The tour directors, Dermot in the North and Brian in the South, were the best. We covered a lot of territory from Belfast to Galway staying in about 8 cities each with comfortable hotels and excellent breakfast buffets. There were several opportunities to have laundry done in a day for a reasonable rate. The excursions offered insight into a number of traditional Irish crafts and an opportunity to not only see but appreciate this fabulous country and its people. Belleek Pottery, Waterford Crystal, Teeling Whiskey Distillery, Avoca Handweavers, and a home hosted luncheon were some of my favorites. I have taken other Grand Circle Tours, and they never disappoint.

We just came back from a fabulous Grand Circle river cruise to the Netherlands to see the tulips. This was our 9th trip with Grand Circle and our 5th river cruise. From the pre-trip to Bruges with its medieval buildings, canals, museums and decadent chocolate to the 10 days on the MS/River Harmony with its delicious food and super friendly staff we thoroughly enjoyed all the stops in Antwerp, Ghent, Enkhuisen, Kinderdijk, Rotterdam and the best one of all Keukenhof Flower Park. The 70 acres and over 7 million tulips consisting of 500 varieties was absolutely breathtaking. Our program director Bob was the best with his very deep knowledge of the Netherlands history. I highly recommend Grand Circle Travel and their river cruises which are reasonably priced and the program directors are very knowledgeable in the history of the country.

Our Program Director (PD) was a gifted educator who delivered daily talks about Mexican culture, ancient history, and current events. The hotels and restaurants were delghtful. As always, GCT scheduled activities to give the group a feel for daily life in Mexico. Our PD, Balam Ruiz, cheerfully handled all logistical questions from our group of almost 40 people, which is no easy task. Balam did an extraordinary job!