Richard Vest
Spain
Couple
We did enjoy having Luis as our driver. He was expert in every way, always being attentive to our needs/desires, as well as offering commentary on the areas we drove through, and answering our questions as best he could. Because we are foodies and love wine, getting around to a number of wine regions was a fabulous experience.
Best parts:
In Madrid we really loved walking through the massive Parque de Retiro---Madrid's version of NYC Central Park. On leaving Madrid, we liked visiting Bodega Ismael Arroyo winery, and then Abadia Returerta winery. We loved the town of Segovia with its ancient Roman acqueducts. Laticia was an excellent tour guide there, and Luis was our expert driver for more than one week. Because wine touring was our main goal, visiting Ribera del Duero and Riojo were highlights. For the last three days of our Spain tour, food/wine expert guide Sean O'Rourke brought wine country to life for us. The countryside of Ribiera Sacra was breathtaking, and Sean arranged a number of great winery visits, as well as cultural highlights, like seeing where the lamprey eels are caught, and then trying out that delicacy in a local restaurant. Albarino wine country was so interesting with its vines being elevated so as to avoid the moisture/humidity. Galicia wine country was amazing. Our two days in Barcelona were excellent, and dining at Tragaluz, as recommended by Sean, was a highlight as well. On our own, we took a wine/cava tour in Barcelona, visiting Torres, Jean Leon, and Freixenet producers. La Sartre, 3 Michelin star restaurant in Barcelona, was pricey, but quite an excellent dining experience.
Worst parts:
Though trying to economize a bit, the 3 days in Madrid might have been improved a little had we been given more suggestions as to places to go, restaurant suggestions, etc. We were able to come up with such on our own, but perhaps a list of suggestions would have been nice.
Unbelievable sights
Spain
Friends
We did a lot of research and came up with our destinations and Sean put together a great itinerary for us. By far thehighlights were Sevilla. We enjoyed the tour of the Old Jewish quarter and the cathedral as well as the tapas tour. We enjoyed the drive to Malaga and our stop at Joaquin Fernandez winery and cooking class. It was a very enjoyable day. The last thing that really stood out was the El Caminito Del Ray! For those going to Granada, The Alhambra is a must!
Best parts:
Our trip was amazing! It was detailed and organized. All of our guides were great and had a wealth of knowledge.
Worst parts:
There were no bad parts except having to depart home đą
Mike
Spain
Family
We started in Madrid and had a great tour of the Imperial Palace and we saw the Prado. Great Tapas and Wine tour! From there we went to Cordoba and visited a Church/Mosque. Then we went to Granada to see the Alahambra. From there we traveled through Ronda and would up at Sevilla. We toured the Alcazar.
Best parts:
Sean put together a great tour of Madrid, Cordoba, Granada and Sevilla. All cities were great, the tours wonderful and the food fantastic.
Worst parts:
Nothing
Evaneos
Fantastic to hear! We are delighted you had a great trip and hope that we can be there for you again in the future! :)
CEL
Spain
Family
My husband and I traveled with my parents to Northern Spain. We started our trip in Santiago de Compostela and ended 10 days later in San Sebastian. We had a wonderful driver as well as incredible tour guides that were very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed staying at the Paradors that are so rich in history. We also enjoyed the amazing views!
Best parts:
We loved that our trip to Northern Spain was customized for us and we had local guides that were experts in their areas.
Worst parts:
There was nothing about our trip that we didn't like!
P C-C
Spain
Couple
Sean did an outstanding job in making all of the arrangements with the drivers, the tour guides, the hotels we stayed at, the restaurants, the cities and towns we visited as well as the selection of specific travel sites we visited - as complete a tour that anyone could wish for in the fifteen days of our visit. We would also like to add, that initially we were comparison shopping between a total of four different tour companies. We were looking at cost along with the comprehensiveness of the tour itinerary. No other tour company came close to what Evaneos offered and the overall cost of the complete tour provided by your Company was exceptionally competitive. Selecting Evaneos over the other companies was a 'no brainer'!
Every driver and guide was courteous, prompt and extremely professional. In fact, it was quite obvious that the guides took great pride in the work that they do and had an extensive knowledge base of every site we toured as well as the surrounding geographic areas.
I had indicated to Sean that in terms of the hotels, we were looking for 'fitness center amenities along with old world atmosphere and European authenticity'. Our rooming requests were completely fulfilled and the location of each hotel was within walking distance of all the 'local sights' on those occasions when we were on our own for the day or the afternoon and evening.
Overall, we would give the itinerary your Company proposed a five star plus rating ! We have absolutely no complaints.
Other than all of the above, we had a magnificent time on our first time visit to Spain and we would, without any hesitation, highly recommend your tour company to our friends and co-workers in both Abu Dhabi and the United States. Please feel free to use any or all of our statements on your website and other marketing materials.
Thank you again for assisting us in having an absolutely wonderful trip !
