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Dennis Pedersen
(Date: 04.09.2021)
Rating: 8/10
Tour: Mountain biking adventure in the Rhodope Mountains
Mountain biking adventure in the Rhodope Mountains From the 22nd of August to the 29th of August we go on your mtb trip in the Rhodope Mountains. The trip fully lived up to the description and our expectations. Everything clapped perfectly and the challenges we had were handled perfectly by our really good guide Tony. Can definitely recommend the trip and we will definitely come again. Dennis, Søren and Lasse

Kirstetter Charles-Emmanuel
(Date: 02.09.2021)
Rating: 9/10
Tour: Horseback riding trip in the national parks in the Balkans
Trip was very good; we enjoyed kindness and support from our guide. Great Landscape

Даниел Тодоров
(Date: 16.08.2021)
Rating: 10/10
Tour: Колумбия и Мексико
Едно незабравимо пътешествие в екзотичен, но и познат свят. Видяхме както стелящата се мъгла над високите колумбийски върхове, така и пирамидите на маите извисяващи се над зеления покров на мексиканската джунгла. Едно трудно пътуване в смутни времена, но успешно изпълнено и завършено.

Ronald
(Date: 01.08.2021)
Rating: 9/10
Tour: 3 day Balkan Cycling tour
We have made the 3 day Balkan cycling tour in Bulgaria. It was a pleasant tour, everything was well organized and the tour guide was very helpful.

Irina
(Date: 19.07.2021)
Rating: 10/10
Tour: 2 Days - Musala Peak and Rila Lakes
My mom and I did a 2-day trip with Tony and had an amazing time! We both love hiking and the outdoors so this trip was perfect. We got picked up and dropped off directly at our hotel. We had one other person join the tour with us and Tony was very flexible about how difficult/fast paced we wanted the hiking to be. The first day we hiked up to Musala, which is the highest peak in the Balkan Peninsula! The second day was a hike to the 7 Rila Lakes, which was absolutely stunning. Would definitely recommend booking through here. The hotel we stayed at was very charming and the food was great. Tony was an amazing tour guide!

Десислава Първанова
(Date: 17.04.2021)
Rating: 0/10
Tour: Колумбия
Искам да изразя своята благодарност към вашата компания и в частност на Любен. За първи път пътувам организирано и със сигурност няма да остане за последен. Перфектната организация и добрата реакция във всеки един момент ми направи огромно впечатление. Благодаря за приятните спомени които оставихте в съзнанието ми. Скоро ще се видим отново. ????

Ivy
(Date: 13.01.2020)
Rating: 10/10
Tour: Balkan Kaleidoscope
I did this tour in April 2019 and had a wonderful experience. I loved the itinerary - it was fast-paced, but I felt like I had enough time in each country to discover their culture and history. There’s a lot of travel time, so if you don’t like long days on a bus, this tour isn’t for you. I enjoyed all the included and optional activities, and I found that even if you did all of them, you still get lots of free time. It was a great tour with amazing value for money. Definitely recommend!

Dennis Thomas
(Date: 01.12.2019)
Rating: 9/10
Tour: UNESCO in Bulgaria
My wife and I did this trip with only limited knowledge of Bulgaria. The itinerary itself was great, but we also learned heaps from our guide, who even managed to provide side trips to cover our specific questions or interests. The accommodation was good and in the old part of the cities, so it was easy to get out walking on our own if we wanted to. Eating in local cafes and restaurants was part of our wishes - where there was no English menu our guide came with us to make sure we got the local dish if there was one. Nessebar was a particularly nice town to stay in.

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Christie

Tour: Balkan Kaleidoscope
★★★★★
I just returned from a 2 week tour of the Balkans and thoroughly enjoyed the experience offered by Penguin. Communication leading up to the tour was exceptional. Our itinerary was fast paced and comprehensive and the sights were spectacular. Accommodations were were clean and amenities sufficient for the price paid for the tour. The tour leader, bus driver and the local guides were efficient friendly and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend Penguin travel, especially for off the beaten path destinations.


Mauricio

Tour: Iraqi Kurdistan
★★★★★
My recent trip in Iraq organized by Penguin was excellent from start to end. Both Penguin tour guide (Nessi) and the local guide (Fahad) managed all topics efficiently and facilitated an amazing experience for the group. Now I dream about visiting the Northern part of the country, too.


Peter

Tour: Socotra Island Adventures (Yemen)
★★★★★
Thanks for everything in terms of your work and help with this trip to Yemen. It was an amazing experience - one I would recommend to almost anyone. By the numbers of people who travelled to the island, it is only going to get more exposure. The local company was very good - so you can have no problems with them at all. I was really lucky though - there were only 2 of us on the trip - and it was a really nice experience. I will continue to work with Penguin in getting ideas for great places to travel.


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