England & Scotland

The England and Scotland trip left me pretty satisfied. I got a pretty good sampling of the (mostly) northern parts of England, with a good mix of historical and sightseeing experiences, along with some good nightlife. And I got a nice revisit to one of my favorite places, Scotland and the Highlands. It does boggle, a little bit, that many of the other travellers weren't taking in the beautiful and romantic views/landscape of the Highlands as we drove through. This is really the highlight of the Highlands! This trip does stop in Portree, on the Isle of Skye, which I've spent a few days on, previously, and it almost seems wasteful to drive through a fair bit of the island for just an hour and a half in Portree (for lunch), without any other significant stops. The island is beautiful to drive through, but there are lots of great things to see there if there was more time. In some ways, I might suggest dropping the Isle of Skye in exchange for spending more time in Oban (where the hotel is that night). Oban seemed really interesting and beautiful but we didn't really get much time there. As for the staff on the trip, the trip manager, Tim, did an excellent job keeping us organized and informed, as well as providing some nice extra experiences in most cities and keeping up with, and pushing, the energy of the group. Our driver, Bart, got us to all of our destinations safely and in a timely manner and had no trouble driving the left-side-drive (European) coach on the left side of the road! If you've ever been slightly interested in Scotland, or England, just go! You will not regret it!

The trip was well organized and very well interesting. However, at the end of my contiki I caught the flu which was not fun. I really enjoyed meeting people from all over. I would recommend people to do this trip. At the same time, your always on the go and rooming up with a random people. If you like to party a lot, this the trip for you.

Great trip for good money.

The trip was great. We got to see and do some really cool things that I wouldn’t have done if I was traveling on my own. Our trip manager was really awesome too. He was very knowledgeable and great to have a conversation with!

Contiki was better than I expected. Very well organised with high quality accommodation and meals. The planned activities were all worthwhile and the free time was also very well planned into the days. Edinburgh was amazing!

My bad travel agent helped me book through Contiki and it all worked out fine.

The trip was planned really well and I loved all the places we went and the activities we did. Although the best part was the amazing group I got to share it with. Not too long on the bus each day either which is great. If you have time make sure you do the whole UK and Ireland trip as not doing that was my biggest regret!

Good price of course I would always love a better deal

Well planned and prepared, and cost was appropriate.

It was a great value for the cost! Even was able to get a good deal on flight through! But the best part was the friends i made on the trip and the experinces! Erno and Anna were awesome! I'll definetly be traveling with Contiki!

Tamara and Erno were a great team and made the trip through the UK very fun and memorable. It was my first time in Europe and I enjoyed the group and the diversity of the destinations we visited.

I throughly enjoyed the trip, I didn’t want to leave when I did :) ... so many places visited with so much information given about the places by Keifer.... if you have the opportunity do the Great Britain and Scotland tour do it

Everything I did was worth every penny. All the added trips were super fun and I'm glad these were an option.

The trip was very well organised with stops at all the popular places plus some other hidden gems that were just as great. The included activities were an excellent way to see the’best of’ in each location and the free time add ons helped us experience that little bit extra that really made each place memorable. The hotels we stayed in were all well appointed and comfortable, and the included breakfasts (and dinners where applicable) were all tasty and plentiful. We also had a fantastic trip management team who made the experience even better. Our TM was Gaby who should be commended on her friendly nature, organisational skills and in depth knowledge of each location. Her commentary on the history of each stop was insightful and helped us relate what we were seeing to actual events rather than just staring at another monument. I was very impressed she didn’t even need notes to remember everything! My sister (who has done three contikis previously) said she was the best TM she has had by far. Sam D was our driver and he was also so nice to get along with, he impressed us with his skills of driving on narrow roads and somehow squeezing the bus in to some extremely tight spaces. We always felt safe knowing he was behind the wheel.

Was a good trip say a lot of sights. The itinerary was well set up and gave lots of free time. Had a good trip manager that kept things on time. Overall I was very impressed by the trip!

The Contiki team was amazing and very well organized. Georgia was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. It was worth every penny and I'd do it again, if I can. We were constantly moving from city to city but Georgia made the 3-hr drives bearable. She'd write out our itinerary for the day, which also helped and gave us her opinion on things to do, when we'd arrive at our next destination.

I felt that the price matched the tour really well. I also like how the add on cost was not super expensive as well.

Best experience with amazing people

It was really Worth the expense!