Highly recommend
Jonny and the team at TravelNation were exceptional in planning our dream honeymoon to Tanzania. From start to finish, they provided invaluable advice and made the entire booking process seamless and stress-free. Their attention to detail and expertise ensured that every aspect of our trip was perfectly tailored to us. We couldn’t have asked for a more memorable experience, and highly recommend their services for anyone looking to plan an unforgettable getaway.
The Galápagos Islands 2024
The Galápagos Islands are a world within themselves. The landscapes and above all the animals are scarcely believable. So tame and so completely different to anywhere else. A nature lovers paradise. The Archipel-1 was a fantastic boat. The staff were friendly and the food fantastic. Our guide was fantastic too. 14 other guests allows a full itinerary of exploration and twice daily snorkling. We highly recommend the Western islands tour… but there is so much to see we need to go back again! A land base on Santa Cruz and San Christobal allowed more extensive trips and relaxation. The hotels we stayed at were mid range - comfortable but not luxurious. Perfect for us. We’d highly recommend the tours to Bartolome and Kicker Rock and the cycling tour on San Christobal. With more time Española and its albatrosses or Floreana would have been interesting options too. If you scuba dive, there are even more ideas! It’s an indirect route to get there. It would be nice to explore more of Ecuador if time and circumstances allowed. We went via Bogotá but via Spain with Iberia might also work … maybe better.
Once again Chris West at Travel Nation
Once again Chris West at Travel Nation, nailed the brief!! I wanted to take my family to Florida and visit not only the theme parks, but also see the rest of what Florida had to offer. Chris, organised a fly-drive holiday based on our budget. This allowed us to tick all the boxes we wanted as a family, plus visit places we hadn’t really considered. This included superb hotels and activities that we weren’t aware of. Chris, and the team at Travel Nation, really do take the hassle and stress away from planning a multi-location long haul holiday. I fully recommend you try for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.
An incredible three months
With just six weeks before I wanted to go away on a three month trip across South East Asia, Fiji and French Polynesia I got in touch with Jim at Travel Nation with my very last minute, very ambitious request. And by the end of the week I had my itinerary with a few stops along the way that I wouldn't even have thought of! Everything from start to finish - the hotels, convenient travel times with minimal stop overs, the transfers to and from ferries and airports - was just fantastic and the app listing out your itinerary day by day was so handy. I would (and have) recommend Travel Nation in a heartbeat. And Jim really did make my dream trip come to life and then some!
great service, would use again
I used travel nation to help plan and organize a 6 month backpacking trip. i would 100% use them again. 24/7 help available gave me great piece of mind. Chris would check in regularly and make sure everything was going well.
Fantastic trip and customer service…
Fantastic trip and customer service with Audric. Everything went swimmingly and allowed the three of us to travel around the world for two months without having to worry about all the flights and connections. Highly recommended and will definitely use again!
Just back from another amazing holiday
Just back from another amazing holiday. Third time we’ve booked using Travelnation and every time has been wonderful. Jim listened to what we wanted and our budget and helped us plan the trips of a lifetime- surprisingly good value too. Have holidayed with and without teenage kids and combined family from different locations and it all worked perfectly. Totally recommend.
Tanzania and Zanzibar
We cannot recommend Travel Nation highly enough. Our trip to Tanzania was flawless from start to finish. Our Safari was amazing and all the properties we stayed at were just gorgeous. Our agent Chis was so helpful and any questions were answered virtually immediately. We will use Travel Nation again for any future long haul trips.
Second to none experience
We booked our trip to Bora Bora with Travel Nation and the entire experience was excellent. From finding the appropriate destination, flights, resorts etc to the whole experience being there was second to none. David was very accommodating in giving us multiple options and and focusing on our needs. The pricing was significantly better than all the high street travel agents and the options were even more than what other would offer. Overall an excellent experience and we will be definitely going back for our next big trip.
Fabulous experiences in French Polynesia.
Planning of holiday: This was superb. Chris was very helpful and responsive to our suggestions. Answered emails quickly. Presentation of the holiday plan in the on line format made it easy for us to review Accommodation highlights: Hotel Tupina (Huhaine) - this was delightful. Host was just incredible. Our room was right on the water front - just lovely. Delicious food home cooked. Gift on departure. Had a car on site to rent. Stunning sunsets from the porch watching the land crabs. Very peaceful. Le Fare Miti (Moorea)- room was a little more basic but clean and extremely well positioned as well as having great views of the sunset. Very peaceful but within 20 min walk to local shops and restaurants. Good access to beaches and the water. Raiatea lodge hotel (Raiatea)- fabulous hotel and welcome with drinks and cool towels - very attentive staff who organised excursion to a neighbouring island and car hire (on site). Room had great views over lagoon and sunsets - very pretty to sit on balcony and watch the sunset. Plenty of beds by pool and food was great. Bar shuts very early so quiet at night later on. Mai Tai Bora Bora - gorgeous OTW bungalow with views over lagoon. Great snorkelling just outside! Helpful staff and gift on departure. Room came with a resident fish (Albert) who you could see through the glass bottomed coffee table! Transport Pick ups all spot on - always someone waiting for us to take us to the hotel. Only small thing was that at Bora Bora you have to get the ferry across to the pick up point in Vaitape and we were not really sure which ferry to get on here. This was easily solved for us by a helpful local lady. In terms of main flights from and to the U.K, we had some very long stop overs but actually these went over quicker than we thought and allowed us to be relaxed in case of delays. Flights between islands were great with stunning views thrown in. Sit on the left of the plane when you fly into Bora Bora for the views! All the small island airports were an absolute joy!! Excursions: 4 x 4 on Moorea - an informative host and interesting half day with fabulous views from parts of the island you cannot get to by car. Snorkelling on Bora Bora - despite a very windy day (confidence in the water we thought was a must in these conditions), local guides took us to 4 snorkelling spots to swim with Manta Rays, Sting Rays, Eagle Rays and Sharks. Must be done to see the island from the sea. Day trip to Taha from Raiatea - excellent full day with Manu the local guide - took us to a vanilla farm, a pearl farm as well as to a coral garden and some great snorkelling to see sharks and stingrays. We also had lunch on a lovely small island. Lagoonarium (Moorea) - this is not an organised excursion but a small boat takes you across to a privately owned Motu and the guide takes you back when you want to go. You can spend the whole day if you like (they provide some water, fruit etc). There is a coral garden and we had a very close encounter with stingrays which was very special. There were only about 6 people on the whole island. This is well worth doing. Car hire This is made very easy when the hotels have the cars on site and is cheap compared to other places we have visited. We found we needed a car to fully explore the islands as there is not really public transport or taxis easily available. Overall, a fabulous holiday and intend to use Travel Nation again for next year. We have always booked travel independently up until now but this experience has been so much easier!