:

Hi Katie, thanks for taking the trouble to post your comments here. Very pleased you were impressed by all we did. It is a well oiled machine, the DA Crew making it so and never failing to pull out the stops. Hope you are tempted to go further afield in the saddle with us!

Discover Adventure Ltd by Rich, 28 May 2014
Holiday Rating:

Excellent

It was a ride from lands end to John O groats that was supported by 2 vans and 3 staff. meals and support were provided. the meals were varied and suitable for the lengthy activity that we were undertaking. The staff ere very supportive and helped us with a huge range of items I think they went well beyond what I was expecting and I would thoroughly recommend this company. I have subsequently booked another challenge through them based on the ...

It was a ride from lands end to John O groats that was supported by 2 vans and 3 staff. meals and support were provided. the meals were varied and suitable for the lengthy activity that we were undertaking. The staff ere very supportive and helped us with a huge range of items I think they went well beyond what I was expecting and I would thoroughly recommend this company. I have subsequently booked another challenge through them based on the support and enthusiasm that were given by the staff

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All questions were answered promptly and as fully as I could expect and all issues I had were taken seriously and were dealt with promptly and alternatives were presented.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 29 May 2014:

Hi Richard, thank you for your appreciative comments. Discover Adventure has a great team of guys and girls working on the ground for us, their job is made all the easier when people like you appreciate all that goes on behind the scenes to make things work well. (We've heard you were a real star)!

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 29 May 2014:

We are looking forward to having you and your wife on our China Trek. Thank you for your bookings.

Discover Adventure Ltd by Brian, 22 May 2014
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A superb 12 days cycling

Cycling form Lands End to John O Groats from 6th to 117th May 2014 with Discover Adventure. An excellent ride with a brilliant group of people and superb back up staff.

Cycling form Lands End to John O Groats from 6th to 117th May 2014 with Discover Adventure. An excellent ride with a brilliant group of people and superb back up staff.

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Discover Adventure were excellent in all aspects of the trip from start to finish.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 22 May 2014:

Hi Brian, thank you for your kind words, we'll pass them onto the crew.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 22 May 2014:

We appreciate your stunning endorsement. Thank you Brian.

Discover Adventure Ltd by Karen, 2 Apr 2014
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Sahara epic trek

An epic week in the desert. Each day different. I never knew the desert had so many different faces. A recommended destination for everyone

An epic week in the desert. Each day different. I never knew the desert had so many different faces. A recommended destination for everyone

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Discover Adventure were very knowledgable and prepared for the desert which made the experience so epic. Tents were already pitched at the end of each daily trek which was very much appreciated. We didn't use any of the water from the precious wells for ourselves (just our accompanying camels)

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 02 Apr 2014:

Hi Karen, many thanks for your recommendation. The differences in the landscape you experienced take many people by surprise.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 02 Apr 2014:

The trip does make you appreciate water, we've all come back from this trip and made changes to how we use water at home. We are glad you had a good time and thank you for spreading the word. DA

Discover Adventure Ltd by arrogant camel, 1 Apr 2014
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Sun and sand in the Sahara

The trek took us to places other people can never hope to experience in a lifetime; gave us time to reflect on our priorities and the journey we had been on to reach both the start and the finish of our trek

The trek took us to places other people can never hope to experience in a lifetime; gave us time to reflect on our priorities and the journey we had been on to reach both the start and the finish of our trek

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Travel arrangements, upfront information, personnel all excellent. Catering for vegetarians needs improving

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 01 Apr 2014:

Pat is so right, this trek does enable you to put all your priorities into a new order. Many people comment that this trip was life-changing for them.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 01 Apr 2014:

Thank you Pat, hope to see you back for more. DA

Discover Adventure Ltd by Dr A P 14, 24 Mar 2014
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Cycle Central America

Excellent organisation of the trip with ample information provided with timescales. We saw the Panama Canal, then transferred to the start of our ride through mountainous areas of Panama, Costa Rica, watching an operational banana plantation. We crossed the border onto Nicaragua ( an experience in itself!) into a friendly Nicaragua eventually cycling to Granada to an excellent hotel in an old colonial town with a great buzz. The group leader ...

Excellent organisation of the trip with ample information provided with timescales. We saw the Panama Canal, then transferred to the start of our ride through mountainous areas of Panama, Costa Rica, watching an operational banana plantation. We crossed the border onto Nicaragua ( an experience in itself!) into a friendly Nicaragua eventually cycling to Granada to an excellent hotel in an old colonial town with a great buzz. The group leader had a passion for travel and bikes and at no point did he behave in a negative manner. This made the whole experience even better. The local support team were also high quality and all in all our hot cycle challenge became a joy despite the steep hill climbs,,

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See above. We'll organised with any questions in the run up to the dealt with swiftly either by phone or a named operative, who was happy to help .

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 24 Mar 2014:

Thank you Dr P for all of your comments. Sounds like you had a marvellous time. It is an amazing cycle trip.

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 24 Mar 2014:

Hope you will come back for more next year (or year after). DA

Discover Adventure Ltd by Debs, 6 Nov 2013
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Awesome Trekking well organised

I went on the Sahara trek with DA and had a great trip. It was booked on the back of having been on the Kilimanjaro trek with DA, so I had already experienced their good organisation and had confidence in all aspects of the trip. A thoroughly enjoyable experience, I am already looking at what else I can do... :)

I went on the Sahara trek with DA and had a great trip. It was booked on the back of having been on the Kilimanjaro trek with DA, so I had already experienced their good organisation and had confidence in all aspects of the trip. A thoroughly enjoyable experience, I am already looking at what else I can do... :)

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Tour operator as above

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 06 Nov 2013:

Hi Deb, thank you for your kind words. We shall look forward to having you back for your next challenge.

Discover Adventure Ltd by Annemw, 4 Nov 2013
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Incredible Sahara trek

6 days trekking across the Sahara, sleeping in tents, eating local good. The days were a early star of porridge, sand dunes, salt flats, rocky river beds and the evening amazing food and camp fun. At the end we spend a couple of days in Marrakech relaxing at the pool in a 4 star hotel and shopping.

6 days trekking across the Sahara, sleeping in tents, eating local good. The days were a early star of porridge, sand dunes, salt flats, rocky river beds and the evening amazing food and camp fun. At the end we spend a couple of days in Marrakech relaxing at the pool in a 4 star hotel and shopping.

Rating for tour operator:

Organised efficient

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 05 Nov 2013:

Thanks Anne for feeding back to AITO. It really is an amazing experience, sounds like you soaked it all up. Hopefully you'll want to come back and try another adventure with us.

Discover Adventure Ltd by Mrs K F 13, 4 Nov 2013
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Very basic for the money

Sahara trek, not the best facilities , didnt expect luxury but quite a few things could have been done better. Have done similar treks before so not new to this. Sahara a brilliant experience though, would recommend it

Sahara trek, not the best facilities , didnt expect luxury but quite a few things could have been done better. Have done similar treks before so not new to this. Sahara a brilliant experience though, would recommend it

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Did what they were required to do, pre trip admin was very good, as was the Facebook page they set up for us .

Discover Adventure Ltd responded to this review on 04 Nov 2013:

We're glad you loved the experience overall Kim. Life is stripped back to the basics when you are out in the desert. We hope the hotel in Marrakech made up for this. Do let us know where you would have expected more from us.