A day trip of wpunderful mountain views, sea, picturesque little towns/villages and of course castles! A proper get-to-know Wales with historical and cultural commentary from Scott, who made sure to deliver the best possible experience! I recommend this trip for anyone wanting to discover this beautiful land and have a great time away from the city life- and Scott's humour is a plus!

The five stars is for Guide/ Driver Scott who did an amazing job with his knowledge of North Wales and even taught me a lot about it. He made sure we had a good time and showed us great view points to take photos. I enjoyed the tour even though the allocated time for Caernarfon Castle wasn't long enough to see the castle, have a look around the shops or river which was a shame. The highlight for me was the viewpoint of Snowdonia. Thanks again Scott for a brilliant day.

We chose The Mountain Goat for the day trip to the Lake District. The driver cum guide was Jean, a very friendly and professional lady. She was very punctual and knowledgeable who poured in all the necessary details throughout the trip. Her experienced approach helped us dodge several rain clouds and we could make the most of day long trip. The journey was smooth and picturesque. Once out of the Manchester city the country side landscape is all rolling greens dotted with white cattle and clear blue sky. We reached Bowness by the lake Windermere, the largest lake of England. Very pleasant and windy. The cruise took us to the southern most tip of the lake. A railway carriage with heritage steam engine was waiting for us. We disembarked at Haverthwaite where we meet our guide. She took us through the winding country roads along the lake Coniston, the 3rd largest lake of England. The view was magnificent as we headed to Hawkshead, a chocolate box quaint village with charming character. This is a fairy tale place in reality. We bought some ingenious signature chocolate and caramel from the country and headed bavk to Manchester. This is a memorable trip and strongly recommended to all fellow travellers.

Fabulous Hotel, Staff and Tour Guide Jules, very knowledgeable, professional and entertaining the whole way through. We had such a fantastic time thank you xx

Thank you so much Scott for that wonderful excursion to the lake district. Sorry for only writing just now, hopefully a small testament to your great hosting is that we never forgot to write the 5-star review it deserved. Truly, your hosting made this trip a special one apart from the lovely scenes we were taken to in the Lake district, we really appreciated your personal touch getting to know the guests. Our trip was smooth in booking, excursion, return, and hosting, Recommend for all.. Would like to return to do the North Wales one with this company. Thank you once again!

Fantastic trip. Small group of delightful people. Jean and Daniel (driver) were fantastic. The boat cruise was fantastic as was the train journey. It was unfortunate that we had a cold and windy day but we thoroughly enjoyed our trip. Thank you Mountain goat tours. Definitely will be booking for another tour shortly.

It is my first time of visiting Manchester and the Lake District. It is definitely a perfect tour to join for exploring the stunning view of the Lake District. The office staff in The Mountain Goat is nice of solving my enquiry. I would like to specially have a great appreciation on our tour guide and driver – Scott. He is definitely passionate in his job and showing his enthusiasm for introducing the Lake District. He also tried to remember each of us in the tour. What a great tour!

A wonderful day out in the Lake District. Collin was amazing showing us the wonderful countryside. The boat and train ride lead to a lovely and relaxing afternoon. Highly recommend

Informative tour in a small group with a knowledgeable driver/guide. A nice day trip which we enjoyed, just make sure no rain is in the forecast. We recommend this trip.

What a wonderful experience we had. Colin our driver was a marvel. Great customer service skills. Fantastic weather all day. Typical Manchester weather on the way home. Showed us places of interest. I highly recommend this trip.

Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Mark and Tim were skilful drivers and had lots of information to share. Great tour if you don’t have much time to explore Lake District.

We have always rented a vehicle and done touring on our own, but with only a couple of days in Manchester and the strong desire to see the Lake District, we signed up for the Mountain Goat van tour. It turned out to be so great, we’ll start making these kind of tours a regular part of our visits to new places. We got to see and experience many of the highlights of the area (including the train and boating experience on Lake Windermere) with an awesome driver/guide/advisor - Tom - who answered our endless questions with as much enthusiasm and patience at the beginning of the tour as he did at the end of our 10 hours of adventuring! A high quality tour. We were completely satisfied.

An amazing tour, our driver Tom was an excellent guide. Good weather and very nice travelers from different countries (Australia, Korea, Japan, India and France).

We embarked on a fantastic tour of the Windermere Lake with our brilliant driver and guide Tom. His driving expertise, his cracking storytelling on top of the effort to offer us the best of the Lake District made it a unique experience. He went the extra mile to make this trip feel special to our group. He really tried to give us an insightful and genuine and authentic experience and I feel like we have had a dream trip in that area ! The mini-bus was roomy, air-conditioned, with large windows to take pictures of the breathtaking scenery and I, who generally get travel-sick in an instant, never did ! Our stop-over in Hawshead was out of this world and I cannot recommend the company enough. Our group was composed of many nationalities - Australia, India, Korea, Japan, HK and people were very friendly !

Beautiful scenery, photos cannot do it justice. Tom was a great guide with interesting little stories