Guardian holiday offers - testimonials

" We enjoyed the tour very much. It was lovely to be just a group of 20 people and this added greatly to our enjoyment of our holiday. We were pleased with all the hotels and in particular we would like to thank our tour manager - definitely one of the best we have met! "

Dr & Mrs Cornes - Canada

" An enjoyable holiday. Accommodation was splendid and food was first class. "

Alexandra Kirkpatrick - Lake Como, Italy

" A superb hotel with excellent bedroom and other features, eg lounge etc. Dinner was excellent – beautifully prepared and presented. A most enjoyable short break. We shall use you again. "

Mr Phillips - French Town and Country

" We have just come back from the above and would like to say how impressed we were with the organisation of the tour. Our guide, Rosemary was always cheerful, highly informative and efficient. "

Mrs J. Cheal

" We've just got back from a very nice holiday in Pompeii, Capri, Bay of Naples. Everything was first class, the staff, the food and the hotel. Pompeii, Capri and the bay of Naples "

Mr & Mrs Horne - Pompeii, Capri & the Bay of Naples

" As usual, very much enjoyed another of your tours. Hotel in Deflt particularly good. Extremely good hotel, well located for the tours. "

Dutch Masters, May '07

" All the arrangements were excellent and the staff in India were splendid; particularly our tour manager Vineet Joshi who was charming, knowledgeable, helpful beyond the call of duty and enthusiastic. We particularly appreciated being met and assisted with all the transfers which went very smoothly. "

Mrs Skerritt - Grand Tour of Northern India

" We are writing to say how much we enjoyed our recent holiday, arranged by Riviera and in particular, to commend the tour manager, Mary. Everything went smoothly due largely to her – nothing seemed too much trouble, and she, the local guides and the coach driver all went the extra mile. "

Mr & Mrs Wilcox - Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Apr '08

" Friendly staff, excellent hotel and great location. "

Mrs Macklin - Brussels Jazz Marathon 2007

" The whole trip was excellent - the hotel, the coach and driver, the excursions and the guides and, most of all, our genial rep, were exemplary. "

Krakow, J. Roberts

" Alasdair Moore did a wonderful job and the South African guides were excellent too. It was a thoroughly enjoyable introduction to South Africa. "

Mrs S - South Africa

" We had a fantastic time in Jordan. Our visits to the sites were thrilling and our care at the hands of the local agents was both corteous and professional. "

Mrs Raimes - Jordan

" "Could not find fault with anything. The informative and entertaining commentary contributed greatly to a most enjoyable and excellently paced tour. All the trips were well researched and timings were spot on. "

Provence, April '07

" This was an excellent holiday. I would recommend you to others and will certainly book further holidays with you. "

Mrs J Smith - Japan

" Our tour manager was excellent. She made Paris 'come alive' with her enthusiasm and profound knowledge of the city and its history. This was indeed a holiday to remember and we felt really well looked after. "

Mrs E.A. Griffiths - Paris by Eurostar

" We were privileged to have Caroline Wickham-Jones to introduce us to some of the main archaeological sites of Shetland and Orkney . With her specialist knowledge and deep understanding of the archaeological record, her enthusiasm and sense of humour – as well and the efficiency and clarity with which she managed the logistics of our expeditions – she brought a special dimension to the holiday. Brian Kerr our driver, was outstanding – extremely careful in his driving, keeping the coach meticulously clean, always patient and friendly toward member of the party. The holiday was truly a marvelous experience "

Mr R - An Archaeologist View of Orkney & Shetland

" Well organized – feel very well cared for "

Mr H - Scenic Scottish Railways tour

" Great holiday - please send us your new brochure. Tour Guide Norman was excellent, extremely well informed/knowledgeable. "

Prof. & Mrs O'Farrell

" A wonderful tour to an extraordinary and unique country. Thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating holiday – as a lone traveller I found others in the group very friendly and tour manager excellent. "

Cuba, Feb '07

" I have never done this kind of tour before but I found everything very well organised and would not hesitate to undertake a similar holiday in the future. The tour guide, Peter, and the driver, Scott, were both excellent and worthy of particular mention. "

Hazel Munro - Isle of Barra

" As a whole the tour was knowledgeable and enjoyable. Well done "

Mr S - Andalucia

" Enjoyed all excursions – wonderful scenery and experienced overall. Tour guide very efficient, knowledgeable and helpful, driver excellent and helpfu "

Mr C - Scottish Steam weekend

" Great hotel, good location, staff superb. Definitely consider going to jazz marathon again. "

Mr Heaver - Brussels Jazz Marathon 2007

" We are very pleased with the trip. It gave us good insight into the history of Sicily. In particular we were very well looked after by the guide, Franco, whose deep knowledge of the history and geology of the island was invaluable "

Mrs S Horler - Sicily

" We thought that we should write and say what a good time we had and what good value the holiday represented. We stayed at the Hotel Roiyal and all of the staff were excellent. The dinner that they produced on Christmas day evening was superb in our view. Overall a great break and we will recommend it to all of our friends. "

Mr N. Sedgwick - Lake Garda

" Just a short note to say thanks for a really enjoyable short holiday. Our guide and driver are to be commended - both gave excellent service and our guide was a constant source of information. The arrangements for the tour were well organised and the hotel was very good. We very much appreciated the experience and if the opportunity ever occurs again we would happily repeat it. "

Mr & Mrs Newman - Classic Scottish Steam Weekend

" We are writing to say how much we enjoyed our trip to Malta. The hotel was excellent and the food plentiful. We look forward to travelling with your company in the future. "

Mr & Mrs Graves - Malta

" I had an excellent time on the St Kilda trip. It was only through doing the whole journey that I got a taste of how isolated the people were who lived on St Kilda. I had read about it, but could not have appreciated it, had I not journeyed out there. It was, for me, a holiday beyond compare! "

Pamela Savage - St Kilda

" We have now enjoyed four Riviera holiday excursions and they have been consistently excellent in all respects, travel arrangements, itinerary, accommodation and above all the splendid tour managers. "

Jill & Nevil James - Madrid, Salamanca and Toledo

" We cannot express too highly our appreciation of 'Maria' ably supported by 'Sally'. Maria was charming, helpful and an absolute delight. She is a veritable credit to your organisation. "

Revd D Huddle, Ms Huddle & Ms A. Aungiers - Florence & Tuscany

" This was an amazing action packed 4 days. It was unbelievable the amount we saw and did. "

Ms N. Pestell

" Having someone like Maria as out tour guide was wonderful as she made everything run smoothly. She took great care of alll of us from airport transfers to day trips to the various cities and towns. She hagev us a brief history of the places we were visiting and the places of interest to see. She saw to the needs of the older members of the group who needed taxis etc. All round a very pleasant holiday. "

Mrs Furlong & Mrs Helnemann - Florence & Tuscany

" The week in Sorrento went very well and we both enjoyed the holiday. I want you to know how gracious and helpful your representative Giuliana was and probably always is. We are planning to go to Italy again, probably Venice and hopefully with Newmarket Holidays. "

Alan Croft - Neapolitan Riviera