Our Service Reviews
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Wellington in India, October 2025 
Wellington in India
Raghunathan smoothed out many things, which is basically his job but nevertheless appreciated.
Anglo Zulu War trip 2025 
The Zulu War
The hotel accommodation was overall good to excellent, the only criticism was the flight from London to Johannesburg and the internal flight from Johannesburg to Durban,was too tight time wise, leading to a,stressful dash for the gate, our tour manager Paul Marais did a superb job throughout the trip
Marketing says:
Dear John, Thank you for your feedback. We?re pleased to hear you enjoyed the accommodation and that Paul looked after you so well. We appreciate your comments regarding the flight connection and will review this with our team. Thank you for travelling with us and hope to see you again soon.
The Cultural Experience's Zulu wars - Washing the Spears Tour 2025
The Zulu War
Paul and Ian were superb. They worked incredibly hard to make the whole trip amazing for the customer, often rescheduling and rearranging the agenda on any individual day to maximise the experience for you. The accommodation was of a very high standard throughout and the food was good, though I...
Paul and Ian were superb. They worked incredibly hard to make the whole trip amazing for the customer, often rescheduling and rearranging the agenda on any individual day to maximise the experience for you. The accommodation was of a very high standard throughout and the food was good, though I did crave some salad halfway through. There is a lot of travel involved across some "interesting" roads but the driver (Taabo) was skilled and the coach was just right. The only gripe I had over the whole 2 weeks was the initial transfer time from across Johannesburg Airport to catch a flight to Durban was too tight; if it was in the UK I would have missed the flight as I was 15 mins over the official boarding time and joined the rest of our tour group in the nick of time . Luckily the South Africans are a bit more generous. It certainly woke me up dashing through the Airport in the early morning.
Marketing says:
Dear Mark, Thank you for your thoughtful feedback. We?re delighted to hear that Paul, Ian, and Taabo helped make the tour such a strong experience, and that you enjoyed the accommodation and food throughout. Your note about the tight transfer time in Johannesburg has been noted ? we will review...
Dear Mark, Thank you for your thoughtful feedback. We?re delighted to hear that Paul, Ian, and Taabo helped make the tour such a strong experience, and that you enjoyed the accommodation and food throughout. Your note about the tight transfer time in Johannesburg has been noted ? we will review this to ensure a smoother connection in future.
We?re very glad the trip was so enjoyable overall and hope to welcome you again soon.
Zulu tour smoothly run
The Zulu War
Tour was smoothly run throughout
Looked forward to this for a very long time and result exceeded expectation
The Zulu War
Easy to book and organisation superb
Fantastic Adventure of a Lifetime!
The Zulu War
Service was Exemplary!
Nothing was too much trouble, well organised from start to finish. Throughout the experience, from booking to arriving back home to the UK, we felt confident that we were in good, safe hands as Cultural Experiences were always on hand to arrange everything for us.
Getting to know Napoleon
Austerlitz: Napoleon's Masterpiece
Excellent.
A trip of a lifetime
Austerlitz: Napoleon's Masterpiece
Knowledgeable, pleasant, helpful to the nth degree.
An excellent tour made even better with the injection of Czech history.
Austerlitz: Napoleon's Masterpiece
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and the local fixer was outstanding - both in terms of keeping on top of the logistics but also sharing her personal experiences of the Czech Republic and the period under Soviet occupation.
History and Culture Comes to Life
Austerlitz: Napoleon's Masterpiece
The team for our tour -,Alan as tour leader and Helena as the tour manager provided an outstanding historical and cultural experience!
excellent service
The Zulu War
The tour manager, Paul, was great at reorganising the trip when the rain restricted us, managing our timekeeping, keeping us safe generally and was also very knowledgeable about the Zulu War
The Zulu Dawn was an enlightening experience
The Zulu War
Cultural experience do put together great teams ... and great timetables ...
They recruited the right people to do an amazing experience ... both Paul Marias and Ian Knight knew their roles well and worked so well as a team ... I felt so relaxed and well educated ... supported when things needed...
Cultural experience do put together great teams ... and great timetables ...
They recruited the right people to do an amazing experience ... both Paul Marias and Ian Knight knew their roles well and worked so well as a team ... I felt so relaxed and well educated ... supported when things needed changing ...
Some great locations found which added so much value to the whole story ... and the guys were so approachable all day ... so we had a chance to talk about all that we viewed, yep they clarified the bits which were a little fuzzy ...
Anglo- Zulu War November 2025
The Zulu War
The tour itinerary was excellent. I have been an Anglo-Zulu War buff for about 50 years, so it was great to visit the battlefields that I had read about for so long. It was a privilege to have Ian leading the tour, superlatives are wasted trying to describe his knowledge and delivery. It was fantastic....
The tour itinerary was excellent. I have been an Anglo-Zulu War buff for about 50 years, so it was great to visit the battlefields that I had read about for so long. It was a privilege to have Ian leading the tour, superlatives are wasted trying to describe his knowledge and delivery. It was fantastic. The accommodation and catering arrangements were also excellent and a big thank you to Paul, our tour manager for keeping us all on track.
My only criticism is the time we had between landing in Johannesburg and our flight to Durban. At 90 minutes it was too short and we nearly missed our connecting flight, with 6 out of the 15 of the group having their luggage left behind at Johannesburg, although to be fair they got it back that evening. In my view, there should be around 3 or 4 hours between the flights.
Marketing says:
Dear Stephen, thank you for your detailed feedback. We?re delighted that the itinerary, accommodation and catering were so enjoyable, and it?s wonderful to hear how much you appreciated Ian?s leadership and Paul?s support. We also appreciate your comments regarding the Johannesburg connection time...
Dear Stephen, thank you for your detailed feedback. We?re delighted that the itinerary, accommodation and catering were so enjoyable, and it?s wonderful to hear how much you appreciated Ian?s leadership and Paul?s support. We also appreciate your comments regarding the Johannesburg connection time and will review this with our team. Thank you, as always, for travelling with us
A once in a lifetime opportunity?..but in need of refinement
The Zulu War
As above
Superb Service and Logistics
Austerlitz: Napoleon's Masterpiece
First class service. Excellent hotels centrally located in the heart of Krems and Brno. Great restaurants. Helena provided her expertise as the local guide. Expert bus driver.
Classical Algeria
Classical Algeria
First class
Algeria's Archaeology, Remaining Ruins and Superb Sites
Classical Algeria
Excellent throughout. TCE made a huge effort with this trip and participants gained much from it in understanding the Romans in North Africa and those who went before them (and after, right up to Algeria of the present). I took the opportunity to take photos on my phone at the many sites even...
Excellent throughout. TCE made a huge effort with this trip and participants gained much from it in understanding the Romans in North Africa and those who went before them (and after, right up to Algeria of the present). I took the opportunity to take photos on my phone at the many sites even though I don't normally.....there was so much to see and make a record of. I also have a written record through taking notes of the details and history of the many sites visited. On our final day in the field, I appreciated seeing something of the Sahara from its northern fringes, including impressive gorges and nearby mountains. We even saw a few camels too!
Fortress Malta
Fortress Malta
I have provided details about that in my initial post.
Lawrence of Arabia 2025?
Lawrence of Arabia
Well run in an extraordinary setting and often in very remote sites.
We successfully traveled throughout the region and visited historic sites and prehistoric sites and locals?
Well organised visit to Malta
Fortress Malta
Very responsive
Marketing says:
Thank you Stephen :)
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