Very enjoyable and interesting tour - excellent tour guide
Review by: Barbara D, October 2017
I am enjoying Vilnius very much but it was nice to glimpse a little bit more of Lithuania. We were lucky enough to go on a beautiful autumn day when the colours of trees around the lake at Trakai were spectacular.It is a wonderful spot., and the village houses different and interesting from any other country I've visited. Essentially though this is a reconstructed castle and though well done, for me there was little atmosphere inside the castle itself. The guide was informative and pleasant, the journey straightforward. The only slight feedback I would offer that would be easy to fix was more of a welcome from the driver and the guide when we individually got on the bus. A smile and a hello doesn't take much, but none of that happened until the last pickup and we were all on board. A little thing but it would have started the trip in a more friendly and relaxed fashion. Incidentally this trip could have been easily booked in Vilnius at the same price as online. Having said that it is nice to have something planned in advance, and I would recommend the trip.
Review by: Adam D, September 2017
Great place to visit
Review by: kim w, September 2017
The whole trip was wonderful and the quide excellent. Maybe mmore time for people who want to take a boating trip.
Review by: Fergus F, September 2017
This tour was well worth the money, it was well organized and very informative and I would recommend it to anyone.
Review by: Constanse M S, June 2017
Really lovely half day trip to Trakai which is well worth a visit. Our guide was knowledgeable and gave us a good tour of Trakai. If I were to go again I'd probably spend less time inside the castle and more time for example taking a boat around the islands / relaxing by the shore. Top pick for a sunny day!
Review by: Gail Lisa O, May 2017
Guide extremely informative and helpful Julia. Very interesting tour.
Review by: nightsmk2, April 2017
Very beautiful castle, worth a visit.
Review by: Catherine M, March 2017
Wonderful tour
Review by: Judith A, February 2017
Excellent tour - our guide was really knowledgeable and enthusiastic, so we learned a lot about Lithuanian history. The castle itself is in a stunningly beautiful location and as we went in February the lake around the castle was frozen solid so we walked across the ice to get to it, which was quite special. My 15 year old son reckoned this was a bucket list experience! The only thing I would change would be to have a bit more time since we didn't have an opportunity to walk round Trakai itself.
Review by: william b, October 2016
Nice place to visit, good historical atmosphere, but not much depth of experience to be had.
Review by: Stephen R, September 2016
such a great guide and understanding people as I just got to site as they were taking off and they came back for me. Saw and learned a lot.
Review by: Leia V, September 2016
Very knowledgable guide and really liked all the information we learned. And we still had free time after to get lunch and check out the shops. Great little tour outside the city to a very skillfully refurbished castle!
Review by: Bert V, September 2016
Beautiful place! Great tourguide!
Review by: Kimmy C, July 2016
The tour itself was good. Our guide, Tomas was knowledgeable and kept us well-informed of Lithuania and Trakai's history. The castle itself is probably worth seeing with its history if you've got time. The ruins of this castle has been built upon, so there is an air of artificiality. It was probably a hard choice whether to rebuild the castle or just keep the ruins. I reckon they should've just kept the ruins, but you can check it out to discover yourself. The surroundings of the area were nice, and you could take a nice stroll too in the spare time of the tour.
Review by: William B, July 2016
Very nice day trip. Thomas, our guide, was exceptional. Highly recommend it.
Review by: zute, June 2016
OK, I really liked this tour. The hard part was finding out that although they tell you to meet at the Bell Tower, their van is actually across the street from the Bell Tower. After that, the tour guide was friendly and very informative. Once arriving at Trakai, she guided us through all the major rooms in the castle, then gave us over an hour to go through the other rooms, explore the souvenir shops, and get lunch. I found the souvenir shops here better quality and cheaper than the ones in Vilnius.
Review by: Alison M, June 2016
Great tour. Very interesting. Lost a star as not enough time spent inside the fortress and getting a history, seems a bit rushed. But great for the price!
Review by: Anthony P, May 2016
Everything as promised - great guide and driver, modern air conditioned coach, on time and Trakai is beautiful. Coming out of season probably best as this looks somewhere that might be crowded in the Summer. Plenty of good lunch spots near the castle.
Review by: Keith P, April 2016
Tommy was a good guide, talkative, and informative.
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