Most Inspirational Moment
The views from the summit
Thoughts on Group Leader
Agustín is so experienced, knowledgeable and patient. The best!
Advice for Potential Travellers
Buy this trip NOW!
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Amazing!!!
What an unforgettable experience! I won’t lie—it was physically challenging, but the reward was more than worth it. The views were absolutely breathtaking! Our guide, Agustine, was incredibly kind and patient (especially when I fell behind the group a few times). He was always calm and encouraging, truly embodying a “Buddha state of mind.” Nothing seemed to faze him—such an amazing person! My friend and I stayed at The Bediere Chalet, and all I can say is—wow. The location was stunning, and the chalet itself felt like a dream home for the week, with the most spectacular views. Our hosts, Sandro and Violetta, were just fantastic—so full of life, warmth, and humor. Their delicious cooking and cheerful, cheeky spirits made every day even more special. If you asked me right now, “Would you do this tour again?” — my answer would be a resounding yes. I walked away with such clarity of mind, a refreshed perspective on my priorities, and truly some of the best memories. If you’re someone like me—often buried in work and in need of a change of pace—this experience is exactly what you need
Amazing!!!
What an unforgettable experience! I won’t lie—it was physically challenging, but the reward was more than worth it. The views were absolutely breathtaking! Our guide, Agustine, was incredibly kind and patient (especially when I fell behind the group a few times). He was always calm and encouraging, truly embodying a “Buddha state of mind.” Nothing seemed to faze him—such an amazing person! My friend and I stayed at The Bediere Chalet, and all I can say is—wow. The location was stunning, and the chalet itself felt like a dream home for the week, with the most spectacular views. Our hosts, Sandro and Violetta, were just fantastic—so full of life, warmth, and humor. Their delicious cooking and cheerful, cheeky spirits made every day even more special. If you asked me right now, “Would you do this tour again?” — my answer would be a resounding yes. I walked away with such clarity of mind, a refreshed perspective on my priorities, and truly some of the best memories. If you’re someone like me—often buried in work and in need of a change of pace—this experience is exactly what you need
Unforgettable week
Really enjoyed this trek around Mont Blanc. Breathtaking views of snowcapped mountains. Our hosts Zandro and Violetta were so friendly and helpful and served up delicious food every day. Varied treks every day, led by Agu who was THE BEST LEADER ever. So knowledgeable about the area and very helpful, especially when he fixed my rucksack!!🤭😁 Most of all he was great fun as were the group.
Most Inspirational Moment
Looking at those stunning views of Mont Blanc!
Thoughts on Group Leader
The best leader i've ever had. Helpful, knowledgeable and great sense of humour. Agu set a perfect pace as we ascended. He minded everyone
Advice for Potential Travellers
Its a 'must do' trek!
One of the best weeks of my life
The accommodation was amazing, the food delicious, the itinerary balanced and the group leader? Augustine was awesome!
Most Inspirational Moment
Reaching every summit.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Augustine was sensational. Gave us lots of information, looked after our welfare, went above and beyond what one expects of a group leader. I want to go back and do the 2 week Tour de Mont Blanc next year BUT only if Augustine is our leader.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Just do it. You won’t regret it
A Wonderful Experience
The trip was so much fun. Incredible hiking and scenery. A blend of the natural world and history. The accommodations were lovely and let you get a feel for the country, food and people. The trip was well-executed. The one thing I might point out was that the hiking on Day 2 to Lissos and on Day 4 to Loutro was more challenging than a hike classified as a Level 3 would indicate – even with preparation.
Most Inspirational Moment
Samaria Gorge. It is as awe-inspiring as everyone says. The village of Loutro. I wish I could have spent an extra day there, hanging out. The city of Rethymno. Great vibe. So many interesting streets, alleyways, shops and restaurants to explore.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our guide, Yorgos Prinarakis, could not have been better. He was attentive and informative, and could talk about the nature, culture and history of the places we visited with ease. Plus he was fun, and an all-around great guy.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Make sure you're in shape! It is challenging. And though you may be accustomed to walking around London or New York all day, it is not the same as walking up and down steep ravines, over loose surfaces, exposed to the sun.
Extraordinary Views & Breath taking Balloons
This trip was fab, Cappadocia has an incredibly rare landscape that feels as if you are somewhere out of this world. The walks were varied and a lot greener than I thought they would have been, although you will have definitely seen Cappadocia in depth by the time you leave. You stay just outside of the main tourist town of Goreme which is nice because it’s away from the hustle and bustle. I travelled in the last week of May so had some warmer days and some wetter, cooler ones but on a whole we were very lucky with the weather.
Most Inspirational Moment
Watching the Balloons fly at sunrise, we headed up to watch from the cliffs instead of going on the balloons themselves and the views were spectacular. Whether you are in one or watching them, there are about 160 balloons in the sky and it's incredible.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Our leader, Ayyykut, was engaged with the group and chatty. Had a clear knowledge of his country and was passionate to show us everything it offered.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Pack for all weathers, yes, Turkey is hot, but central Turkey and the Cappadocia region sits at 1000m above sea level. We got thunder storms, rain, 27 degree heat, sun and over cast days so we really got it all.
Lesson in Current History
Excellent review of recent and past history in the region
Most Inspirational Moment
Seeing the cast feet of the Baltic Way
Thoughts on Group Leader
Most excellent
Advice for Potential Travellers
Highly recommended trip
Interesting and enjoyable
A highlight tour of some of Jordan’s best sites and an insight into Jordanian life. This was my first trip to a proper “middle eastern” country which is a part of the world we hear much about, some people say it’s this or it’s that, but to actually see it and experience it yourself is so enlightening. Jordan was great, as I mention later, it is safe and welcoming for us visitors. I never saw or had even a slight inkling of something untoward happening.
This trip obviously involves a fair bit of travelling around from one location to another. Our bus/coach was very good, high quality, comfortable with good aircon! We were a group of 16 in what much have been around a 50 seat coach, so there was plenty of space for everyone which made travel comfortable. I appeciated that.
The itinery is good for a one week trip, everywhere we went was worthwhile. Our guide Mikhled managed our time at each location well and I never felt rushed. We have plenty of time at Petra which may be the main attraction for many people visiting Jordan. It got very hot here and you cover a surprsing amound of ground walking around what is a very large site. While I agree with Exodus’s assessment that overall this is an Easy/Moderate activity level trip. The first day at Petra can perhaps push the boundaries of that for some people. Mikhled gave us a great tour of the main parts of Petra and at the conclusion of this told us we had free time to explore by ourselves and we would meet back at the hotel at a given time.The hotel was very conveniently close to the main entrance, a few hundred metres. Mikhled often gave a guided tour of a location and then allowed us free time afterwards. That was good.
Most dinners (Tea! I’m a northerner) are not included in this trip. Most evenings our guide Mikhled offered the group the option of joining him to dine at a local restaurant. There was no compulsion to do this, you are free to do your own thing but most of the time the group dined together. I liked the food in Jordan. Herbed and spiced chicken, lamb and beef featured heavily but not hot spices. We were treated to some Jordanian specialities like “Upside down”. As Exodus mention, seafood is the main fare in Aqaba on the Red Sea but there are plenty of other choices if that’s not your thing. Exodus also mention the famous “Zarb” at the Wadi Rum desert camp. This was indeed excellent and probably my single favourite meal of the trip.
The trip comes to a relaxing end at the Holiday Inn Dead Sea resort. Nice hotel, unlike any Holiday Inn I’ve stayed at before. There’s an optional trip to Bethany Beyand the Jordan. I’m not religious but still went there. There is still some history to see and an interesting border between Jordan and Israel down the middle of the River Jordan. Floating in the Dead Sea was a one of those experiences you’ve got to tick off. It was a good and slightly strange experience, the water is weird!
Most Inspirational Moment
Probably seeing "The Treasury" at Petra with my own eyes after seeing so many photos over the years on the internet etc. A famous part of world history and impressive sight in it's own right. I also enjoyed the beauty and serenity of Wadi Rum in the evening at sunset.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Mikhled. Mikhled is an excellent guide in every aspect. Knowledge, organisation, humour, patience he has all the ideal qualities. It was a pleasure to be guided around Jordan and be educated about life in Jordan by Mikhled. We were in good hands.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Go Now! Despite the ongoing events in Gaza (at the time of writing in June 25) this is going on a long way from Jordan and has no direct impact upon Jordan, especially from a tourists perspective. Unfortunately it has had an impact upon toursim and visitors are staying away. This is however to our advantage because otherwise potentially busy sites like Petra are far less crowded than they could be, which made our visits better all round. I found Jordan to be perfectly safe and with very welcoming pleasant people. A few times, while on the coach, we'd be driving slowly through part of a town and young children would wave at us. It just made me smile. Other stuff... every hotel we stayed in had either "British" plug sockets or multi sockets that accepted a British/Euro/US plug without an adapter. The Wadi Rum desert camp tent had a Euro/US socket. My departure was 17th May. I did not see a single mosquito anywhere. I didn't actually see many insects at all during my visit. Apart from flies at Petra that were drawn to the horses used for rides from/to the main entrance. In the second half of May temperatures were already peaking at 40C in open places like Jerash and Petra. Good luck in high summer! Wadi Rum desert camp was not cold, about 18C at dawn but I believe it can go a lot lower. At our first briefing Mikhled assured me it was ok to wear shorts anywhere we were going in Jordan... and it was! I even saw some young women wearing well above the knee shorts and they didn't seem to be getting any grief about it. Bartering over the price of certain things is common practice in Jodan. As a Briton I am generally useless at this. Embrace it or just accept that traders may do well out of you. Even the nice coach we travelled around Jordan in had WiFi as did every hotel. No digital detox! No WiFi at Wadi Rum desert camp though but some did get a patchy network data connection. Payment by card was almost always an option in most establishments, hotels and restaurants but I got the feeling that cash still comes first in Jordan. Obtaining Jordanian Dinars from ATMs or exchange kiosks was not a problem. I had an extra day at the Holiday Inn Dead Sea resort at the end of the trip because of my flight arrangements. This turned out to be a small bonus and allowed some of us to see a little more in the area and of course a morning dip in the dead sea. Maybe you'd like to consider and extra day. Consideration of an extra day at the start of the trip might not be a bad thing either. Due to Royal Jordanian's flight schedules from the UK we didn't arrive at the hotel in Amman until something like 2am and were up only a few hours later for our morning trip to Jerash. Not unbearable but a quicker turnaround than ideal.
Outrageously delightful
In so many ways this trip was not stressful.
To be able to do so many wonderful things and not have any issues or concerns made a strenuous hiking holiday relaxing and enjoyable.
Most Inspirational Moment
Reaching the top of each climb
Thoughts on Group Leader
Adrian is inspirational kind caring and very humorous. Very organized and understanding of the challenges that each tripper experiences on a guided tour with varying degrees of ability. All are included and treated with respect.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Allow the trip to play out as thought and effort has created the best and safest experience for people of varying abilities. Trust the plan for the day, relax, exercise and enjoy the best the Alps have to offer
Ray G
We’ve just returned from the Mont Blanc Highlights hiking trip, and it was unforgettable—largely thanks to our incredible guide, Adrian.
From day one, Adrian set the tone with energy, humour, and crystal-clear briefings that made every hike feel exciting and manageable. His knowledge of the trails are amazing and the views are absolutely stunning.
Adrian struck the perfect balance: relaxed and fun, yet always professional and organised. His enthusiasm and calm leadership turned a great trip into an outstanding one. He made us feel safe, challenged, and totally immersed in the mountain magic.
Can’t recommend this trip—and Adrian—highly enough.
(We even wrote him a poem… that’s how good he was!)
Thoughts on Group Leader
Adrian was Excellent