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The History and Customs of the Pilgrims

I returned from the above tour yesterday and would like to congratulate you on a very well run tour.  I would also like to pay special tribute to Danny Rae Mathias – the excellent guide that accompanied us from Bilbao to Santiago.  He was courteous, caring, informative and great company throughout the tour.  He gave us great insight into the history, customs and food of the regions through which we passed.  He was also great fun and highly regarded by all of our group.
I hope I will be able to join Citiescapes on other tours in the future.

- Dorothy, The Pilgrim Road Tour, September 2011

Perfect Iceland Cruise

Just a brief note to say ‘thank you’ and to let you know that everything went very well on the above cruise.  As promised, you had prepared the way for us by arranging the help for John at the airport and advising the Cruise people that I am a Coeliac and therefore needed to avoid gluten.  The restaurant manager lost no time in introducing himself to me on the day we boarded the ship and from then on showed me the menu for the following day’s dinner so any adjustments that needed to made could be done without fuss the next evening.

The cruise itself was very different from our last experience and there was a very relaxed and informal feeling on board throughout.  We enjoyed it very much and thank you again for your help.

- John & Margaret, Iceland & The Fjords, August 2011

Captivating City of Copenhagen

Just back after a few delightful days in Copenhagen with Citiescapes.

Included in the trip was a half day walking tour of the city with one of your guides. He was excellent and we would appreciate if you could pass on our thanks for making our visit so interesting.

- PJ, Copenhagen Insiders Tour, July 2011

Brilliant Time in Berlin

The 4 of us really enjoyed the trip.

Hotel accommodation, transfers, food and especially the walking tour guide, Jamie, were excellent.

- Emily, Berlin Insiders Tour, April 2011

Just a quick note to say the Insiders Tour to Berlin last week was wonderful. The guide Jamie was so pleasant and informative. We really enjoyed the trip.

Hopefully we will get away again in the not too distant future.

- Helen, Berlin Insiders Tour, April 2011

Taken Care of in Vienna

Thank you for a wonderful recent trip to Vienna, and taking care of me during our extended delay. I was so thrilled with the service of Citiescapes, and your rapid response to getting us alternate accommodation. Brilliant organization, and not so easy at a busy time in Vienna. Hats off to you and your team. I will recommend you to others.

- Angela, Vienna Insiders Tour, November 2010

Beautiful Bruges

Thanks for all the re-organising of our hotel, transfers and flight home last week. Bruges was amazing and we really enjoyed ourselves, amazed by the great condition and the cleanliness of the place considering how old it all is. It snowed while we were there it all looked very pretty. Chocolate shops everywhere! Lots of museums to visit and so many places to eat.

- Susanna, Bruges Insiders Tour, November 2010

Excellent Tour

Went to Krakow last week with Citiescapes.  Really enjoyed it – very comprehensive and well organised.  Thank you very much.  I look forward to travelling with you again in 2011.

- Mary, Krakow & Auschwitz, November 2010

Outstanding Oslo

The Oslo trip was very good indeed – no hitches! All your arrangements went perfectly. The hotel room was good, if minimal and one would die for the breakfasts. Thank you.

- Jennifer, Oslo: The Insiders Tour, November 2010

Lovely Lisbon

Just a quick e-mail to thank you for pulling out all the stops and getting Colm (aka ‘George’ on his passport!) and I on the Cork – Lisbon flight on Mon. last.  We were like 2 greyhounds from Sun. evening when we first heard that Dublin Airport would be closed by the dreaded ash – poised to the ready with suitcases packed in hopeful anticipation and yet not wanting to book ourselves on the Cork flight without your permission!  Whew! It made the Lisbon trip all the sweeter!

It was a fabulous few days and the Turim hotel in Lisbon was lovely – friendly staff and very comfortable with a great buffet choice for breakfast each morning.  We were looked after very well, transport-wise also, and delivered both to and from the hotel by our cheerful driver.

I think the icing on the cake was the walking tour on Tues.  It started at 9.30 a.m. but poor Paulo hadn’t reckoned with 5 Irish tearaways and we eventually finished at about 4.00p.m.!! I think it was only supposed to be a 3 hour tour……  Colm and I and Neil from Cork then went for lunch with Paulo and had very interesting discussions on Colonialism!  It all ended very amicably though and Paulo was just a wonderful guide, helping us to get 3 day transport tickets for buses, etc., and bringing us to some fantastic places around Lisbon – Alfama by tram, etc.  Because of his knowledge and help, we managed to cover a huge amount of the top places of interest during the following days, as well as the places covered on the Tues.

Truly a great package once more from Citiescapes, Jill, so take a bow!  For great accommodation, seamless transport (can’t hold you responsible for volcanoes) and wonderful value all round, we enjoyed ourselves mightily!

- Colm & Janet, Lisbon: The Insiders Tour, May 2010