Brittany Tour

Terry was a most helpful, interesting and knowledgeable tour manager

This was another successful holiday with Travel Editions, and we enjoyed it. However, there were a few issues. We realised that this would be a different type of holiday, i.e.a city chain hotel rather than a family run establishment in a smaller town or village, and we had adjusted our expectations accordingly. Our main concern arises from the timing of the trip over a bank holiday weekend. Rennes is not particularly a tourist town. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as you do feel you are seeing the real France, and it was not an issue on the days we had trips out, but the choice of Sunday for the free day was unfortunate as basically everything was closed. It was difficult even to find a café open. We were given no suggestions as to what we could do and, although we were able to occupy ourselves with museums and a walking tour from the tourist information office, we would have liked an opportunity to take relaxing breaks and refreshment. The hotel also seemed to be geared more towards business guests than tourists. It was conveniently located, the room was comfortable and the breakfasts good, but there were no facilities for relaxation and no pool or garden. There was basically no opportunity to relax at the hotel or in the town. One suggestion might be to make the Saturday the free day, when Rennes holds its famous markets, and shops and cafes are open. Secondly we don’t understand what the Cote de Granit Rose added to the holiday. We spent practically the whole afternoon in the coach and barely even saw the coast. We certainly never saw the pink rock formations which a quick search of google had led us to expect, and which was surprising as your tour information suggests this might be one of the highlights of the holiday. We expected one or two quick stops at viewing points and then a longer stop for a more detailed view and a drink. In fact we spent 45 minutes at a small resort without even a direct view of the sea, where the only bar was shut for lunch, and the one cafe already full. We spent over 4 hours in the coach that afternoon. It was not an impressive end to the holiday and (having consulted maps, guidebooks etc since our return) we really have to wonder whether we were even taken to the right place. If it was the right place, then perhaps we should have been given some information as to where to go to see the rock formations, because they certainly weren’t immediately visible. Steve was an affable and helpful tour guide and clearly very experienced, but seemed to put in less effort than we might have expected. He was good, but your previous guides have been excellent.

Despite extreme heat and crowds at border checks, the tour went smoothly, largely due to the efforts of the tour manager, Hélène, who dealt with any difficulties expertly and with a smile. Rennes, where the hotel is located, is an attractive and friendly city and all of the places we visited were fantastic. Our local driver was also friendly and excellent.

2 tours destinations in 1 day gives more time to enjoy the places. 3 destinations gives no time to appreciate the sites, otherwise very good

Well organised tour with an excellent tour manager. Varied itinerary. Nice to be able to eat out and experience the ambience of the city. Plenty of restaurants within easy reach of the hotel, many of them recommended by Terry.

A busy trip with very knowledgeable TM to scenic and interesting places. Air-conditioned coach very welcome.

Schedule of some visits puzzling - Mont St Michel on a Saturday morning? St Malo during major heatwave when next day was forecasted to be cooler? Surely a bit of flexibility was needed. But otherwise a lovely holiday with a delightful guide.

Terry was superb!

Group ticket on SNCF made things difficult Lovely place to visit

Overall met our expectations. A little disappointed with the last day trip to Paimpol and Rose Granite Coast - too much time on a coach and not a lot to see at the Granite Coast.