England

This was my first VBT trip with a Moderate rating and the difference between it and our previous Easy/Moderate trips surprised me. I enjoyed biking more, but I felt more rushed and didn't stop to take as many pictures. On the other hand our group and the guides were really great. I also felt that a couple of the hotels did not meet the bar set by those on other VBT trips.

The guides are terrific but bikes are extremely heavy, ~55 lbs. This meant that folks were tipping over when trying to start and stop. You need to look at the terrain before you take this trip - steep climbs and descents. E-bikes are essential. Hotels no where near the quality expected from VBT that we've seen in past seven trips.

Wonderful trip to the Cotswolds and Bath! Our guides were stellar-very helpful, funny and knowledgeable! Lodging was top-notch as was the cuisine!

This was our first VBT tour and it won't be our last. The GPS directions were easy and amazing. The logistics were flawless making each day a new, exciting and carefree adventure. Will and Dan were superb guides keeping us safe and informed throughout the trip. This was a great way to explore the Cotswolds.

My husband and I did this self-guided tour in early September and absolutely loved it. Country Walkers did an impeccable job taking care of every detail--booking hotels, moving our suitcases between hotels, and, best of all, the "route notes" book was so detailed and had everything we needed from step-by-step directions and restaurant suggestions to history and ideas for things to do. It felt like a wonderful adventure following the famous paths through sheep pastures and little forest thickets, past gardens and ancient churches, and climbing over or around all the different gates. It was often overcast and misty in the mornings, but the mid-day sun burned it all away. Our highlights are choosing to stop for an hour to check out the Hailes Abbey Museum and rubbing elbows with some locals at the only pub in a tiny village. So many great memories! We liked the intimate experience of doing a self-guided trip and the independence (without the planning!) that it provided. We spent some extra days in London at the end of our trip...that was just icing on the cake.

What a fantastic trip this was. This was my 6th time going to England, but my first for the Cotswold region and what an extraordinary time it was. The food was fantastic, everywhere you looked the views were spectacular. It was fantastic trip which I would do again in a heart beat.