Finland: Savonlinna Opera Traveller Reviews

Well planned. Good variety. Loved the music festivals, boat ride, hike, food, group size.

Friendly, helpful, cheerful, fun.

We enjoyed an eight-day tour of Finland, which took in 4 concerts of the Kuhmo Festival and two performances at Savonlinna Opera, and a wide range of cultural and other events and experiences. Our small group covered a lot of ground, driven by our hosts to places of geographic, geological, cultural, and other interests-a great introduction to Finland, which we have never previously visited. We enjoyed the hospitality of six hotels, all of very good standard and some exceptionally so. We dropped in to a wide variety of places of interest, learning about peacetime and wartime events that had shaped Finland over the centuries. The tour also took us to places of natural interest which included pleasant, but not unduly challenging walks within this varied landscapes. This was a thoughtfully prepared, well managed and utterly enjoyable taste of Finland.

This was our second tour with Kudu Travel. We love their blend of carefully researched and planned niche touring events in small groups to places of unique interest.

An interesting mixture of music, sightseeing and some gentle forest walks.

A small, very well run company who treat clients as individuals. Always a pleasure to travel with Kudu.

Enjoyable but not enough detailed information during the trip

Very friendly and nice couple but we would have liked more information about the country

Good music, good opera, good food, wonderful lakes-and-forest scenery

Very personal and attentive to detail

The tour covered a lot of distance in a very beautiful part of Finland. Hotels and particularly choice of restaurants were outstanding. The operas in Savonlinna and the music festival in Kuhmo were highlights.

A very personal service, in a small group, one does not feel like a "tourist".

A great combination of music festivals and the natural beauty of Karelia in summer !

Very personal. Made everyone feel special.

Terrific tour in every way.

Kudu--knowledgeable, organized, thoughtful, smart

A tour of Finland with wonderful walks, music,food and wine.. Best tour I have ever been on.

Teresa and David own the company and do thorough research of all aspects of the trip. My friend and I were the fortunate recipients of their research and personal care.

This was an exceptionally well-organised, all-inclusive week, relaxed and fun but with memorable music events (Kuhmo chamber music festival; two superb operas in the famous Savonlinna castle)and visits to out of the way places, including Sibelius' house. The choice of restaurants was delightful and first class.

I have the highest praise for our two tour guides who remained on top of things throughout the trip while remaining relaxed and fun and caring. The amount of research they had done before the trip, their tireless attention to detail and the choices made for us were exceptional. I felt very safe and looked after and free to join in or not as the mood took me. Given the first class nature of everything on the trip (hotels; restaurants; opera tickets, etc,) it was very good value for money.