Sweden Holidays

Hi Lena,

Thanks for following up. Yes it all went really well - saw the Northern lights on more than one occasion, did some nighttime dog sledding and all the other pre-atranged activities. Camp Ripan is a very well-organized place with good facilities and very friendly and helpful staff and all the arrangements you had made worked like clockwork.

Thanks for that, and I wish you a very happy New Year.

Warm regards,

Mark

Good morning Julija,

Apologies for the delay in replying, it's been hectic since our return.  The holiday was fabulous thank you! 

Please pass on our thanks to the team, as every section of the journey- the hotels, car hire, trains were perfect and Scandinavia was a perfect place to visit for our honeymoon.

Kind regards 

Jonathan 

We be here ..now in st petes ....great weather .2 good hotels well located ..great start !!..thanks james 

Hello, Saija.  We thoroughly enjoyed our Scandinavian tour.  There were no slip-ups, as everything was very well organized.  The tour guide was excellent (Yves).  We especially liked our stay in Helsinki.  The Hotel Haven was beautiful and very comfortable and the staff there was very helpful when we made any inquiries.  There was variation in the age and quality of the hotels throughout Norway, but we recognize that part of the charm of the tour was in the age and character of the hotels (how’s that for a positive attitude?).  We would like to revisit Helsinki and the lake districts of Finland, so we may be in touch with you again about arranging that.  Thank you so much for your attentiveness—you thought of everything for us.

Lisa and Rod R

Dear Saija

We had a truly wonderful holiday in Scandinavia. Thank you for organising such a successful itinerary. Your comprehensive notes with directions and maps enabled us to travel without anxiety. All the transfers worked smoothly and we enjoyed exploring the three cities. 

The hotels you chose were a triumph particularly the Indigo in Helsinki and Berns Hotel in Stockholm. The service at both was excellent as was the food. Nothing was too much trouble. The Radison in Turku was fine for one night but not special - very large and not as plush or individual, inevitably so. 

We would certainly recommend you to our friends and would use your services again in the future. I am mulling over the idea of a holiday to Tallin and St Petersburg next year ... so watch this space! 

With our grateful thanks for organising this holiday for us at such short notice, working around our booked flights. 

Regards,

Sue and Quentin S

Dear Lena,

Thanks for getting in contact. We had a lovely holiday thank you and everything seemed to flow very smoothly. All the hotel staff were very helpful, on several occasions checking us in early, which was good as we then had time to do things after we had arrived, and the hotels well situated. We packed a lot into our available time. Our highlights were:

• In Stockholm – the Vasa Museum, which was fantastic. We’d been a bit uncertain at first whether to go or not due to the cost for the 4 of us, but we were very glad we did.
• The Viking Museum trip from Mora – which was very interesting.
• In Gothenburg – We had a day trip on the boat to the Gothenburg Archipelago which was great. The location of the hotel in Gothenburg was good also, especially the restaurant on the top floor.
• Best of all was that we were very lucky and the weather was pretty sunny most of the time – see attached photos.

We would therefore recommend this trip to others. The hotels can be busy at breakfast, especially in Stockholm,  but after a while we developed a strategy for avoiding the crush which worked well.

Our many thanks for all your arrangements and help.  It was good to know there were provisions in place should we have run into difficulties.

Kind Regards

Jill

Hi

All went very well. Anything in particular you want feedback on as I did so much in the time I was away?

Martyn

PS did you get the M&S voucher?

Hello Saija!

Thank-you! I am safely and happily back home after a wonderful Scandinavian experience!  Thank you for asking.

I very much enjoyed my travels, in particular, Norway.  Thank you so very much for your assistance in putting together my package.  Where do I begin?!  

Highlights for me were Norway in a Nutshell (I loved the extra day and stay in Flam at Heimly Pensjonat), climbing to the top of Pulpit's Rock, Sea Safari Andenes Brygga (although, as you know, I was disappointed that the weather wouldn't allow for the Whale Safari), kayaking in the fjord with Active Tromso, and exploring the towns of Stavanger and Bergen.  I also enjoyed exploring Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen.

The modes of transportation suited me well.  I liked the variety of train, boat and ferry which allowed me to see more of the country.  I, personally, didn't use the air seat on the Stavanger-Bergen ferry because it was in a dark cabin with no windows and a lot of sleeping people, and I wanted to see the scenery so I sat on the seventh deck where there was a great view and I could snooze as I pleased!  Planes was also great when used.  

The hotels were very good, especially the Thon hotels.  They were centrally located and comfortable.  Their breakfasts were amazing!  I did find it interesting that at the last two Thon hotels, I was asked for my credit card in case I used something from the mini bar and they put one kroner on it which they refunded.  They said it was policy.  I'm not sure how/if this will be reflected on my credit card statement yet.  Only the Copenhagen Crown was in an area that was a bit questionable (I was advised to stay clear of a portion of a nearby street, Istedgade, for prostitution and drugs) and there was some inconvenient street and sidewalk construction going on (not a big deal, but the neighbouring businesses and stores weren't very accessible.)

Would I have changed anything? Perhaps an extra day in Bergen would have been nice because there was a lot to see and do and I felt I didn't have as much time there as I would have liked.  As well, I spent too many days in Andenes.  It's a very small town and there'a nothing really to do.  As it was, with the bad weather cancelling the whale safari and necessitating me to leave earlier, I was very thankful for the extra day in Tromso.  They were also kind enough to let me do the sea bird safari twice, feeling bad that the whale safari was cancelled.  Again, thank you for your help with that.  I would have only been in Tromso a day to do the sea kayaking trip and then would have had to leave for Stockholm.  I know I would have wanted to stay longer.  This way I had a day to explore Tromso as well.  So that worked out!  And I could have easily stayed there longer too! 

Also, I didn't really need to do the kayaking in Stockholm as it only gave me a chance to see a little bit of the city.  Although it was fun, I ended up taking a Stromma canal tour after my kayak tour so that I could see more of the city.

My only other thought, in hindsight, would have been when I left Andenes, I took a half hour taxi ride south to Risoyhamn to catch the Hurtigruten ferry (probably pricey?).  Another option would have been to take a ferry from Andenes to Gryllefjord and then bus to Finnsnes, where I could have picked up the Hurtigruten ferry.  I'm not sure if the timing would have worked and perhaps you gave it consideration and decided against it--just a thought!

All in all, an amazing trip! I have and will continue to give credit to you and the Baltic Travel Company.  Thank you so much for all your assistance in putting this together, Saija! All your attention to detail has been much appreciated.

I hope this feedback has been helpful.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Sincerely, 

Trish

Morning,

I just wanted to pass on my thanks for organising an amazing holiday.

Everyone on the excursions bent over backwards to be helpful. Each and every excursion was amazing, everyone did everything they could to ensure we enjoyed the experience. Your maps and details were also invaluable and everything ran like clockwork.

We had an amazing view of the lights the night we went on the Northern Lights Hunt, though to be honest they paled into insignificance when compared to the setting and the quality of the rest of the evening! I can't give enough praise for any of the excursions we went on.

I can't thank you enough.

I look forward to speaking to you in the next year or two when we have saved for our next holiday :)

Kind wishes and many thanks

Dawn

Dear Lena

The holiday was fantastic!

Cheers
Yunya

Thank you  for organising such a wonderful Baltic holiday. We had a great time and all the arrangements went very smoothly.

The only aspect that was slightly disappointing was in St Petersburg the day touring the city was hampered by The celebrations of THE RED SAIL as the roads around the city were closed so we had to abandon the car and complete the tour from The Hermitage back to the Hotel on foot. Also the city was incredibly busy and it was not possible to book any further excursions and as a consequence missed out on St Catherine's Palace. However we did manage to make a short trip to Peter Hof although the upper park and palace were closed.

We would certainly recommend using Baltic Holidays to any of our friends wishing to travel to the area and would definitely consider using them again if we travelled back to any Baltic State.

Thank you once again for your excellent service.

Mr & Mrs Racher

First of all, thank you so much for arranging our holiday itinerary. All of the details were factually spot on, and with the help of your detailed instructions, everything ran completely seamlessly.

In terms of Visby, it is a fantastic place. The hotel was luxurious and in easy walking distance from the ferry terminal, and I’ve got to say that the breakfast selection was mind-blowing. I particularly enjoyed trying four different types of pickled fish !!!

As for the location, we enjoyed a lengthy coastal walk, explored the city walls and cathedral and sampled two fantastic evening meals, as well as copious amounts of the locally produced beer, with “Sleepy Bulldog” summer ale being my particular favourite.

As there was so much to do in Visby, we didn’t have time to explore any other parts of Gotland, but we would certainly like to return to see more in the near future.

Thanks once again for making this holiday possible, and let’s hope that the unfortunate “Brexit” developments don’t make future similar trips more difficult.

Regards

Peter

We had a fantastic time. Everything went so smoothly. The cycle trip was wonderful and we were lucky with the weather. The wild flowers were just beautiful and no midges in sight!

Travel experience were great, instructions, accommodation, luggage transfers etc all very efficient and good quality.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stays in Helsinki, Gotland and Stockholm and your

little maps for finding the hotels were so helpful when we arrived.

The Best Western in Visby was especially good, a very friendly atmosphere and helpful staff. We felt we could have stayed on there.

The breakfasts everywhere we stayed were excellent, healthy and such variety, they kept
us going for the rest of the day.
 
Thanks again for a great holiday
Regards
Julie and Dean

Yes, we had a great holiday thank you.

Everything went according to plan and we are very happy with everything.

Best regards,

Tom

Dear Daina

We have just returned from the Stockholm break you arranged for us. All arrangements worked well and we had a memorable stay. Thank you very much indeed.

Mr & Mrs Morgan

Dear Daina:
 
We just returned from our Scandinavia trip and I just wanted to thank you for all of your help and cooperation.   We had a great time.   Baltic Travel did a great job of setting up the details and the trip was exactly as advertised.    And our guide (Horacio) was super.  We sincerely appreciated the time and effort you spent in answering our questions.    
 
Thanks again and I hope you have a great summer.
 
Ray & Jane

Dear Daina, we would like you to know that we had an enjoyable time on our Scandinavian trip. Your supplier is a very experienced and first class operator. The hotels were all very comfortable and the standard of meals, apart from a couple, very enjoyable. All in all it was a first class trip with everything operating smoothly. By comparison with offerings from Australian based packagers, it was also very good value.
 
Cheers
John F.