What to Expect

What to expect on our expert led historical tours

YOUR GUIDES

Your Guide historians are all experts in their own field – chosen based on their ability to bring history to life in an interesting, enthusiastic and, where appropriate, humorous way. Your tour hosts (Guide historians, Tour Managers and/or Local Guides) will be available to answer your questions whilst conducting tours during the day or when socialising in the evenings. These hosts will be there to keep you both informed and to attend to your wellbeing throughout.

GUESTS

Your Fellow Guests will typically be a refreshing and diverse group of individuals and couples from a wide range of backgrounds and professions. No special prior knowledge is assumed or required – just a general interest in the subject. Whilst respecting individual privacy, we work hard to make everyone feel welcome – and normally find the group quickly comes together in a very informal and inclusive way. For this reason, we typically restrict the size of our groups to between 6 - 22 people

FOOD & ACCOMMODATION

Most of our tours are on a half-board basis i.e., The tour price includes a good breakfast before setting out each day, and in the evenings we all get together in our hotel or local restaurant for a dinner. This dining experience will be comprised of several courses (usually based on regional specialities) and a limited amount of wine and beer included (2x glasses of wine or 2x small beers). On tours of more than five nights we often will allow one evening for clients to find their own restaurants and dine at their own expense. Unless the tour is on a full board basis, at lunchtimes we will find you a local town square or café where you can enjoy a light lunch and a drink.
Occasionally where the tour benefits, we will provide a picnic lunch which will be detailed in the itinerary. You will be accommodated in the best affordable hotels available, and wherever possible hotels which have a historic connection to the heritage and events we are covering, and/or which are representative of the style and culture of the region. Single travellers will be accommodated in a double room for sole occupancy. Often it is possible to upgrade to superior rooms or suites. Please enquire when booking.

TRANSPORTATION

Flight inclusive tour prices provide return scheduled international flights from London (usually Heathrow) in economy class with cabin and hold luggage allowances.
Train inclusive prices provide return Eurostar rail travel from London St Pancras in Standard Premier class. Flight/ train exclusive prices oblige you to arrange your own travel to the arrivals hall of the tour destination airport/ station and at the end of the tour. Regional or internal flights and train journeys required for the tour are provided regardless of where you start or leave the tour (unless you instruct us to the contrary) and will be in economy class with cabin and hold luggage allowances During the tours we use modern, comfortable and spacious coaches (subject to local availability and conditions, we aim to provide 2 coach seats per person)
and, depending upon its size, the coach may offer an on-board WC. We take regular comfort stops during long coach journeys.

FINANCIAL PROTECTION

See our booking conditions page for details of the considerable consumber financial protection that we provide.

OTHER INCLUSIONS

All entrance fees to places listed in the itinerary, a tour booklet containing useful historical information to assist you better appreciate the places visited, access to our Tripcast social media app through which you can share pictures and comments with your fellow tour travellers
and bottled water throughout.

JOINING YOUR TOUR

The way you will join your tour will be dependent upon its destination, mode of travel required to get there and your own place of residence: details will be included in your joining instructions letter which is sent to you 2 – 3 weeks prior to departure. However, as a guide you can
expect:

• Tours requiring international flights: you will either join at London (usually Heathrow) and/or rally at the arrivals hall of the destination airport if you are arranging your own flights.

• Tours requiring international rail: you will either join at London St Pancras station and/or rally at the arrivals hall at Lille Europe, Paris Gare du Nord or Brussels Gare du Midi.

• UK tours: this will be tour specific and may require you to make your own way to a hotel or meet at a regional rail station. We will always be able to assist you in making the requisite arrangements.

• By prior advance agreement we may be able to arrange other meeting and departure points. We can also arrange pre and post tour hotel accommodation and airport transfers.

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