Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

My wife and I, through Absolute Escapes, organised a self drive tour of Scotland. Taking in the highlands, isle of Skye, Glencoe and Edinburgh areas. We stayed in B&Bs and Guest Houses throughout our stay and enjoyed every last second! The hospitality we experienced in Scotland was unbelievable, all of our hosts were extremely friendly and accommodating. We cant wait to go back!

Absolute Escapes was fantastic. They helped us tailor our experience - providing great Distillery visit suggestions for me, while organising great sightseeing opportunities on the Isle of Skye for my wife - it was the perfect mix for a honeymoon ;) It was a self drive tour that had the car and all accommodation sorted before we landed in Edinburgh from Australia. We had no trouble at any stage of the trip, which was a great stress relief, especially when you know you are flying from Australia and have to travel a couple hours in the car after you land!

We let Absolute Escapes do their work for us for the 7th time in a row. That said pretty much about the quality of our every year experience with them.

We had a wonderful time walking St Cuthbert's Way. The weather was kind except for one very windy day to remind us of the power of the elements. All the arrangements with accommodation and baggage transfer were excellent, and that included spending a night with some friends near Jedburgh. Every day's experience was different; the 62 miles of the walk encompassed such a rich variety of terrain and scenery. And the wild flowers were magnificent. The final stretch of walking to Lindisfarne barefoot on the Pilgrims' Way was an unforgettable and deeply moving experience.

They arranged everything beautifully and efficiently.

A group of 8 people walked the Hadrian's Wall Path with the B&Bs and luggage shuttle organized by Absolute Escapes. We were supplied with good maps and information for our journey.

Absolute Escapes did a marvelous job organizing the tour for a rather large group of 8. we did not see any walkers in this large a group during the entire trek. Absolute also arranged extra nights where requested which really rounded out the trip nicely.

Absolute Escapes provided all information needed for the walk, arranged for accommodation and luggage transfer. The accomodation was all wonderful, the luggage transportation went off without a hitch. Coming back after a long day of walking to friendly and comfortable (and clean!) accommodation was a real treat.

I didn't have a tour operator per se, this was a self-guided walk. Absolute Escapes provided maps, a guide book, and arranged for accommodation and luggage transfer along the route. The descriptions were very helpful to find the places, and they were very responsive with any questions I had. It was very well organized and it was great to enjoy such a beautiful walk without any issues or problems. (Other than a bit of weather, but that's par for the course!) I would recommend these guys to anyone planning a trip like this. I was very pleased.

This trek was easy to follow and in 6 days it was a good chalenge. The beer was good at the end of de day. Good food, good hospitality from the Scottish residents.

Absolute Escapes delivered all of what was descriped in the itinerary. The occommodation, transportation both for us and our luggage was all well coordinated. Good job Thanks

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.