Sightseeing Tours & Trips in England, France and Ireland

We loved this tour. It was planned out very well. We did have early mornings and lots of bus rides but with the time change coming from the US, we were up and ready to go anyway! Every hotel was good- modest, clean, comfortable and in great locations. Breakfasts were not fancy, but exactly what we needed and made great starts to the day. On the one day in Dublin that we left the hotel too early for breakfast, they sent us off with bagged meals. Our flight was cancelled coming into Dublin, so we arrived a day late. The tour took care of checking us in to the hotel so we weren’t a no show and even though I called, the time difference made it difficult to reach anyone. I contacted Europamundo on WhatsApp and communication was much easier and everything was taken care of. We were able to meet up with the tour on day 2 and it wasn’t a problem at all. Diego was our guide in Dublin and got us to London. Miguel was in London and Begonia got us to France and in Paris. The local guides were Ivan in Dublin and William in Paris. They were all wonderful! The city tours by bus were fantastic. We got to see everything quickly and had good views on the talk buses. The guides were entertaining and had fun stories and anecdotes. Everything was presented in both Spanish and English and we never felt left out, not being fluent in Spanish. There were always timely stops and suggestions on what to do during free times. In Dublin, we signed up to tour St Patrick’s Cathedral, but didn’t get to go due to lack of interest. Our payment was refunded and it was no problem. We had purchased tickets to the Guinness Storehouse and went there on our free evening. It was easy to change the ticket time around our schedule and we took a Free Now taxi (like Uber) to get there but walked back to our hotel which was very close to the heart of Dublin. We then took a 3.5 hr ferry to wales. Caernarfon was quaint and the castle is very cool to see. It was a fun lunch stop that we would not have otherwise seen. We then went to Liverpool which I loved. The Beatles museum was worthwhile and the hotel is again in a great location. We spent the evening walking around Royal Albert Dock which is beautiful with many fun restaurants and views. We walked back to our hotel through the Liverpool ONE area. The next day we traveled through the UK, stopping at Stratford upon Avon and Oxford before reaching London. Both were nice stops, fun places to see and we had about 1-2 hrs to check them out. Our hotel in London was outside of the city, in Wembley Park but literally steps away from the metropolitan station and right next to Wembley Stadium which was really fun to see and walk around. On our free day, I scheduled a Thames River cruise and the London Eye- both were great and I recommend getting tickets in advance. We rode the metro there and back and had no problems navigating our way. I highly recommend the excursion to Windsor. Well worth it! We toured the Castle (amazing!!) and the town is delightful! Check out Creams for the most delicious ice cream ever! After London, we went to Canterbury, another adorable town with fun shopping. Then we headed to Dover (white cliffs!) to board a ferry to France. It sounds like when weather is good they take the ferry and when bad, they take the Chunnel. In France we drove towards Paris. We stopped in Amiens to see the amazing cathedral. Food options were limited as we didn’t have much time and it was late in the day. We did find a pizza place (Mosaique Pizza) that offered take away and was delicious. All the food in France was superb! The hotel in Paris was again outside of the city center but very accessible with the metropolitan. I had pre purchased tickets to the Palace of Versailles and the Lourve. These went partially to waste as our schedule changed and they do not allow time changes for the tickets. I was, however able to just purchase palace tickets with our updated entrance time and use the previous tickets to enter the gardens. Versailles is incredible. Lots of walking and so much to see. You could spend days there. For the Lourve, I got tickets ahead of time as I was fearful of missing out. I had no need to worry. They offered the guided tour for 50 euros each (usual tickets are 18ish) but the tour is completely worth it! The Paris guide William lead the tour and he is THE BEST! He is hilarious and super knowledgeable. He showed us the highlights with loads of good info and stories and we left the Lourve knowing we could go back and spend days there and still never see it all, but didn’t feel like we missed anything either. The Eiffel Tower was also a highlight. I would have lived to go back to it at night but by the end of our trip and after walking all day at Versailles and The Lourve, we were exhausted! We will definitely be back! This is a wonderful tour that packs A LOT in to every day! It’s perfect for hitting all of the top tourist spots and is a great introduction to these wonderful locations!

Issues with hotel in Glasgow, not up to the standards expected with a Trafalgar tour. Hotel lacked AC, carpet in the room was filthy, furniture was old and banged up.

A lot of interesting sites(history) Most of hotel were excellent. Good English breakfasts. The only thing bad was too much walking for me. I have arthritis in hips, knees and feet.