Experience Travel Group Traveller Reviews

Our trip to Sri Lanka could not have been improved.

Experience worked out very quickly what we were hoping for and they delivered a wonderful experience for us. We had adventures and culture with fun and relaxation along the way.

We started in magical Mysore where we saw the sumptuous Royal Palace, Tipu Sultan’s Palace that for a time was occupied by the Duke of Wellington and the bustling, leafy city with architectural evidence of the Raj, and it’s fabulous flower and vegetable market. We then trickled down through Karnataka, taking in a bit of Tamil Nadu with it’s verdant tea plantations, glorious mountain scenery and impressive Eucalyptus forests, stopping off at the historic hill station of Ooty before travelling south the the green paradise that is Kerala. We saw palaces, temples, churches and colourful families and groups of friends on pilgrimages to Hindu shrines - you are never far away from the sacred in South India. We saw nine elaborately decorated elephants at a village festival, we sat at the edge of a Syrian Catholic engagement service, with bride, groom, bridesmaids family and neighbours all dressed up sumptuously to be prepared for the real wedding scheduled for thee weeks ahead, with three priests in full vestments celebrating, and every moment being photographed and filmed for posterity. We relaxed on a houseboat on the amazingly peaceful and beautiful backwaters at Allepey, visited the first synagogues in Kerala and probably the first Christian Church in India allegedly founded by St Thomas the apostle in 62AD. We swam in lovely pools in leafy, florally-perfumed gardens, we climbed craggy mountains ( over-am itiously) to see prehistoric cave drawings. We saw urban and village crafts and marvelled at the dexterity of the skilled people who demonstrated these almost-certainly archaic activities that cannot continue to be viable for much longer. We were able to visit protected tribe forest people living virtually entirely apart from 21st century civilisation, with their own language, herbal medicines and completely non-materialistic pace of subsistence life in their bamboo houses in the beautiful Keralan forest. We saw SO much, yet slowed down and had both an extraordinary stimulating and relaxing holiday. We ate delicious vegetarian food, seafood and very occasionally chicken or mutton and scarcely drank any alcohol at all! If it wasn’t for my children and grandchildren in the UK, I would be seeking out the Best Marigold Hotel.

We have travelled in the past with the Experience Travel Group and have always been pleased by their capacity to listen to what client preferences are and create a tailor-made holiday that exceeds their expectations, as this one did. We also like their commitment to sustainable tourism and their tip-inclusive policy.

We had a phenomenal 6 week trip to Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The tour operator booked a brilliant mix of urban, rural, beach, and cultural experiences. They gave us a really full-service experience with guides meeting us at each airport and bringing us around from place to place. They also booked really lovely hotels for us, giving us a range of experiences that we never might have found for ourselves.

It was our first time in Southeast Asia so we went with Eperience Travel Group who specialised in the region. They were very responsive and listened carefully to our wants and needs to craft a holiday that felt truly personal while still showing us new and remarkable experiences

Brilliant organisation and so many highlights including cruise round Halong Bay and the beautiful area of Tam Coc and the city of Hou An.

Experience travel group were excellent jn every way fof the holiday of a lifetime.

We have just returned from a two-week trip to Sri Lanka. A mixture of beach, temples, wild life, quiet and fun.

We've found someone who understands us and we won't be using anyone else for our holidays to Asia.

India and bhutan

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Had the best trip with an excellent itinerary and great local guides that helped my family connect to locals and experience new sights while learning new things.

From start to finish, we were taken care of by ETG. Just made everything easy for us, and the trip was wonderful.

Wonderful variety of experiences from the coast to the mountains to the dessert. Fortes, castles and souks along the way enhance the cultural experience

Experience travel group .Excellent communication with us prior to departure and throughout our stay

Our first visit to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. As stated above such a different and wonderful experience in all countries we visited. Very sorry when it came to an end: there is so much to see and experience

Experience Travel Group: excellent itineraries and well organised

Two fabulous weeks. We visited the temples around Ankhor Wat, Phnom Penh, and some amazing places in the Cambodian countryside including glamping on a tent floating on a river, before finishing on a white sand beach.

Amazing service and excellent itinerary and choice of hotels.