Expat Explore Tours
Mar 18th, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Expat Explore Tours
http://www.expatexplore.com/index.html
Has anyone heard of this company? Does it have a good reputation? It seems like too good of a deal to be true, but for someone trying to travel to Europe on a VERY limited budget, it may work. Please let me know what you know and/or think! Thank you!
Has anyone heard of this company? Does it have a good reputation? It seems like too good of a deal to be true, but for someone trying to travel to Europe on a VERY limited budget, it may work. Please let me know what you know and/or think! Thank you!
Jun 12th, 2015 | 03:06 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
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BOOK IT NOW, AND ASK FOR LAURA IF YOU CAN!
I realize this post is old, but I recently returned from a tour with Expat Explore and was anxious because there really isn't much information on the net except for their own website. I took the Europe Explore "comfort" tour and went with low expectations. They state that you may stay in hostels and I was worried, unnecessarily. The tour was well organized, both the tour guide (Laura) and coach driver (Jamie) were friendly, helpful, and had amazing energy. After 12+ hours with a group of people, I would have wanted to curl up with a book, but after we were all checked in for the evening, they would both show up where we were hanging out (pub, lobby, etc.). Add to that the fact that we had a fun, non-picky, friendly group and you have the ideal tour. Keep in mind that this IS a coach/bus tour so you spend a lot of time on the bus, but there are days on your own (Paris and Interlaken) so you can unwind as you wish.
It was the perfect "taste" for us since we wanted to identify the places that we did NOT want to return to only to discover that every place had something unique and wonderful to offer.
Overall, we were in 7 countries (UK/London, France/Paris, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium/Bruges) and I couldn't ask for better, especially when considering the cost.
I realize this post is old, but I recently returned from a tour with Expat Explore and was anxious because there really isn't much information on the net except for their own website. I took the Europe Explore "comfort" tour and went with low expectations. They state that you may stay in hostels and I was worried, unnecessarily. The tour was well organized, both the tour guide (Laura) and coach driver (Jamie) were friendly, helpful, and had amazing energy. After 12+ hours with a group of people, I would have wanted to curl up with a book, but after we were all checked in for the evening, they would both show up where we were hanging out (pub, lobby, etc.). Add to that the fact that we had a fun, non-picky, friendly group and you have the ideal tour. Keep in mind that this IS a coach/bus tour so you spend a lot of time on the bus, but there are days on your own (Paris and Interlaken) so you can unwind as you wish.
It was the perfect "taste" for us since we wanted to identify the places that we did NOT want to return to only to discover that every place had something unique and wonderful to offer.
Overall, we were in 7 countries (UK/London, France/Paris, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium/Bruges) and I couldn't ask for better, especially when considering the cost.
