4.6/5 Excellent
Excellent
313
Great
156
Average
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Disappointing
4
Terrible
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Slovakia Tour & Trip Ratings
Tour Reviews
Ana Marie Tamayo
May 2024
Well organized tour and very knowledgeable tour director.
Jill Mccready
May 2024
The basic itinerary provided a great introduction to the imperial cities of SE Europe. I appreciated the additional stops at some of the smaller cities included: Reg...
Ada
May 2024
I truly loved this itinerary! Munich, Regensburg, Prague, Budapest, Slovakia, Vienna and Salzburg are beautiful cities. The architecture will leave you speechless....
Davina Liew
May 2024
It was a wonderful 10 days. While the weather was on the rainy and cold side - it being April of course - the places we visited were still beautiful. Visiting 5 cou...
Diane Burton Moroney
May 2024
Very interesting, but very busy. Don’t expect a lot of sl...
David Liew
May 2024
Trafalgar Tour offers a great mix of Included itineraries and optional tour enhancements. The entire trip was organized to perfection. We thoroughly enjoyed the pri...
Trusted Customer
May 2024
Decent overall, costumes for old people.
Barbara
Apr 2024
Tour included highlights of the cities visited and brief visits to smaller cities in route to the next city. Tour director was excellent and professional and seemed...
Robert Cusworth
Apr 2024
First, our guide, **********, was fantastic! Informative and extraordinarily thoughtful. He kept us informed, organized and on time. He dealt thoughtfully with the m...
Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
It’s thorough and it’s exhausting! I would do it again, but I’d be well-rested at the beginning. Wonderful Central European countries, their capitals and other towns...
Stephen English
Apr 2024
Had a great trip with Trafalgar. Got to visit the great imperial cities of middle Europe. The highlights were definitely Prague and Budapest. Those are two cities...
Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
The itinerary was excellent and well planned. Enjoyed the beautiful places we went. Andy Majors, the travel director was very friendly, professional, informative and...
Emma
Oct 2023
Csilla was superb! So knowledgeable and friendly. A great guide on a brilliant trip. A good mix of mini bus travel and train, which gave us a view of local culture a...
Amy
Aug 2023
I found this trip enjoyable but repetitive. Lots of castles etc so depending on your preferences it could be amazing or a bit much. Not many arranged activities, mor...
Trusted Customer
Aug 2023
The first hotel in Budapest (Papillon) was disappointing, very tired and not up to the standard I would usually expect from Explore which was a shame. I would have b...
Sara
Aug 2023
This trip was less well organised than many trips. We saw some wonderful thi...
Editor’s Take
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
Travelers who left positive reviews of their tours of Slovakia really enjoyed the opportunities to get out and explore the beautiful scenery of the countryside. Since Slovakia has such a diverse and beautiful landscape, going on a tour that not only includes major cities, but also rural areas of Slovakia like the Tatra Mountains, was the favorite amongst reviewers.
Slovakia is generally included in tours or cruises of Central Europe. Travelers should be aware that on these types of tours you won’t be spending as much time in Slovakia as you may expect since you will also be touring multiple other countries in a short amount of time.
Cycling tours of Slovakia are one of the best ways to see the country. Cycling tours generally begin in Vienna or Budapest and wind their way through the countryside or near the Danube River. Some reviewers were a little disappointed that they were not always biking next to the river.
Considering the Danube stretches across 10 countries, there won’t always be a path right next to the river and you will have to bike through the meadows and smaller villages, which are just as beautiful.
With biking tours of Slovakia, you will be on your bike for long periods of time. Due to weather, high waters, or other unforeseen factors, your tour may have to detour which could mean a longer cycling day than expected. As most cycling tours are offered in the warmer months, you should be prepared to bike through very high temperatures, so preparing for this is extremely important.
If you are on a tour that includes Slovakia and nearby countries, it’s important to remember that you may have some long traveling days. Many of the cities are fairly close together, but you may have to be on a bus or cycling longer than you think, which means you may miss some opening hours for museums. Taking advantage of any free time before you leave a city or when you arrive is highly recommended so you can see as much as you can.
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