Puglia Impressions

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• B

  Burkhard

  March 29th, 2025
  4.0
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  Overall, a well-organized, informative trip with a dense programme that really gave us an overview of Puglia, its...
  Overall, a well-organized, informative trip with a dense programme that really gave us an overview of Puglia, its landscape and its history. The tour guide was very competent as well as friendly and flexible, a combination that you don't come across very often and which can be described as a stroke of luck for a trip of this kind. The only thing in the program that could be safely omitted would be the visit to the weekly market (this time Cisternino), because these markets seem to have pretty much fallen out of the world and the visit actually meant a waste of dry time, which was in short supply on this trip. This is where the flexibility and empathy of the tour guide came into play, who offered to visit the vegetable and fish market without further ado, a thoroughly enjoyable experience. The other culinary items on the program were well chosen and also of good quality. But now to the reason for the somewhat poor rating, namely the accommodation. If you describe the location as being in the "middle of nowhere", then that's just whitewashing. There was actually no infrastructure in the hotel, the rooms were acceptable and clean. The breakfast buffet was monotonous, fresh fruit was only available on a first come, first serve basis and even eggs were not available once. The friendliness and commitment of the staff varied greatly. Admittedly, all this was at a moderate price. However, we would have liked to have paid more for a little more comfort. If we were to differentiate the stars, we would have given the tour guide five stars, the program four stars and the accommodation two starsShow more
  Traveled in March 2025
  

  Reply from: SKR Reisen

  Hello, thank you very much for your feedback and your frank words about the Puglia trip. It's great to hear that you were impressed by the organization, the programme and especially the tour guide. We take your comments about the accommodation and the market visit seriously and will look into them carefully. Such honest assessments help us a lot to further improve our trips. We are very pleased that we were able to talk to you personally on the phone about your experiences and find a solution together. Best regards, SKR Reisen

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