Esplora Travel

12/11/2024

We are so proud of the fantastic reviews of our recent Sicilian Vineyards, Wine and Food tour left by some of our guests on Feefo. They are a testament to the hard work and professionalism of our terrific staff. It's a great note on which to end the year and thank you and well done to all.
You can read more genuine customer reviews left by our guests on the Feefo website:
https://www.feefo.com/en-GB/reviews/esplora

09/11/2024

On Thursday we came to our final tour of the year for 2024 - a private tour in Greece for a small group of friends from New York. And what a fantastic week it was! We were blessed with perfect weather, great company and our fantastic guide, Dimitrios. It all added up to a perfect week. If you would like to join us on our Greece tour next year, we still have a few places available. You will find the full itinerary and booking form here:
https://www.esplora.co.uk/greece/cultural-tours/classical-greece-tour/

08/11/2024

This year's Sicilian Vineyards, Wine and Food tour, led by our tour manager Lara, has received some fantastic reviews from our guests:
https://www.feefo.com/en-GB/reviews/esplora/products/siclian-vineyards-wine-and-food-tour?sku=WINE&displayFeedbackType=PRODUCT&timeFrame=YEAR

If, you missed it this year, you are still in time to sign up for it in 2025!

29/10/2024

Yesterday we came to the end of our enormously successful small group tour in Crete. We visited archaeological sites at Knossos, Gortys, Phaistos and Aptera, and the monasteries at Triada and Arkadi. And we stayed in Heraklion, Rethymno and Chania. But we also had a whole lot of fun with a day of cooking Cretan food, and an olive oil and a wine tasting. If you would like to join us next year, we still have a few spaces available:
https://www.esplora.co.uk/greece/cultural-tours/crete/

25/10/2024

We are often approached with enquiries about the age-range of our clientele, the style of our holidays, our choice of hotels, and so on. We realise that for anyone who has never before joined an Esplora Travel tour, or indeed even a group tour, it can be quite a daunting leap to sign up, so we are organising a couple of question-and-answer zoom sessions. These will last for approximately 45 minutes and you are welcome to join for free, on a no-commitment basis.

These will be held on Sunday 10th November 2025 at various times according to your time-zone.

To find out more and sign up to receive the Zoom link, just visit our webpage here:

We are often approached with enquiries about the age-range of our clients, the style of our holidays, our choice of hotels, and so on. We realise that for anyone who has never before joined an Esplora Travel tour, or indeed even a group tour, it can be quite a daunting leap to sign up, so […]

25/10/2024

Bookings are open for our 2025 small group tours in Sicily, Italy, Greece, Turkey and beyond! If you are dreaming of a holiday in the Mediterranean next year, why not join us on one of our small group tours? Whether your interests are in walking or hiking, food, culture or history, we are sure to have something of interest for you. and travelling in a small, friendly group with an expert guide is one of the best ways to see a country.
You will find our full 2025 calendar on our website here:
https://www.esplora.co.uk/tour-dates/_2025/

19/10/2024

Last week, we came to the end of our inaugural 2 week tour of Eastern Turkey. It had been a long time in the planning and had to be delayed on several occasions (covid, the security situation etc) but a small band of intrepid travellers and myself enjoyed one of the most exhilarating journeys I have been on for a long time. It was an itinerary of great contrasts, vivid impressions and an overwhelming warmth of hospitality from almost all those we encountered. If you would like to join us next year, bookings are open on our website:
https://www.esplora.co.uk/turkey/cultural-tours/eastern-turkey-tour/

18/10/2024

It's been a busy last few weeks and I have got behind with posting to Facebook....
In the second half of September, we hosted a fantastic private group from New Zealand on one of our most ambitious tours yet: a 16-day hiking adventure from Palermo to Bari taking in Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia. No, we didn't walk all the way (!) but our journey took in some truly memorable scenery. It was all made so much fun with the affable and spirited nature of our guests. It's incredible to imagine that out of 16 guests, three of them were over eighty! And not only that, the octogenarians were some of the best walkers in the group!
We owe a huge thank you to all of our guests on this tour for making it one of the most memorable groups we have ever taken.

26/09/2024

Our Calabria tour this year was so much fun. We were only a small, select group this time but the trip was one of our best. Here are a few photos of the week:

05/09/2024

We are so proud to have been a part of this fantastic initiative! For the fouth consecutive year, Milazzo has won the prize for the town with the widest biodiversity in the whole of Italy!

18/08/2024

Our latest youtube video on Milazzo, Sicily is now available to watch. It's a 25 minute documentary on the Vaccarella quarter, the Capo Milazzo and the Castle.
Please tell us what you think about it in the comments below or in the Youtube comments section and don't be shy to share it with your friends. (And don't forget to hit the "like" button!)

Visitors so often miss the town of Milazzo in their visits to Sicily, but in doing so they are missing out of some of Sicily's most beautiful vistas at Capo ...

11/08/2024

Last month I had a wonderful couple of weeks exploring the region of Epirus in Northern Greece. I've finally now got round to writing up part of my travels:

It was a region which I knew almost nothing about. My journey had been decided on a whim; a few weeks earlier I had been in Albania, staring in wonderment across the border to the Pindus mountains in Greece and feeling there must be something to discover. And so inevitably I hadn’t given myself en...

29/06/2024

Yesterday, we came to the end of our first Albania tour. We had a great guide, wonderful company, some excellent food and spectacular scenery: all adding up to the makings of a memorable tour indeed!

19/06/2024

On Sunday, we came to the end of our walking holiday in Umbria: we had fantastic company, fine weather and some beautiful walks. What could be more perfect?
If you missed it this year, there's still time to sign up for next year!
https://www.esplora.co.uk/central-italy/walking-in-umbria/

07/06/2024

By popular demand, we have just added a new departure for Montalbano's Sicily: 9th - 16th November 2024. Full details and booking are on our website via the link below:

Our "Baroque Sicily" tour visits the scenery of Inspector Montalbano in the South East of the island, passing through Modica, Ragusa, Noto and Sicicli

07/06/2024

We have just received this very generous and honest review from one of the guests on our recent Via Egnatia tour and we are so proud to be able to share it with you. Thank you for taking the time to write it!

05/06/2024

We still have a couple of places left on our Mountains of Georgia tour 7th - 18th September 2024. This is a unique tour in that it takes you into the High Caucasus and the breathtaking landscapes of Svaneti.
We have to close off places at the end of June, so if you would like to join us please don't leave it too late to sign up. And if you have any questions about the trip, please feel free to get in touch with us.

Our Mountains of Georgia tour takes you to Svaneti and some of the most breathtaking scenery of the high Caucasus.

01/06/2024

We are immensely proud of the reviews we have received on Feefo for our Spring tours so far - they are a testament to a great team and a huge amount of hard work on their behalf. A massive thank you too, to the guests who have travelled with us and taken their time to leave us a review. Here are just some of them from our Feefo page:
https://www.feefo.com/en-GB/reviews/esplora